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Keeping Cool
6-pack
ISBN: 9780478122107
Grade Level:
K
Reading Level:
C
Strategy/Skill:
Making connections, Phonemic awareness, Using texts as models for own writing
Genre:
General Narrative
Theme/Topic:
Family, Health, Weather
Classification:
Fiction
Fluency:
Emergent
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Book Summary
Keeping Cool shows a family at home on a hot and sunny day. The text and illustrations combine to show a problem-solving approach when the
children become too hot and go indoors to make ice pops.
Features of the Book
- The high-frequency word “We.”
- The way the third word relates to the illustration.
- The blends – “pl” and “sq.”
- The “ing” word ending – “playing,” “pouring,” and “waiting.”
- The double vowels – “ee” and “oo.”
- Large text with consistent placement.
- The additional information in the illustrations.
Purpose
Keeping Cool can be used in a guided reading setting to introduce the following skills and strategies:
- sharing own experiences related to the content of the story
- pointing one-to-one at each word to ensure an appropriate match
- writing a story that incorporates a similar model to that of the book
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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