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Children will discover ways to keep plastic bags out of the ocean.
Earth Day, recycling
key details, vocabulary, cause and effect
RI.2.7 read a chart
landfill, decompose, factory
SL.2.3, RI.2.1, RI.2.4, RI.2.10, RI.2.3
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510L
Provide students with some background on trash and recycling.
Build background knowledge (10 min.)
Preview vocabulary (3 min.)
Set a purpose for reading (5 min.)
Read together (20 min.)
Pass out the Read and Think printable. Use it to check comprehension as you read the issue together, pausing to ask the questions.
Assessment: Reading Checkpoint (15 min.)
You can use our printable worksheets to focus on important ELA skills. Here’s how.
ELA Focus: Vocabulary (15 min.)
Editor’s Pick: Cause and Effect (15 min.)
Recycling Activity: Make a Jump Rope (15 min.)
Here are two past issues you can use to extend your lessons for Earth Day:
You can find a higher-Lexile-level and a lower-Lexile-level version of the article online here: