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The Food We Eat
Informational (nonfiction), 195 words, Level G (Grade 1)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy Connect to prior knowledge
Comprehension Classify Information
Phonological Awareness Manipulate Initial Sound
Phonics Vowel Digraphs
Grammar and Mechanics Punctuation
Word Work Alphabetizing

Book Summary

Have you ever wondered where pizza or eggs or bagels come from? The Food We Eat informs readers about the origins of some of our favorite foods. While introducing vocabulary words, the book shows that food comes from living things, not just from the supermarket.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

  • Connect to prior knowledge

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand text
  • Classify information
  • Manipulate initial sounds
  • Identify long /e/ digraph spellings
  • Identify and use question marks
  • Place words in alphabetical order

Vocabulary

  • High-frequency words: come, does, from, where
  • Content words: animals, bagels, cattle, cheese, food, hamburger, omelets, orange, pepperoni, plants, sauce, wheat