Guided Reading Lesson
Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
aboard, countryside, disappeared, explosion, platform, vacation
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand text
Comprehension
Sequence events
Phonics
Fluently read the long /a/ vowel digraph ai
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize and understand the formation of past-tense verbs ending in -ed
Word Work
Identify common compound words
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Assessment Resources
