Horseshoes Aren't Just for Good Luck
Las herraduras no son sólo para la buena suerte
Horseshoes Aren't Just for Good Luck
Horseshoes Aren't Just for Good Luck
Horseshoes Aren't Just for Good Luck
Horseshoes Aren't Just for Good Luck
Horseshoes Aren't Just for Good Luck
Realistic (fiction), 1,885 words, Spanish Level S (Grade 3), Lexile 910L
Multilevel Book also available in levels O and Q
Horseshoes Aren't Just for Good Luck is a realistic fictional book written in the first person. A child is visiting Gram (Great-grandmother) at the seashore over summer vacation. Living in a Victorian beach town is quite a contrast to the child's usual life in the busy city. The child learns about life at the beach and becomes especially interested in horseshoe crabs. Illustrations support the text.
Lesson Resources
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
Comprehension
Fact or Opinion : Correctly distinguish fact and opinion
Grammar and Mechanics
Verb Tense : Recognize and understand irregular past-tense verbs
Word Work
Homographs : Identify and understand homographs
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
