A Backyard Garden
A Backyard Garden
A Backyard Garden
A Backyard Garden
A Backyard Garden
A Backyard Garden
A Backyard Garden
Descriptive (nonfiction), 249 words, Lexile 490L Level 2 Grades 1-2
What do you need to plant a backyard garden? You need the right tools, good soil, some seeds, and a place to plant. The rain and the sun help the plants (and the weeds!) grow. Finally, the vegetables are ready to pick to make something delicious-like vegetable fried rice.
Lesson Resources
Lesson Skills
Comprehension Skills and Strategies- Main idea and details
- Make predictions
- Text-to-self connections
Text Features
- Analyze captions
Phonics
- Vowel digraph ow
Grammar and Mechanics
- Plural nouns
Word Work
- Book vocabulary
- Compound words
- Time and order words
Shared Writing and a Home Connection are integrated into one of the skills above.
