Book Summary
Jayden receives a letter that says he won a contest, even though he did not enter one. When a big box arrives, Jayden is surprised to find a bike inside. Students will enjoy predicting what might happen to Jayden and his magic bike. Supportive illustrations and high-frequency words make this a great story for early readers.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Make, revise, and confirm predictions

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand text
• Sequence events
• Discriminate /st/ sound
• Identify initial and final st blend
• Recognize and understand the use of contractions
• Understand the meaning of synonyms

Materials

• Book -- The Magic Bike (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Prediction, consonant blend st, contractions worksheets

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

Vocabulary

• High-frequency words: began, his, looked, said, took, was, were, with
• Content words: contest, envelope, instructions, magic, mail, prize, wondered