Who Needs Rain?
¿Quién necesita lluvia?
Who Needs Rain?
Who Needs Rain?
Who Needs Rain?
Who Needs Rain?
Who Needs Rain?
Fantasy (fiction), 134 words, Spanish Level G (Grade 1), Lexile 580L
Have you ever been stuck inside because it was raining? That's what happens to a boy named 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.
Lesson Resources
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Connect to prior knowledge to understand text
Comprehension
Author's Purpose : Determine author’s purpose
Phonics
Consonant Blends : Identify initial consonant cl-blend
Grammar and Mechanics
Interrogative Sentences : Recognize and use interrogative sentences
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
