I Can Play Tangram 6-pack Author: Barbara Beveridge ISBN: 9780478123678 Lesson Plan Blackline Master Grade Level: 1 Reading Level: F Strategy/Skill: Comprehension strategies, Making predictions, Vocabulary and word study Genre: Explanation Theme/Topic: Art and Activity, Leisure and Recreation, Math Classification: Nonfiction Fluency: Early

Book Summary

A story about two young children playing the traditional Chinese game of tangram.

Features of the Book

• Repetitive structure of the text.
• Copymaster for tangram shapes on the inside back cover.
• Inclusion of factual information.
• The use of inset photos to assist text meaning.
• The blends – “sq” and “ch.”
• Photographs supporting the text.
• Regular use of a question.
• The high-frequency words – “can,” “from,” “with,” “this,” “what,” “ you,” and “them.”

Purpose

I Can Play Tangram can be used in a guided reading setting to introduce and reinforce the following skills and strategies:

• reading everyday text within the classroom, for example, instructions
• predicting the meanings of new or unfamiliar words from the context of the story
• predicting outcomes from illustrations
• developing the skill of writing instructions

For more information please see our Lesson Plan