Book Summary
The girl in Paint It Purple loves purple paint. She takes her paintbrush to everything in sight, including the hose, her shoes, and--by accident--her mom. Her mom, unfortunately, is not as fond of purple paint as she is. Students will love this humorous story and its charming illustrations.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Make, revise, and confirm predictions

Objectives

• Use the strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions
• Sequence story events
• Identify syllables
• Associate the letter Pp with the sound /p/
• Recognize nouns
• Recognize color words

Materials

• Book -- Paint It Purple (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Sequence events, initial/final consonant Pp worksheets
• Word journal (optional)

Indicates an 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: I, like, the, my, not
• Content words: purple, paint, swing, fence, hose, shoes, grass, door, mom