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Miltie Math-head: Football Hero?
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Grade 5
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Reading Recovery 40
DRA 40
Miltie Math-head: Football Hero?
Humorous (fiction), 2,286 words, Level Y (Grade 5)

Lesson Objectives
Reading Strategy Make, revise, and confirm predictions
Comprehension Author's Purpose
Grammar and Mechanics Colons and Semicolons
Word Work Proper Nouns

Book Summary
Miltie Math-head: Football Hero? is a humorous story about a boy who is extremely good at math, but not so successful as a football player. He is small, and the other kids make fun of his attempts to fit in with the team. But once he realizes that football is all about math (angles, arcs, and distance), Miltie masterminds a few impressive plays that lead his team to a championship victory. Illustrations support the text.

About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Make, revise, and confirm predictions

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand text
  • Identify author’s purpose
  • Identify colons and semicolons used in text
  • Recognize proper nouns

Vocabulary

  • Content words: angles, arc, competitors, dawdle, grid, intersect, line of scrimmage, odds, offensive line, parallel, perpendicular, physics, plays, quarterbacks, self-confidence
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