A comprehensive Common Core resource for informational text. Build strong reading comprehension skills for first grade students with close reading, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing activities that support the rigor of Common Core.Each of the 10 units includes a nonfiction minibook and supporting activities that are easy to scaffold, such as:• Picture dictionary: content vocabulary and Words to Know list• I Read and Understand: text-dependent questions• I Read Closely: close reading activity• Words I Know: vocabulary activity• I Can Write: text-based, scaffolded writing assignment• What I Learned: writing assignment to culminate units with two-page selections