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Life at the Pond
Level I
Benchmark Books
Serial Books
| Reading A-Z Level |
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| Grade |
1 |
| Fountas & Pinnell |
I |
| Reading Recovery |
15-16 |
| DRA |
16 |
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Life at the Pond
Informational (nonfiction), 342 words,
Level I (Grade 1)
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Lesson Objectives |
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| Reading Strategy |
Connect to prior knowledge |
| Comprehension |
Main Idea and Details |
| Phonological Awareness |
Initial Blends |
| Phonics |
Consonant Blends |
| Grammar and Mechanics |
Adjectives |
| Word Work |
Alphabetizing |
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Book Summary |
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Life at the Pond is a look at the many different plants and animals that live in and around a pond. It gives an overview of this specialized ecosystem and focuses on how insects, birds, reptiles, and mammals move, eat, raise their young, and build homes. Children will enjoy learning about this small world where so many things are happening. Photos support the text.
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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 to prior knowledge to make sense of text
- Identify main idea and details
- Discriminate initial consonant blend /sp/ sound
- Recognize and read initial consonant blend sp words
- Recognize adjectives as words that describe
- Alphabetize content vocabulary words
Vocabulary
High-frequency words: here, live, they, what
Content words: beaver, blue heron, bullfrog, insects, lily pad, reptiles, springtail, tadpole, turtle, water strider, whirligig beetle
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Book Resources
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