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The Garden
Informational (nonfiction), 16 words, Level aa (Grade K)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy Connect to prior knowledge
Comprehension Main Idea and Details
Phonological Awareness Initial Consonants
Phonics Consonants
Grammar and Mechanics Nouns
Word Work High-Frequency Words

Book Summary

In The Garden, students use illustrations to identify different types of vegetables grown in a garden. The simple repetitive phrases, supportive pictures, and use of the high-frequency word the make this book easy for beginning readers.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Connect to prior knowledge

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand text
  • Identify main idea and details
  • Discriminate initial /p/ sound
  • Identify initial consonant Pp
  • Recognize and understand that nouns are naming words
  • Identify and use high-frequency word the

Vocabulary

  • High-frequency word: the
  • Content words: beans, corn, garden, melons, onions, peas, potatoes, tomatoes
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