Li's Tangram Animals
Los animales del tangram de Li
Li's Tangram Animals
Li's Tangram Animals
Li's Tangram Animals
Li's Tangram Animals
Li's Tangram Animals
Narrative (fiction), 885 words, Spanish Level N (Grade 2), Lexile 650L
Li's Tangram Animals is about an eight-year-old boy from China who has recently moved to the United States. He is worried about fitting in with his second grade classmates. When Li gives his teacher a tangram, the students become interested in how it works and friendships blossom. Illustrations and diagrams support the text and introduce readers to basic geometry concepts.
Lesson Resources
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
Comprehension
Story Elements : Identify story elements
Grammar and Mechanics
Quotation Marks : Identify lines of dialogue in text
Word Work
Alphabetizing : Arrange words in alphabetical order
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
