| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 4 - 6 |
| Grade | K |
| Fountas & Pinnell | A |
| Reading Recovery | 1 |
| DRA | A-1 |
| Lexile | BR-70 |
The Backyard
Concept book (nonfiction),
16 words,
Level aa (Grade K)
What is in your backyard? In the book The Backyard, students will read about some things found in the backyard. Students will have the opportunity to identify the main idea and details as well as connect to prior knowledge as they read. Detailed, supportive pictures, a repetitive sentence pattern, and the high-frequency word the support early emergent readers.
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Preteach the Vocabulary
High-Frequency Words
the Story Words
backyard, ball, dog, fence, flower, hose, swing, tree
the Story Words
backyard, ball, dog, fence, flower, hose, swing, tree
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand text
Comprehension
Identify main ideas and details
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate initial consonant /f/ sound
Phonics
Identify initial consonant Ff
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize and use nouns
Word Work
Recognize and use the high-frequency word the
Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand text
Comprehension
Identify main ideas and details
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate initial consonant /f/ sound
Phonics
Identify initial consonant Ff
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize and use nouns
Word Work
Recognize and use the high-frequency word the
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