Lots of Analyzing Photos!

Today's learners are very visual!  With this in mind, most of my "hooks" involve some sort of imagery to begin with.  Within my district, we focus on one standard, in both literary and informational, each week, although inferring and vocabulary (Standards 1 and 4) are taught each week.  With that being said, most of my units start with photographs/illustrations.  Visuals are a great way to draw the kids into the content, spark their natural curiosity, and ignite their inferencing skills!  Most of these photographs were used with Scholastic Scope or Storyworks!