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Good Knee for a Cat, A
6-pack
ISBN: 9780478120424
Grade Level:
2
Reading Level:
I
Strategy/Skill:
Summarizing, Text structure, Using graphic sources, Vocabulary and word study
Genre:
General Narrative
Theme/Topic:
Pets, Relationships
Classification:
Fiction
Fluency:
Early-Fluent
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Book Summary
Sam the cat has trouble getting people to stay still so he can sleep on their laps. When Anna arrives, Sam finds the perfect knee for sleeping on.
Features of the Book
- The compound words – “someone” and “wheelchair.”
- The rich use of language.
- The positive theme in the story.
- The possessive apostrophes – “someone’s” and “Anna’s.”
- The use of direct speech throughout the text.
- The contractions – “I’m,” “here’s,” “we’ve,” and “he’s.”
- The use of double vowels – “coffee,” “wheels,” “sleep,” “knee,” “school,” and “look.”
- The blends – “tr,” “fr,” “st,” “sl,” “sm,” “ch,” “bl,” and “cl.”
- The letter clusters – “ght,” “sch,” and “str.”
- The silent “k” in “knee.”
Purpose
A Good Knee for a Cat can be used in a guided reading setting to introduce and reinforce the following skills and strategies:
- identifying the plot and characters within the story
- recognizing and reading a range of different word patterns, including word endings
- summarizing the ideas from a story
- writing using pictures to support the events in the story
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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