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Making Connections Lesson Plan and Teaching Resources for The Day You Begin

Making Connections Lesson Plan and Teaching Resources for The Day You Begin

Knowing how to make connections to deepen comprehension is an important reading skill. Use this lesson plan to help students practice making meaningful connections with themselves, the world, and other texts.
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  • Reader’s notebook prompt with optional ‘I Can’ statements
  • Note: This set of instructional resources is for use with the book The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson. A copy of the book is not included in this set of resources.
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Knowing how to make connections to deepen comprehension is an important reading skill. Use this lesson plan to help students practice making meaningful connections with themselves, the world, and other texts.
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  • Making Connections lesson plan for The Day You Begin
  • Making Connections worksheet and answer key
  • Making Connections graphic organizer
  • Reader’s notebook prompt with optional ‘I Can’ statements
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Book Title:
The Day You Begin
Book Author:
Jacqueline Woodson
Grade Level:
3
Genre(s):
Realistic Fiction
F&P Guided Reading Level:
P
DRA Level:
38
Reading Recovery Level:
38
Theme(s):
Friendship, Back to School, Perseverance, Social Awareness
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Making Connections:
RL.3.1, RL.3.3, RL.3.10, RF.3.3, RF.3.4, SL.3.1d, SL.3.2, SL.3.3, W.3.8, L.3.6
Making Connections:
3.1A, 3.1C, 3.1D, 3.1E, 3.6A, 3.6E, 3.6I, 3.7A, 3.7B, 3.7C, 3.7D, 3.7E, 3.7F, 3.7G, 3.8C, 3.13C, 3.13E, 3.13H
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