Summer Level aa
Text Type: Nonfiction • Word Count: 16

Book Summary
Summer gives the beginning reader a chance to learn the printed vocabulary for all the wonderful things we associate with the season. The sun, the beach, and flowers are all featured with evocative illustrations.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Make, revise, and confirm predictions

Objectives

• Read to make, revise, and confirm predictions
• Identify the main idea and details in the book
• Count the number of syllables in words
• Associate the letter Ss with the sound /s/
• Understand that some words name things
• Categorize words by topic

Materials

• Book -- Summer (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Main idea and details, initial consonant Ss, categorize worksheets
• Word journal (optional)

Indicates an opportunity for student to mark in the book. (All activities may be completed with paper and pencil if books are reusable.)

Vocabulary

• High-frequency word: the
• Content words: sun, rain, beach, swimsuit, ball, flowers, garden, summer