Title: Reading Informational Text Kindergarten Grade Level Will You Push Or Pull?

Title: Reading Informational Text – Kindergarten Grade Level Will You Push or Pull?

Close Read

RI.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text RI.K.10 Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.

First Read – Teacher reads aloud while annotating text

Discussion with partner after first read. Discuss questions below.

General Understanding ( RI.K.2 )With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text. ● What is the main topic of Will you Push or Pull? Pushing or pulling are options to move the wagon. ● Retell the difference between pushing and pulling the wagon. Pushing moves an object from the back of wagon, and pulling an object is moved by being in front.

Key Details (RI.K.3) With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.

● How does the idea of pushing or pulling the wagon connect? pushing and pulling are both ways to move a wagon Second Read- Students read independently when able and continue to annotate.

Discussion with partner after second read. Discuss questions below.

Craft and Structure (RI.K.4 )With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text. text structure – Show what it would look like to push a wagon - Show what it would look like to pull a wagon. Students demonstrate the pushing and pulling actions. (RI.K.5 )Identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book. What is the title of the text and how do you know it is the title? Why did the author select the picture for this text? The title is Will You Push or Pull? It is the title because it is in bold, capital letters and at the top of the page. It also tells what the text will be about. The author selected the picture because the text is about a red wagon.

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Third Read- Teacher reads, partner read or independent read (choice)

Integration of Knowledge and Details- (RI.K.8 - With prompting and support, identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.) ● What reasons would you choose to push or pull the wagon? if there is a hill or if someone is in the wagon would change a decision. The text supports this by stating that you would be in front or back of the wagon.

*text specific 9/4/2015