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Daily Learning Targets
- Opening A:
- I can tell the word for an object or action I see.
- Work Time A:
- I can say the name of a classmate and “read” his or her name.
- I can explain the connection between words and letters.
- Work Time B:
- I can listen to the Story: “The Search for Names.”
In advance
- Prepare Student Name Cards (write each student’s name on an index card; these will be used again in Lesson 2).
- Preview the Story: “The Search for Names.”
- Gather materials for independent work rotations (see Independent Work Time).
Vocabulary
- Lesson-specific: letter, name, word
- Text-specific: spout, stout
Materials
- Picture of a Teapot or a real teapot
- Student Name Cards (on index cards; see Teaching Notes, “In advance” section)
- Story: “The Search for Names” (one for teacher use)
- Illustrations for Story: “The Search for Names”
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