Sammy Stuffit Level N
Text Type: Fiction • Word Count: 779

Book Summary
Sammy Stuffit is about a little boy who likes to collect and save lots of stuff. By the time he is an adult, he has collected so much stuff that he has to find places to store it all. Sammy finally realizes that all his stuff does not really make him happy, so he decides to give it all away. Readers will enjoy the illustrations, which humorously show just how much stuff Sammy has collected over the years.

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategies
Children should use a variety of strategies to decode words and bring meaning to print. The targeted strategy for this lesson is: Making connections and drawing conclusions.

Word and Print Skills
Phonics
Short u phonogram: -uff

Word Work
Grammar
The use of a word as both a noun and a verb

Synonyms
The topic of synonyms will be addressed in the Word Work section to come in this lesson plan.

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: Using Think Alouds to help understand the concept of problem/solution.

Visual Learning
Children will develop a better understanding of the relationship between picture details and text in order to help them solve difficult words or passages.

Targeted Vocabulary Words
Content Words
Stuff, Sammy, collecting, stashing, stuffed, happy, selfish