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Very often, children open to the first page of their books without doing any of the work that readers do before they read. In this introductory lesson to a primary unit of study in non-fiction, readers are encouraged to think about what they know about the topic. The book on the human body is used to model the skill of getting in touch with what you know and the book on zoo animals helps children practice activating schema before reading before trying it with their own books. Download this lesson:
