Ready, Set, Go! 6-pack Author: Suzanne Hardin ISBN: 9780478124798 Lesson Plan Blackline Master Grade Level: 2 Reading Level: K Strategy/Skill: Character study, Following instructions, Using texts as models for own writing, Vocabulary and word study Genre: General Narrative Theme/Topic: Art and Activity, Neighborhood, Relationships Classification: Fiction

Book Summary

This is a personal narrative about Bailey, who features in Rainbows All Around (grade 3 Orbit). In this story, Bailey makes a new friend by teaching him how to make a juice-box racer.  The text includes a procedural description and diagrammatic instructions.

Features of the Book

• Narrative and procedural text
• Incidental inclusion of disability
• Development of the characters through the story
• Problem resolution
• Contractions – how’s, it’s, I’ll, what’s, haven’t, I’m, don’t
• Compound words – hallway, pancakes, breakfast
• Blends – cl, pl, cr, sh, tr, ch, wh, gr, th
• Features Bailey from Rainbows All Around, a grade 3 Orbit book

Purpose

Ready, Set, Go! can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills:

• interpreting and analyzing characters’ feelings, relationships, and actions
• writing contractions
• following written instructions
• recognizing and understanding compound words
• using text as a model for writing

For more information please see our Lesson Plan