Who Needs Rain?
¿Quién necesita lluvia?
Who Needs Rain?
Who Needs Rain?
Who Needs Rain?
Who Needs Rain?
Who Needs Rain?
Fantasy (fiction), 124 words, Level F (Grade 1), Lexile 350L
Have you ever been stuck inside because it was raining? That's what happens to Andy in Who Needs Rain? He is then visited by a cloud in his dreams and learns why rain is important. Colorful illustrations and engaging text support emergent readers. This story can be used to teach students how to determine an author's purpose for writing as well as to recognize and use interrogative sentences.
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Lesson Resources
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Connect to prior knowledge to understand text
Comprehension
Author's Purpose : Determine author’s purpose
Phonological Awareness
Initial Blends : Discriminate initial consonant cl-blend
Phonics
Consonant Blends : Identify initial consonant cl-blend
Grammar and Mechanics
Interrogative Sentences : Recognize and use interrogative sentences
Word Work
High-Frequency Words : Identify and use the high-frequency word said
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
