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In the Dark Forest
6-pack
ISBN: 9780478121889
Grade Level:
K
Reading Level:
C
Strategy/Skill:
Making connections, Phonemic awareness, Using texts as models for own writing, Vocabulary and word study
Genre:
General Narrative
Theme/Topic:
Animals, Birds, and Insects, Environment, Plants
Classification:
Fiction
Fluency:
Emergent
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Book Summary
Deep in an enchanting “3-D” forest, a bevy of creepy crawlies cavort by the light of the moon until danger lurks….
Features of the Book
- Clearly structured beginning, middle, and end.
- The high-frequency words – “It,” “is,” “in,” and “the.”
- The double vowels – “ee” and “oo.”
- The clear text in two-line blocks encourages a return sweep.
- Consistent placement of text, with a change at the climax on page 7.
- The use of repetition
- The clay-modeling technique the illustrator has used.
Purpose
In the Dark Forest can be used in a guided reading setting to introduce the following skills and strategies:
- reading a range of simple, high-frequency words in context
- sharing ideas about the story with others in the group
- hearing the individual sounds in words
- innovating on the story to create own versions of stories, plays, and songs
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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