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Making Stone Tools | Reading Comprehension Deck | Interactive Lesson

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Look Inside · 10 pages

Making Stone Tools cover introduces a micro-learning deck with video, audio, vocabulary, and summarizing.
Cover of the digital reading comprehension lesson
Lesson overview lists a video lesson, reading passages with audio, vocabulary, comprehension, and a quick write.
Overview of lesson components and reading level
Prior-knowledge prompt asks what students know about stone tools and includes examples labeled axe heads.
Opening prompt about existing stone tool knowledge
Learning goals introduce making stone tools and prehistoric tool use; tasks include reading and summarizing.
Learning goals and lesson activity sequence
Video introduction defines ancestors, archaeologists, carcass, Neanderthals, and technology as key terms.
Key vocabulary and introductory video
Reading passage begins with ancestors striking stones to make sharp flakes for cutting animals and wood.
First page of the two-page reading passage
Reading passage continues with changing technology, attaching tools to handles, and examples of bone tools.
Second page of the reading passage
What's Missing? asks students to complete five passage sentences using a word bank of lesson vocabulary.
Five sentence-completion vocabulary questions
Match the Definition asks students to drag five vocabulary words to definitions, including carcass and ancestors.
Five vocabulary definitions to match
Summary task asks for one sentence each for First, Next, Also, and Last, supported by a vocabulary word bank.
Final summary task with four sentence prompts
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Grades

Grade 5, 6, 7

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About This Product

Making Stone Tools | Reading Comprehension Lesson Transport students back in time to understand the stone tool making process used by early humans. This interactive digital lesson for social studies engages learners through multiple modalities. Students will watch an informational video, read a passage with audio support, annotate the text to practice close reading skills, and write a quick response to process their learning. Educators can utilize this versatile resource in various settings like whole group instruction, small group remediation, or as an independent homework assignment. Assessment data provided through the reading and writing activities allow teachers to monitor student comprehension. This social studies resource creatively combines technology with research-based literacy strategies to actively involve grade 5-7 students.

What's Included

1 PowerPoint with 15 ready to display slides

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