Keb Needs a Home
Fantasy (fiction), 750 words, Level M (Grade 2)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Visualize
Comprehension	Problem and Solution
Grammar and Mechanics	Quotation Marks
Word Work	Synonyms

Book Summary

A hermit crab named Keb is too big to live in a normal-sized snail shell. Keb is chased by seagulls and teased by other hermit crabs because he looks naked without a home to live in. After trying out various homes, Keb finally finds a blue boot that has washed ashore. It's the perfect home for him.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Visualize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of visualizing
• Analyze the problem and solution in a story
• Understand the use of quotation marks
• Recognize and use synonyms

Vocabulary

• Content words: advantages, discarded, enormity, enormous, envy, handsome, hermit crab, laughingstock, naked, nakedness, proper, proportions, seaweed, spectacular, starfish,swooping, teasing, twinkling

Book Resources

Formats Single-Sided Book Single-Sided Color Cover Double-Sided Book Double-Sided Color Cover Lesson Resources Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards Comprehension Quiz Level M Answer Sheet