| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 7 - 8 |
| Grade | 2 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | M |
| Reading Recovery | 20 |
| DRA | 28 |
| Lexile | 551-650 |
The Buffalo Hunt
Historical (fiction),
798 words,
Level N (Grade 2)
The Buffalo Hunt is about a Native American boy who is going on his first buffalo hunt with the men of his tribe. This narrative describes the preparation for the hunt, the events of the hunt, and its meaning for Wind-in-the-Treetops’s family. Illustrations support the text.
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Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
buffalo, cautiously, envied, herds, sacred, stampede, surrounded, swiftest
buffalo, cautiously, envied, herds, sacred, stampede, surrounded, swiftest
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Summarize to understand text
Comprehension
Identify main ideas and details
Phonics
Identify vowel digraph ea
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify conjunctions and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet
Word Work
Place words in alphabetical order
Summarize to understand text
Comprehension
Identify main ideas and details
Phonics
Identify vowel digraph ea
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify conjunctions and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet
Word Work
Place words in alphabetical order
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Assess the Objectives
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