
Introducing the Penny
Creative (nonfiction),
565 words,
Level N (Grade 2)
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.
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Lesson Resources
Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
blanks, cent, headdress, mint, obverse, relief, reverse, struck
blanks, cent, headdress, mint, obverse, relief, reverse, struck
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to better understand text
Comprehension
Identify correct sequence of events in the text
Phonics
Identify long /e/ vowel digraph
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and use quotations that set off special words
Word Work
Identify multiple-meaning words
Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to better understand text
Comprehension
Identify correct sequence of events in the text
Phonics
Identify long /e/ vowel digraph
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and use quotations that set off special words
Word Work
Identify multiple-meaning words
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class







