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Retelling & Summarizing Lesson Plan and Teaching Resources for The Very First Thanksgiving Day

Retelling & Summarizing Lesson Plan and Teaching Resources for The Very First Thanksgiving Day

This book and lesson plan are excellent for early readers who are working to retell. Most students at this level will know the Thanksgiving story. They will be able to use their prior knowledge to support the details they draw out from this historical fiction book to accurately summarize.
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  • Retelling & Summarizing worksheet and answer key
  • Retelling & Summarizing graphic organizer
  • Reader’s notebook prompt with optional ‘I Can’ statements
  • Note: This set of instructional resources is for use with the book The Very First Thanksgiving Day by Rhonda Gowler Greene. A copy of the book is not included in this set of resources.
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This book and lesson plan are excellent for early readers who are working to retell. Most students at this level will know the Thanksgiving story. They will be able to use their prior knowledge to support the details they draw out from this historical fiction book to accurately summarize.
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  • Retelling & Summarizing lesson plan for The Very First Thanksgiving Day
  • Retelling & Summarizing worksheet and answer key
  • Retelling & Summarizing graphic organizer
  • Reader’s notebook prompt with optional ‘I Can’ statements
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Book Title:
The Very First Thanksgiving Day
Book Author:
Rhonda Gowler Greene
Grade Level:
2
Genre(s):
Informational, Nonfiction
F&P Guided Reading Level:
M
DRA Level:
28
Reading Recovery Level:
20, 28
Theme(s):
Adventure, Friendship, History, Thanksgiving, Fall
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Retelling & Summarizing:
RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.4, RI.2.6, RI.2.7, RI.2.10, RF.2.3, RF.2.4, SL.2.1b, SL.2.2, SL.2.3, W.2.8, L.2.6
Retelling & Summarizing:
2.1A, 2.1C, 2.1D, 2.6A, 2.6G, 2.6I, 2.7A, 2.7B, 2.7C, 2.7D, 2.7E, 2.7F, 2.8A, 2.8C, 2.8D, 2.9C, 2.9D(i), 2.9D(ii), 2.9D(iii), 2.13C, 2.13E, 2.13G
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