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Friends in the Stars
Level F
Benchmark Books
Serial Books
| Reading A-Z Level |
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| Grade |
1 |
| Fountas & Pinnell |
F |
| Reading Recovery |
9-10 |
| DRA |
10 |
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Friends in the Stars
Concept (fiction), 129 words,
Level F (Grade 1)
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Lesson Objectives |
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| Reading Strategy |
Visualize |
| Comprehension |
Reality and Fantasy |
| Phonological Awareness |
Blend Phonemes |
| Phonics |
Blends |
| Grammar and Mechanics |
Interrogative Sentences |
| Word Work |
High-Frequency Words |
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Book Summary |
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In Friends in the Stars, a mother dog and her pup play a game with the stars while sitting in the backyard. Students will enjoy connecting the dots (stars) on each page to reveal the different pictures Momma and Puppy are seeing in the stars. Along with creative illustrations, early readers are supported by high-frequency words and a repeated phrase throughout the story.
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About the Lesson |
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Targeted Reading Strategy
Objectives
- Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
- Categorize parts of the story into reality and fantasy
- Demonstrate how to blend phonemes
- Name words that contain the s-blends
- Identify and create interrogative sentences
- Recognize and use high-frequency words
Vocabulary
High-frequency words: an, at, away, down, from, I, little, look, me, pretty, see, what, white, with, you
Content word: stars
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Book Resources
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