
Speed
Informational (nonfiction),
1,511 words,
Level R (Grade 3)
Speed is a fascinating book that describes how speed affects our everyday lives. Included are facts about the history of speed, animals that move at incredible speeds, and speeds of past and present—and perhaps future—modes of transportation. Exceptional photographs and illustrations support and enhance the text.
Book Resources
Lesson Resources
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions
Comprehension
Identify comparisons in nonfiction text
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize common and proper nouns; capitalize proper nouns
Word Work
Recognize and use comparative and superlative adjectives
Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions
Comprehension
Identify comparisons in nonfiction text
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize common and proper nouns; capitalize proper nouns
Word Work
Recognize and use comparative and superlative adjectives








