The Bald Eagle
The Bald Eagle
The Bald Eagle
The Bald Eagle
The Bald Eagle
The Bald Eagle
The Bald Eagle
Informational (nonfiction), 136 words, Level F (Grade 1), Lexile 500L
Have you ever wondered why the bald eagle is a symbol for the United States? In The Bald Eagle, students will learn what the bald eagle represents and why it was chosen to be the national bird of the United States. Detailed photographs, high-frequency words, and simple sentences support beginning readers. Students will also have the opportunity to connect to prior knowledge as well as to identify the main idea and details in order to better understand the text.
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Lesson Resources
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Connect to prior knowledge to better understand text
Comprehension
Main Idea and Details : Identify main idea and details
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate Initial Consonant Blend : Discriminate initial consonant st-blend
Phonics
Consonant Blends : Identify initial consonant st-blend
Grammar and Mechanics
Declarative Sentences : Recognize and use declarative sentences
Word Work
High-Frequency Words : Identify and use the high-frequency word for
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
