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Ages	7 - 8
Grade	2
Fountas & Pinnell	L
Reading Recovery	19
DRA	24
Lexile	530L-810L

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Brad Needs a Budget

Realistic (fiction), 526 words, Level M (Grade 2), Lexile 760L

Brad never has enough money, even though he earns an allowance every week. When he complains, his parents tell him that he can earn more money if he does more work, but Brad doesn't want to do more work! Brad and his parents arrive at a solution: Brad needs to make a weekly budget. This realistic fiction story, with clear cross-curricular implications in math, presents opportunities to teach early readers to identify problem and solution in a story and simple sentences.

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Preteach the Vocabulary

Story Words
allowance, budget, charity, console, earned, expenses, expensive, raise, savings

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Reading Strategy
Connect to prior knowledge to understand text

Comprehension
Determine problem and solution

Phonics
Identify consonant dg digraph

Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and analyze simple sentences

Word Work
Arrange words in alphabetical order

Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class

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