| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 6 - 8 |
| Grade | 1 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | J |
| Reading Recovery | 17 |
| DRA | 18 |
| Lexile | 451-500 |
Can You Say Pterodactyl?
Humorous (fiction),
393 words,
Level J (Grade 1)
Can You Say Pterodactyl? is about a young pterodactyl who cannot say her own name. She encounters a duck and a wren that want to meet her and become her friends. She tries to say her name and scares the animals that she's trying to meet. Then an owl helps her learn to pronounce her name, and she successfully introduces herself.
Book Resources
Lesson Resources
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand text
Comprehension
Identify story elements
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate long /e/ sound in words
Phonics
Associate ea and ee letter combinations with the long /e/ sound in words
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize and understand the use of quotation marks
Word Work
Identify and understand antonyms
Use the strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand text
Comprehension
Identify story elements
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate long /e/ sound in words
Phonics
Associate ea and ee letter combinations with the long /e/ sound in words
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize and understand the use of quotation marks
Word Work
Identify and understand antonyms
How To Assemble Your Book
Single-Sided Book
