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By Stef Wade

Suggested Ages:

Early Elementary

Themes:

Fall
Weather

Speech Sounds:

J
V
K
Z
L
L Blends
R (Pre-Vocalic)
R (Vocalic)
R Blends
CH
S
F
S Blends
G
SH
ING
T

Adaptability:

Easy

Narrative Type:

Complete Episode

Language Concepts:

Verb Tenses
Pragmatics
Sequencing
Predicting
Inferencing
Comparing/Contrasting

Lance Cottonwood was the ‘best and brightest student’ who excelled in all of his classes. Towards the end of the semester, he began to worry about his final exam – jumping from the top of the tree to the grass below.

This story has a Complete Episode structure with distinct Attempt/Reaction Cycles. You can adapt/simplify the text to fit the levels of various student needs

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I recommend using this book for:

  • Courage
  • Change ( personal )
  • Change ( seasons )

Students will need background on:

  • Going to School
  • Changing Seasons
  • Challenge
  • Trees

Vocabulary:

evergreen
autumn
excuse
expect
bright
float
lose