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We Can Make Sounds
Descriptive (nonfiction), 40 words, Level A (Grade K)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy Self-monitor
Comprehension Classify Information
Phonological Awareness Final Consonants
Phonics Consonants
Grammar and Mechanics Capitalization
Word Work Onomatopoeia

Book Summary

Kids can make all kinds of sounds with their bodies--from a clap to a pop. Patterned sentences and photographs guide the reader through some of the sounds a child can make without ever even having to pick up a musical instrument.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Self-monitor

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of self-monitoring to understand text
  • Classify information
  • Discriminate final /p/
  • Identify words that end with the /p/ sound
  • Recognize and understand capitalization
  • Understand that some words sound like their meaning

Vocabulary

  • High-frequency words: all, the
  • Content words: clap, pop, rap, slap, snap, sounds, stamp, tap
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