Li's Tangram Animals
Narrative (fiction), 684 words, Level O (Grade 2)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Visualize
Comprehension	Story Elements
Grammar and Mechanics	Quotation Marks
Word Work	Alphabetizing

Book Summary

Li's Tangram Animals is about an eight-year-old boy from China who has recently moved to the United States. He is worried about fitting in with his second grade classmates. When Li gives his teacher a tangram, the students become interested in how it works and friendships blossom. Illustrations and diagrams support the text and introduce readers to basic geometry concepts.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Visualize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
• Identify story elements
• Identify quotation marks in text
• Arrange words in alphabetical order

Vocabulary

• Content words: cartilage, China, clever, language, marsupial, parallel, parallelogram, riddles, square, surprise, symbol, tangram puzzle, triangles

Book Resources

Formats Single-Sided Book Single-Sided Color Cover Double-Sided Book Double-Sided Color Cover Lesson Resources Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards Comprehension Quiz Level O Answer Sheet