Horseshoes Aren't Just for Good Luck
Realistic (fiction), 1,028 words, Level Q (Grade 3)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Visualize
Comprehension	Fact Opinion
Grammar and Mechanics	Past-Tense Verbs
Word Work	Homographs

Book Summary

Horseshoes Aren't Just for Good Luck is a realistic fictional book, written in the first person. A child is visiting Gram (Great-grandmother) at the seashore over summer vacation. Living in a Victorian beach town is quite a contrast to the child's usual life in the busy city. The child learns about life at the beach and becomes especially interested in horseshoe crabs. Illustrations support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Visualize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
• Correctly distinguish fact and opinion
• Recognize and understand irregular past-tense verbs
• Identify and understand homographs

Vocabulary

• Content words: algae, arthropod, burrowing, currents, eroding, invertebrates, jetties, larvae, limuli, molt, tide

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 Q Answer Sheet