Leah's Lousy Day
Leah's Lousy Day
Leah's Lousy Day
Leah's Lousy Day
Leah's Lousy Day
Leah's Lousy Day
Leah's Lousy Day
Realistic (fiction), 441 words, Level K (Grade 2)
We all have rough days! The important thing is how we choose to react when we get angry. Leah's Lousy Day, is an engaging story of a young girl who finds herself overcome by her anger. When her teacher Ms. King notices that Leah is having a hard day, she offers some helpful advice. The book can also be used to teach students how to analyze characters as well as to identify and use exclamation marks.
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Lesson Resources
Story Words
calming, frowned, project, scolded, teased, upset
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Retell to understand the text
Comprehension
Analyze Character : Analyze characters to understand the text
Phonics
Vowel Diphthong : Discriminate vowel diphthong ou
Grammar and Mechanics
Exclamation Marks : Recognize and use exclamation marks
Word Work
Suffixes : Identify and use suffix -ed
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
