Summer Olympics Events
Informational (nonfiction), 771 words, Level Q (Grade 3)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Connect to prior knowledge
Comprehension	Classify Information
Grammar and Mechanics	Plural Nouns
Word Work	Number Words

Book Summary

Summer Olympics Events is an informational book that describes some of the sports in which athletes compete during the Summer Olympic Games. Readers will learn about different types of water sports, gymnastics, and track and field events. Photographs help students make text-to-picture connections.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Connect to prior knowledge

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand new information in a nonfiction text
• Classify information
• Recognize plural nouns formed by adding -s and -es
• Understand and identify number words

Vocabulary

• Content words: balance, compete, dashes, divers, gymnast, individual, leap, marathon, Olympics, pentathlon, points, races, rings, stroke

Book Resources

Formats Single-Sided Color Book Double-Sided Book Double-Sided Color Cover Lesson Resources Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards Comprehension Quiz Level Q Answer Sheet