Additional Resources for Mini Lessons
Overview of the Fourth Grade Reading Curriculum
September – Building a Reading Life
October – Following Characters into Meaning: Envision, Predict, Synthesize, Infer, and Interpret
November/December – Nonfiction Reading: Using Text Structures to Comprehend Expository, Narrative, and Hybrid Nonfiction
December/January – Nonfiction Research Projects: Teaching Students to Navigate Complex Nonfiction Text Sets with Critical Analytical Lenses
January/February – Historical Fiction: Tackling Complex Texts
February/March – Interpretation Text Sets
March/April – Test Preparation
May – Information Reading: Reading, Research and Writing in the Content Areas
June – Social Issues Book Clubs
The hyperlink below can be used to view a demonstrated mini lesson.
Reading Informational Text for Main Idea and Key Details
September – Building a Reading Life
October – Following Characters into Meaning: Envision, Predict, Synthesize, Infer, and Interpret
November/December – Nonfiction Reading: Using Text Structures to Comprehend Expository, Narrative, and Hybrid Nonfiction
December/January – Nonfiction Research Projects: Teaching Students to Navigate Complex Nonfiction Text Sets with Critical Analytical Lenses
January/February – Historical Fiction: Tackling Complex Texts
February/March – Interpretation Text Sets
March/April – Test Preparation
May – Information Reading: Reading, Research and Writing in the Content Areas
June – Social Issues Book Clubs
The hyperlink below can be used to view a demonstrated mini lesson.
Reading Informational Text for Main Idea and Key Details