Mini Mysteries Binder
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Dive into captivating mysteries that challenge students to look for clues, find facts, and make inferences with the High-Interest Mini Mysteries Binder! Each mystery features interesting settings and fun scenarios that will grab students' attention and get them excited to find out what happens next.
Each story includes additional informational text and pre-reading activities that provide background knowledge about the mystery meeting Common Core State Standards for introducing students to multiple text types. Passages conclude with follow-up questions targeting specific reading skills such as identifying the main idea, making inferences, determining the author's intent, understanding context clues, recognizing text features, and more.
Each unit includes:
- Before You Read Activity
- Words to Know Activity
- Nonfiction / Informational Text
- Fiction / Mystery Story
- After You Read / Skill-Specific Questions for Nonfiction & Fiction Texts
The 200-page binder is helpfully organized with tab dividers for easy navigation. The included whiteboard-ready Resource CD provides all the contents of the binder in PDF format, along with a list of reading levels, a list of the Common Core State Standards met by this resource, plus eight bonus mysteries and activities for extended learning opportunities.
Reading Level: 2-5