Zoo Overnight 6-pack Author: Suzanne Hardin ISBN: 9780478277142 Lesson Plan Blackline Master Grade Level: 2 Reading Level: K Strategy/Skill: Asking questions, Following instructions, Making inferences, Phonemic awareness Genre: General Narrative, Procedure Theme/Topic: Art and Activity, Overcoming Obstacles, School and Community Classification: Fiction

Book Summary

Bailey and Nate win a “zoo overnight” contest in the library’s summer program.  Bailey is worried about spending the night away from her mom, but Nate has a solution.  Instructions for making a diorama are included in the book.

Features of the Book

• Activity with instructions
• Direct speech
• The characters Bailey and Nate from Ready, Set, Go!
• Third-person narrative
• Specialized vocabulary – contest, cubs, diorama, enclosure, grassland, habitat, savanna, scene

Word Study Opportunities

• Compound words – grassland, maybe, overnight
• Contractions – couldn’t, I’ll, that’d, who’d, you’ll
• Initial blend “br” – bring, breath
• Digraphs “ch” and “sh” – chair, chattered, choose; shook

Purpose

Zoo Overnight can be used to introduce and reinforce the following standards-related skills:

• asking and answering questions about a text
• inferring meaning
• using onsets and rimes to learn new words
• following written instructions
• writing simple instructions

For more information please see our Lesson Plan