Making connections

Help students understand the difference between text connections that are vague surface connections and deep connections. This connections anchor chart illustrates the difference in a way that students can understand. A free interactive notebook entry is also included!

teaching making connections poster

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The Relatives Came - Making Text-to- Self Connections

Making Connections can be as difficult or as easy as you make it for our upper elementary students. I like to use mentor texts to give my students a LOT of practice in order to help my students master understanding each type of connection, as well as help them provide a list of things that […]

Who doesn't love a good anchor chart? Now - an anchor chart with a purpose? That takes a little inspiration, and that's what this post is all about! We all teach students about making connections at some point during the school year, so I wanted to give you some great examples o

This free making connections set of graphic organizers can be used as you encourage your children to connect what they know with what they are reading.

Reinforce text connections using picture books and oral questioning (questions

Making connections when reading these suggested picture books will help your students use their prior experiences to make sense of the text.

Picture books make amazing mentor texts for making connections! These books can help kids make text to self, text to text, or text to world connections!