Fluency Fact Task - Literacy Lesson Plans · 36 Fluency Task Cards & 2 Comprehension Checks I Want...
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36 Fluency Task Cards & 2 Comprehension Checks
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Product Instructions These fluency fact cards (Candy edition) are designed to be used at a fluency center or independent work station. Students should ideally work with a fluency partner to read and give feedback to each other on their fluent (or not-so-fluent) reading of the candy facts. The most important component of this resource is the repeated readings of the facts…at least three times. Fluency expert, Timothy Rasinski, says a large majority of increasing fluency is having opportunities to practice the same text more than once or twice. (Rasinski, 2014.) *see Fluency Research Base (p.3).
There are two sets of cards, for a total of 36 cards. However, they are divided into two sets of 18 because I have created a front & back comprehension check for the first and second set of 18 facts.. The cover card and directions card should be the first and second card in the set when assembled.
I printed the fact cards on white cardstock. They are numbered and have a hole-punch guide at the top. Cut them apart and print copies of each set’s corresponding assessment (Artifact Sheet).. Answer keys are also provided. Place the cards & assessment in your fluency center. Give feedback to students on the Artifact Sheet. © 2014, Hello Literacy
Fluency Research Base There is a long and strong research base for the explicit teaching and practice of fluency. Students need to know, be taught and learn the different strategies that fluent readers use and non-fluent readers don’t use. Students need to learn that fluent reading frees up cognitive space leaving room to think about the reading. Less time and energy to decode the words leaves more time and energy to think about what the words mean. The strategy of repeated readings is also well documented in the research and has been for many years. The research base of feedback is also well documented, if students can get corrective feedback from their peers after each read, then each read after that will be more fluent than the last. Research also shows that students do not read enough nonfiction. Nonfiction text can be difficult to understand because of the amount of information given on any one page. Use these cards to have students practice what they are learning by taking notes, jots and sketches about what is learned from each card.
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Candy, also called sweets, is a confection that uses sugar as its main ingredient. Candies
include chocolate, chewing gum and sugar candy. Candy is a favorite food all over the
world.
2
Cotton candy was invented by a dentist in 1897 when he
and John C. Wharton patented the “electric candy machine.” Originally called
Fairy Floss, it was an instant success with the public.
3
Most of the candy in Candy Forest including the Chocolate River used in the movie, Willy Wonka and the
Chocolate Factory are edible because the director wanted it to look realistic.
4
The creator of the world’s most popular candy bar, the
Snickers bar, was Frank Mars. The name of the
candy bar came from his horse, Snickers.
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The Mars candy company is still family owned and
produce other candy bars like 3 Muskateers, Skittles,
Dove Chocolate, Milky Way, Starburst and Twix.
6
Apparently, the average German candy lover eats more than twice as much chocolate per year than the average American chocolate lover, eating 114 bars per year
compared to 51.
7 Chocolate is dangerous to dogs and many die from
consuming chocolate. Humans can also die of chocolate poisoning especially elderly
people whose digestive systems are weak..
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Although cavemen probably did not eat Twizzlers and Butterfingers, honey is a naturally sweet treat, and has been a favorite sweet snack throughout history.
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According to the National Confectioners Association,
the ancient Egyptians, Arabs and Chinese candied their nuts using honey; an early
form of candy.
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The Mayans and Aztecs both prized the cocoa bean as “food from the gods.” In 1519, Spanish explorers in
Mexico discovered the cacao tree and chocolate made its
way to Europe.
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People in England and the American colonies enjoyed boiled sugar candy in the
17th century, but hard candy like peppermints and lemon drops weren’t popular until
the 19th century.
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Candy is made by dissolving sugar in water by heating it up. Hot temperatures make hard candy, medium temps make soft candy and cool temps make chewy candy.
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The most popular holidays for candy sales are
Halloween, Easter, Christmas and Valentine’s Day. 50% of
kids say chocolate is their favorite candy at Halloween.
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50% of kids say chocolate is their favorite candy at
Halloween. 24% of kids like fruity candy and 10% the kids like gum. Trick or treating is how most kids get Halloween
candy.
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The other 15% of kids say fruit, salty snacks and baked goods were at the bottom of
their favorite Halloween candy list. “Just pass out candy…that’s what kids
really want!” said one kid.
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Also, 90% of parents admit that they sneak goodies from their kids’ trick or treat bags. And, more kids sneak candy
to school in the days following Halloween than any other
time of year.
