| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 8 - 9 |
| Grade | 3 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | O |
| Reading Recovery | 34 |
| DRA | 34 |
| Lexile | 691-770 |
The International T-Shirt Challenge
Realistic (fiction),
1,095 words,
Level S (Grade 3)
The International T-Shirt Challenge features two friends who challenge each other with weekly questions. This week’s puzzler, labeled the International T-Shirt Challenge, challenges one of the friends to spend $500 on T-Shirts in five different countries. Using his weblog, he attempts to get information from kids all around the world to help complete the challenge. Photographs, illustrations, and charts support the text.
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Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
currency, euros, Internet, phenomenal, pesetas, pounds, rands, rupees, search engine, strategy, stumpers, weblog
currency, euros, Internet, phenomenal, pesetas, pounds, rands, rupees, search engine, strategy, stumpers, weblog
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand the text
Comprehension
Interpret charts
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify compound sentences used in the text
Word Work
Identify and create compound words
Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand the text
Comprehension
Interpret charts
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify compound sentences used in the text
Word Work
Identify and create compound words
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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