
Night Animals
Informational (nonfiction),
132 words,
Level F (Grade 1)
What do animals do at night? In Night Animals, students learn about animals that are active at night and how their senses help them find food in the dark. Students have the opportunity to identify the main idea and supporting details as well as to connect to prior knowledge. Detailed, supportive photographs, high-frequency words, and repetitive phrases support emergent readers.
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Lesson Resources
Preteach the Vocabulary
High-Frequency Words
at, is, this Story Words
active, catch, hunt, nectar, senses, special
at, is, this Story Words
active, catch, hunt, nectar, senses, special
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand text
Comprehension
Identify main idea and details
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate final consonant /t/ sound
Phonics
Identify final consonant Tt
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize and use verbs
Word Work
Understand, use, and write the high-frequency word this
Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand text
Comprehension
Identify main idea and details
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate final consonant /t/ sound
Phonics
Identify final consonant Tt
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize and use verbs
Word Work
Understand, use, and write the high-frequency word this
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class








