| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 8 - 9 |
| Grade | 3 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | P |
| Reading Recovery | 38 |
| DRA | 38 |
| Lexile | 731-770 |
Cali and Wanda Lou
Realistic (fiction),
1,316 words,
Level T (Grade 3)
Cali and Wanda Lou is a story about a girl and her stuffed calico cat. Told from the perspective of Cali, the cat, the two take adventurous trips to many faraway places, such as Tokyo, Beijing, and Bangkok. Students will enjoy learning about the many interesting sites Cali and Wanda Lou visit on their trip. Photographs and illustrations support the text.
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Story Words
foreigners, kimono, klong, obi, moat, mosaics, pagoda, passport, sawatdi, sayonara, spires, sushi, tempura, tuk-tuk, venom, zai jian
foreigners, kimono, klong, obi, moat, mosaics, pagoda, passport, sawatdi, sayonara, spires, sushi, tempura, tuk-tuk, venom, zai jian
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand text
Comprehension
Make inferences
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify compound sentences used in the text
Word Work
Understand the use of words with suffix -ful
Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand text
Comprehension
Make inferences
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify compound sentences used in the text
Word Work
Understand the use of words with suffix -ful
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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