Arnold Lobel is a wonderful author for beginning readers. This sampling of units are perfect for introducing your first grade students to his work. Your students will be ENGAGED and LOVE their work too. Each comprehension focused unit includes before/during/after activities for each chapter keeping your students focused throughout the reading process.

Skills addresses through these units include:

✱schema building

✱vocabulary

✱author's purpose

✱genre studies

✱making connections

✱characters and character traits

✱sequencing

✱problem/solution

✱read/say something organizer

✱summarizing

✱questioning

✱plot development

✱cause/effect

✱making predictions

✱visualizing (sketch to stretch)

✱plot (beginning, middle, end)

✱comparing fiction and nonfiction

✱context clues

✱abc order

✱and a story map.

A preview of these three units is available at the link above. Be sure to review prior to purchase in case you have questions.

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