| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 8 - 9 |
| Grade | 3 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | P |
| Reading Recovery | 38 |
| DRA | 38 |
Adventures with Abuela
Realistic (fiction),
1,771 words,
Level T (Grade 3)
In Adventures with Abuela, the Cruz children and their parents set out to discover where they'll be meeting their grandmother, Abuela, for vacation. Armed with a map of Arizona and their grandmother's clues, the children unravel a mystery that takes them from Utah to Arizona.
Book Resources
Lesson Resources
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Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
Abuela, adventure, clues, direction, head, headquarters, map legend, mystery, Painted Desert, Petrified Forest, puzzled, recited, scale of miles
Abuela, adventure, clues, direction, head, headquarters, map legend, mystery, Painted Desert, Petrified Forest, puzzled, recited, scale of miles
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to solve the clues in the text
Comprehension
Identify the author’s purpose
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify quotation and punctuation marks in text
Word Work
Identify homophones used in text
Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to solve the clues in the text
Comprehension
Identify the author’s purpose
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify quotation and punctuation marks in text
Word Work
Identify homophones used in text
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
