3 3 W.J LEVEL 8 w Exploring the Forest DECODABLES jump BY
Teaching Tips Purple Level 8 This book focuses on the grapheme ou Before Reading Discuss the title Ask readers what they think the book will be about Have them support their answer Discuss the book's focused grapheme ou Explain that it can have two different sounds ow or oo Give examples of each such as out and you Read the Book Encourage readers to read independently either aloud or silently to themselves Prompt readers to break down unfamiliar words into units of sound and string the sounds together to form the words Then ask them to look for context clues to see if they can figure out what these words mean Discuss new vocabulary to confirm meaning Urge readers to point out when the focused phonics grapheme appears in the text Is it the ow or oo sound After Reading Ask readers comprehension questions about the book What kinds of animals and plants were discussed in the book If you've explored a forest what did you find Encourage readers to think of words with the ou grapheme On a separate sheet of paper have them write the words in two columns one for the ow sound and the other for the oo sound
3 How many things can you think of that you might find in a forest
