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Reading A-Z Level Level J Books
Grade 1
Fountas & Pinnell J
Reading Recovery 17
DRA 18
Bonk, the Healthy Monster
Humorous (fiction), 289 words, Level J (Grade 1)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy Visualize
Comprehension Author's Purpose
Phonological Awareness Discriminate R Controlled Or
Phonics R-Controlled Vowels
Grammar and Mechanics Adjectives
Word Work Alphabetizing

Book Summary

In Bonk, the Healthy Monster, Bonk becomes the new candy store's number one customer. He begins to have health problems after eating too much candy every day. How will Bonk become healthy again? This book provides the opportunity to introduce author's purpose to emergent readers. Pictures support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Visualize

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
  • Identify author’s purpose
  • Discriminate R Controlled Or
  • Discriminate r-controlled /er/ sound
  • Identify adjectives as describing words
  • Write words in alphabetical order

Vocabulary

  • High-frequency words: asks, from, have, says, there’s, too, with, you, your
  • Content words: customer, dentist, exercise, healthy
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