Reading Materials for 1st Grade Gifted

Lesson 1 - Henry and Mudge

Essential Question:  What is the perfect pet like?


Target Vocabulary:  CURLY, STRAIGHT, FLOPPY, DROOLED, WEIGHED, STOOD, COLLARS, ROW

Spelling Words: SAD, DIG, JAM, GLAD, LIST, WIN, FLAT, IF, FIX, RIP, KIT, MASK, AS, HIS, SANDWICH, PICNIC

Target Skill:  Sequence of Events and Author's Word Choice

Target Strategy:  Infer/Predict

Writing:  Narrative Writing

Grammar:  Subjects and Predicates

Vocabulary Strategies:  Alphabetical Order