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Reading A-Z Level Level D Books
Grade 1
Fountas & Pinnell D
Reading Recovery 5-6
DRA 6
Senses
Descriptive (nonfiction), 113 words, Level D (Grade 1)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy Connect to prior knowledge
Comprehension Classify Information
Phonological Awareness Blend Sounds
Phonics Consonants
Grammar and Mechanics Adjectives
Word Work Synonyms

Book Summary

A girl uses every sense to enjoy the beauty of a garden. Lovely illustrations bring the sensory details to life. Readers learn to observe and experience the world around them as fully as possible.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Connect to prior knowledge

Objectives

  • Use the strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand the text
  • Classify information
  • Blend sounds in words heard orally
  • Associate the letter Bb with the /b/ sound
  • Identify words that describe
  • Identify synonyms

Vocabulary

  • High-frequency words: I, my, to, use
  • Content words: bees, berries, birds, caterpillar, ears, eyes, fingers, flowers, garden, hear, nose, see, senses, smell, taste, tongue, touch
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