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Grade 1
Fountas & Pinnell D
Reading Recovery 5-6
DRA 6
What?
Fantasy (fiction), 97 words, Level D (Grade 1)

Lesson Objectives
Reading Strategy Retell
Comprehension Sequence Events
Phonological Awareness Blend Onset and Rime
Phonics Short Vowels
Grammar and Mechanics Capitalization and Punctuation
Word Work Question Words

Book Summary
What? tells the story of Curious Cat, who is tired of eating the same thing for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The questions he asks will be familiar to early readers. The repetitive sentence pattern is supported by engaging illustrations.

About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Retell

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of pausing to retell to clarify text
  • Sequence story events
  • Blend onset and rime
  • Associate the letter Aa with the short /a/ vowel sound
  • Capitalize and punctuate questions
  • Identify question words

Vocabulary

  • High-frequency words: for, have, is, said, what
  • Content words: afternoon, breakfast, curious, dinner, lunch, morning, pizza, please, snack
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