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Grade 1
Fountas & Pinnell J
Reading Recovery 17
DRA 18
The Cinnamon Bun Mystery
Mystery (fiction), 313 words, Level J (Grade 1)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy Ask and answer questions
Comprehension Problem and Solution
Phonological Awareness Manipulate Final Sounds
Phonics Vowel Y
Grammar and Mechanics Present-Tense Verbs
Word Work Position Words

Book Summary

Erica and her dad ride their bikes to the bakery on Saturday morning to get a hot cinnamon bun. When Erica asks the baker for her usual, she learns that a lady just bought all the cinnamon buns. Erica and her dad set out to discover who bought all the buns and why.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Ask and answer questions

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of asking questions to understand text
  • Identify the problem and solution
  • Manipulate final sounds
  • Understand that y may represent the long /e/ or /i/ sound
  • Recognize and understand the present verb tense
  • Recognize and understand preposition words

Vocabulary

  • High-frequency words: after, always, come, down, from, gets, know, saw, says, their, Then, they, when where
  • Content words: art center, baker, bakery, Erica, Mr. Hoffman, Mrs. Garcia, polka-dot, scooter, usual
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