| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 7 - 8 |
| Grade | 2 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | J |
| Reading Recovery | 17 |
| DRA | 18 |
| Lexile | 451-550 |
Ratty Rats
Fantasy (fiction),
414 words,
Level K (Grade 2)
Ratty Rats is a fictional tale about a group of rats that sneak onto a ship that is getting ready to sail. The rats eat the sailors’ stored food, chew the ship’s anchor rope, and eat through the ship’s sails. The captain becomes very angry, but the crew refuses to give in to his solution.
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Story Words
anchor, captain, cargo bay, dock, evidence, gangway, hoist, lifeboat, mended, sails, sailors, sea, traps, voyage
anchor, captain, cargo bay, dock, evidence, gangway, hoist, lifeboat, mended, sails, sailors, sea, traps, voyage
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Visualize to understand text
Comprehension
Sequence events
Phonics
Identify open vowel y
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and use adjectives
Word Work
Identify and use antonyms
Visualize to understand text
Comprehension
Sequence events
Phonics
Identify open vowel y
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and use adjectives
Word Work
Identify and use antonyms
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Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
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