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Grade 1
Fountas & Pinnell I
Reading Recovery 15-16
DRA 16
A Visit to the Zoo
Narrative (nonfiction), 328 words, Level I (Grade 1)

Lesson Objectives
Reading Strategy Connect to prior knowledge
Comprehension Sequence Events
Phonological Awareness Initial Consonants
Phonics Vowel Digraphs
Grammar and Mechanics Quotation Marks
Word Work Content Vocabulary

Book Summary
Come along with Danni and Fran as they go on A Visit to the Zoo. Going to the zoo isn't what it used to be. There are many innovative things to see and do at the zoo. There is even a school at this zoo! Can you guess which animals each girl chooses as her favorite? Read the book and find out.

About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Connect to prior knowledge

Objectives

  • Make connections using prior knowledge
  • Sequence events from story
  • Identify and manipulate initial consonants
  • Sort words with the vowel digraph ea
  • Use quotation marks correctly to indicate dialogue
  • Identify and make sense of difficult words in text

Vocabulary

  • High-frequency words: the, their, they, this, with
  • Content words: African, ferrets, flamingo, Indian, lioness, mandrill baboon, volunteers
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