Frogs Close Read {freebie included}

Happy almost Friday! We are wrapping up our nonfiction read on frogs this week and oh my did we have a blast! When I say we I mean me too! Every close read I feel like I learn even more then the kiddos! There is nothing more exciting to see my kiddos SO excited about something!

We used the storia ebook below from Scholastic! You can order it for a whiteboard or a paperback! This edition comes with the interactive pieces so it was extra fun!

We also read additional frog books!

Our close read followed the same format as all of my lessons:

Day One: Cold Read- read for enjoyment! Students are listening to the story and I encourage them to find new FACTS they hear in the story. I remind them that they will “teach” their partners after the story. This is just like turn and talk or pair/share! The “Teach” “Okay” comes from the Whole Brain Teaching model!

Day Two: Vocabulary- students listen for unknown words and I chart the most important! You can see below that I chose to use photos to help explain each vocabulary word. We really drew attention to the use of photographs in the book and how it affected their learning so I chose to use them in other places as well! 🙂

Day Three: Text-dependent Questions. Students answered the text dependent questions using evidence from within their story! All the questions are in my packet! We also constructed this can, have, are poster!

Day Four: Collaborative Learning- students worked with small groups to discuss and determine the steps of the frog life cycle! They did really well this and now “froglet” is part of their daily vocabulary!

Day Five: Cumulative Writing- students will write why the frog must live by water! They will support their answer with evidence from within the text!

We also worked on these informational frog booklets! This is a freebie found below! 🙂

Click below to download the freebie story booklets!

We also watched several informational videos about frogs this week! Check those out below!

If you are interested in getting started with close reads I have two freebies!

And if you LOVE those you can view my big bundle!

Have a great weekend!

Comments

Jennifer White says

March 14, 2014 at 10:13 pm

Love it, Tara!
Jennifer
First Grade Blue Skies

Nicole Alderson says

March 15, 2014 at 1:25 am

I am so SO SO excited about using this packet when we get back from Spring break! I bought all the books last night and I just *know* that it's going to be awesome for my kids!!
Nicole
Rowdy in Room 300

Mrs. Tolbert says

March 17, 2014 at 6:09 pm

Love this! We are just finishing up a unit on frogs, so I have pinned for next year. 🙂 Great ideas! Thanks for the freebies! 😉

Jada
Daisy Days for Learning

Heather Cotts says

March 22, 2014 at 2:34 am

Question: When you do the close read, do you reread then entire text each day or just refer back to it? I am just getting started with this. Great post btw!

- Anonymous says
  
  March 22, 2014 at 4:40 pm
  
  I reread the text on days one and two! 🙂 The other days I just refer back to it!
  
Dawn F. Garlow says

March 24, 2014 at 12:43 pm

HI Tara,
When I click on the Free Frog Freebie, it takes me to narrative, informational, etc.. writing. I've tried it several times. What am I doing wrong? 🙂 I love all your close reading book lessons and I want to do frogs as well. I love it. 🙂 Thanks, Dawn Garlow

Anonymous says

March 26, 2014 at 3:02 am

That is the right link! You just need to download the packet 🙂

Unknown says

March 17, 2016 at 7:45 pm

I love this Frogs Close Read! I am having a hard time finding the text dependent questions. I downloaded the freebie but I do not see them. Am I doing something wrong? 🙁