This is an easy to use set of graphic organizers for problem and solution text structure that can be used for fiction or nonfiction texts. Great for reading or writing skills!You will be able to differentiate for your students by selecting the organizers that fit their needs. Several organizers feat...
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Nonfiction structure: problem and solution
This activity helps students identify the problem and solution as part of story elements by reading the passages and write the problem and solution.
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Teach students to identify common text structures with this handy anchor chart! As with all our resources, this comes as a ready-to-print PDF and editable version. Customize it for your ELA or reading class! Find this and more at my Teachers Pay Teachers page.This engaging anchor chart covers time o...
Welcome back to 5 Days of Teaching Text Structure! If you’re just joining me, feel free to visit my introduction post, and check out the other resources available on text structure. *This post contains affiliate links. Please read my full disclosure policy for more information. Thank you! Text Features within Non-Fiction Today, I am exploring the ... Read More about Non-Fiction Text Structure Resources
Hi Friends! I am back with another post about story elements (read about character here and here)! Watch my Facebook Live video about this topic here. This week we were focusing on problem and solution, and my students really seemed to “get” it, so I’m excited to share our anchor charts, book ideas and activities that we used! Here is…
By the time my friends reach 4th and 5th grade, there are some things that should be non-issues. There are some things I should not have to spend instructional time on. Basics. Thus was born the No Excuses list. Each year, after the first couple of weeks of school, I do a quick intro to the No Excuses list. This is a chart of things that, by the time they get to 4th or 5th grade, a student can reasonably be expected to be responsible for doing. Things like starting sentences with capital letters and putting endmarks on sentences. It is not unreasonable to expect those things of my students. However, I find so many of my friends do not have automaticity with them. They should be no-brainers, but my friends have shown (year after year) to be very lax in doing them. To intro the chart, I have the chart done with just the title. I explain what a No Excuses list is. I tell them that this chart will have on it the things that we know every 4th and 5th grader has been taught in previous grades and can be expected to do when reading or writing. These are things your teacher this year should not have to teach again because you learned, practiced, and did them in 1st, 2nd, and/or 3rd grade. I then have the kids brainstorm a list of what they would put on the chart. THEY KNOW! They know what they should be doing! Without fail, every year, they come up with the exact things we need to have on our list. I usually start with the top two; capitalizing sentences and using endmarks/end marks. (I always write endmarks as a compound word. I've seen it both ways band have just always written it as a compound word. Spell check does not agree!) We add teach item to the chart and in the bullet, put the date we add them to the chart. On my chart, the 27th and 28th were actually both added on the same day, but I was talking and writing at the same time and wrote the 28th by mistake. Except for those two items, I usually add items one at a time with at least a week or two between adding an item to the chart. This gives my friends time to work on each without being overwhelmed. What makes the chart work is the rule. Once it is on the chart, from that date forward, it is expected to be done on all work. No Excuses! If a paper is turned in with any of these errors, the student will get the paper back to fix or redo. Or, if I notice it on the paper before they turn it in I will say that I can't accept that paper and they need to check the No Excuses chart. I find that it is usually not that kids can't do these things. It's more that we don't, at some point, draw that line in the sand and say, "Okay, this is now on you! You have been taught and/or retaught these things year after year and now it is your responsibility to do them without being told. No excuses!" I know this might sound harsh to some, but I promise you after just a couple of weeks you will see a dramatic drop in students forgetting to do these basic things. I find the key for me is to stick with the expectations and be consistent in not accepting work that doesn't meet the standard. Now, I also know there may be some students you need to make exceptions for. But, in general, if something makes it on to your No Excuses list, everyone is usually expected to do it. What you have on your list can be tailored to the grade level, students' abilities, and the expectations you set in your classroom. You know your students best, so you have to create a list that works for you. The list can be added to as the year goes on, but I generally focus on things that have been taught in previous year(s) and are reasonable expectations of my students. Is this something you think would work in your classroom? What would be on your No Excuses list? Or, do you handle this issue in another way that might be good to share?
Use mentor text picture books to teach problem and solution text structure which improves reading and writing skills including making informed predictions.
Grab this pdf to get links to free activities and printables to help students to understand problems and solutions.
Teaching 1st graders to find the problems and solutions for reading comprehension doesn't have to be boring. Try these 3 engaging text structure activities
Practice identifying elements of a story in this simple sorting activity!
Free elementary problem solving worksheetl with complete lesson plan and resources for social skills from Everyday Speech!
This is a culmination of my own anchor charts, plus the best anchor charts that I could find online. This is a great place to find effective charts that get to the heart of what you are teaching in workshop. If you have a favorite chart that you'd like to add, please contact me! Also, if I have not properly given credit for an anchor chart, let me know so that I can fix it.
Name Problem and Solution Tsunamis Problems caused by the 2011 Tsunami Problems Solutions Many pets were lost during the tsunami. Many people did not know how quickly the tsunami would travel.. Auto-graded practice and assessment of "NaturalDisasters Prob:Sol text structure passages" for in-class and distance learning.
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