Hippo's Toothache
Hipopótamo tiene dolor de muela
Le mal de dent d'Henri l'hippopotame
Hippo's Toothache
Hippo's Toothache
Hippo's Toothache
Hippo's Toothache
Humorous (fiction), 276 words, Level I (Grade 1)
Harry the Hippo lives in the jungle and has a horrible toothache. His animal friends try to help him and decide that they should pull out his tooth. One by one, they try unsuccessfully to extract Harry's tooth. Finally, the tooth is pulled out as part of the surprise ending.
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Make, revise, and confirm predictions
Comprehension
Story Elements : Understand characters, setting, and plot
Phonics
Vowel Digraphs : Identify vowel digraph oa
Grammar and Mechanics
Capitalization : Recognize and use capitalization
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
