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Biggest Cake in the World, The
6-pack
ISBN: 9780478121025
Grade Level:
1
Reading Level:
F
Strategy/Skill:
Character study, Descriptive language, Information skills, Making predictions, Vocabulary and word study
Genre:
General Narrative, Tall Tale
Theme/Topic:
Food, Humor, School and Community, Transportation
Classification:
Fiction
Fluency:
Early
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Book Summary
This narrative story follows a recipe for the biggest cake in the world – from purchasing the ingredients to cutting it up to share.
Features of the Book
- The use of recipe language.
- The distinct sequence of events needed for a recipe.
- The repetition at the end of each sentence – “the biggest cake in the world.”
- The variety of vehicles and safety equipment.
- Natural language – “Mrs. Delicious got.”
- The “est” word ending – “biggest.”
- The “tr” blend – “truck,” “tractor,” and “trailer.”
- The high-frequency words – “got,” “of,” and “for.”
- The speech bubbles and different languages on the final page.
Purpose
The Biggest Cake in the World can be used in a guided reading setting to introduce and reinforce the following skills and strategies:
- reading an increasing range of high-frequency words in context
- predicting outcomes from illustrations
- discussing the motives of specific characters\selecting information from the story for a specific purpose
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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