Raz-Plus resources organized into weekly content-based units and differentiated instruction options.
Humorous (fiction), 293 words, Level I (Grade 1), Fiction Series, Lexile 460L
The Monsters are excited for a snowstorm to arrive. While they wait, Bonk makes paper snowflakes, Uzzle makes cardboard skis to ski down the hallway, and Lurk makes a snow monster out of pillows. Tempers flare when Bonk insults Lurk and Uzzle crashes into all of them. A fight is averted when the monsters notice the snow has arrived. Pictures support the text and the identification of content vocabulary.
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Guided Reading Lesson
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Reading Strategy Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand text
Comprehension Sequence events
Phonological Awareness Discriminate vowel diphthong /ou/ and long /o/ digraph sounds
Phonics Recognize and correctly read words with the same spelling pattern but different sounds: diphthong /ou/ and long /o/ digraph
Grammar and Mechanics Identify and understand the use of adjectives
Word Work Identify time and order words (after, soon, then, now, first, just then)
Think, Collaborate, Discuss Promote higher-order thinking for small groups or whole class
