
Pond Animals
Informational (nonfiction),
32 words,
Level A (Grade K)
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.
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Lesson Resources
Preteach the Vocabulary
High-Frequency Words
I, see Story Words
bugs, ducks, fish, frogs, pond, swans, turtles, worms
I, see Story Words
bugs, ducks, fish, frogs, pond, swans, turtles, worms
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
Comprehension
Identify author’s purpose
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate initial consonant sound /f/
Phonics
Identify and write the consonantFf
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize pronoun I
Word Work
Identify and use number words
Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
Comprehension
Identify author’s purpose
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate initial consonant sound /f/
Phonics
Identify and write the consonantFf
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize pronoun I
Word Work
Identify and use number words
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class









