Raz-Plus resources organized into weekly content-based units and differentiated instruction options.
Informational (nonfiction), 48 words, Level B (Grade K), Lexile 70L
This book presents attractive photographs paired with simple sentences that deliver the message that Earth is a place worth loving. Students will love the book, with its visual splendor, and teachers can use it as an opportunity to teach important skills such as classifying information and identifying synonyms.
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Guided Reading Lesson
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Reading Strategy Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
Comprehension Classify information
Phonological Awareness Identify and produce rhyme
Phonics Identify word families -all, -ig
Grammar and Mechanics Recognize and use pronoun I
Word Work Identify and choose synonyms
Think, Collaborate, Discuss Promote higher-order thinking for small groups or whole class
