Book Summary
Maria and her teacher do many things together at school. A familiar setting, repetitive text, high-frequency words, and supportive pictures make this book a perfect way to start the school year for beginning readers.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Connecting 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 /t/
• Identify initial consonant Tt
• Recognize and understand that verbs are action words
• Identify and use high-frequency word and

Materials

• Book -- Maria and Her Teacher (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Main idea and details, initial consonant Tt, verbs 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 words: and, her
• Content words: add, clean, paint, play, read, smile, talk, teacher, write