Happy Birthday, Snag!
Humorous (fiction),
120 words,
Level E (Grade 1)
, Serial BookSerial
As the guests in Happy Birthday, Snag! arrive at the party, Bonk makes sure each has brought along a familiar birthday item, such as balloons, a cake, candles, and presents. When guests begin wonder what Bonk has brought, he surprises the group by bringing Snag, the guest of honor. Pictures support the text and the identification of these content words in print.
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Preteach the Vocabulary
High-Frequency Words
do, have, I, in, put, the, yes, you Story Words
balloons, birthday, cake, candles, party, presents
do, have, I, in, put, the, yes, you Story Words
balloons, birthday, cake, candles, party, presents
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand text
Comprehension
Classify information
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate medial long sounds /a/ (cake) and long /i/ (pile)
Phonics
Recognize VCe long vowel patterns in print and read simple VCe long vowel words
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize quotation marks at the beginning and end of dialogue
Word Work
Identify and understand the use of the high-frequency word put
Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand text
Comprehension
Classify information
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate medial long sounds /a/ (cake) and long /i/ (pile)
Phonics
Recognize VCe long vowel patterns in print and read simple VCe long vowel words
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize quotation marks at the beginning and end of dialogue
Word Work
Identify and understand the use of the high-frequency word put
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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