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Hamster Home
Hamster Home
Hamster Home
Hamster Home
Hamster Home
Hamster Home
Concept (fiction), 38 words, Level A (Grade K), Lexile BR100L
What does a hamster need in its home? In the book Hamster Home, students will read about some things found in a hamster's home. Students will have the opportunity to identify the main idea and details as well as connect to prior knowledge as they read. Detailed, supportive pictures, a repetitive sentence pattern, and high-frequency words support early emergent readers.
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Lesson Resources
High-Frequency Words
a, has, the
Story Words
ball, cage, food, hamster, home, nest, tube, water, wheel
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand text
Comprehension
Main Idea and Details : Identify main idea and details
Phonological Awareness
Initial Sound : Discriminate initial consonant /h/ sound
Phonics
Consonants : Identify initial consonant Hh
Grammar and Mechanics
Declarative Sentences : Recognize and use declarative sentences
Word Work
High-Frequency Words : Recognize and use the high-frequency word the
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class