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Grade K
Fountas & Pinnell B
Reading Recovery 2
DRA 2
How Many Legs?
Concept book (nonfiction), 41 words, Level B (Grade K)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy Connect to prior knowledge
Comprehension Categorize Information
Phonological Awareness Rhyme
Phonics Short Vowels
Grammar and Mechanics Plurals
Word Work Number Words

Book Summary

While most familiar land animals have legs, they don't all have the same number. This book introduces students to the different numbers of legs that animals use to get around, from two to too many to count. Clear photographs accompany the text for reinforcement of counting skills.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Connect to prior knowledge

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowlege to understand text
  • Categorize text information
  • Identify rhyming words
  • Identify words with short /e/
  • Read and use regular plurals
  • Read and use number words

Vocabulary

  • High-frequency word: have
  • Content words: two, four, six, eight, ten
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