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Helen’s Big World Resource Set
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Helen’s Big World by Doreen Rappaport
Children will learn about developing a growth mindset through the many lessons in perseverance and hard work modeled by Helen Keller while reading this book. Students will learn that Helen lived in her own quiet, dark world until an extraordinary teacher by the name of Annie Sullivan taught her how to communicate. It took a great deal of work and practice, but Helen eventually learned the power of communication. Through reflecting on Helen’s accomplishments students will practice questioning, making inferences, and summarizing.
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Helen’s Big World Resource Set
Asking Questions with Helen's Big World
Common Core Alignment:
L.5.6 RF.5.3 RF.5.4 RI.5.10 RI.5.7 SL.5.1c SL.5.1d SL.5.2 W.5.8 W.5.9
TEKS Alignment:
5.13A 5.13C 5.13E 5.13H 5.1A 5.1C 5.6A 5.6B 5.6I 5.7B 5.7C 5.7D 5.7E 5.7F 5.7G 5.9D(i) 5.9D(ii) 5.9D(iii)
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Identifying the Author's Purpose with Helen's Big World
Common Core Alignment:
L.5.6 RF.5.3 RF.5.4 RI.5.1 RI.5.10 RI.5.8 SL.5.1c SL.5.1d SL.5.2 W.5.8 W.5.9
TEKS Alignment:
5.10B 5.10C 5.10D 5.13C 5.13E 5.13H 5.1A 5.1C 5.6A 5.6B 5.6E 5.6I 5.7A 5.7B 5.7C 5.7D 5.7E 5.7F 5.7G 5.8A 5.9D(i) 5.9D(ii) 5.9D(iii)
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Making Connections with Helen's Big World
Common Core Alignment:
L.5.6 RF.5.3 RF.5.4 RI.5.10 RI.5.2 RI.5.8 SL.5.1c SL.5.1d SL.5.2 W.5.8 W.5.9
TEKS Alignment:
5.13C 5.13E 5.13H 5.1A 5.1C 5.6A 5.6B 5.6E 5.6I 5.7A 5.7B 5.7C 5.7D 5.7E 5.7F 5.7G 5.9D(i) 5.9D(ii) 5.9D(iii)
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Making Inferences with Helen's Big World
Common Core Alignment:
L.5.6 RF.5.3 RF.5.4 RI.5.10 RI.5.3 RI.5.8 SL.5.1c SL.5.1d SL.5.2 W.5.8 W.5.9
TEKS Alignment:
5.13C 5.13E 5.13H 5.1A 5.1C 5.6A 5.6B 5.6E 5.6F 5.6I 5.7A 5.7B 5.7C 5.7D 5.7E 5.7F 5.7G 5.9D(i) 5.9D(ii) 5.9D(iii)
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Retelling and Summarizing with Helen's Big World
Common Core Alignment:
L.5.6 RF.5.3 RF.5.4 RI.5.10 RI.5.2 RI.5.8 SL.5.1c SL.5.1d SL.5.2 W.5.8 W.5.9
TEKS Alignment:
4.13C 4.13E 5.13H 5.1A 5.1C 5.6A 5.6G 5.6I 5.7B 5.7C 5.7D 5.7E 5.7F 5.7G 5.9D(i) 5.9D(ii) 5.9D(iii)
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Helen's Big World Extension Activity
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Helen's Big World Running Record
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Helen's Big World Common Core Aligned Comprehension Assessment
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Helen's Big World Word Work - Suffix -ing
Common Core Alignment:
RF.5.3 RF.5.4
TEKS Alignment:
5.2A (i) 5.2A (ii) 5.2A (iii) 5.2A (iv) 5.2A (v) 5.2B (i) 5.2B (ii) 5.2B (iii) 5.2B (iv) 5.2B (v) 5.2B (vi)
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Helen's Big World Vocabulary Connections
Common Core Alignment:
L.5.4a L.5.5 L.5.6
TEKS Alignment:
5.3A 5.3B 5.7E 5.7F
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