A fifth-grade teacher is introducing a chapter about the atmosphere. Which of the following activities would be a beneficial way to connect their background knowledge about the atmosphere to what they will be learning in the chapter?
A)Ask them to write a report about the atmosphere.
B)Have them take the end-of-chapter quiz before they read the chapter so they can be prepared for what questions to look for.
C)Collectively create a KWL chart about the atmosphere.
D)Discuss vocabulary they will be learning in the chapter.

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A beneficial way for the teacher to connect his/her students' background knowledge to what they will be learning in the chapter is to create a KWL chart. A KWL chart will list what they Know about the atmosphere, what they Want to know about the atmosphere, and what they Learned about the atmosphere. The K and W columns can be created before reading the chapter and the Learned column can be created after they read the chapter. The information that they already know acts as a building block for new information.

A Fifth-Grade Teacher Is Introducing a Chapter About the Atmosphere