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Grade K
Fountas & Pinnell A
Reading Recovery 1
DRA A-1
Pond Animals
Informational (nonfiction), 32 words, Level A (Grade K)

Lesson Objectives
Reading Strategy Visualize
Comprehension Author's Purpose
Phonological Awareness Initial Consonants
Phonics Consonants
Grammar and Mechanics Pronouns
Word Work Number Words

Book Summary
What might you see when you visit a pond? Students have the opportunity to read number words and count animals that live near a pond. High-frequency words, repetitive text, and supportive illustrations make this book ideal for early readers.

About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Visualize

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
  • Identify author’s purpose
  • Discriminate initial consonant sound /f/
  • Identify and write the consonantFf
  • Recognize pronoun I
  • Identify and use number words

Vocabulary

  • High-frequency words: I, see
  • Content words: bugs, ducks, fish, frogs, pond, swans, turtles, worms
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