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Grade K
Fountas & Pinnell A
Reading Recovery 1
DRA A-1
The City
Concept book (nonfiction), 17 words, Level aa (Grade K)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy Connect to prior knowledge
Comprehension Main Idea and Details
Phonological Awareness Initial Consonants
Phonics Consonants
Grammar and Mechanics Nouns
Word Work Categorize Words

Book Summary

The City introduces students to the vocabulary of things they might see in a city. The book pairs realistic artwork with simple text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Connect to prior knowledge

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to make meaning from text
  • Identify the main idea and details
  • Discriminate initial sounds
  • Associate the letter Pp with the sound /p/
  • Understand that some words are naming words
  • Categorize words

Vocabulary

  • High-frequency words: big, the
  • Content words: buildings, buses, cars, noise, park, people, stores, streets
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