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Reading A-Z Level
Grade 2
Fountas & Pinnell K
Reading Recovery 18
DRA 20
The Tinosaur
Fantasy (fiction), 558 words, Level L (Grade 2)

Lesson Objectives
Reading Strategy Make, revise, and confirm predictions
Comprehension Story Elements
Phonics Diphthongs
Grammar and Mechanics Dash
Word Work Synonyms and Antonyms

Book Summary
The Tinosaur is a fictional tale about dinosaurs. As the Ice Age approaches, tiny dinosaurs called tinosaurs are unable to escape the cold and need to think creatively in order to save their lives. The story follows these creatures, who solve their problem in a very clever way. Readers will enjoy the whimsical illustrations as well as the story

About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Make, revise, and confirm predictions

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions
  • Identify story elements (beginning/middle/end)
  • Identify diphthong ou
  • Identify and understand the use of the dash
  • Identify and understand antonyms and synonyms in text

Vocabulary

  • Content words: Brachiosaurs, Brontosaurus, creatures, extinct, glacier, lumbering, Supersaurs, Theropod, Tinosaurs, Triceratops, Ultrasaurs
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