Ratty Rats Level K
Text Type: Fiction • Word Count : 414

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Book Summary
Ratty Rats is a fictional tale about a group of rats that sneak onto a ship that is getting ready to sail. The rats run to the cargo bay and proceed to get settled for the journey. They eat the sailors' stored food, chew the ship's anchor rope, and eat through the ship's sails. The captain becomes very angry, but the crew refuses to acquiesce to his solution.

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategies
Children should use a variety of strategies to determine word meaning and comprehend text. The targeted strategy for this lesson is: Predicting before and during reading.

Word and Print Skills
Phonics
r-controlled vowels

Word Work
Adjectives, verbs

Comprehension
You will likely address a number of comprehension skills as children work to understand the text. The targeted comprehension strategy for this lesson is: Rereading for details.

Visual Learning
Helping children develop an understanding of the importance of noticing picture details will increase their word recognition, fluency, and story comprehension.

Targeted Vocabulary Words
Content Words
crescent, sail, sailors, hoist, gangway, cargo bay, nibbling, evidence, captain, anchor, anchorman, lifeboat, first mate, mended