

Building a House
Building a House
Building a House
Building a House
Building a House
Building a House
Building a House
Informational (nonfiction), 163 words, Level G (Grade 1), Lexile 430L
Houses look very different on the outside, but most builders follow the same steps to build them. Most houses have foundations, floors, walls, and roofs. Building a House provides students with a realistic look at the basic home-building process. The book can also be used to teach students how to sequence events and to recognize and use nouns.
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Lesson Resources
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Ask and answer questions to understand text
Comprehension
Sequence Events : Sequence events
Phonological Awareness
Initial Consonants : Discriminate initial consonant st-blends
Phonics
Consonant Blends : Identify initial consonant st-blends
Grammar and Mechanics
Nouns : Recognize and use nouns
Word Work
High-Frequency Words : Identify and use the high-frequency word they
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class