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Reading A-Z Level Level aa Books
Grade K
Fountas & Pinnell A
Reading Recovery 1
DRA A-1
Little
Concept book (nonfiction), 24 words, Level aa (Grade K)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy Connect to prior knowledge
Comprehension Classify Information
Phonological Awareness Sound Discrimination
Phonics Consonants
Grammar and Mechanics Nouns
Word Work Antonyms

Book Summary

The companion book to Big, the book Little introduces children to a variety of smaller things, including a little bug, a single-engine plane, a bonsai tree, and a Chihuahua. Cute illustrations emphasize the concept of “little” and keep readers interested.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Connect to prior knowledge

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of making connections between the text and prior knowledge
  • Classify information
  • Initial sound discrimination
  • Associate the letter Ll with the sound /l/
  • Recognize nouns as naming words
  • Recognize opposites (antonyms)

Vocabulary

  • High-frequency words: a, little
  • Content words: baby, bug, car, dog, house, mouse, plane, tree
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