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Teaching the difference between facts and opinions is such an important comprehension skill for students – actually, for all of us! Just because we saw it on TV or read it on the internet does not make it a fact. The first step in discerning the difference between facts and opinion is to understand what each […]

I love popcorn! Seriously, is there anyone who doesn't. My favorite it the cheesy kind. We did a fun learning activity just before Thanksgiving with popcorn. We were learning the difference between facts and opinions. First thing I did was read the book- The Popcorn Book by Tomie de Paola. I LOVE this book! It's a fiction and non-fiction book combined. The twin boys are making popcorn and want to know more about it. So one brother gets the encyclopedia and begins reading all about it. He…

Fact and Opinion lesson plans, mentor texts, graphic organizers, mini lesson materials, reference posters and anchor charts. Everything you need to teach fact and opinion whole group or small group 1st, 2nd, 3rd.

We are working on distinguishing between facts and opinions this week. I made this fact and opinion sort to help students practice telling the difference between the two to use tomorrow. Before the lesson, we viewed a flipchart to teach the difference between facts and opinions. We then listed clue words to help us know when we are reading an opinion on an anchor chart. Here are some of the words we had on our chart - good, bad, best, better, worst, worse, fun, wonderful, perfect, awful, I…

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Can your student identify facts or opinions? This lesson on Teaching fact and opinion will give them examples with a fun popcorn activity.

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