Reading A-Z resources organized into weekly content-based units and differentiated instruction options.
Informational (nonfiction), 342 words, Level I (Grade 1), Lexile 500L
Life at the Pond is a look at the many different plants and animals that live in and around a pond. It gives an overview of this specialized ecosystem and focuses on how insects, birds, reptiles, and mammals move, eat, raise their young, and build homes. Children will enjoy learning about this small world where so many things are happening. Photos support the text.
Reading Strategy Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to make sense of text
Comprehension Main Idea and Details : Identify main idea and details
Phonological Awareness Initial Blends : Discriminate initial consonant blend /sp/ sound
Phonics Consonant Blends : Recognize and read initial consonant blend sp words
Grammar and Mechanics Adjectives : Recognize adjectives as words that describe
Word Work Alphabetizing : Alphabetize content vocabulary words
