This word work lesson plan and set of teaching resources use Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Ben Franklin by Gene Barretta as a springboard for instruction focused on suffixes.

By anchoring word study to the text, students will benefit from seeing how words ending in -tion are used inside of the text before engaging in both guided and independent practice with suffixes.

This set of vocabulary development resources for Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin highlights the words that are most important for students to know and understand while reading the book. Through engaging in fun word games, matching words to definitions and pictures, and practicing how to categorize words, students will develop the vocabulary necessary to comprehend this story and many others.

Use this Running Record to assess oral reading fluency with Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin. Track meaning, structure, and visual accuracy using the first 100 words of the text to determine whether or not this book is a good fit for the readers in your classroom.