Humorous (fiction), 48 words, Level C (Grade K), Lexile 170L
Are you ready to clean the house? Well, the squirrel family in Spring-Cleaning! is all set to clean the house from top to bottom. Colorful and engaging illustrations and repetitive sentence structure will support early emergent readers. Students will have the opportunity to identify the characters and setting while retelling the events of the story. They will also learn to recognize and use exclamation marks.
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Leveled Book Lesson
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Reading Strategy Retell to understand
Comprehension Identify characters and setting
Phonological Awareness Segment syllables
Phonics Identify initial consonant Cc
Grammar and Mechanics Recognize and use exclamation marks
Word Work Place words in alphabetical order
Think, Collaborate, Discuss Promote higher-order thinking for small groups or whole class
