I Wanna Iguana
by Karen Kaufman Orloff
ilustrated by David Catrow
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Comprehension Skill: Compare and Contrast
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
Question of the Week:
How do you know if a solution is a good solution?
Target Skills Comprehension Skill
Compare and Contrast Compare by telling how two or more things are alike. Contrast by telling how two or more things are different. Your child should be able to use words like both, each, same, but and however to compare and contrast.
Comprehension Strategy Visualize-good readers use details that tell how something looks, sounds, tastes, feels or smells to help form images. Your child should use details from the story to form images as they are reading.
Vocabulary Strategy - Unfamiliar Words
Phonics - Final Syllable- le
Writing conventions- Singular and Plural Nouns
Vocabulary:
adorable- really, really cute
compassionate- kind and wanting to help
exactly- without any error
iguana- a large lizard from Central and South America
mature- grown up
mention- to talk about something briefly
trophies- prizes given for winning a contest, race or other competition
Spelling/Phonics: Final Syllable -le
1. handle
by Karen Kaufman Orloff
ilustrated by David Catrow
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Comprehension Skill: Compare and Contrast
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
Question of the Week:
How do you know if a solution is a good solution?
Target Skills Comprehension Skill
Compare and Contrast Compare by telling how two or more things are alike. Contrast by telling how two or more things are different. Your child should be able to use words like both, each, same, but and however to compare and contrast.
Comprehension Strategy Visualize-good readers use details that tell how something looks, sounds, tastes, feels or smells to help form images. Your child should use details from the story to form images as they are reading.
Vocabulary Strategy - Unfamiliar Words
Phonics - Final Syllable- le
Writing conventions- Singular and Plural Nouns
Vocabulary:
adorable- really, really cute
compassionate- kind and wanting to help
exactly- without any error
iguana- a large lizard from Central and South America
mature- grown up
mention- to talk about something briefly
trophies- prizes given for winning a contest, race or other competition
Spelling/Phonics: Final Syllable -le
1. handle