Tag-Along Goat
Humorous (fiction),
211 words,
Level H (Grade 1)
Serial
The monsters visit a petting zoo and feed the animals. Everything appears to be going well until a goat escapes and follows them home. Now they are faced with the problem of getting a stubborn goat back to the zoo. Tag-Along Goat is the perfect book to introduce story elements. Humorous pictures support the text.
Book Resources
Lesson Resources
Download the full lesson plan for Tag-Along Goat
Preteach the Vocabulary
High-Frequency Words
back, doesn’t, says, their, there, they Story Words
animals, carrots, chicken, corn, donkey, empty, escapes, feed, gently, goats, notice, pocket, sprinkles, trail
back, doesn’t, says, their, there, they Story Words
animals, carrots, chicken, corn, donkey, empty, escapes, feed, gently, goats, notice, pocket, sprinkles, trail
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the strategy of retelling to understand and remember story events
Comprehension
Identify story elements
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate initial consonant digraph /th/
Phonics
Identify initial consonant digraph th
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and use contractions
Word Work
Understand and use high-frequency words there and their
Use the strategy of retelling to understand and remember story events
Comprehension
Identify story elements
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate initial consonant digraph /th/
Phonics
Identify initial consonant digraph th
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and use contractions
Word Work
Understand and use high-frequency words there and their
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
