About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Connect to prior knowledge

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand text
• Identify the main idea and details
• Discriminate initial sound /b/
• Identify initial consonant Bb
• Recognize and understand that nouns are naming words
• Identify and use high-frequency word a

Materials

• Book -- Play Ball! (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Main idea and details, initial consonant Bb, nouns worksheets

   Indicates an opportunity for student to mark in the book. (All activities may be completed with paper and pencil if books are reusable.)

Vocabulary

• High-frequency word: a
• Content words: ball, baseball, basketball, beach, football, golf, soccer, tennis, volleyball