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Grade 1
Fountas & Pinnell I
Reading Recovery 15-16
DRA 16
Healthy Me
Persuasive (fiction), 319 words, Level I (Grade 1)

Lesson Objectives
Reading Strategy Visualize
Comprehension Compare and Contrast
Phonological Awareness Manipulate Initial and Final Sounds
Phonics Vowel Y
Grammar and Mechanics Verbs
Word Work Categorize Words

Book Summary
Healthy Me tells the reader ways to keep healthy. The little girl in the story shares several of the ways she keeps her body and mind healthy, including nutrition, hygiene, exercise, sufficient sleep, and mental relaxation. The accompanying illustrations are whimsical and fun.

About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Visualize

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand the story and remember information
  • Compare and contrast items
  • Manipulate initial and final sounds
  • Associate letter y with the long /i/ and long /e/ sounds
  • Recognize and use action words (verbs)
  • Categorize words

Vocabulary

  • High-frequency words: each, like, more, when
  • Content words: active, body, breakfast, cavities, energy, favorite, germs, healthy
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