Book Summary
Eggy's Easy Out is the story of a young boy who likes to play baseball. Eggy's been catching things his older brother has been throwing at him since he was a baby, so it's only natural that Eggy is the catcher on his ball team. What he didn't count on catching was a big "egg." Young readers will enjoy the familiar topic told in first-person point of view, the animated illustrations, and the exciting ending.  

About the Lesson 

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Retell

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of retelling to understand and remember fictional text
• Sequence story events
• Recognize long /e/ vowel digraphs ee and ea
• Identify types of sentences
• Understand content vocabulary

Materials

• Book – Eggy's Easy Out (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Sequence, vowel digraphs worksheets
• Word journal (optional)

    Indicates an opportunity to use the book interactively (All activities may be completed with paper and pencil if books are not consumable.)

Vocabulary

• High-frequency words: always, are, even
• Content words: catcher, coach, Eggy, fastball, inning, Little League, mask, mitt, pitcher, pop-up, signals, tagged