| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 9 - 11 |
| Grade | 5 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | T |
| Reading Recovery | 40 |
| DRA | 40 |
| Lexile | 861-890 |
Miltie Math-head Takes the Mound
Realistic (fiction),
2,479 words,
Level Y (Grade 5)
Miltie Math-head Takes the Mound is a continuation of Miltie Math-head, in which Milton leads his football team to victory using his mathematical abilities. This event causes Miltie's ego to swell and his teammates to overestimate his abilities to lead their baseball team to victory in the final tournament. Luckily, his friend Dan helps him realize his true strengths before it's too late. Illustrations support the text.
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Story Words
abysmal, calculations, computations, decimals, dibs, earned-run average, ego, lowest common denominator, mound, ratio, statistician, substitution, thousandth place, ump, umpire, windup
abysmal, calculations, computations, decimals, dibs, earned-run average, ego, lowest common denominator, mound, ratio, statistician, substitution, thousandth place, ump, umpire, windup
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Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand the text
Comprehension
Analyze characters in the text
Grammar and Mechanics
Understand the use of a dash as punctuation
Word Work
Identify similes
Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand the text
Comprehension
Analyze characters in the text
Grammar and Mechanics
Understand the use of a dash as punctuation
Word Work
Identify similes
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
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