Mystery at Camp White Cloud
Mystery (fiction), 1,003 words, Level Q (Grade 3)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Make, revise, and confirm predictions
Comprehension	Problem and Solution
Grammar and Mechanics	Nouns
Word Work	Possessives

Book Summary

Mystery at Camp White Cloud tells how Frankie and Gil follow clues to solve a campground mystery. Campers are scared when warnings appear carved into the cabin walls, and the director threatens to close camp early. Frankie and Gil save the day when their detective work pays off, and the children are allowed to stay at camp after all.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Make, revise, and confirm predictions

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand text
• Analyze the problem and solution
• Identify and create proper nouns
• Recognize and use possessives

Vocabulary

• Content words: calamity, celebrating, chimed, concerned, interrupted, kayaking, lurking, mandatory, miner, mysteriously, planks, prowler, urgently, woodworking

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 Q Answer Sheet