Bring all three strands of science to life with these high-interest, appropriately leveled nonfiction books featuring hands-on lab activities! Third grade students will be able to understand new scientific content with the help of easy-to-read informational text, vibrant images, and practical examples of scientific practices. Support STEM education with these 5E lessons that are both aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards and incorporate writing to increase overall comprehension and concept development.
Science Readers: Content and Literacy: Grade 3 Kit includes:
- Leveled books to support differentiation strategies (16 titles, 6 copies of each, 32 pages per book in print and digital formats)
- Teacher's Guide with before-, during-, and after-reading strategies, introductory and lab activities to develop academic vocabulary, and strategies to authentically assess student learning formatively and summatively
- Digital resources including Interactiv-eBooks, digital versions of each book (in PDF format), reproducible student activity pages, and audio recordings
This series helps students simultaneously build literacy skills and science content knowledge with high-interest, appropriately leveled informational text featuring hands-on simple science experiments. Each kit provides multiple texts around common strands: life science, physical science, earth and space science, and scientific practices.
Overview
Developed to meet the needs of students and teachers and further comprehension, these standards-based lessons come with accompanying activities and assessments.
- Improve literacy and scientific knowledge with colorful science readers (16 books, six copies each) in print and digital formats.
- Minimize prep time by utilizing science lesson plans, assessments, and strategies included in the Teacher's Guide.
- Extend learning with digital resources, including PDFs of books, audio recordings of each book, and student activity sheets.
- Create an engaging, interactive learning experience with Interactiv-eBooks.
In the Classroom
- High-interest text that addresses STEM themes.
- Lessons incorporating the 5E model of instruction.
- Engaging lab activities.
- Differentiation strategies and tools
Each Kit includes:
- Books - 16 titles, 6 copies each, 24-32 pages per book in print and digital formats
- Teacher's Guide with easy-to-implement lessons
- Interactiv-eBooks
- Audio Recordings of each book
Books - 16 titles, 6 copies each, 24-32 pages per book
Provide students with access to high-quality informational text partnered with scientific investigations. The books cover the three strands of science: life, physical, and earth and space. One book in each kit is devoted completely to scientific practices.
Teacher's Guide
Easy-to-implement lessons and activities foster students' curiosity about the world around them. To further meet the needs of students and teachers, the lessons and activities support STEM instruction and are aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards.
- Features reading activities that are organized in a three-part framework: Before-Reading, During-Reading, and After-Reading
- Focuses on specific reading comprehension strategies
- Includes writing activities that encourage students to use what they have learned and apply it through writing
- Incorporates vocabulary development
Audio Recordings
Professional audio recordings of books are included to model fluent reading.
Interactiv-eBooks
Develop 21st-century skills with Interactiv-eBooks. Tips and best practices help guide teachers on how to effectively incorporate Interactiv-eBooks into the curriculum to optimize learning. Interactive tools and activities allow students to interact with the text to extend the reading experience.