Summer Olympics Legends
Informational (nonfiction), 748 words, Level O (Grade 2)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Retell
Comprehension	Facts and Details
Grammar and Mechanics	Types of Sentences
Word Work	Compound Words

Book Summary

Summer Olympics Legends introduces readers to five athletes who are remembered for their remarkable achievements during past Summer Olympics. Readers will learn about a young man from Ethiopia named Abebe Bikila who ran shoeless in a 26-mile marathon, decathlete Daley Thompson who won not one, but two, decathlons, and Fanny Blankers-Koen, a mother of two children who had to wait until World War II ended to compete in her second Olympics. They will also read about gymnast Nadia Comaneci who scored the first perfect "10," and swimmer Mark Spitz.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Retell

Objectives

• Mentally retell key information during reading
• Identify facts and details
• Recognize types of sentences
• Identify compound words

Vocabulary

• Content words: agility, endurance, excel, feat

Book Resources

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