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Sharon's Shoes
Text Type: Fiction • Word Count: 478

READ-ALOUD LESSON
Sharon's Shoes
Digraph Sh /sh/

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Shelly's Shell Shop
Instructional Focus
  • Introduce and expose students to the /sh/ sound represented by the letters s and h together.
  • Build oral comprehension skills.
  • Model fluent reading.
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Story Summary
Sharon has so many shoes and doesn't know what to do with them all. One day a sheik arrives and offers to buy her shoes for the poor children to wear. Sharon decides to give all her shoes to the sheik and learns a lesson in generosity. 

Build Background
Invite students to share if they have a lot of any one item, such as shoes, games, and toys. Ask them if they use all of those items. Have students explain the importance of sharing and generosity. 

Preview the Book
Read the title and ask students to identify the sound at the beginning of the words Sharon's and shoes. Explain that you will read a story aloud that has many words with the /sh/ sound. Have students say the /sh/ sound. 

Write Sharon's and shoes on the board. Read each word aloud to students. Have volunteers come to the board and take turns circling the letters that stand for the /sh/ sound in the words. Remind students that the letters s and h together stand for the /sh/ sound. 

Open the book and show students the illustrations on each page. Ask them to identify any words with the /sh/ sound from the pictures. Invite students to predict what the story might be about. 

During Reading
Read the story aloud with expression, emphasizing the /sh/ sound in the words. Ask students to clap their hands each time they hear the /sh/ sound. Point out that they might hear the /sh/ sound at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of the word. 

Allow students to ask questions during reading. Pause occasionally to ask students to predict what might happen next. 

After Reading
Reader Response
Have students explain whether the book is fiction or nonfiction. Invite them to summarize the story and/or describe their favorite part. 

Comprehension
Ask specific questions that allow students to demonstrate their understanding of the book.

  • What is the problem in the story?
  • Where did Sharon keep all of the shoes?
  • How was the problem in the story solved?