Title:

Read, Listen, and Illustrate

Relevant SC Standards:
5th Grade 13.1 Engage in whole and small group reading
with purpose and understanding.
5th Grade 13.2 Read independently for sustained periods of
time to build stamina.
5th Grade 13.3 Read and respond according to task and
purpose to become selfdirected, critical readers and
thinkers.

Description: This app lesson develops young

students reading and cognitive thinking skills.
Instructional Objective: Students will practice
reading out loud and independently before answering
questions with their own opinions.
Step 1: Each student will read a paragraph out loud
from the short story through the HMH Readers app.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hmhreaders/id54377
7923?mt=8
Step 2: Students will listen out for vocabulary words
and type them in the Evernote app.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/evernote/id4060567
44?mt=12
Step 3: Students will create memes illustrating 5
vocabulary words they heard from the short story
using Mematic.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mematic-make-yourown-meme/id491076730?mt=8