Whizz! Click! 6-pack Author: Diana Noonan ISBN: 9780478120752 Lesson Plan Blackline Master Grade Level: 2 Reading Level: L Strategy/Skill: Fluency, Vocabulary and word study Genre: General Narrative Theme/Topic: Art and Activity, Family, Science and Technology Classification: Fiction Fluency: Early-Fluent

Book Summary

The toys in Rose’s bedroom are truly amazing!  But when they run out of turn, wind, and winch, they must visit Uncle Max, who’s a whizz at keeping things clicking.

Features of the Book

• The background detail in the illustrations, inviting further response.
• Creative use of type – italics and bold italics.
• Alliteration – “winch that wound” and “cogs that click.”
• Technical vocabulary in a humorous setting – “pulleys,” “winches,” and “cogs.”
• Irregular, past-tense verbs – “wind,” “wound” and “spin,” “spun.”
• The blends – “wh,” “sp,” “cl,” “cr,” “br,” and “ch.”

Purpose

Whizz! Click! can be used in a guided reading setting to introduce and reinforce the following skills and strategies:

• discussing new vocabulary and extending understanding
• recognizing and reading a range of different word patterns, including word endings
• using exclamation points for emphasis

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