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Realistic (fiction), 154 words, Level F (Grade 1), Lexile 370L
In Our Class Flag, a group of students make a flag to represent their classroom. What symbols will they choose? This fun story for emergent readers explores flags and their meanings, and can be used as an easy introduction to Flag Day. Use this story to teach author's purpose, along with nouns and alphabetical order.
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Guided Reading Lesson
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Reading Strategy Retell the story to understand text
Comprehension Author's Purpose : Determine author's purpose
Phonological Awareness Initial Consonants : Discriminate initial consonant /p/ sound
Phonics Consonants : Identify initial consonant Pp
Grammar and Mechanics Nouns : Identify and use nouns
Word Work Alphabetical Order : Arrange words in alphabetical order
Think, Collaborate, Discuss Promote higher-order thinking for small groups or whole class
