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Lesson Plan - Get It!

Audio:

Watch the read-along below of The Three Pigs by David Weisner.

Does this book remind you of other books you have read? Which ones?
Does recalling the other books help you to better understand The Three Pigs?
Did you know when readers make connections it helps them feel like they are in the story?

Readers make connections when they link their reading to other texts they have read in the past.

Making connections adds to the reader's thinking to build a better understanding of the topic or story. Good readers make connections to the text to create mental images, understand how a character is feeling, and to feel like they are a part of the story.

Connections should not distract to make the reader forget what they are currently reading. This video gives an example of text-to-text connections.

Here are some questions and statements to consider when making text-to-text connections.

What does this remind me of in another book I have read?
How is this text similar to other books I have read?
How is this text different from other books I have read?
This character reminds me of the character in another book because…
The part of the story reminds me of the book I read some time ago…
I think the book will end this way because in another book I read…

Continue on to the Got It? section.

Resources and Extras

Supplies

pencil or pen
paper
post-it notes

Suggested Reading

Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco and More Than Anything Else by Marie Bradby
The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant and When Lightning Comes in a Jar by Ernest L. Polacco
The Gingerbread Man, The Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett, The Gingerbread Girl by Lisa Campbell Ernst,
The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone , & The Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Scieszka

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