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George Renniger, who worked for the Wunderlee Candy Company, invented candy corn in 1880. Every year, more than 35 million pounds of candy corn is
made…that’s 9 billion pieces.
18 January 3 is National
Chocolate Covered Cherry Day. April 12 is Licorice Day.
May 23 is National Taffy Day. And August 30 is
National Toasted Marshmallow Day.
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Directions: With your fluency partner,
read each fact card at least three times. Then answer
each card’s comprehension question using part of the
text in your written answer.
Fluency
Fact Cards Candy Edition
Set 1
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Artifact Sheet
Fluency Center 18
My Score:
1 2 3 1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
What is the main ingredient of confections?
What was cotton candy originally called?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
4 5 6 1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
What was Snicker’s named after? Name one candy bar made at the Mars candy company.
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
Who eats more chocolate, Germans or Americans?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
7 8 9 1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
Which population is most at-risk of dying from chocolate poisoning?.
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
What was an early form ofcandy?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
Candy Edition: Set 1
Name:
What sweet natural treat did cavemen probably eat?
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What do you think edible means?
Artifact Sheet
Fluency Center
10 11 12 1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
What was prized as “food from the gods?”
Which types of candy were popular in the 19th century?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
What do you think the word temps mean?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
13 14 15 1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
Which kind of candy is most favored by children at Halloween?
How do most kids get candy on Halloween?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
Which “candy” is least favored by children at Halloween?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
16 17 18 1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
What year was candy corn invented?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
What is celebrated on August 30?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
Candy Edition: Set 1
Page 2
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What percentage of parents sneak Halloween candy from their kids?
Artifact Sheet
Fluency Center
1 2 3 1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
What is the main ingredient of confections?
What was cotton candy originally called?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
What do you think editable means?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
4 5 6 1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
What was Snicker’s named after? Name one candy bar made at the Mars candy company.
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
Who eats more chocolate, Germans or Americans?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
7 8 9 1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
Which population is most at-risk of dying from chocolate poisoning?.
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
What was an early form ofcandy?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
Candy Edition: Set 1
Name:
What sweet natural treat did cavemen probably eat?
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“sugar” “Fairy Floss” “editable means that it
can be eaten”
“3 Muskateers, Skittles, Dove
Chocolate, Milky Way, Starbust, Twix “Germans” “Mr. Mar’s horse”
“elderly people” “honey” “candied nuts”
Artifact Sheet
Fluency Center
10 11 12 1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
What was prized as “food from the gods?”
Which types of candy were popular in the 19th century?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
What do you think the word temps mean?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
13 14 15 1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
Which kind of candy is most favored by children at Halloween?
How do most kids get candy on Halloween?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
Which “candy” is least favored by children at Halloween?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
16 17 18 1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
What year was candy corn invented?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
What is celebrated on August 30?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
Candy Edition: Set 1
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What percentage of parents sneak Halloween candy from their kids?
“cacoa” “peppermints and
lemon drops”
“short for temperature”
“trick-or-treating” “fruit, salty snacks
and baked goods” “chocolate”
“90%” “1880” “National Toasted
Marshmallow Day”
1 In a survey, 54% of kids
between the ages of 6-11 said they like to suck a candy cane. 24% said they like to bite or
crunch the candy and 19% said they like to lick it. The other 3%
didn’t answer the question.
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Most candy is made in a
factory. Watch this video to see how dum-dums
are made.
There is a rumor that if you swallow bubble gum that it will be stuck in the intestines section of your digestive system for 7 years. This is
not quite accurate.
Many types of food can cause cavities, not just candy. The main culprits are juice, soda, peanut butter, crackers and
potato chips.
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According to the Guinness Book of World Records,
the world’s largest lollipop weighed 4,759 pounds, made by Franssons of Sweden for a festival.
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Marshmallows are a gooey treat made from the wild
mallow plant first discovered in Egypt’s marshes. Whipped sap from the root makes to gooey white candy called a
marshmallow.
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If you eat and swallow too much gum, you could cause a blockage in your intestines and your gum
would need to be surgically removed.
Lollipops were invented in1908
by George Smith who thought they would be easier to eat if they
were on a stick.
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Today mallow root is replaced with gelatin and
there are only 4 ingredients; corn syrup, starch, sugar and
water, which are run through pipes and cut into
uniform pieces.
