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How a Seed Grows Resource Set
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- Grade Level: 1
- Guided Reading Level: I
- Genre: Nonfiction
Summary
How a Seed Grows by Helene J. Jordan
How a Seed Grows is a nonfiction book that describes the different stages a seed goes through to become a full, beautiful plant. Beginner readers will enjoy practicing comprehension strategies like retelling, visualizing and asking questions while they simultaneously make connections to real-life processes happening just outside their windows.
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- Comprehension Strategy Lesson Plans
- Page by Page Guided Think Sheets
- Text Based Reader’s Notebook Prompts
- Word Work Lesson Plan and Activities for Long Vowel Digraphs
- Interactive Vocabulary Games and Activities
- Running Record Assessment
- Common Core Aligned Comprehension Assessment
- Extension Activities for Early Finishers
- Answer Keys
- Complete Common Core Alignment
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How a Seed Grows Resource Set
Asking Questions with How a Seed Grows
Common Core Alignment:
L.1.6 RF.1.1 RF.1.2 RI.1.1 RI.1.10 RI.1.4 SL.1.1b SL.1.2 SL.1.3 SL.1.5 W.1.5 W.1.8
TEKS Alignment:
1.10E 1.13A 1.13D 1.13E 1.1A 1.1C 1.1D 1.6A 1.6B 1.6E 1.6I 1.7B 1.7C 1.7D 1.7E 1.7F 1.9D(i) 1.9D(ii) 1.9D(iii)
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Determining Importance with How a Seed Grows
Common Core Alignment:
L.1.6 RF.1.1 RF.1.2 RI.1.1 RI.1.10 RI.1.2 SL.1.1b SL.1.2 SL.1.3 W.1.5 W.1.8
TEKS Alignment:
1.10A 1.10E 1.13D 1.13E 1.1A 1.1C 1.1D 1.6A 1.6E 1.6G 1.6I 1.7B 1.7C 1.7D 1.7E 1.7F 1.8A 1.9D(i) 1.9D(ii) 1.9D(iii)
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Making Connections with How a Seed Grows
Common Core Alignment:
L.1.6 RF.1.1 RF.1.2 RI.1.10 RI.1.3 RI.1.9 SL.1.1b SL.1.2 SL.1.3 SL.1.5 W.1.5 W.1.8
TEKS Alignment:
1.10E 1.13A 1.13D 1.13E 1.1A 1.1C 1.1D 1.6A 1.6E 1.6I 1.7A 1.7B 1.7C 1.7D 1.7E 1.7F 1.9D(i) 1.9D(ii) 1.9D(iii)
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Retelling and Summarizing with How a Seed Grows
Common Core Alignment:
L.1.6 RF.1.1 RF.1.2 RI.1.1 RI.1.10 RI.1.2 RI.1.6 SL.1.1b SL.1.2 SL.1.3 SL.1.5 W.1.5 W.1.8
TEKS Alignment:
1.10A 1.10E 1.13D 1.13E 1.1A 1.1C 1.1D 1.6A 1.6G 1.6I 1.7B 1.7C 1.7D 1.7E 1.7F 1.8A 1.9D(i) 1.9D(ii) 1.9D(iii)
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Visualizing with How a Seed Grows
Common Core Alignment:
L.1.6 RF.1.1 RF.1.2 RI.1.10 RI.1.5 RI.1.6 RI.1.7 SL.1.1b SL.1.2 SL.1.3 W.1.5 W.1.8
TEKS Alignment:
1.10C 1.10D 1.10E 1.13D 1.13E 1.1A 1.1C 1.6A 1.6D 1.6E 1.6I 1.7B 1.7C 1.7D 1.7E 1.7F 1.9D(i) 1.9D(ii) 1.9D(iii)
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How a Seed Grows Extension Activity
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How a Seed Grows Running Record
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How a Seed Grows Common Core Aligned Comprehension Assessment
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How a Seed Grows Word Work - Long Vowel Digraphs
Common Core Alignment:
RF.1.3 RF.1.4
TEKS Alignment:
1.2A(i) 1.2A(iii) 1.2B(i) 1.2B(ii) 1.2B(iii) 1.2C(i) 1.2C(ii) 1.2C(iii)
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How a Seed Grows Vocabulary Connections
Common Core Alignment:
L.1.4a L.1.5c L.1.6
TEKS Alignment:
1.3A 1.3B 1.3C 1.3D 1.7F
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