Before Reading

Lesson Plans for HEALTHY ME level I

Before Reading

Introducing the Book
Write the title of the book on the board and ask children what they think the text will be about. Write the following words on the board and have children predict how the words will be used in the text: healthy, body, energy, germs.

Building Background
Have children share ways to stay healthy. Write all of their suggestions on the board or chart paper.

Book Walk
Point out the author and the illustrator. Refer back to the word list on the board. Have children skim the pages of the text looking for the various words. When the word is found, have children read the sentence containing the word. Ask: Do you think our previous predictions were "right on" or "a little off"? Why?

Review some strategies readers use when reading:

Say all the letters out loud.
Skip the word and read to the end of the sentence.

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