Smells Like Thanksgiving
Smells Like Thanksgiving
Smells Like Thanksgiving
Smells Like Thanksgiving
Smells Like Thanksgiving
Smells Like Thanksgiving
Smells Like Thanksgiving
Concept (fiction), 24 words, Level A (Grade K), Lexile BR30L
What smells remind you of Thanksgiving? In the book Smells Like Thanksgiving, students will read about a young girl and the foods she smells as her family prepares Thanksgiving dinner. The detailed illustrations, high-frequency words, and repetitive text support early emergent readers. Students will also have the opportunity to connect to their prior knowledge as well as to identify the characters and setting of the story.
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Lesson Resources
High-Frequency Words
I
Story Words
gravy, smell, stuffing, Thanksgiving, turkey, yams
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Connect to prior knowledge to understand text
Comprehension
Story Elements : Identify characters and setting
Phonological Awareness
Segment Syllables : Segment syllables
Phonics
Consonants : Identify initial consonant Tt
Grammar and Mechanics
Nouns : Recognize and use nouns
Word Work
High-Frequency Words : Identify and use high-frequency word I
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
