Catching Air
Informational (nonfiction), 1,775 words, Level W (Grade 4)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Make, revise, and confirm predictions
Comprehension	Compare and Contrast
Grammar and Mechanics	Parentheses
Word Work	Suffixes

Book Summary

If you’re not sure whether you’re daring enough to jump from a plane or off a cliff, this informative book may help you make up your mind. Your students will learn about a variety of wind sports, such as skydiving, hang gliding, and parasailing. They’ll read about the equipment and training that each sport requires and how much it costs. Invite the adventure-lovers in your class to imagine themselves outfitted in a jumpsuit, goggles, and a parachute ready to make that first jump!

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Make, revise, and confirm predictions

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions
• Compare and contrast informational text
• Understand and recognize use of parentheses
• Identify root words and add the appropriate suffix

Vocabulary

• Content words: aerodynamics, air pressure, altitude, canopy, drogue, freefall, lift, resistance, stalls, thermal, thrust, winch

Book Resources

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