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| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 6 - 8 |
| Grade | 1 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | J |
| Reading Recovery | 17 |
| DRA | 18 |
| Lexile | 451-500 |
Leopard, Ram, and Jackal
Folktale (fiction),
375 words,
Level J (Grade 1)
This delightful African folktale tells how fierce Leopard is actually afraid of mild Ram. Jackal tries to force his friend to be brave and face Ram. But Ram’s wife tricks Leopard, and Jackal ends up paying the price in this humorous tale.
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Preteach the Vocabulary
High-Frequency Words
away, said, saw, was Story Words
bruised, dragging, fierce, foolish, gruff, hunter, jerked, juicy, leaped, meekly
away, said, saw, was Story Words
bruised, dragging, fierce, foolish, gruff, hunter, jerked, juicy, leaped, meekly
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Retell to understand and remember story events
Comprehension
Sequence events in a story
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate long vowel /e/ sound
Phonics
Identify vowel digraphs ea and ee
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize and understand the use of quotation marks
Word Work
Identify words that mean the same (synonyms)
Retell to understand and remember story events
Comprehension
Sequence events in a story
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate long vowel /e/ sound
Phonics
Identify vowel digraphs ea and ee
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize and understand the use of quotation marks
Word Work
Identify words that mean the same (synonyms)
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Comprehension
Sequence events in a story
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate long vowel /e/ sound
Word Work
Identify words that mean the same (synonyms)
Comprehension
Sequence events in a story
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate long vowel /e/ sound
Word Work
Identify words that mean the same (synonyms)
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Assess the Objectives
How To Assemble Your Book
Single-Sided Book
Double-Sided Book
Pocket Book
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Retell to understand and remember story events
Comprehension
Sequence events in a story
Phonics
Identify consonant blends ch
Word Work
Identify words that mean the same (synonyms)
Retell to understand and remember story events
Comprehension
Sequence events in a story
Phonics
Identify consonant blends ch
Word Work
Identify words that mean the same (synonyms)
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Assess the Objectives
How To Assemble Your Book
Single-Sided Book
Double-Sided Book
Pocket Book
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Lesson Resources
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of retelling to understand and remember story events
Comprehension
Sequence events in a story
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate the long /e/ vowel sound
Phonics
Recognize and read long /e/ vowel digraphs
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize and understand the use of quotation marks
Word Work
Identify words that mean the same (synonyms)
Use the reading strategy of retelling to understand and remember story events
Comprehension
Sequence events in a story
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate the long /e/ vowel sound
Phonics
Recognize and read long /e/ vowel digraphs
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize and understand the use of quotation marks
Word Work
Identify words that mean the same (synonyms)
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