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Ready, Steady, JUMP!
6-pack
ISBN: 9780478121247
Grade Level:
1
Reading Level:
D
Strategy/Skill:
Comparing and contrasting, Fluency, Making predictions, Using texts as models for own writing
Genre:
Explanation
Theme/Topic:
Animals, Birds, and Insects, Life Science
Classification:
Nonfiction
Fluency:
Early
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Book Summary
Ready, Steady, JUMP! is a nonfiction text describing how the jumping spider builds its web.
Features of the Book
- Everyday language – “Made it!” and “Missed!”
- The use of exclamation points, ellipses, and a question mark.
- The format that shows frame-by-frame action.
- The close-up photography.
- The “er” word ending – “over,” “spider,” and “other.”
- The labeled diagram and additional information for study.
- The high-frequency words – “Can,” “the,” “get,” and “She.”
Purpose
Ready, Steady, JUMP! 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
- predicting outcomes from illustrations
- comparing and contrasting two books by the same author
- innovating on familiar songs and writing another version
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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