Monster Snow Day
Humorous (fiction),
293 words,
Level I (Grade 1)
, Serial BookSerial
The Monsters are excited for a snowstorm to arrive. While they wait, Bonk makes paper snowflakes, Uzzle makes cardboard skis to ski down the hallway, and Lurk makes a snow monster out of pillows. Tempers flare when Bonk insults Lurk and Uzzle crashes into all of them. A fight is averted when the monsters notice the snow has arrived. Pictures support the text and the identification of content vocabulary.
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Preteach the Vocabulary
High-Frequency Words
are, into, like, make, them, you, there Story Words
cold, gray, skis, sky, snowballs, snowflakes, snowstorm
are, into, like, make, them, you, there Story Words
cold, gray, skis, sky, snowballs, snowflakes, snowstorm
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand text
Comprehension
Sequence events
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate vowel diphthong /ou/ and long /o/ digraph sounds
Phonics
Recognize and correctly read words with the same spelling pattern but different sounds: diphthong /ou/ and long /o/ digraph
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and understand the use of adjectives
Word Work
Identify time and order words (after, soon, then, now, first, just then)
Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand text
Comprehension
Sequence events
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate vowel diphthong /ou/ and long /o/ digraph sounds
Phonics
Recognize and correctly read words with the same spelling pattern but different sounds: diphthong /ou/ and long /o/ digraph
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and understand the use of adjectives
Word Work
Identify time and order words (after, soon, then, now, first, just then)
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Assess the Objectives
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