Far Away Moon 6-pack Author: Jane Buxton ISBN: 9780478121353 Lesson Plan Blackline Master Grade Level: 1 Reading Level: G Strategy/Skill: Cause and effect, Comprehension strategies, Descriptive language Genre: Report Theme/Topic: Earth Science Classification: Nonfiction Fluency: Early

Book Summary

Far Away Moon looks at how we see the Moon from Earth.

Features of the Book

• Clear, informational statements.
• Capital letters for the proper names of the Sun, Earth, and Moon.
• The use of light and shadow in the illustrations that helps convey the information in the text.
• Italics used for emphasis.
• Compound words – “moonlight,” “daytime,” and “sometimes.”
• The use of storybook language – “Far, far away.”
• The high-frequency words – “away,” “can,” “see,” and “We.”

Purpose

Far Away Moon can be used in a guided reading setting to introduce and reinforce the following skills and strategies:

• encouraging rereading of the text to clarify understanding
• discussing the cause and effect of specific events within the story
• practicing using poetic language to write poems

For more information please see our Lesson Plan