Raz-Plus resources organized into weekly content-based units and differentiated instruction options.
Descriptive (nonfiction), 39 words, Level B (Grade K), Lexile 90L
Wind Blows teaches students some of the different ways that wind blows things. Detailed photographs and a repetitive text structure will support early emergent readers. This book can also be used to teach students how to connect to prior knowledge as well as to identify cause-and-effect relationships to better understand the text.
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Leveled Book Lesson
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Reading Strategy Connect to prior knowledge to understand text
Comprehension Cause and Effect : Identify cause-and-effect relationships
Phonological Awareness Rhyme : Discriminate rhyming words
Phonics Rhyme : Identify and produce rhyming words
Grammar and Mechanics Nouns : Recognize and use nouns
Word Work Homophones : Identify and use homophones correctly in sentences
Think, Collaborate, Discuss Promote higher-order thinking for small groups or whole class
