Money in the USA

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Reading A-Z Level
Grade	3
Fountas & Pinnell	P
Reading Recovery	38
DRA	38

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Money in the USA
Informational (nonfiction), 1,319 words, Level T (Grade 3)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Summarize
Comprehension	Main Idea and Details
Grammar and Mechanics	Adverbs
Word Work	Prefixes

Book Summary

Money in the USA answers many questions about how money is made in the United States and how it is distributed across the country. The history and symbolism of our coins and bills, counterfeiting and how the U.S. Treasury combats it, design changes over the years, and recycling money are all discussed. Rich photographs, charts, and illustrations support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

Summarize

Objectives

Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand the text
Identify the main idea and supporting details
Understand the use of adverbs with the suffixes -ly and -ily
Understand the use of the prefix re-

Vocabulary

Content words: accounts, commemorative, counterfeiters, currency, denomination, face value, Federal Reserve, legal tender, mutilated, numismatic, originated, precious metals, significant, symbolic