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Rooted in Reading: When I Was Young in the Mountains | Reading Comprehension Activities for Identifying Setting and Making Connections
Rooted in Reading: When I Was Young in the Mountains | Reading Comprehension Activities for Identifying Setting and Making Connections
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Rooted in Reading: When I Was Young in the Mountains | Reading Comprehension Activities for Identifying Setting and Making Connections

Amy Lemons
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Resource Type:

  • Curriculum
  • Activities

Number of Pages:

  • 120

Applicable Grade Level(s):

  • 2nd Grade

Subject(s):

  • ELA: Reading
  • ELA: Vocabulary

Included File Type(s):

  • PDF
  • Zip

Common Core Standards:

TEKS (if available):

Seasonality (if applicable):

  • Back to School

Bring setting analysis and comprehension together with When I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant. This engaging Rooted in Reading unit helps students identify the setting of a story and use text connections to deepen their understanding.

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

Skills Covered

Reading Comprehension

  • Identifying the Setting
  • Importance of the Setting
  • Making Connections

Vocabulary

  • pasture
  • mound
  • dusk
  • heated
  • shiver
  • threatened 

Grammar

  • Nouns

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 Appalachian Mountains. Students will respond to text through writing, discussion, and engaging hands-on activities designed to deepen understanding.

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