What Has This Tail?
Concept book (nonfiction), 43 words, Level B (Grade K)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Ask and answer questions
Comprehension	Compare and Contrast
Phonological Awareness	Word Awareness
Phonics	Consonants
Grammar and Mechanics	Simple Subject
Word Work	Question Words

Book Summary

Students will learn about animals and the types of tails they have in What Has This Tail? This nonfiction book provides an opportunity to ask and answer questions about animals. Detailed, supportive photographs, high-frequency words, and repetitive phrases provide support for beginning readers.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Ask and answer questions

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand text
• Compare and contrast animals in the book
• Word awareness
• Identify initial consonant Tt
• Recognize and use simple subjects
• Recognize and use question words

Vocabulary

• High-frequency words: has, no, this, what
• Content words: animal, curly, horse, long, person, pig, rabbit, short, tail

Book Resources

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