Taking Notes and Sorting Facts

Aligned to W.3.8 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

What this lesson teaches

When you gather facts, write short notes in your own words. Then sort your notes into groups so they are easy to use.

Example 1

Reading about penguins, you jot 'eats fish' and 'lives in cold places,' then sort them into a 'food' group and a 'home' group.

Example 2

Reading about the desert, you jot 'very little rain' and 'cold at night,' then sort both under 'climate.'

Example 3

Notes are for you, so they can be short — but copying whole sentences from the book is not taking notes, it is copying.

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

Cuando reúnes datos, escribe notas cortas con tus propias palabras. Luego agrupa tus notas para que sean fáciles de usar.

Ejemplo 1: Al leer sobre los pingüinos, anotas 'come pescado' y 'vive en lugares fríos', y luego las agrupas en 'comida' y 'hogar'.

Ejemplo 2: Al leer sobre el desierto, anotas 'muy poca lluvia' y 'frío de noche', y agrupas las dos bajo 'clima.'

Ejemplo 3: Las notas son para ti, así que pueden ser cortas — pero copiar oraciones enteras del libro no es tomar notas, es copiar.

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