Leveled Texts: The Inner Planets


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All students can learn about the four inner planets through text written at four different reading levels. Symbols on the pages represent reading-level ranges to help differentiate instruction. Provided comprehension questions complement the text.




Leveled Texts for Science: Earth and Space Science


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With a focus on earth and space science, a guide to using leveled texts to differentiate instruction in science offers fifteen different topics with high-interest text written at four different reading levels, accompanied by matching visuals and comprehension questions.




Leveled Texts--Space Exploration Text Set


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Jet off to Space! This leveled text set will give students the opportunity to explore our galaxy through reading. Texts are written at four levels to differentiate instruction. Provided comprehension questions complement the texts.




Leveled Text-Dependent Question Stems: Science


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Help develop kindergarten through twelfth grade students' critical-thinking and comprehension skills with Leveled Text-Dependent Question Stems: Science. This book includes a variety of high-interest science texts as well as specific text-dependent questions that are provided at four different levels to help teachers differentiate and meet the needs of all students. With this easy-to-use resource, teachers will learn strategies to effectively guide students in analyzing informational text to build their comprehension skills and use evidence to justify their responses.




Close Reading with Paired Texts Level 4


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Teach fourth grade students close reading strategies that strengthen their fluency and comprehension skills! Students will read and analyze various types of texts to get the most out of the rich content. Their reading skills will improve as they answer text-dependent questions, compare and contrast texts, and learn to use close reading strategies on their own! The lessons are designed to make close reading strategies accessible, interactive, grade appropriate, and fun. The lesson plans are easy to follow, and offer a practical model built on research-based comprehension and fluency strategies.




Close Reading with Paired Texts Level 4: Engaging Lessons to Improve Comprehension


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Prepare fourth grade students for college and career readiness with this content-packed resource. Authored by Lori Oczkus and Timothy Rasinski, this resource includes 12 units across the four content areas of language arts, science, social studies, and mathematics. Each unit incorporates close reading, paired fiction and nonfiction text passages, text-dependent questions, comparing and contrasting text, and hands-on activities to unify each week's worth of lessons. Differentiation and reciprocal teaching strategies and assessment options are also included within each unit to tailor to multiple intelligences and monitor students' progress.




The Inner Planets


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The inner planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, are important for study because they are so similar. All are terrestrial, meaning they have a solid surface. Mercury, being closest to the Sun, experiences the most intense solar radiation. Venus is an example of an extreme greenhouse environment, with temperatures nearing 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Mars offers us great hope for finding an environment that could have harbored extraterrestrial life. This book follows the Next Generation Science Standards focusing on the Earth and the solar system and shows readers that we can learn a lot about our own planet from our celestial neighbors.




Leveled Texts: The Astronomer's Toolbox


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All students can learn about astronomers through text written at four different reading levels. Symbols on the pages represent reading-level ranges to help differentiate instruction. Provided comprehension questions complement the text.




Leveled Texts: The Journey to Space


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All students can learn about space through text written at four different reading levels. Symbols on the pages represent reading-level ranges to help differentiate instruction. Provided comprehension questions complement the text.




The Solar System: The Inner Planets


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**This is the chapter slice "The Inner Planets" from the full lesson plan "Solar System"** Thrill young astronomers with a journey through our Solar System. Find out all about the Inner and Outer Planets, the Moon, Stars, Constellations, Asteroids, Meteors and Comets. Using simplified language and vocabulary, concepts such as planetary orbits, the asteroid belt, the lunar cycle and phases of the moon, and shooting stars are all explored. Chocked full of reading passages, comprehension questions, and hands-on activities, our resource is written for remedial students in grades five to eight. Science concepts are presented in a way that makes them accessible to students and easier to understand. Use our resource effectively for whole-class, small group and independent work. Color mini posters, Rubric, Crossword, Word Search, Comprehension Quiz and Answer Key are all included. All of our content meets the Common Core State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy and STEM initiatives.




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