GRADE: 3-8 / TIME: About 1 Week for Understanding / REUSABLE + Bonus Strategies, Lessons
Making Connections to Text ~ A Thoughtful, Flexible Lesson (4 Pages)
This practical, easy-to-use lesson helps students make meaningful connections while reading ~ whether it’s to their own lives, other texts, or the world around them. With step-by-step instructions, clear examples, and student-friendly sentence starters, this resource supports deeper comprehension and reflection.
What’s included:
A flexible worksheet that can be used with a wide range of texts ~ fiction or nonfiction ~ and can be used/revisited multiple times throughout the year
A simple activity to introduce connections before reading
Additional Lessons: A suggested sequence of foundational reading techniques to teach before introducing deeper concepts like making connections (e.g., highlighting, doodles etc.)
Teacher rubric
This versatile resource is ideal for building strong, lasting reading habits while giving students the tools they need to think more deeply about what they read.
GRADE: 3-8 / TIME: About 1 Week for Understanding / REUSABLE + Bonus Strategies, Lessons
Making Connections to Text ~ A Thoughtful, Flexible Lesson (4 Pages)
This practical, easy-to-use lesson helps students make meaningful connections while reading ~ whether it’s to their own lives, other texts, or the world around them. With step-by-step instructions, clear examples, and student-friendly sentence starters, this resource supports deeper comprehension and reflection.
What’s included:
A flexible worksheet that can be used with a wide range of texts ~ fiction or nonfiction ~ and can be used/revisited multiple times throughout the year
A simple activity to introduce connections before reading
Additional Lessons: A suggested sequence of foundational reading techniques to teach before introducing deeper concepts like making connections (e.g., highlighting, doodles etc.)
Teacher rubric
This versatile resource is ideal for building strong, lasting reading habits while giving students the tools they need to think more deeply about what they read.
