When students read nonfiction texts, they will need to make inferences using text features and quotes as evidence. Support your students using short texts as practice before diving into more complex materials like textbooks.

Let's learn about natural disasters. After reading through some informational texts, students will use their close reading skills to answer questions about different types of disasters.

Give your students practice with inferences using short fictional texts before asking them to apply the skill to a longer text of their choice.

How well do your students know decimals? In this lesson, introduce your students to decimal multiplication using models.