The Man Who Walked Between the Towers is such a great book to teach tension. It also is a true story about a man that snuck into the World Trade Center Towers as they were being constructed, slung a tight rope across the towers, and walked in the sky!!
Going along with the World Trade Center theme, Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey is an incredible true story about how an old fireboat helped during the terrorist attacks on 9/11. It's a great book for teaching tension!
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China is an awesome twist on the Little Red Riding Hood story, and a great book to teach tension!
3 Books and Lessons for Teaching Tension
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Posted by Out of This World Literacy on Tuesday, July 19, 2016
For a variety of questions about tension in three formats that reinforce your teaching and can be used with any mentor text at any level, check out this resource!
I watched your video tonight and loved it! All of the books seem very engaging! I'm unfamiliar with the term "tension" when referring to a comprehension strategy. I teach third grade. Is this a term used in older grades or is this a new term?
Thanks!
Carly