Explicit Information

Kindergarten Unit »

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Lesson 1
Identify explicit information in nonfiction
  • Animal Taste

1st Grade Unit »

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Lesson 1
Identify explicit information in nonfiction
  • Frogs
Lesson 2
Identify explicit information in fiction
  • Stellaluna

2nd Grade Unit »

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Lesson 1
Use text features in nonfiction texts to identify explicit information
  • Deserts (A True Book-Ecosystems)
Lesson 2
Use explicit information to answer questions about a fiction text
  • The Stories Huey Tells

Unit Reading Passages

  • Animals of the Rain Forest
  • Bare Bones
  • Chew on This!
  • Explore the Seashore
  • It's Chinese New Year

3rd Grade Unit »

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Lesson 1
Create questions about a nonfiction topic
Use nonfiction text features and evidence to answer questions
  • Reptiles
Lesson 2
Use explicit information to answer questions about a fiction text
  • Freckle Juice

Unit Reading Passages

  • Meerkat Lessons
  • Extreme Animals!
  • Healthy Plates
  • Mohawk Monkey Discovered
  • The Party's Over

4th Grade Unit »

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Explicit Information is integrated with Compare and Contrast in fourth grade.

Unit Reading Passages

  • Lucky Shot!
  • O Say, Can You . . . Sing?
  • Students Get Healthy!
  • The Night Shift

5th Grade Unit »

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Explicit Information should be mastered by fifth grade.  Please use the reading passages if additional reinforcement is needed.

Unit Reading Passages

  • Avian Influenza
  • Mission: Pluto
  • No Snow Required
  • Solar Solo
  • Where the Bison Roam

6th Grade Unit »

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Explicit Information should be mastered by fifth grade.  Please use the reading passages if additional reinforcement is needed.

Unit Reading Passages

  • Archaeologists Hit a Homer Run
  • Hidden Habitats
  • Hook, Line, and Sinker
  • Killing Fields
  • Puppet Power!