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Grade K
Fountas & Pinnell B
Reading Recovery 2
DRA 2
The Picnic
Realistic (fiction), 43 words, Level B (Grade K)

Lesson Objectives
Reading Strategy Connect to prior knowledge
Comprehension Main Idea and Details
Phonological Awareness Blend Onset and Rime
Phonics Sound Symbol Relationship
Grammar and Mechanics Capitalization
Word Work Categorize Words

Book Summary
Ted and Peg carefully plan their picnic. They load their basket with all kinds of goodies, including sandwiches, cheese, and apples. Just as they are about to set off, a surprise item pops up from inside the basket. The repeated sentence patterns and cute illustrations make this book appealing to young readers.

About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Connect to prior knowledge

Objectives

  • Use the strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand text
  • Identify main idea and details
  • Blend onset and rime
  • Associate the letter Pp with the sound /p/
  • Understand that names are capitalized
  • Categorize content words

Vocabulary

  • High-frequency words: and, go, in, the, who
  • Content words: apples, basket, cheese, chips, cookies, mouse, Peg, picnic, put, sandwiches, soda pop, Ted
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