Armadillo's Song
Armadillo's Song
Armadillo's Song
Armadillo's Song
Armadillo's Song
Armadillo's Song
Armadillo's Song
Folktale (fiction), 218 words, Level I (Grade 1), Lexile 440L
Armadillo's Song tells the story of Armadillo, who wishes he could sing like all of his friends in the forest. However, the other animals keep telling him that armadillos can't sing. What will he do? Colorful illustrations and a repetitive text structure support early emergent readers. The book can also be used to teach students how to identify characters, setting, and plot as well as to make, revise, and confirm predictions.
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Lesson Resources
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Make, revise, and confirm predictions
Comprehension
Identify Character, Setting and Plot : Identify characters, setting, and plot
Phonological Awareness
Alliteration : Listen for alliterative sounds
Phonics
Consonants : Identify initial consonant Ss sound
Grammar and Mechanics
Quotation Marks : Recognize and use quotation marks
Word Work
High-Frequency Words : Identify and use the high-frequency word came
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
