Weird White House Pets
Informational (nonfiction),
146 words,
Level F (Grade 1)
The residents of the White House include not only presidents and their families, but also their pets. Students will learn that the White House has been home to not only dogs and cats, but farm animals, woodland creatures, and even an alligator.
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Preteach the Vocabulary
High-Frequency Words
they, went Story Words
alligator, bears, flying squirrel, goats, lived, odd, pets, presidents, raccoon, sheep, snake, White House, zoo
they, went Story Words
alligator, bears, flying squirrel, goats, lived, odd, pets, presidents, raccoon, sheep, snake, White House, zoo
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand informational text
Comprehension
Understand and identify main ideas and details
Phonological Awareness
Segment words into syllables
Phonics
Associate vowel digraphs with the long /e/ sound
Grammar and Mechanics
Read and write the plural form of some nouns
Word Work
Sort content vocabulary words into categories
Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand informational text
Comprehension
Understand and identify main ideas and details
Phonological Awareness
Segment words into syllables
Phonics
Associate vowel digraphs with the long /e/ sound
Grammar and Mechanics
Read and write the plural form of some nouns
Word Work
Sort content vocabulary words into categories
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class






