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Tian Tian, A Giant Panda
Level I
Benchmark Books
Serial Books
| Reading A-Z Level |
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| Grade |
1 |
| Fountas & Pinnell |
I |
| Reading Recovery |
15-16 |
| DRA |
16 |
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Tian Tian, A Giant Panda
Factual Description (nonfiction), 240 words,
Level I (Grade 1)
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Lesson Objectives |
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| Reading Strategy |
Ask and answer questions |
| Comprehension |
Main Idea and Details |
| Phonological Awareness |
R-Controlled Vowels |
| Phonics |
R-Controlled Vowels |
| Grammar and Mechanics |
Pronouns |
| Word Work |
Alphabetizing |
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Book Summary |
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This book presents information about giant pandas through the story of Tian Tian, a giant panda born in China that currently lives in the United States. Students gain knowledge about a giant panda's habitat, diet, description, and playful nature. Photographs support the text.
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About the Lesson |
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Targeted Reading Strategy
Objectives
- Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand text
- Identify main idea and details
- Discriminate r-controlled /ur/ (fur)
- Discriminate r-controlled /ur/
- Identify pronouns and the nouns they stand for
- Understand how to place words in alphabetical order
Vocabulary
High-frequency words: about, came, have, like, live, their, they, this, when, where Content words: bamboo, bear, China, forests, giant panda, special, survive, Tian Tian, weighs, wild, zoo
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