

If I Were In Charge
If I Were In Charge
If I Were In Charge
If I Were In Charge
If I Were In Charge
If I Were In Charge
If I Were In Charge
Realistic (fiction), 347 words, Level J (Grade 1), Lexile 490L
In If I Were in Charge, Helga, an elementary student, is asked by her teacher to come up with rules for the school if she were in charge. Helga excitedly presents her rules to her class, but her class does not feel the same about her rules as she does. This book provides the opportunity to introduce analyzing characters while lively pictures support emergent readers.
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Visualize to understand text
Comprehension
Analyze Character : Analyze characters
Phonics
Consonant Blends : Discriminate initial consonant pr- and gr-blends
Grammar and Mechanics
Capitalization and Punctuation : Identify and use capitalization and punctuation
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class