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Grade K
Fountas & Pinnell A
Reading Recovery 1
DRA A-1
Play Ball!
Factual Description (nonfiction), 20 words, Level aa (Grade K)

Lesson Objectives
Reading Strategy Connect to prior knowledge
Comprehension Main Idea and Details
Phonological Awareness Initial Consonants
Phonics Consonants
Grammar and Mechanics Nouns
Word Work High-Frequency Words

Book Summary
In Play Ball! students use photographs to identify different kinds of balls. The simple repetitive phrases, supportive photos, and use of the high-frequency word a support beginning readers.

About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Connect to prior knowledge

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand text
  • Identify the main idea and details
  • Discriminate initial sound /b/
  • Identify initial consonant Bb
  • Recognize and understand that nouns are naming words
  • Identify and use high-frequency word a

Vocabulary

  • High-frequency word: a
  • Content words: ball, baseball, basketball, beach, football, golf, soccer, tennis, volleyball
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