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Money in the USA Level T
Text Type: Nonfiction • Word Count: 1319

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WORKSHEETS FOR
MONEY IN THE USA
Worksheets

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COMPREHENSION QUIZ FOR
MONEY IN THE USA
Comprehension Quiz
Level T Answer Sheet



Correlation
READING A-Z LEVEL T
Grade 3
Fountas
& Pinnell
P
Reading
Recovery
23
DRA 38
Lesson Parts
1) Before Reading
2) During Reading
3) After Reading
4) Build Skills
5) Build Fluency
6) Extend the Reading
7) Assessment

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Book Summary
Money in the USA answers many questions about how money is made in the United States and how it is distributed across the country. The history and symbolism of our coins and bills, counterfeiting and how the U.S. Treasury combats it, design changes over the years, and recycling money are all discussed. Rich photographs, charts, and illustrations support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

  • Summarize

Objectives

  • Identify the main idea and supporting details
  • Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand the text
  • Understand the use of adverbs with the suffixes -ly and -ily
  • Understand the use of the prefix re-

Materials

  • Book -- Money in the USA (copy for each student)
  • Chalkboard or dry erase board
  • Main idea and details/summary, adverbs, prefix worksheets

    Indicates an opportunity for student to mark in the book. (All activities may be completed with paper and pencil if books are reusable.)

Vocabulary

  • Content words: accounts, commemorative, counterfeiters, currency, denomination, face value, Federal Reserve, legal tender, mutilated, numismatic, originated, precious metals, symbolic, significant