
Summer Olympics Events
Informational (nonfiction),
771 words,
Level Q (Grade 3)
Summer Olympics Events is an informational book that describes some of the sports in which athletes compete during the Summer Olympic Games. Readers will learn about different types of water sports, gymnastics, and track-and-field events. Photographs help students make text-to-picture connections. Book and lesson also available at Levels H and K.
Book Resources
Multilevels
- Summer Olympics Events (Level H)
- Summer Olympics Events (Level K)
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Literature Circle Resources
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Lesson Resources
Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
athletes, ceremony, competition, dashes, duel, gymnasts, marathon, pentathlon, scenario
athletes, ceremony, competition, dashes, duel, gymnasts, marathon, pentathlon, scenario
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Connect to prior knowledge to understand new information in a nonfiction text
Comprehension
Classify information
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize plural nouns formed by adding -s and -es
Word Work
Understand and identify number words
Connect to prior knowledge to understand new information in a nonfiction text
Comprehension
Classify information
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize plural nouns formed by adding -s and -es
Word Work
Understand and identify number words
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class








