Level C
loud
silent
proud
meek
fast
slow
loud and silent are opposites
meek and proud are opposites
fast and slow are opposites
Say if this is:
loud,
silent,
proud,
meek,
fast, or
slow.
Say if this is:
loud,
silent,
proud,
meek,
fast, or
slow.
Say if this is:
loud,
silent,
proud,
meek,
fast, or
slow.
Say if this is:
loud,
silent,
proud,
meek,
fast, or
slow.
Say if this is:
loud,
silent,
proud,
meek,
fast, or
slow.
Say if this is:
loud,
silent,
proud,
meek,
fast, or
slow.
I can be as _____
as a ____.
Reading Strategy:
Visualize
I see myself being
lots of different
things: an astronaut
floating in space
Reading
Strategy:
Visualize
I see myself
being a runner
winning a race
Reading
Strategy:
Visualize
I see myself
being a pilot
flying a plane
Reading Strategy:
Visualize
I see myself being
an old man using a
cane
Reading
Strategy:
Visualize
I see myself
being a whale
deep in the sea
Reading Strategy:
Visualize
I see myself being
a princess with a
pink dress!
In this book, you will imagine yourself being like some animals.
a lion a snake a cheetah
1 2 3
In this book, you will imagine yourself being like some animals.
A peacock a mouse a slug
1 2 3
What animal
can you see?
What animal
can you see?
•What
animal
can you
see?
What animal can you see?
What animal can you see?
What animal can you see?
Comprehension Skill: Reality/fantasy
Books can be about real things – reality
or about things in our imagination - fantasy
reality
fantasy
Comprehension Skill:
Reality/fantasy
If the book is about facts,
information, and real
things, it is reality.
• Comprehension Skill: Reality/fantasy
• If the book is about made-up things
that we would only imagine in our
mind, it is fantasy or make-believe.
• This book is
about a little girl
who imagines
herself being like
some animals.
She imagines
animals that are
loud, slow, silent,
proud, fast, and
meek.
Look at this picture on page 4. What can you see?
What animal can you see? Is it reality or fantasy?
People can pretend to be many things. Look at page
6. Is the picture of a real peacock or a girl pretending
to be a lion?
3. The peacock was …..
a happy
b proud
c slow
1. Which was silent? 4. The girl pretends to be ….
A lion a a girl
b snake b a tree
c cheetah c a lion
2. What does loud mean? 5. This book is about …..
a noisy a pretending
b sad b going to the zoo
c soft c going to school
3. The peacock was …..
a happy
b proud
c slow
1. Which was silent? 4. The girl pretends to be ….
A lion a a girl
b snake b a tree
c cheetah c a lion
2. What does loud mean? 5. This book is about …..
a noisy a pretending
b sad b going to the zoo
c soft c going to school
Real or
Fantasy? 12
3 4
What is it about
a peacock that
makes people
think it’s proud?
How are you like
or different from
the girl and
the animals she
compared herself
to in this story?
How can you
use your body
or face to show
you are proud?
Silent? Meek?
Fast?
Cheetahs are fast animals.
When might a cheetah be
slow?
Phonological Awareness: Discriminate initial consonant /s/ sound
silent snake slow slug
Read pages 5 and 9 aloud.
Find words that begins with the /s/ sound.
Listen to the following words. Say if the word begins with the /s/ sound:
Phonics: Identify initial consonant Ss
silent snake slow slug
How you write the /s/ sound:
Read each word and add the initial /s/ to each word.
…… ilent
Read each word and add the initial /s/ to each word.
…… low
Read each word and add the initial /s/ to each word.
…… nake
Read each word and add the initial /s/ to each word.
…… lug
Practice writing and saying
these words:
….trawberry
….un
….tar
….unflower
….nowman
….andles
….unglasses
….wimming
INSTRUCTIONS: Write the beginning sound of each word, choosing
from the consonants
c f l
m s t ….eal
….amp
….ion
….oap
….oon
….ouse
Grammar and Mechanics: Simple subject
I can be as slow as a slug. Simple sentence
Subject
Make some sentences using the simple subject
I like ……
I can see ……
I am a ……
I live in …..
Word Work: High-frequency words
as be can I like many me
Read each word with me. Write these words in the air.
The word like is often used to explain which object is
the same as, or similar to, another.
A cat is like a lion.
A dog is like a wolf.
This pen is like a …….
Pasta is like ……
Like can also mean preferring or enjoying, as in:
I like chocolate ice cream
I like dogs more than cats
Tell me three things you like:
I like ….
I like …..
I like …..
I am like ……. (I am the same as)
I like …… (I enjoy)
I am like ice cream, I am also cold
I like ice cream and cakes.
Make 2 sentences about yourself.
INSTRUCTIONS: read the words, then trace the letters.
INSTRUCTIONS: read the words, then trace the letters.
INSTRUCTIONS: read the words, then trace the letters.
Do you know
these animals?
Can you find these
12 animals?
Art connection:
Write the sentence
and draw a picture
for the sentence:
I am as strong as a
bear.
Descriptive Writing Connection
Choose six animals.
Complete this sentence:
I can be a ____.
Adjective Animal
Striped tiger
Science Connection Brown bunny
Cute cat
List animal names on the 1.
right. Add a word that
2.
describes that animal on
the left.
3.
4.
Look at the examples to 5.
help you.
