Rain, Rain 6-pack Author: Joy Cowley ISBN: 9780478121230 Lesson Plan Blackline Master Grade Level: 1 Reading Level: D Strategy/Skill: Comprehension strategies, Fluency, Phonics, Using texts as models for own writing Genre: General Narrative, Recount Theme/Topic: Family, Leisure and Recreation, Weather Classification: Fiction Fluency: Early

Book Summary

In this story of a family’s camping experience in the rain, the children take the initiative to turn disappointment into a good time.

Features of the Book

• The refrain – “and the rain came down.”
• The sequencing of the events, “went up the trail, put up the tent,” as an example of the narrative structure.
• The “tr” blend – “trail.”
• The “str” letter cluster – “stream.”
• The use of quotation marks for the parents’ comments.
• Large, bold type for effect.
• The use of exclamation points on page 8.
• The use of book language (inverted sentence structure) – “Off came our boots.”
• The high-frequency words – “went,” “came,” “put,” “said,” and “our.”

Purpose

Rain, Rain can be used in a guided reading setting to introduce and reinforce the following skills and strategies:
 

• using a range of punctuation to read expressively
• blending sounds together to make a word
• using visual cues to monitor that reading is making sense
• innovating on an original story line to write another version

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