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Grade 2
Fountas & Pinnell M
Reading Recovery 20
DRA 28
Wonders of Nature
Informational (nonfiction), 710 words, Level O (Grade 2)

Lesson Objectives
Reading Strategy Summarize
Comprehension Compare and Contrast
Phonics Vowel Digraphs
Grammar and Mechanics Subject and Predicate
Word Work Alphabetizing

Book Summary
Our planet has many unique and fascinating animals, and Wonders of Nature introduces the reader to some of the most interesting among them. Amazing photos support the facts that readers will learn about these creatures.

About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Summarize

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand text
  • Identify details to compare and contrast
  • Identify and use the ee and ea long /e/ digraphs
  • Recognize simple and complete subjects and predicates in sentences
  • Alphabetize words to the second letter

Vocabulary

  • Content words: archerfish, beaver, burrow, chameleon, dams, flying dragon, glide, larvae, leaf insect, leaf-rolling weevil, mole, nature, praying mantis, sea dragon, silk, tropical, underground, wetlands, wonders
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