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Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin Resource Set
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- Grade Level: 3
- Guided Reading Level: O
- Genre: Biography, Nonfiction
Summary
Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin by Gene Barretta
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.Teach with Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin by Gene Barretta
This resource set includes everything you need to deliver meaningful reading instruction
- Comprehension Strategy Lesson Plans
- Page by Page Guided Think Sheets
- Text Based Reader’s Notebook Prompts
- Word Work Lesson Plan and Activities for Suffix “tion”
- Interactive Vocabulary Games and Activities
- Running Record Assessment
- Common Core Aligned Comprehension Assessment
- Extension Activities for Early Finishers
- Answer Keys
- Complete Common Core Alignment
- and More!

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Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin Resource Set
Asking Questions with Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin
Common Core Alignment:
L.3.6 RF.3.3 RF.3.4 RI.3.1 RI.3.10 RI.3.5 SL.3.1c SL.3.1d SL.3.2 SL.3.3 W.3.8
TEKS Alignment:
3.13A 3.13C 3.13E 3.13H 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)
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Determining Importance with Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin
Common Core Alignment:
L.3.6 RF.3.3 RF.3.4 RI.3.1 RI.3.10 RI.3.2 RI.3.4 RI.3.5 RI.3.6 RI.3.7 SL.3.1d SL.3.2 SL.3.3 W.3.8
TEKS Alignment:
3.10A 3.13C 3.13E 3.13H 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)
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Making Connections with Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin
Common Core Alignment:
L.3.6 RF.3.3 RF.3.4 RI.3.1 RI.3.10 RI.3.4 RI.3.6 SL.3.1d SL.3.2 SL.3.3 W.3.8
TEKS Alignment:
3.13C 3.13E 3.13H 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 3.9D(i) 3.9D(ii) 3.9D(iii)
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Making Predictions with Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin
Common Core Alignment:
L.3.6 RF.3.3 RF.3.4 RI.3.1 RI.3.10 RI.3.4 RI.3.6 SL.3.1d SL.3.2 SL.3.3 W.3.8
TEKS Alignment:
3.13C 3.13E 3.13H 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)
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Synthesizing with Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin
Common Core Alignment:
L.3.6 RF.3.3 RF.3.4 RI.3.1 RI.3.10 RI.3.2 RI.3.3 RI.3.4 RI.3.5 RI.3.6 RI.3.7 RI.3.8 SL.3.1c SL.3.1d SL.3.2 SL.3.3 W.3.8
TEKS Alignment:
3.13C 3.13E 3.13H 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)
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Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin Extension Activity
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Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin Running Record
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Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin Common Core Aligned Comprehension Assessment
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Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin Word Work - Suffix "tion"
Common Core Alignment:
RF.3.3 RF.3.4
TEKS Alignment:
3.2A(i) 3.2A(ii) 3.2A(vi) 3.2B(i) 3.2B(iv) 3.2B(vii) 3.3C
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Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin Vocabulary Connections
Common Core Alignment:
L.3.4a L.3.5b L.3.6
TEKS Alignment:
3.3A 3.3B 3.7E 3.7F
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