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Leveled Readers
Pond Life
Level B
Benchmark Books
| Reading A-Z Level |
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| Grade |
K |
| Fountas & Pinnell |
B |
| Reading Recovery |
2 |
| DRA |
2 |
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Pond Life
Description (nonfiction), 48 words,
Level B (Grade K)
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Lesson Objectives |
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| Reading Strategy |
Connect to prior knowledge |
| Comprehension |
Main Idea and Details |
| Phonological Awareness |
Initial Sound |
| Phonics |
Consonants |
| Grammar and Mechanics |
Nouns |
| Word Work |
Categorize Words |
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Book Summary |
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Although a pond might look like only a small body of water, readers will learn that it is home to a variety of plants and animals. The repetitive sentence pattern in Pond Life is supported by close-up photography, which enables readers to make the picture-text connection.
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About the Lesson |
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Targeted Reading Strategy
- Connect to prior knowledge
Objectives
- Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand text
- Main idea and details
- Differentiate initial sounds in oral words
- Sound out words beginning with consonant Pp
- Recognize naming words
- Categorize words
Vocabulary
High-frequency words: are, in, the
Content words: beavers, boy, bugs, ducks, fish, plants, pond, snails, turtles
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