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The Hard Stuff! All About Bones
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| Reading A-Z Level |
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| Grade |
3 |
| Fountas & Pinnell |
N |
| Reading Recovery |
30 |
| DRA |
30 |
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The Hard Stuff! All About Bones
Informational (nonfiction), 1,353 words,
Level R (Grade 3)
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Lesson Objectives |
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| Reading Strategy |
Connect to prior knowledge |
| Comprehension |
Main Idea and Details |
| Grammar and Mechanics |
Compound Sentences |
| Word Work |
Multiple Meaning Words |
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Book Summary |
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What do humans have in common with snakes, elephants, and whales? A skeleton! The numbers of bones may vary, but the purpose is the same--to support and protect all of the organs inside the body. Photographs, illustrations, X-rays, and detailed diagrams of various bones help readers make meaningful connections with the text.
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About the Lesson |
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Targeted Reading Strategy
- Connect to prior knowledge
Objectives
- Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand text
- Identify main idea and details in nonfiction text
- Recognize compound sentences
- Identify and use multiple-meaning words
Vocabulary
Content words: ball-and-socket joint, bone marrow, cartilage, hinge joints, legumes, ligaments, precise, spinal cord, sutures, swivel joints, tendons, vertebrates
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