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Reading A-Z Level
Grade 2
Fountas & Pinnell M
Reading Recovery 20
DRA 28
Extreme Animals
Informational (nonfiction), 728 words, Level N (Grade 2)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy Summarize
Comprehension Main Idea and Details
Phonics Vowel Diphthong
Grammar and Mechanics Superlative Adjectives
Word Work Synonyms

Book Summary

Extreme Animals introduces readers to some fascinating members of the animal kingdom. These animals aren't your usual variety. Read to discover which fish can climb a tree and which creature tastes food with its feet! Amazing information is conveyed through both explicit text and entertaining, clever illustrations.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Summarize

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of summarizing while reading to understand new information in a nonfiction text
  • Identify main idea and details in the text
  • Identify words with vowel /ou/ diphthong
  • Identify superlative adjectives
  • Understand and identify synonyms

Vocabulary

  • Content words: creatures, extreme, mammals, nutrients, quietest, remarkable, reptiles, transparent
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