Book Summary
The animals are afraid the moon is disappearing, and they're very worried. They think their fears have come true until they get a lesson about the moon and its phases from wise old Owl. Students will learn facts about the moon through this enjoyable story. Pictures support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Connect to prior knowledge

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand the text
• Identify cause and effect
• Identify and discriminate the final r-controlled /er/ sound in words
• Recognize and write the r-controlled er letter combination in words
• Identify and use quotation marks
• Understand and use content vocabulary

Materials

• Book -- The Disappearing Moon (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Cause and effect, quotation marks, content vocabulary 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: about, after, could, know, not, only, was, you
• Content words: bigger, disappearing, Earth, full moon, half moon, lesson, new moon, scared, smaller, three-quarters, worry