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Grade K
Fountas & Pinnell A
Reading Recovery 1
DRA A-1
Baby Animals
Concept book (nonfiction), 32 words, Level A (Grade K)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy Ask and answer questions
Comprehension Main Idea and Details
Phonological Awareness Initial Consonants
Phonics Consonants
Grammar and Mechanics Capitalization and Punctuation
Word Work Content Vocabulary

Book Summary

What child--or what adult, for that matter--can resist the charm of a puppy, a lion cub, or a lamb? Simple and adorable photos accompany the repeated text patterns. While new vocabulary such as foal and kid may challenge students, the high-interest subject will keep them reading.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Ask and answer questions

Objectives

  • Use the strategy of asking and answering questions to make meaning from text
  • Main idea and details
  • Discriminate initial /k/ sound
  • Associate the letter Kk with the /k/ sound
  • Understand that sentences begin with a capital letter and end with some form of punctuation
  • Understand words for baby animals

Vocabulary

  • High-frequency words: a, is, this
  • Content words: calf, chick, cub, foal, kid, kitten, lamb, puppy
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