Grade 3 · Cluster 4 · Module 1 (low stamina) · Tap any underlined word to see a picture
Read in Randi Whitney's voice.
Benjamin Franklin was an , writer, and leader who liked to solve problems in new ways. He was born in 1706 in Boston and grew up curious about how things worked. Franklin believed that learning and experimenting could help improve people’s lives. Throughout his life, he created many inventions and ideas
that helped communities.
One of Benjamin Franklin’s most famous inventions was the . During Franklin’s time, strikes often caused serious damage to . When lightning hit or , it could start that destroyed entire buildings. People did not fully understand why lightning struck or how to
protect their homes.
Franklin studied and wondered if there was a way to guide lightning safely into the ground.
Through , he learned that metal could conduct electricity. He invented the lightning rod, a metal rod placed on top of a building that connects to a running into the ground. When lightning strikes the rod, the electricity travels safely through the wire instead of damaging the building.
This invention helped protect homes, , and churches from fires caused by lightning. Many buildings began adding lightning rods to their .
Benjamin Franklin’s curiosity and problem-solving ideas helped make communities safer. His inventions and discoveries showed how science and creativity could be used to solve real problems and improve everyday life.
The highlighted key words in this passage are tappable. Each opens a simple picture, the
content language support accommodation for new English language learners.
Take Turns Reading (Fluency)
The teacher reads one sentence and pauses. The student reads the next sentence. Keep taking turns to the end of the passage.
Model. Read each Teacher sentence with clear expression and phrasing, then pause so the student knows it is their turn.
Track. The student points under each word with a finger or pointer, left to right and top to bottom, while you read and while they read.
Praise. Name what went well in the student's reading, such as expression, smooth phrasing, or a tricky word said with accuracy. Reread any tricky word together.
1.■Teacher readsBenjamin Franklin was an inventor, writer, and leader who liked to solve problems in new ways.
2.●Student readsHe was born in 1706 in Boston and grew up curious about how things worked.
3.■Teacher readsFranklin believed that learning and experimenting could help improve people’s lives.
4.●Student readsThroughout his life, he created many inventions and ideas that helped communities.
5.■Teacher readsOne of Benjamin Franklin’s most famous inventions was the lightning rod.
6.●Student readsDuring Franklin’s time, lightning strikes often caused serious damage to buildings.
7.■Teacher readsWhen lightning hit houses or churches, it could start fires that destroyed entire buildings.
8.●Student readsPeople did not fully understand why lightning struck or how to protect their homes.
9.■Teacher readsFranklin studied electricity and wondered if there was a way to guide lightning safely into the ground.
10.●Student readsThrough experiments, he learned that metal could conduct electricity.
11.■Teacher readsHe invented the lightning rod, a metal rod placed on top of a building that connects to a wire running into the ground.
12.●Student readsWhen lightning strikes the rod, the electricity travels safely through the wire instead of damaging the building.
13.■Teacher readsThis invention helped protect homes, barns, and churches from fires caused by lightning.
14.●Student readsMany buildings began adding lightning rods to their rooftops.
15.■Teacher readsBenjamin Franklin’s curiosity and problem-solving ideas helped make communities safer.
16.●Student readsHis inventions and discoveries showed how science and creativity could be used to solve real problems and improve everyday life.
ELPS supported by this routine
ELPS 3(H) Read with fluency and demonstrate comprehension of content-area text.
ELPS 3(A) Demonstrate awareness of print concepts and directionality of reading as left to right and top to bottom.
ELPS 2(A) Produce sounds of newly acquired vocabulary such as long and short vowels, silent letters, and consonant clusters to pronounce words with accuracy.
The Writing Academy · Content Language Support · Grade 3 Cluster 4