| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 7 - 8 |
| Grade | 2 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | M |
| Reading Recovery | 20 |
| DRA | 28 |
| Lexile | 601-650 |
Spider Monkey's Question
Folktale (fiction),
1,107 words,
Level O (Grade 2)
Tari the Spider Monkey was born asking questions about everything. One day he asks a question only the Namer can answer. Tari and his friend Balam Iguana travel to the other world beyond the forest to ask the Namer how she thought of their names. Illustrations support the text.
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Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
canopy, generation, landscape, mysteries, permission, resemble
canopy, generation, landscape, mysteries, permission, resemble
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Summarize to understand text
Comprehension
Analyze characters
Phonics
Identify open vowel y
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize and use question marks
Word Work
Understand the suffix -ion
Summarize to understand text
Comprehension
Analyze characters
Phonics
Identify open vowel y
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize and use question marks
Word Work
Understand the suffix -ion
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Assess the Objectives
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