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Extreme Insects
Informational (nonfiction), 283 words, Level I (Grade 1)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy Summarize
Comprehension Main Idea and Details
Phonological Awareness Medial Sound
Phonics Variant Vowels
Grammar and Mechanics Commas
Word Work Synonyms

Book Summary

Students will enjoy reading about some of the many ways that extreme insects protect themselves in this descriptive, informational book. As they learn about insect attributes, such as size, color, and weaponry, students will discover how insects can keep from becoming food themselves.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Summarize

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand and remember information in nonfiction text
  • Identify main ideas and details
  • Manipulate initial sounds
  • Understand and recognizer-blends
  • Identify commas used to separate items in a list
  • Understand and match synonyms

Vocabulary

  • High-frequency words: are, as, have, like, many, their, them, these, they
  • Content words: icaterpillar, enemies, extreme, insects, poison, protect, traits, weapons
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