Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin Lesson Plans & Teaching Resources Collection

Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin Lesson Plans & Teaching Resources Collection

Go beyond Ben’s most famous kite and key experiment with this nonfiction text. The colorful illustrations and lively presentation of the many inventions and contributions of Benjamin Franklin will grab your students’ attention. Use this text to encourage the development of comprehension strategies like asking questions, determining importance, making connections and predictions, and synthesizing.
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  • 5 comprehension strategy lesson plans and student resources for Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin
  • Comprehension worksheets and answer keys
  • Text-based reader's notebook prompts
  • Word work lesson plan and activities focused on Suffixes
  • Interactive vocabulary games and activities
  • Running record assessment
  • Comprehension assessment
  • Skills sheets
  • Resources translated to Spanish
  • Note: This set of instructional resources is for use with the book Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin by Gene Barretta. A copy of the book is not included in this set of resources.
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Go beyond Ben’s most famous kite and key experiment with this nonfiction text. The colorful illustrations and lively presentation of the many inventions and contributions of Benjamin Franklin will grab your students’ attention. Use this text to encourage the development of comprehension strategies like asking questions, determining importance, making connections and predictions, and synthesizing.
  • Included in this collection
  • 5 comprehension strategy lesson plans and student resources for Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin
  • Comprehension worksheets and answer keys
  • Text-based reader's notebook prompts
  • Word work lesson plan and activities focused on Suffixes
  • Interactive vocabulary games and activities
  • Running record assessment
  • Comprehension assessment
  • Skills sheets
  • Resources translated to Spanish
  • This set of instructional resources is for use with the book Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin by Gene Barretta. A copy of the book is not included in this set of resources.
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Book Title:
Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin
Book Author:
Gene Barretta
Grade Level:
3
Genre(s):
Biography, Nonfiction
F&P Guided Reading Level:
O
DRA Level:
34
Reading Recovery Level:
34
Theme(s):
History, STEAM / STEM
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Asking Questions:
RI.3.1, RI.3.4, RI.3.10, RF.3.3, RF.3.4, SL.3.1c, SL.3.1d, SL.3.2, SL.3.3, W.3.8, L.3.6
Determining Importance:
RI.3.2, RI.3.5, RI.3.6, RI.3.7, RI.3.10, RF.3.3, RF.3.4, SL.3.1d, SL.3.2, SL.3.3, W.3.8, L.3.6
Making Connections:
RI.3.1, RI.3.4, RI.3.7, RI.3.10, RF.3.3, RF.3.4, SL.3.1d, SL.3.2, SL.3.3, W.3.8, L.3.6
Making Predictions:
RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, RI.3.5, RI.3.10, RF.3.3, RF.3.4, SL.3.1d, SL.3.2, SL.3.3, W.3.8, L.3.6
Synthesizing:
RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, RI.3.4, RI.3.5, RI.3.6, RI.3.7, RI.3.8, RI.3.10, RF.3.3, RF.3.4, SL.3.1c, SL.3.1d, SL.3.2, SL.3.3, W.3.8, L.3.6
Vocabulary Connections:
L.3.4a, L.3.5b, L.3.6
Word Work:
RF.3.3, RF.3.4
Asking Questions:
3.1A, 3.1C, 3.1D, 3.1E, 3.6A, 3.6B, 3.6I, 3.7B, 3.7C, 3.7D, 3.7E, 3.7F, 3.7G, 3.9D(i), 3.9D(ii), 3.9D(iii), 3.13A, 3.13C, 3.13E, 3.13H
Determining Importance:
3.1A, 3.1C, 3.1D, 3.1E, 3.6A, 3.6B, 3.6E, 3.6G, 3.6I, 3.7A, 3.7B, 3.7C, 3.7D, 3.7E, 3.7F, 3.7G, 3.9D(i), 3.9D(ii), 3.9D(iii), 3.10A, 3.13A, 3.13C, 3.13E, 3.13H
Making Connections:
3.1A, 3.1C, 3.1D, 3.1E, 3.6A, 3.6E, 3.6I, 3.7A, 3.7B, 3.7C, 3.7D, 3.7E, 3.7F, 3.7G, 3.9E(i), 3.9E(ii), 3.9E(iii), 3.13C, 3.13E, 3.13H
Making Predictions:
3.1A, 3.1C, 3.1D, 3.1E, 3.6A, 3.6B, 3.6C, 3.6I, 3.7A, 3.7B, 3.7C, 3.7D, 3.7E, 3.7F, 3.7G, 3.9D(i), 3.9D(ii), 3.9D(iii), 3.13C, 3.13E, 3.13H
Synthesizing:
3.1A, 3.1C, 3.1D, 3.1E, 3.6A, 3.6G, 3.6H, 3.6I, 3.7B, 3.7C, 3.7D, 3.7E, 3.7F, 3.7G, 3.9D(i), 3.9D(ii), 3.9D(iii), 3.13C, 3.13E, 3.13H
Vocabulary Connections:
3.7E, 3.7F, 3.3A, 3.3B
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