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Today, Americans
purchase about 90 million pounds of marshmallows
every year!
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While we are talking about marshmallows, the first
documented “recipe” for s’mores was recorded in
1927 in a Girl Scout Handbook.
Today’s machines make about 5,900 lollipops a
minute. 8 million dum-dums are made each day.
Seriously, who really eats that many?
13 14 The candy heart company
produces about 10 new sayings for the hearts each year. You can have your own custom saying put on them but it’s going to cost you because the company makes you
pay for the entire day’s run, about 1.6 million hearts.
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Most popular sayings are: • Be Mine • True Love • Kiss Me • Sweet Talk • Say Yes
• IIYou
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During World War I, the U.S. Army commissioned several chocolate manufacturers to produce 20-40 pound blocks
of chocolate. They were shipped out and distributed to
the troops.
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According to NECCO, the candy company that produces
Sweethearts conversation hearts, about 8 billion of them are made each year. These
heart candy sales are highest around Valentine’s Day.
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The Pez dispenser comes from Pfefferminz, the German word for “peppermint.” Pez candy
was first sold in Vienna, Austria, more than 70 years ago. Today, more than 3 billion Pez candies
are eaten in the US alone.
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U.S. President, Ronald Reagan, loved jelly beans. While he
was president he served them in the Oval Office and on Air Force One. Jelly beans are the most popular candy at
Easter time.
Directions: With your fluency partner,
read each fact card at least three times. Then answer
each card’s comprehension question using part of the
text in your written answer.
Fluency
Fact Cards Candy Edition
Set 2
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Once you have read the cards 3 times each, complete page 1 & 2 of the
Fluency Center Artifact Sheet
Answer with TBE!
Once you have read the cards 3 times each, complete page 1 & 2 of the
Fluency Center Artifact Sheet
Answer with TBE!
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Artifact Sheet
Fluency Center 18
My Score:
1 2 3 1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
How do 54% of kids like to eat a candy cane?
Which candy is made in this video?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
Does it take swallowed bubble gum 7 years to pass through your system?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
4 5 6 1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
Infer what a culprit is? What does the word blockage mean?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
Why did George Smith put a stick on a lollipop?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
7 8 9 1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
What country holds the record for the largest lollipop?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
How many lollipops are made per minute?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
Candy Edition: Set 2
Name:
What sweet treat originally came from the mallow plant?
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Artifact Sheet
Fluency Center
10 11 12 1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
What substance has replaced mallow root?
How many marshmallows are purchased annually?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
In which handbook did the first s’mores recipe appear?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
13 14 15 1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
What type of candy is sold the most around Valentine’s Day?
How many new candy heart sayings are added each year?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
What are the most popular candy heart sayings?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
16 17 18 1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
What does commissioned mean? Where do Pez dispensers come from?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
Which president loved jelly beans?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
Candy Edition: Set 2
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Artifact Sheet
Fluency Center
1 2 3 1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
How do 54% of kids like to eat a candy cane?
Which candy is made in this video?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
Does it take swallowed bubble gum 7 years to pass through your system?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
4 5 6 1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
Infer what a culprit is? What does the word blockage mean?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
Why did George Smith put a stick on a lollipop?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
7 8 9 1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
What country holds the record for the largest lollipop?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
How many lollipops are made per minute?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
Candy Edition: Set 2
Name:
What sweet treat originally came from the mallow plant?
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“suck it” “Dum-dums” “no”
“when something blocks a
passageway and prevents other
things from passing through”
“something that
causes a problem” “he thought it would
be easier to eat”
“Sweden” “marshmallows” “5900”
Artifact Sheet
Fluency Center
10 11 12 1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
What substance has replaced mallow root?
How many marshmallows are purchased annually?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
In which handbook did the first s’mores recipe appear?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
13 14 15 1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
What type of candy is sold the most around Valentine’s Day?
How many new candy heart sayings are added each year?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
What are the most popular candy heart sayings?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
16 17 18 1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
What does commissioned mean? Where do Pez dispensers come from?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
Which president loved jelly beans?
1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read ______ ______ ______
Candy Edition: Set 2
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“gelatin” “90 million pounds” “Girls Scouts
Handbook”
“10” “conversation
hearts”
“Be Mine, True
Love, Kiss Me”
“ordered” “Germany” “Ronald Reagan”
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