Teaching Focus:
Phonics: Contractions
Find the contraction used in the story (couldn’t). What two words make up this contraction? What is the missing letter? Make a list of other known contractions.
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Read the title and make predictions about the story. Predictions – after reading the title have students make predictions about the book. |
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Take a picture walk. Talk about the pictures in the book. Implant the vocabulary as you take the picture walk. Have children find one or two words they know as they do a picture walk. |
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Have students read the 1st page of text with you. |
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Have students read the remaining text aloud. |
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Strategy Talk – use to assist students while reading. • Get your mouth ready • Look at the picture • Think…does it make sense • Think…does it look right • Think…does it sound right • Chunk it – by looking for a part you know |
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Read it again. |
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Complete the activities at the end of the book. |
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