Let's Go to the Circus!
Fantasy (fiction),
250 words,
Level G (Grade 1)
Serial
The Monsters can't wait to go to the circus, but none of them have money. Their lemonade and pizza stands go bust. But then a mischievous monkey escapes from the circus and dashes up a tree. Bonk's clever solution brings the monkey back to the circus, and the Ringmonster rewards the friends.
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Preteach the Vocabulary
High-Frequency Words
go, has, have, says, some Story Words
circus, crust, elephants, lemonade, monkey, pizza, sugar, thirsty
go, has, have, says, some Story Words
circus, crust, elephants, lemonade, monkey, pizza, sugar, thirsty
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand text
Comprehension
Identify cause-and-effect relationships
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate medial /ow/ sound
Phonics
Identify final ck digraph
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize and use interrogative sentences
Word Work
Alphabetize words to the first letter
Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand text
Comprehension
Identify cause-and-effect relationships
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate medial /ow/ sound
Phonics
Identify final ck digraph
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize and use interrogative sentences
Word Work
Alphabetize words to the first letter
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
