Evan-Moor Reading Paired Text, Grade 3 Teacher Resource

Support your third-grade students in close reading discussions of nonfiction and fiction texts. Each unit contains two related reading selections that reflect third-grade science and social studies topics and are focused around an essential question. For example, How does water affect our lives? (essential question) connects Water All Around Us (a nonfiction article) and Panikas Favorite Season (a fictional story). The activities in each unit help students: Learn and apply academic vocabulary in context Participate in oral close reading discussions Answer comprehension questions Write to a prompt with the help of a graphic organizer This resource includes: Eight robust units that include a unit assessment with discussion of the topic, texts, and essential question, as well as a writing prompt. Downloadable homeschool connection activities and projects that extend learning at home. Correlations for every unit for easy reference. Plus, the suggested learning path is easy to scaffold! This resource contains teacher support pages, reproducible student pages, and an answer key. This is a reproducible resource (photocopying of lessons is permitted) for single classroom or individual home use only. About Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Igniting young minds to help every child learn and succeed! Evan-Moor creates engaging and meaningful learning resources for children in grades PreK - 8. Trusted by parents and teachers for over 45 years, Evan-Moor's award-winning resources are thoughtfully developed to nurture children's hearts and minds to help them reach their full potential.

Evan-Moor Product Number 1373 176 reproducible pages Robust units with essential questions Includes unit assessments