| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 7 - 9 |
| Grade | 3 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | N |
| Reading Recovery | 30 |
| DRA | 30 |
Horseshoes Aren't Just for Good Luck
Realistic (fiction),
1,028 words,
Level Q (Grade 3)
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.
Book Resources
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- Horseshoes Aren't Just for Good Luck (Level N)
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Lesson Resources
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Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
algae, arthropod, burrowing, currents, eroding, invertebrates, jetties, larvae, limuli, molt, tide
algae, arthropod, burrowing, currents, eroding, invertebrates, jetties, larvae, limuli, molt, tide
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
Comprehension
Correctly distinguish fact and opinion
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize and understand irregular past-tense verbs
Word Work
Identify and understand homographs
Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
Comprehension
Correctly distinguish fact and opinion
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize and understand irregular past-tense verbs
Word Work
Identify and understand homographs
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
