CurriculumGrade 3English Language Arts

Pictures and Words Together

Aligned to RI.3.7 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

What this lesson teaches

In a true text, maps, photos, and diagrams work with the words. Together they show where, when, why, and how things happen.

Worked example

A diagram of a plant with labeled roots and leaves helps you see how water travels up from the soil.

Practice questions

  1. Use a picture and the words to tell where something happens.
  2. Explain how a diagram makes a step easier to understand.
  3. Find one fact you learned from a photo, not the words.

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Every lesson comes with a video taught in English and Spanish — the same video the QR code in the printed workbook opens.

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Ilustraciones y Palabras Juntas

En un texto real, los mapas, las fotos y los diagramas trabajan con las palabras. Juntos muestran dónde, cuándo, por qué y cómo pasan las cosas.

Ejemplo: Un diagrama de una planta con las raíces y las hojas señaladas te ayuda a ver cómo sube el agua desde la tierra.

More Reading: Informational lessons

Answering with Text EvidenceRI.3.1Main Idea and Key DetailsRI.3.2Steps, Causes, and EffectsRI.3.3Special Words in TextsRI.3.4Using Text FeaturesRI.3.5Your View and the Author'sRI.3.6

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