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Grade 1
Fountas & Pinnell G
Reading Recovery 11-12
DRA 12
Billy Gets Lost
Fantasy (fiction), 232 words, Level G (Grade 1)

Lesson Objectives
Reading Strategy Visualize
Comprehension Cause and Effect
Phonological Awareness Short Vowels
Phonics Short Vowels
Grammar and Mechanics Verb Tense
Word Work Position Words

Book Summary
Billy and Emmy are playing catch when suddenly Cat runs by. Billy chases after Cat. When Cat runs up a tree, Billy realizes he is lost. How will Billy ever get home? Perhaps some other animals will help him. Students are provided with the opportunity to identify cause-and-effect relationships. Readers are supported by illustrations, high-frequency words, and repetitive phrases throughout the book.

About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Visualize

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand the story and remember information
  • Understand and identify cause-and-effect relationships
  • Discriminate short /a/ vowel
  • Identify words with short /a/ vowel
  • Identify and use present-tense verbs
  • Identify and use position words

Vocabulary

  • High-frequency words: and, asks, he, him, says, with
  • Content words: Billy, chases, Emmy, farm, fetch, field, house, street
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