A lift-the-flap book gives beginning readers a sentence they can revisit as the ending changes. Use the pictures to talk about the meaning and help children return their eyes to the print for the word you are teaching.
At a glance
Choose one focus word, read four endings, and check the word outside the book.
1. Choose one book for a short group
Select a word students have already encountered, such as can or want. Show it alone first and ask children to find it in the sentence start.
2. Read the start and lift one flap
Model pointing to the printed words. Lift the flap and look at the new ending. Read the whole sentence again so the start and ending stay connected.
3. Read a different ending together
Invite each child to take a turn lifting a flap. Give them time to read or point to the focus word before they tell you what changed.
4. Record one sentence
Model tracing or copying the focus word and then writing a sentence from the book. Offer a printed word card for a learner who needs the model close by.
5. Check the word in fresh print
Show the focus word on a card or in a different short sentence. If the student needs help, return to the letter sequence and reread the sentence together.
A classroom example
In a fictional first-grade group, Jo reads “I can” from the familiar book but pauses when can appears on a card. His teacher points to each letter while he reads the word, then helps him try it in “We can hop.”
Companion printable
The 23-page PDF includes seven mini-books in color and black line, assembly directions, and seven recording pages. Each book has four illustrated endings.
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