| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 7 - 9 |
| Grade | 3 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | N |
| Reading Recovery | 30 |
| DRA | 30 |
| Lexile | 651-690 |
The Footprint
Narrative (fiction),
938 words,
Level Q (Grade 3)
The Footprint is a story about siblings working together to solve a mystery. When Angie and Jared find a strange footprint dried in the mud, they can't decide what creature could have been there. Their imaginations race as they pore over the many library resources on dinosaurs and birds. They are surprised to find out that their pesky little brother was behind it all along. Illustrations support the text.
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Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
bank, creature, dinosaur, discovered, diving, expert, fossil, imprint, investigate, petrified, pored, professor, snorkel, surface, swim fins, webbed
bank, creature, dinosaur, discovered, diving, expert, fossil, imprint, investigate, petrified, pored, professor, snorkel, surface, swim fins, webbed
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Make, revise, and confirm predictions before and during reading
Comprehension
Draw conclusions using context clues
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and use contractions
Word Work
Understand the difference between past and present tense
Make, revise, and confirm predictions before and during reading
Comprehension
Draw conclusions using context clues
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and use contractions
Word Work
Understand the difference between past and present tense
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Assess the Objectives
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