Bring asking questions and comprehension together with The Hundred Year Barn by Patricia MacLachlan. This engaging Rooted in Reading unit helps students analyze story structure and strengthen comprehension by retelling stories.

Through interactive lessons and meaningful discussions, students will strengthen comprehension skills while building vocabulary and grammar knowledge.

Skills Covered

Reading Comprehension

• Story Structure
• Beginning, Middle, and End
• Climax of Stories
• Retelling a Story

Vocabulary

• meadow
• admire
• plow
• scurry
• perch

Grammar

• Plural Nouns: ad -s, add -es, add -ies, irregular

This week-long resource includes 5 days of comprehensive lesson plans featuring comprehension instruction, vocabulary activities, mentor sentence lessons, assessments, anchor charts, and an original nonfiction reader titled The Importance of Farmers. Students will respond to text through writing, discussion, and engaging hands-on activities designed to deepen understanding.