ELAR 3.13
Inquiry and research: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student engages in both short-term and sustained recursive inquiry processes for a variety of purposes. The student is expected to:
- (1) generate questions on a topic for formal and
informal inquiry;
- (A) develop and follow a research plan with adult assistance;
- (B) identify and gather relevant information from a variety of sources;
- (C) identify primary and secondary sources;
- (D) demonstrate understanding of information gathered;
- (E) recognize the difference between paraphrasing and plagiarism when using source materials;
- (F) create a works cited page; and
- (G) use an appropriate mode of delivery, whether written, oral, or multimodal, to present results.
- Free Plan
My Research Project - Pennant Banner
Create a pennant banner for students to record and display their biography research.
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A Comparison of Daily Life - Assessment Task
An open-ended assessment task for students to demonstrate their understanding of how toys, types of transportation, and communication devices and their uses have changed over time.
- Free Plan
Build a Fact File Template
Get a sense of separating fact from opinion in texts with this graphic organizer.
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Primary, Secondary & Tertiary Sources Poster Pack
Introduce your students to examples of primary, secondary, and tertiary sources of information with a printable set of anchor charts.
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All About Paraphrasing Teaching Slides
Explain how to paraphrase to your young writers with an instructional slide show and interactive activities.
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All About Sloths - Animal Research Project Instructional Slides
Use an animated instructional slide deck to guide your students through a sloth research project!
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Grade 3 Magazine - "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 1) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with issue 1 of Teach Starter's Grade 3 magazine.
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Biography Brochure Template
Help your students organize their thoughts about their biography subject.
- Free Plan
Biography Cube
Research and create an interactive biography for a historical figure.
- Free Plan
Inquiry Project - Template
A diverse template to help students craft inquiry questions to produce different types of research projects.
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Storytelling Finger Puppets Template
A set of 15 finger puppets that can be used to spark the imagination for creative writing or to perform puppet shows.
- Plus Plan
Break It Down Poster
A poster explaining how to break larger tasks down into smaller steps.
- Free Plan
Note-taking Graphic Organizer
A graphic organizer for students to use when taking notes.
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5 Research Report Prompt Stimulus Sheets
A set of 5 writing prompt stimulus sheets with a research focus.
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Exploring Poetry - Year 3 and Year 4 Unit Plan
This English unit addresses common poetic devices such as sound play, word play and imagery and explores how these may be applied to narrative poetry.
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Research Skills - Note-Taking
A 60-minute lesson in which students will take appropriate notes from an informative text.