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Grade K
Fountas & Pinnell B
Reading Recovery 2
DRA 2
Paint It Purple
Realistic (fiction), 46 words, Level B (Grade K)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy Make, revise, and confirm predictions
Comprehension Sequence Events
Phonological Awareness Syllable Awareness
Phonics Sound Symbol Relationship
Grammar and Mechanics Nouns
Word Work Color Words

Book Summary

The girl in Paint It Purple loves purple paint. She takes her paintbrush to everything in sight, including the hose, her shoes, and--by accident--her mom. Her mom, unfortunately, is not as fond of purple paint as she is. Students will love this humorous story and its charming illustrations.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Make, revise, and confirm predictions

Objectives

  • Use the strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand text
  • Sequence story events
  • Identify syllables
  • Associate the letter Pp with the /p/ sound
  • Recognize nouns
  • Recognize color words

Vocabulary

  • High-frequency words: I, like, my, not, the
  • Content words: door, fence, grass, hose, mom, paint, purple, shoes, swing
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