House for a Mouse, A 6-pack Author: Bill Gaynor ISBN: 9780478122091 Lesson Plan Blackline Master Grade Level: K Reading Level: A Strategy/Skill: Comprehension strategies, Phonics, Text structure, Using graphic sources, Using texts as models for own writing Genre: Procedure Theme/Topic: Art and Activity, Pets Classification: Fiction Fluency: Emergent

Book Summary

A House for a Mouse makes simple, factual statements about the equipment and materials used to make a mouse house. The illustrations convey a second story line.

Features of the Book

• One word change per page on pages 3 to 7.
• The high-frequency words – “A” and “for.”
• The rhyme – “house” and “mouse.”
• Initial “b” consonant – “box,” “bed,” and “bowl.”
• The secondary story line in the illustrations.
• The challenge of different lengths of text per page.

Purpose

A House for a Mouse can be used in a guided reading setting to introduce the following skills and strategies:

• developing an awareness of the directionality of the print on each page
• recognizing the relationship between letters and their sounds
• predicting the story line using illustrations from the book
• responding to simple questions about the story’s content
• writing labels for a specific purpose

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