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Grade 1
Fountas & Pinnell E
Reading Recovery 7-8
DRA 8
In the Mountains
Informational (nonfiction), 128 words, Level E (Grade 1)

Lesson Objectives
Reading Strategy Visualize
Comprehension Main Idea and Details
Phonological Awareness Final Consonants
Phonics Consonants
Grammar and Mechanics Adjectives
Word Work Alphabetizing

Book Summary
This book informs students about many animals that live in the mountains. Students will learn that both small and big animals live in the mountains. Repetitive text and supportive illustrations make this book great for early readers.

About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Visualize

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
  • Identify main idea and details
  • Discriminate final consonant /s/ sound
  • Identify final consonant Ss
  • Recognize and use adjectives
  • List words in alphabetical order

Vocabulary

  • High-frequency words: big, does, yes
  • Content words: animals, anything, chipmunk, furry, gray, hungry, live(s), many, mountains, proud, sly, small, squirrel, striped, strong
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