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Informational (nonfiction), 77 words, Level D (Grade 1), Lexile 250L
Hobbies explores a variety of activities that people do for fun and relaxation. Photographs of people enjoying different hobbies will make the reader excited to read and learn. Repeated sentence patterns support early-emergent readers as they learn about classifying information as well as using the inflectional ending -ing.
Guided Reading Lesson PDF
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Reading Strategy Connect to prior knowledge to understand text
Comprehension Classify Information : Classify information
Phonological Awareness Initial Consonants : Discriminate initial consonant gr-blends
Phonics Consonant Blends : Identify initial consonant gr-blends
Grammar and Mechanics Inflectional Endings : Recognize and apply inflectional ending -ing
Word Work High-Frequency Words : Identify and use the high-frequency word some
Think, Collaborate, Discuss Promote higher-order thinking for small groups or whole class
