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Exploring Rainy Day Adventures with Mushrooms: Vocabulary and Comprehension Strategies

In this lesson, students delve into the whimsical world of mushrooms during a rainy day. Through engaging vocabulary like "huddled," "drenched," and "flicked," learners explore what animals might do on gloomy days. The fantasy genre encourages imaginative thinking — as things happen that are impossible in reality. We discuss literary strategies such as summarizing, monitoring clarity, and making predictions to enhance comprehension. This lesson fosters a love for reading while building essential vocabulary and critical thinking skills.

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Exploring Rainy Day Adventures with Mushrooms: Vocabulary and Comprehension Strategies

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  1. Unit 2 Lesson 1 Mushroom in the Rain

  2. Word Knowledge • huddled drenched sniffed flicked • barely hardly loudly suddenly • harder closer nearer • sat ran ant had

  3. Fluency • The man sat in the chair. • The rain came down harder and harder. • The fox came nearer and sniffed.

  4. Building Background • Remember what we have learned about rainy days. • What do people do on rainy days? • What do you think animals do on rainy days? • What are some acts of kindness people might show on a rainy day?

  5. Building Background Now lets talk about mushrooms… What are mushrooms? What do they look like? Are they big? Are they small? Where do they grow?

  6. Background Information • Genre: Fantasy • People, animals, and/or objects are able to do things that they cannot do in the real world. • Things happen that could not happen in the real world. • Can you think of some other stories fantasy stories you have read?

  7. Clues, Problems, Wonderings

  8. Clearing • A spot in a forest where no trees are growing.

  9. Barely • Hardly, not quite able.

  10. Drenched • Soaked; very wet.

  11. Huddled • Crowded; close together.

  12. Flicked • Gave a quick, light snap.

  13. Comprehension StrategiesGood Readers… Summarize Keep track of what you have read and focus on important details • “At the beginning of the story…” • “Then…” • Monitor and Clarify • Slow down and reread to determine the meaning of words and more difficult ideas or passages. • “I didn’t understand that. Let me reread for clarity.” • “I am confused by that. I need to clarify. Make Predictions Guess what will happen next based on what you have read or heard. • “I predict that ___ will happen…” • “I think ______ will happen…”

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