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The Banana-Leaf Ball: Guide for Families (Español)

The Banana-Leaf Ball: How Play Can Change the World printable Guide for Families provides hands-on activities and ideas for extension projects using materials found at home. Families can use this guide to direct student thinking before, during, and after reading.

Resource Information

Lexile
650
Age Range
8 - 12
Grade Level
3rd - 7th
Literacy Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.1
Anchor Standards for Reading: Key Ideas and Details: Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.1
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.1
Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.1
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.1
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1

Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.