The Day Before Thanksgiving
Fantasy (fiction),
679 words,
Level M (Grade 2)
Serial
It’s the day before Thanksgiving, and so much snow has fallen that the Hoppers can sled to school. But the blizzard continues during the day. The Hoppers are sent home at noon, only to find that their sled is buried, the wind is cold, and they have become lost in the woods. How will they make it home for Thanksgiving dinner at Grandpa Grizzly’s.
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Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
buried, overnight, rumbling, sledded, snowdrift, snowplow, snowstorm, Thanksgiving, wailed
buried, overnight, rumbling, sledded, snowdrift, snowplow, snowstorm, Thanksgiving, wailed
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand text
Comprehension
Identify the cause and effect of events
Phonics
Identify the r-controlled /ur/ vowel
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify adverbs with -ly
Word Work
Recognize and locate compound words
Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand text
Comprehension
Identify the cause and effect of events
Phonics
Identify the r-controlled /ur/ vowel
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify adverbs with -ly
Word Work
Recognize and locate compound words
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Assess the Objectives
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