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| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 7 - 8 |
| Grade | 2 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | M |
| Reading Recovery | 20 |
| DRA | 28 |
| Lexile | 551-650 |
The Mystery Wind
Folktale (fiction),
864 words,
Level N (Grade 2)
The Mystery Wind tells the story of a little African girl named Taba. One day, a mysterious wind comes to grant Taba a wish. Taba uses this wish to help improve the lives of the people in her village. Her unselfishness inspires the mystery wind to continue to grant her more wishes. Illustrations support the text.
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Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
charity, deeds, delighted, pondered, presence, reflecting, tending
charity, deeds, delighted, pondered, presence, reflecting, tending
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Visualize to understand text
Comprehension
Analyze a problem and solution
Phonics
Identify vowel digraphs ee and ea
Grammar and Mechanics
Understand use of quotation marks
Word Work
Recognize and form compound words
Visualize to understand text
Comprehension
Analyze a problem and solution
Phonics
Identify vowel digraphs ee and ea
Grammar and Mechanics
Understand use of quotation marks
Word Work
Recognize and form compound words
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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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
Comprehension
Analyze a problem and solution
Word Work
Recognize and form compound words
Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
Comprehension
Analyze a problem and solution
Word Work
Recognize and form compound words
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
How To Assemble Your Book
Single-Sided Book
Double-Sided Book
Pocket Book
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Visualize to understand text
Comprehension
Analyze a problem and solution
Phonics
Identify vowel-consonant (an, am) blends
Word Work
Prefixes
Visualize to understand text
Comprehension
Analyze a problem and solution
Phonics
Identify vowel-consonant (an, am) blends
Word Work
Prefixes
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
How To Assemble Your Book
Single-Sided Book
Double-Sided Book
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Book Resources
Lesson Resources
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
Comprehension
Analyze a problem and solution
Grammar and Mechanics
Understand use of quotation marks
Word Work
Recognize and form compound words
Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
Comprehension
Analyze a problem and solution
Grammar and Mechanics
Understand use of quotation marks
Word Work
Recognize and form compound words
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
How To Assemble Your Book
Single-Sided Book
Double-Sided Book
Pocket Book
