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| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Grade | K |
| Fountas & Pinnell | C |
| Reading Recovery | 3-4 |
| DRA | 3-4 |
What Is at the Zoo?
Informational (nonfiction), 76 words, Level C (Grade K)
Informational (nonfiction), 76 words, Level C (Grade K)
Lesson Objectives
| Reading Strategy | Connect to prior knowledge |
| Comprehension | Main Idea and Details |
| Phonological Awareness | Blend Phonemes |
| Phonics | Consonants |
| Grammar and Mechanics | Sentence Types |
| Word Work | Question Words |
Book Summary
What Is at the Zoo? introduces students to the interrogative sentence form by asking them which animals are at the zoo. Although students may wish it were so, the last animal isn't seen in zoos these days. Pictures support early readers.
About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
- Connect to prior knowledge
Objectives
- Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand text
- Identify main idea and details
- Blend phonemes
- Associate the letter Zz with the /z/ sound
- Recognize statements and questions
- Recognize question words
Vocabulary
- High-frequency words: are, there
- Content words: bears, dinosaurs, elephants, giraffes, hippos, lions, monkeys, sea lions, tigers
