Let's Make Vegetable Soup
How to (nonfiction), 1,300 words, Level S (Grade 3)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Visualize
Comprehension	Cause and Effect
Grammar and Mechanics	Contractions
Word Work	Alphabetizing

Book Summary

There's nothing better than a hot, wholesome bowl of soup on a cold or rainy day. And this book will tell you exactly how to make it! Just gather all your vegetables, spices, and other ingredients, and follow the easy steps in this book to make yummy vegetable soup. Photographs reinforce the steps in cooking.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Visualize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
• Analyze cause and effect in the text
• Identify and use contractions
• Arrange words in alphabetical order

Vocabulary

• Content words: boil, broth, ensure, hearty, ladle, leek, Mediterranean, simmer, strainer, tender, unique

Book Resources

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