New Cat, The 6-pack Author: Joy Cowley ISBN: 9780478121940 Lesson Plan Blackline Master Grade Level: K Reading Level: B Strategy/Skill: Comprehension strategies, Main ideas, Making connections, Phonics Genre: General Narrative Theme/Topic: Animals, Birds, and Insects, Food, Humor, Relationships Classification: Fiction Fluency: Emergent

Book Summary

In this first story in the sequence of Greedy Cat books, children are introduced to a mischievous cat with an insatiable appetite.

Features of the Book

• The consistent placement of large, clear text.
• One word change per page on pages 2 to 7.
• The high-frequency word “The.”
• The obvious use of capital and lowercase letters – “Gobble, gobble.”
• The four-word text spread over two lines, which encourages return sweep.
• Text on the food products – “milk” and “ice cream.”

Purpose

The New Cat 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
• recognizing the relationship between letters and their sounds
• responding to simple questions about the story’s content
• recording the main points from the story

For more information please see our Lesson Plan