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Grade 1
Fountas & Pinnell D
Reading Recovery 5-6
DRA 6
The Team
Informational (nonfiction), 94 words, Level D (Grade 1)

Lesson Objectives
Reading Strategy Connect to prior knowledge
Comprehension Main Idea and Details
Phonological Awareness Blend Onset and Rime
Phonics Sound Symbol Relationship
Grammar and Mechanics Capitalization and Punctuation
Word Work Content Vocabulary

Book Summary
Each member of a team is important. This book explains why a team needs each player by demonstrating the role of each person in a baseball team. Teamwork is strongly enforced in this early reader, while realistic illustrations make the game come to life.

About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Connect to prior knowledge

Objectives

  • Use prior knowledge about baseball to read new words and understand text
  • Identify main idea and details
  • Blend onset and rime
  • Associate the letter Bb with the /b/ sound
  • Understand sentence capitalization and punctuation
  • Use content vocabulary in oral sentences

Vocabulary

  • High-frequency words: a, has, have, is, very
  • Content words: baseball, batter, catcher, important, infielder, outfielder, pitcher, team, together
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