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Daily Learning Targets
- Opening A:
- Using evidence from the Mystery Letter #1, I can describe the author and her purpose for writing the letter.
- Work Time A:
- I can explore the rhythm and rhyme in the Poem: “Open a Book, Unlock a Door.”
- I can listen to a line of text containing two rhyming words, and pick out and say the two words.
- I can listen to several one-syllable words and identify the short or long vowel sound they contain.
In Advance
- Prepare:
- Mystery letter #1 and the Poem: “Open a Book, Unlock a Door” (can be put in envelope addressed to the class to enhance the mystery).
- Articulatory Gestures Chart for short vowel sounds.
Vocabulary
- Lesson-specific: recite
- Text-specific: adventure, castle, dawn, explore, knight, mystery, peek
Materials
- Mystery Letter #1 (one for teacher use)
- Poem: “Open a Book, Unlock a Door” (one for teacher use)
- Articulatory Gestures Chlart
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