- Leveled Books
- Level I Books
- 100th Day Project, The
- Alistair's Night
- Arthur's Bad News Day
- Birds
- Bonk and the Big Splash
- Bonk and the Lucky Buckeye
- Broken Leg for Bonk, A
- Building a Bridge
- Camping with Bonk
- Childhood Stories of George Washington
- Discovering Dinosaurs
- Extreme Insects
- Families
- Fantastic Flying Machines
- Goldilocks and the Other Three Bears
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears
- Healthy Me
- Hibernation
- Hippo's Toothache
- How Glooskap Found Summer
- How to Make Paper
- Is That a Fish?
- Jane Goodall
- Life at the Pond
- Magic Bike, The
- Mike's Good Bad Day
- Monster Moving Day
- Monster Music
- Monster Pumpkins, The
- Monster Snow Day
- Monster Soccer
- Pocket Park for Tiny, A
- Soup and a Sandwish
- Three Little Pigs, The
- Tian Tian, a Giant Panda
- Turkeys in the Trees
- Visit to the Zoo, A
- We Make Maple Syrup
- Why Robins Hop
- Winter Vacation
- Benchmark Books
- Land and Water
- On Vacation
- Benchmark Passages
| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 6 - 7 |
| Grade | 1 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | I |
| Reading Recovery | 15-16 |
| DRA | 16 |
| Lexile | 80-450 |
Life at the Pond
Informational (nonfiction),
342 words,
Level I (Grade 1)
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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Lesson Resources
Preteach the Vocabulary
High-Frequency Words
here, they, what Story Words
beavers, bullfrog, heron, insects, lily pads, reptiles, springtail, tadpoles, turtles, water strider, whirligig beetles
here, they, what Story Words
beavers, bullfrog, heron, insects, lily pads, reptiles, springtail, tadpoles, turtles, water strider, whirligig beetles
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Connect to prior knowledge to make sense of text
Comprehension
Identify main idea and details
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate initial consonant sp-blends
Phonics
Identify initial consonant sp-blends
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize adjectives as words that describe
Word Work
Place words in alphabetical order
Connect to prior knowledge to make sense of text
Comprehension
Identify main idea and details
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate initial consonant sp-blends
Phonics
Identify initial consonant sp-blends
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize adjectives as words that describe
Word Work
Place words in alphabetical order
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
How To Assemble Your Book
Single-Sided Book
Double-Sided Book
Pocket Book
Book Resources
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Lesson Resources
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Comprehension
Identify main idea and details
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate initial consonant sp-blends
Phonics
Identify initial consonant ch-blends
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize adjectives as words that describe
Word Work
Place words in alphabetical order
Comprehension
Identify main idea and details
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate initial consonant sp-blends
Phonics
Identify initial consonant ch-blends
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize adjectives as words that describe
Word Work
Place words in alphabetical order
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
How To Assemble Your Book
Single-Sided Book
Double-Sided Book
Pocket Book
Book Resources
Writing Resources
Lesson Resources
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to make sense of text
Comprehension
Identify main idea and details
Phonics
Recognize and read initial consonant blend Vv words
Word Work
Alphabetize content vocabulary words
Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to make sense of text
Comprehension
Identify main idea and details
Phonics
Recognize and read initial consonant blend Vv words
Word Work
Alphabetize content vocabulary words
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
How To Assemble Your Book
Single-Sided Book
Double-Sided Book
Pocket Book
Book Resources
Lesson Resources
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to make sense of text
Comprehension
Identify main idea and details
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate initial consonant blend /sp/ sound
Phonics
Recognize and read initial consonant blend sp words
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize adjectives as words that describe
Word Work
Alphabetize content vocabulary words
Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to make sense of text
Comprehension
Identify main idea and details
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate initial consonant blend /sp/ sound
Phonics
Recognize and read initial consonant blend sp words
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize adjectives as words that describe
Word Work
Alphabetize content vocabulary words
How To Assemble Your Book
Single-Sided Book
