| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 4 - 7 |
| Grade | 1 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | D |
| Reading Recovery | 5-6 |
| DRA | 6 |
| Lexile | 80-450 |
Welcome Back, Butterflies
Realistic (fiction),
77 words,
Level D (Grade 1)
In Welcome Back, Butterflies, the girl loves butterflies, especially the orange and black ones. She watches them fly away in the fall and come back in the spring. She wants the butterflies to come to her house. How will she get them to come? Students will have the opportunity to identify the author’s purpose in this simple, informative story. Detailed illustrations, high-frequency words, and repetitive text support early readers.
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Preteach the Vocabulary
High-Frequency Words
away, my, their, they Story Words
eggs, fall, north, plants, seeds, south, spring, sprout
away, my, their, they Story Words
eggs, fall, north, plants, seeds, south, spring, sprout
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand text
Comprehension
Identify author’s purpose
Phonological Awareness
Segment onset and rime
Phonics
Identify short /a/ vowel
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize and use verbs
Word Work
Recognize and use high-frequency word their
Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand text
Comprehension
Identify author’s purpose
Phonological Awareness
Segment onset and rime
Phonics
Identify short /a/ vowel
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize and use verbs
Word Work
Recognize and use high-frequency word their
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Assess the Objectives
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