3rd Grade Short Stories Lesson

This 4TH GRADE ELA PREREADING PowerPoint BUNDLE provides digital pre-reading resources, factual historical background information, photos, music, maps and links PLUS VOCAABULARY LESSONS for 7 short stories :

Spiders, The Day you Begin, The Buffalo are Back, Princess and the Pizza, Secret message, A Place for Frogs, The Little Match Girl.

TEXTS ALL HAVE SIMILAR BOOK LEVELS 4.1-4.8

GOAL: to prepare each student to understand the contextual background and uncommon vocabulary found in these short stories by front-loading historical facts and vocabulary to aid comprehension & align to standards

AUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL, home/virtual classrooms, Book Clubs, or Literature Circles

1. **Author Bio:** To connect vocabulary with real-world context, we provide author biographies related to each short story. This adds depth to the lesson, allowing students to appreciate the words in the context of the author's life experience.

2. **Setting**: highly informative slides include maps, historical images and intriguing video links to prepare students to have a deeper understanding of the location and time period in which the story takes place. This is a crucial element when preparing students to read outside their own worldview.

3. **Vocab with Concise Definitions :** Our PowerPoint lesson provides clear and concise definitions for challenging vocabulary words, ensuring that students understand the meaning of each word in context as it appears in the text.

4.**Bold Photos:** Visual learners will thrive with our visually appealing slides, featuring bold and relevant images that help reinforce vocabulary concepts and make learning more engaging.

5.**Parts of Speech:** Understanding the parts of speech is crucial for effective language comprehension. Our lesson includes sections dedicated to identifying the part of speech for each vocabulary word.

6. **Grammar Review:** Strengthen language skills with integrated grammar review sections, ensuring students can apply the vocabulary words correctly in their own writing and communication.

7. **Connotation Review:** Dive deeper into vocabulary nuances by exploring the connotations of words, helping students grasp the subtle shades of meaning and usage.

8.**Context Clues Sentences:** Our lesson includes carefully curated sentences that employ context clues, enabling students to decipher word meanings from surrounding text. This fosters independent comprehension skills. These worksheets can be used for practice or assessment.

9.**Quizlet Practice:** Reinforce learning and encourage self-assessment with Quizlet practice sets tailored to the vocabulary words covered in the lesson. This interactive tool allows students to review and quiz themselves.

Our PowerPoint lesson is not just a teaching aid; it's a comprehensive vocabulary toolkit that empowers students to conquer complex words within short stories confidently.

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:

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• Prereading prep for Literature Circles & Book Clubs
• Front loading info for new story
• Providing factual backstory to historical fiction text ·
• Stimulating group discussion ·
• Creating predictions about text ·
• Using as distance learning resource ·
• Posting on webpage for review ·
• Adding to electronic notebooks ·
• Initiating prompt writing or research assignments

Enjoy -from Kiwious About Vocab!

These 5 PRE-READING VOCABULAY POWERPOINT lessons introduce 5 highly engaging short stories. The POWERPOINT PRESENTATION begins with background information for each text's, genre, and setting. Each lesson also includes bold and vivid vocabulary slides, printable grammar/vocab practice, graphic organizers, and assessments.

--PDF Links included--

• The Secret Message by Java Herbin
• The Princess and the Pizza by MJ Auch
• The Buffalo Are Back by Jean C. George
• The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson
• Spiders by Nic Bishop

Our goal is to prepare each student to read rigorous literature by front-loading story elements critical to comprehension aligned to standards
This resource can be used whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classrooms.

EACH LESSON contains:

1. **Author Bio:** To connect vocabulary with real-world context, we provide author biographies related to each short story. This adds depth to the lesson, allowing students to appreciate the words in the context of the author's life experience.

2. **Setting**: highly informative slides include maps, historical images and intriguing video links to prepare students to have a deeper understanding of the location and time period in which the story takes place. This is a crucial element when preparing students to read outside their own worldview.

3. **Vocab with Concise Definitions :** Our PowerPoint lesson provides clear and concise definitions for challenging vocabulary words, ensuring that students understand the meaning of each word in context as it appears in the text.(Look at individual lessons for vocabulary words.)

4.**Bold Photos:** Visual learners will thrive with our visually appealing slides, featuring bold and relevant images that help reinforce vocabulary concepts and make learning more engaging.

5.**Parts of Speech:** Understanding the parts of speech is crucial for effective language comprehension. Our lesson includes sections dedicated to identifying the part of speech for each vocabulary word.

6. **Grammar Review & Sort** Strengthen language skills with integrated grammar review sections, ensuring students can apply the vocabulary words correctly in their own writing and communication.

7. **Connotation Review & Sort** Dive deeper into vocabulary nuances by exploring the connotations of words, helping students grasp the subtle shades of meaning and usage.

8.**Context Clues Sentences:** Our lesson includes carefully curated sentences that employ context clues, enabling students to decipher word meanings from surrounding text. This fosters independent comprehension skills. These worksheets can be used for practice or assessment.

9.**Quizlet Practice:** Reinforce learning and encourage self-assessment with Quizlet practice sets tailored to the vocabulary words covered in the lesson. This interactive tool allows students to review and quiz themselves.

10**PDF file** 9 organizers, activities, and quizzes

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:
· Introduce new story
· Provide backstory to text
· Stimulate group discussion/prediction
· Create predictions about text
· Use as distance learning resource
· Post on webpage for review
· Add to electronic notebooks
· Provide test review
· Prompt Writing or Research assignments
· Grammar study / parts of speech
· Discuss Word Connotation

PRINTABLE USES: word walls and interactive notebooks

This bundle is also available in GOOGLE SLIDES

Enjoy -from Kiwious About Vocab!