Introducing the Penny
Creative (nonfiction), 565 words, Level N (Grade 2)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Make, revise, and confirm predictions
Comprehension	Sequence Events
Phonics	Vowel Digraphs
Grammar and Mechanics	Quotation Marks
Word Work	Multiple Meaning Words

Book Summary

In this book, you will meet a penny named--Penny! Penny will tell you all about where and when she and her friends were born, her interesting history, and how her looks have changed over time. The reader will also learn many interesting facts about how pennies are made. Detailed photographs enhance the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Make, revise, and confirm predictions

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to better understand text
• Identify correct sequence of events in the text
• Identify long /e/ vowel digraph
• Identify and use quotations that set off special words
• Identify multiple-meaning words

Vocabulary

• Content words: blanks, cent, headdress, mint, obverse, relief, reverse, struck

Book Resources

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