Realistic (fiction), 31 words, Level B (Grade K), Lexile 80L
Meet Gus, an adorable pup who is always picking up things he shouldn't! Drop It! is a fun story that students will love, filled with detailed illustrations and a repetitive text structure to support early emergent readers. This book can also be used to teach students how to connect to prior knowledge as well as to identify characters and setting to better understand the story.
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Leveled Book Lesson
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Reading Strategy Connect to prior knowledge to understand text
Comprehension Identify characters and setting in a text
Phonological Awareness Discriminate rhyming words
Phonics Identify and produce rhyming words
Grammar and Mechanics Recognize and use nouns
Word Work Identify and use homophones in sentences
Think, Collaborate, Discuss Promote higher-order thinking for small groups or whole class
