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Emma's Strange Pet
By Jean Little
Emma's Strange Pet
Realistic (fiction),
Trade Book, Lexile:
260
This book subtly tells about an adopted boy's experience when his new sister, Emma, gets a strange pet for her birthday. Familiar situations will enable readers from different family backgrounds to relate to this charming tale.
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Lesson Resources
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of retelling to understand and remember a fiction story
Comprehension
Identify character, setting, and plot
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize regular plurals
Word Work
Recognize question words
Use the reading strategy of retelling to understand and remember a fiction story
Comprehension
Identify character, setting, and plot
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize regular plurals
Word Work
Recognize question words
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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Single-Sided Book
