This level 1 Hello Reader is a great book for your beginning readers to read during your Valentine's Day activity filled day. This book has many sight words and super fun illustrations for the picture support your young readers need.
Here is some more information about this book you might find helpful.
Reading level: 1.0
Theme: holiday - Valentine's Day
Genre: animal stories, holiday
Suggested Vocabulary: letter carrier
Reading skills and strategies:
- beginning, middle, end - {beg} It's Valentine's Day and Clifford gets some cards. {mid} It starts to snow. {end} Clifford goes to the park where everyone is and makes a heart in the snow.
- characterization - describe Clifford
- predict - What is Clifford's idea? What is Clifford going to do at the park?
- sequencing - It is Valentine's Day. Clifford gets a card from a boy. Clifford gets a card from a girl. Clifford gets a card from a woman. Clifford gets a card from a man. The mail man bring Clifford cards. It starts to snow. Clifford runs to the park. Clifford makes a heart in the snow.
- story elements - setting, characters, beginning, middle & end, plot
Instead of having your students just read the story, extend their learning by having them sequence the story or draw the information needed to complete the story map that I have created to go with this book.
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Happy reading!
