| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 7 - 8 |
| Grade | 2 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | L |
| Reading Recovery | 19 |
| DRA | 24 |
| Lexile | 551-600 |
Arthur's Bad News Day
Realistic (fiction),
586 words,
Level M (Grade 2)
Arthur has been an only child for eight years and has just found out that a little sister is on the way. At first, Arthur is unhappy about the many ways in which her arrival will disrupt his life. He changes his tune after he holds her for the first time. Illustrations support the text.
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Lesson Resources
Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
awful, bundle, diapers, embrace, focus, gigantic, incredible, nearly, ruin, syrup, tickling, ugh, usually, wriggles, yuck
awful, bundle, diapers, embrace, focus, gigantic, incredible, nearly, ruin, syrup, tickling, ugh, usually, wriggles, yuck
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions
Comprehension
Identify cause and effect
Phonics
Read and identify open /y/ vowel words
Grammar and Mechanics
Understand the use of and identify exclamatory sentences
Word Work
Recognize and use question words
Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions
Comprehension
Identify cause and effect
Phonics
Read and identify open /y/ vowel words
Grammar and Mechanics
Understand the use of and identify exclamatory sentences
Word Work
Recognize and use question 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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