| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 6 - 7 |
| Grade | 1 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | E |
| Reading Recovery | 7-8 |
| DRA | 8 |
What's for Dinner?
Humorous (fiction),
133 words,
Level E (Grade 1)
Giraffe is hungry, but he is tired of eating leaves. How will Giraffe solve his problem? He decides to try to eat foods other animals eat. Humorous, supportive pictures and repetitive phrases allow early readers to be successful.
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Preteach the Vocabulary
High-Frequency Words
always, but, don’t, eat, just, like, want, very Story Words
bear, bending, bird, delicious, frog, giraffe, grass, hanging, hungry, leaves, otter, tongue, tried
always, but, don’t, eat, just, like, want, very Story Words
bear, bending, bird, delicious, frog, giraffe, grass, hanging, hungry, leaves, otter, tongue, tried
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of retelling to understand the story
Comprehension
Identify the story elements of problem and solution
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate initial consonant blend sound /tr/
Phonics
Identify initial consonant blend tr
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize and locate quotation marks
Word Work
List words in alphabetical order
Use the reading strategy of retelling to understand the story
Comprehension
Identify the story elements of problem and solution
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate initial consonant blend sound /tr/
Phonics
Identify initial consonant blend tr
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize and locate quotation marks
Word Work
List words in alphabetical order
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
