| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 6 - 7 |
| Grade | 1 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | E |
| Reading Recovery | 7-8 |
| DRA | 8 |
| Lexile | 80-450 |
Nothing for Father's Day
Realistic (fiction),
134 words,
Level E (Grade 1)
In Nothing for Father's Day, a dad who has received less than useful gifts the previous Father's Day tells his family that he wants nothing for Father's Day. The family honors his request but gives him something special that doesn't come in a box. The picture-to-text correspondence and repetitive text patterns contribute to the readers' enjoyment of the story.
Book Resources
Lesson Resources
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Make, revise, and confirm predictions while reading
Comprehension
Understand cause-and-effect relationships in the text
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate medial long vowel sounds
Phonics
Read CVCe long /a/ words
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and form regular plural nouns
Word Work
Use high-frequency words have and has
Make, revise, and confirm predictions while reading
Comprehension
Understand cause-and-effect relationships in the text
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate medial long vowel sounds
Phonics
Read CVCe long /a/ words
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and form regular plural nouns
Word Work
Use high-frequency words have and has
How To Assemble Your Book
Single-Sided Book
