The Pirate Substitute
The Pirate Substitute
The Pirate Substitute
The Pirate Substitute
The Pirate Substitute
The Pirate Substitute
The Pirate Substitute
Fantasy (fiction), 530 words, Level M (Grade 2), Lexile 580L
Multilevel Book also available in level J
Many students look forward to school days when they have a substitute teacher, but what would it be like if their substitute teacher was a pirate? The Pirate Substitute is a delightful book about the life lesson a pirate substitute teaches a shy student in his class. Detailed illustrations and use of high-frequency words support emergent readers. This book can also be used to teach students how to retell the events of a story as well as to analyze characters in order to better understand the text. The book and lesson are also available for levels J and P.
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Lesson Resources
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Retell the events of a story to understand text
Comprehension
Analyze Character : Analyze characters from a text
Phonological Awareness
Consonant Digraph Sounds : Discriminate initial consonant digraph /th/ sound
Phonics
Consonant Digraphs : Identify initial consonant th digraph
Grammar and Mechanics
Irregular Verbs : Understand and use irregular verbs
Word Work
Antonyms : Identify and use antonyms
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
