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Grade 1
Fountas & Pinnell I
Reading Recovery 15-16
DRA 16
Why Robins Hop
Porquoi Tale (fiction), 251 words, Level I (Grade 1)

Lesson Objectives
Reading Strategy Self-question
Comprehension Problem and Solution
Phonological Awareness Medial Sound
Phonics Vowel Y
Grammar and Mechanics Exclamation Marks
Word Work High-Frequency Words

Book Summary
According to legend, once all birds walked the same way and left the same tracks. In this entertaining pourquoi tale readers discover how birds came to have their own distinct footprints. Charming illustrations complement the text.

About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Self-question

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of self-questioning to guide reading
  • Identify the problem and solution in the story
  • Identify the medial short /o/ sound
  • Identify and sort words that contain a final y vowel
  • Identify and use exclamation marks
  • Identify high-frequency words in text

Vocabulary

  • High-frequency words: knew, once, only, other, they, together
  • Content words: chickens, crow, foxes, hummingbird, problem, robins, sparrow, woodpecker
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