
Best of Friends
Realistic (fiction),
127 words,
Level F (Grade 1)
Tiger and Lily hissed at each other. They were enemies. Will they become the best of friends? Best of Friends provides the opportunity to practice retelling and identifying cause-and-effect relationships. Repetitive language and high-frequency words make this a great book for emergent readers.
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Lesson Resources
Preteach the Vocabulary
High-Frequency Words
first, got, if, there, were, with, Story Words
enemies, friends, hissed, Lily, raced, Tiger, waking
first, got, if, there, were, with, Story Words
enemies, friends, hissed, Lily, raced, Tiger, waking
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of retelling to understand and remember story events
Comprehension
Identify cause and effect
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate initial consonant /f/
Phonics
Identify short /a/ vowel
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and use proper nouns
Word Work
Locate and use antonyms
Use the reading strategy of retelling to understand and remember story events
Comprehension
Identify cause and effect
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate initial consonant /f/
Phonics
Identify short /a/ vowel
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and use proper nouns
Word Work
Locate and use antonyms
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class









