Making Inferences With Pictures: The Book of Lebron James | Grades 2-3 ELA Reading Comprehension

Engage 2nd-3rd students in building essential reading and literacy skills with this biography activity focused on NBA great Lebron James. Designed by Literacy Mobility, this product helps students practice inferring while reading text.

Making Inferences | ELA Reading Comprehension

Students will actively learn about Lebron James by using context clues and the words and pictures on the right side of each page to fill in the blanks and complete their biography. The biography covers key details about Lebron James, including:

• His birthplace: Akron, Ohio.

• When he started organized basketball: fifth grade.

• His current status: a basketball player in the National Basketball Association.

• Awards won: many, including two Olympic gold medals.

• Early career: as a rookie, he led his team in scoring.

• Career achievements: the youngest player to score 30,000 points.

• His off-court roles: a philanthropist (giving money to worthy causes) and an activist (speaking against unfair treatment).

• His executive roles: an executive producer for many television and music projects.

• His philanthropic work: teamed up with the University of Akron to provide scholarships for 2,300 students to attend college.

• His educational initiative: started the 'I Promise School', a public elementary school.

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This activity not only provides interesting information about a famous sports figure but also aligns with key literacy standards. While the activity is intended for pre-k to first-grade students, the listed Common Core Standards include those relevant to grades 2, 3, and 4. This suggests the activity supports foundational skills crucial for achieving these later grade-level standards.

The Common Core Standards addressed include:

• Reading: Informational Text (RI): Determining the meaning of words and phrases (RI.2.4), reading and comprehending informational texts (RI.2.10), asking and answering questions using the text (RI.3.1), using information from illustrations and text (RI.3.7), referring to details and examples when explaining and inferring (RI.4.1), and explaining events, procedures, ideas, or concepts based on text information (RI.4.3).

• Reading: Foundational Skills (RF): Reading with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension (RF.2.4, RF.3.4, RF.4.4), using context to confirm or self-correct (RF.2.4c, RF.4.4c), reading grade-level text with purpose and understanding (RF.3.4a, RF.4.4a), and applying grade-level phonics and word analysis skills (RF.4.3).

Students will assemble their completed biography by folding the cover page at the dotted line, filling in the blanks on the subsequent pages, cutting the pages on the dotted line while keeping the story in order, and placing them between the folded title page. The book can be bound by stapling or hole punching the top left corner and using a brad or loose-leaf book rings.

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