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Maria's Thanksgiving
| Reading A-Z Level |
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| Grade |
1 |
| Fountas & Pinnell |
H |
| Reading Recovery |
13-14 |
| DRA |
14 |
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Maria's Thanksgiving
Realistic (fiction), 214 words,
Level H (Grade 1)
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Lesson Objectives |
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| Reading Strategy |
Connect to prior knowledge |
| Comprehension |
Sequence Events |
| Phonological Awareness |
Blend Sounds |
| Phonics |
Vowel Digraphs |
| Grammar and Mechanics |
Possessives |
| Word Work |
Compound Words |
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Book Summary |
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If you’ve ever looked forward to a big holiday event and had it canceled due to weather, you’ll relate to this realistic fiction book. At the start of the story, Maria reminisces about past Thanksgivings. She remembers relatives gathering at her home, the foods family members brought, and the activities that everyone shared. Then a big snowstorm prevents the traditional family gathering. At first Maria and her neighbors fear that Thanksgiving is ruined. Then Maria comes up with a plan that honors the true meaning of Thanksgiving.
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About the Lesson |
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Targeted Reading Strategy
- Connect to prior knowledge
Objectives
- Use the reading strategy of connecting life experiences and using prior knowledge to understand realistic fiction
- Sequence story events
- Blend segmented sounds into words
- Identify and read words that contain long /e/ vowel digraphs
- Understand and read the possessive form of words
- Locate and read compound words
Vocabulary
High-frequency words: brought, come, have, her, made, was Content words: beans, dinner, family, holiday, neighbors, pasta, pie, pumpkins, rice, stuffing, sweet potatoes, tamales, thankful, Thanksgiving, turkey
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