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Vacation Time!
Fantasy (fiction), 595 words, Level M (Grade 2)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy Connect to prior knowledge
Comprehension Sequence Events
Phonics Vowel Digraphs
Grammar and Mechanics Verb Endings
Word Work Compound Words

Book Summary

In this sixth installment in the Hoppers series, the rabbits are ready to spend their vacation money. After a brief setback when Snubby Nose loses his money, the Hoppers hop aboard a train for a ride. But when the train goes through a tunnel, scaring all four little Hoppers, Grandpa Grizzly must come to the rescue with head-lamps and chocolate treats

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Connect to prior knowledge

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand text
  • Sequence events
  • Fluently read the long /a/ vowel digraph ai
  • Recognize and understand the formation of past-tense verbs ending in -ed
  • Identify common compound words

Vocabulary

  • Content words: aboard, countryside, disappeared, explosion, frowning, glittering, headlamps, platform, vacation
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