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Grade 1
Fountas & Pinnell G
Reading Recovery 11-12
DRA 12
Long Ago and Today
Realistic (fiction), 210 words, Level G (Grade 1)

Lesson Objectives
Reading Strategy Retell
Comprehension Compare and Contrast
Phonological Awareness Segment Phonemes
Phonics Consonant Blends
Grammar and Mechanics Punctuation
Word Work High-Frequency Words

Book Summary
Long Ago and Today is about a young boy named Adam and his great grandma. Adam asks his great grandma what it was like for her when she was his age. Many things were different for her, but one thing was the same: they were both lucky enough to be well loved.

About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Retell

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of retelling to understand the text
  • Compare and contrast characters’ experiences
  • Segment phonemes in words
  • Read words with L-family blends
  • Understand the use of a question mark and period
  • Read high-frequency words you and me independently

Vocabulary

  • High-frequency words: have, just, me, play, was, were, what, when, with, you
  • Content words: airplane, board game, games, Great Grandma, happy, listened, plastic, radio, train, video, wooden, young
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