Julia's Castle
Julia's Castle
Julia's Castle
Julia's Castle
Julia's Castle
Julia's Castle
Julia's Castle
Realistic (fiction), 439 words, Level K (Grade 2), Lexile 470L
For days, Julia has been diligently working to build the perfect castle using all of her blocks. After her rabbit gets loose from his cage and accidentally ruins all of her hard work, Julia is left feeling discouraged. Julia's Castle is a tender story of one little girl turning her frustration and disappointment into a creative new possibility. The book can also be used to teach students how to make inferences and draw conclusions and to recognize and use irregular verbs.
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Lesson Resources
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Connect to prior knowledge
Comprehension
Make Inferences/Draw Conclusions : Make inferences and draw conclusions
Phonics
Consonant Digraphs : Identify and use consonant digraph sh
Grammar and Mechanics
Irregular Verbs : Recognize and use irregular verbs
Word Work
Suffixes : Identify and use suffix -ed
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
