Going Away Level C
Text Type: Fiction • Word Count: 80

Book Summary
Going Away is a story about three children who think of many ways to travel, including by car, boat, plane, bike, balloon, train, rocket, and on foot. The repetitive text pattern is supported by delightful illustrations.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Make, revise, and confirm predictions

Objectives

• Make logical predictions based on text information
• Identify fantasy and reality
• Orally blend phonemes
• Associate the letter Cc with the sound /k/
• Recognize action words (verbs)
• Identify position words

Materials

• Book -- Going Away (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Sticky notes
• Reality and fantasy, initial consonant Cc worksheets
• Word journal (optional)

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: we, can, get, our, away
• Content words: car, boat, sail, plane, bike, pedal, balloon, float, train, chug, rocket, zoom, shoes