Fantastic Flying Machines
Informational (nonfiction), 237 words, Level I (Grade 1)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Visualize
Comprehension	Main Idea and Details
Phonological Awareness	Segment Syllables
Phonics	Vowel Y
Grammar and Mechanics	Proper Nouns
Word Work	Compound Words

Book Summary

Fantastic Flying Machines is an informational book about the history behind the human fascination with flight. It describes the differences between the ways many human-made things fly: airplanes, helicopters, blimps, hot-air balloons, rockets, and spaceships. The author poses questions to readers, offering opportunities for self-reflection. Photographs and illustrations support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Visualize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
• Identify main idea and supporting details
• Orally segment words into syllables
• Understand the use of y as a vowel
• Recognize proper nouns
• Identify and create compound words

Vocabulary

• Content words: blimp, cargo, gliders, helicopter, hot-air balloon, jet engine, pilot, propeller

Book Resources

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