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Feelings
Informational (fiction), 67 words, Level C (Grade K)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy Connect to prior knowledge
Comprehension Cause and Effect
Phonological Awareness Segment Onset and Rime
Phonics Sound Symbol Relationship
Grammar and Mechanics Adjectives
Word Work Synonyms

Book Summary

Sometimes the boy feels kind of happy, and sometimes the boy feels very happy. Illustrations of the different events that trigger his emotions will help children understand the scale of the boy's feelings. This book demonstrates that feelings not only change, but they also change in intensity.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

  • Connect to prior knowledge

Objectives

  • Use the strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to make sense of text
  • Understand cause and effect
  • Segment onset and rime
  • Associate the letter Ff with the /f/ sound
  • Recognize adjectives as words that describe
  • Identify words that mean the same (synonyms)

Vocabulary

  • High-frequency words: I, kind, of, very
  • Content words: angry, feelings, happy, sad, scared