Pond Life
Description (nonfiction), 48 words, Level B (Grade K)

Lesson Objectives

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

Book Summary

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.

About the Lesson

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

Book Resources

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