Part One: Off to Grandma's House (DRA Level 4) Read Aloud
High School / Arts / Art
In part one, Mrs. Nichols and Tops the Monkey introduce high frequency words before performing a picture book walk. How to use context clues in figuring out words is highlighted through modeling. Sound words are introduced. A FREE text-to-self activity can be downloaded at http://www.topsthemonkey.com. In part two, the skill of retelling the story through the use of a five finger approach is modeled.