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Chinese New Year
6-pack
ISBN: 9780478121056
Grade Level:
1
Reading Level:
D
Strategy/Skill:
Comprehension strategies, Descriptive language, Phonemic awareness, Vocabulary and word study
Genre:
General Narrative, Report
Theme/Topic:
Celebrations and Traditions, Family, Relationships
Classification:
Nonfiction
Fluency:
Early
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Book Summary
The Chinese New Year is a time of celebration and festivities. This story looks at how a mother and her son prepare for the holiday.
Features of the Book
- The use of repetition as a support.
- The variety of verbs – “make,” “sweep,” “put,” “change,” “hang,” and “wait.”
- The Chinese cultural content.
- The blends – “sw,” “ch,” “cl,” and “bl.”
- The challenge in the vocabulary – “dumplings,” “blankets,” “lanterns,” and “envelopes.”
- The change from “We” to “I” on page 7.
- The high-frequency words – “We,” “the,” “out,” “to,” “my,” and “for.”
Purpose
Chinese New Year can be used in a guided reading setting to introduce and reinforce the following skills and strategies:
- hearing the individual sounds in a word
- introducing and discussing the meaning of new words within the story
- encouraging rereading of the text to clarify understanding
- practicing using poetic language to write poems
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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