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Hi! Fly Guy Resource Set
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Summary
Hi! Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold
Buzz is on the hunt for the perfect pet to enter in The Amazing Pet Show! He quickly learns that what he considers a pet, others think of as a pest. Students will enjoy connecting their comprehension strategy practice to this humorous and relatable story about Buzz and his perfect pet, Fly Guy. This story’s text and strong illustrations make working on identifying the author’s purpose, making inferences and predictions, retelling and summarizing, and understanding text structure a breeze!Watch an online read aloud of Hi! Fly Guy here or listen to an audiobook here on Epic.
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- Comprehension Strategy Lesson Plans
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- Text Based Reader’s Notebook Prompts
- Word Work Lesson Plan and Activities for Long /e/ and Long /i/ Rule for Words Ending in “Y”
- Interactive Vocabulary Games and Activities
- Running Record Assessment
- Common Core Aligned Comprehension Assessment
- Extension Activities for Early Finishers
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Hi! Fly Guy Resource Set
Identifying the Author's Purpose with Hi! Fly Guy
Common Core Alignment:
L.1.6 RF.1.1 RF.1.2 RL.1.10 RL.1.2 RL.1.5 RL.1.6 SL.1.1b SL.1.2 SL.1.3 W.1.5 W.1.8
TEKS Alignment:
1.10A 1.10B 1.10C 1.10E 1.13D 1.13E 1.1A 1.1C 1.1D 1.6A 1.6E 1.6G 1.6I 1.7B 1.7C 1.7D 1.7E 1.7F 1.8A 1.8B 1.8C
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Making Inferences with Hi! Fly Guy
Common Core Alignment:
L.1.6 RF.1.1 RF.1.2 RL.1.1 RL.1.10 RL.1.2 RL.1.7 RL.1.9 SL.1.1b SL.1.2 SL.1.3 W.1.5 W.1.8
TEKS Alignment:
1.10E 1.13D 1.13E 1.1A 1.1C 1.1D 1.6A 1.6E 1.6F 1.6I 1.7B 1.7C 1.7D 1.7E 1.7F 1.8B 1.8C 1.9C
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Making Predictions with Hi! Fly Guy
Common Core Alignment:
L.1.6 RF.1.1 RF.1.2 RL.1.1 RL.1.10 RL.1.7 RL.1.9 SL.1.1b SL.1.2 SL.1.3 W.1.5 W.1.8
TEKS Alignment:
1.10B 1.10C 1.10E 1.13D 1.13E 1.1A 1.1C 1.1D 1.6A 1.6C 1.6E 1.6I 1.7B 1.7C 1.7D 1.7E 1.7F 1.8B 1.8C 1.9C
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Retelling and Summarizing with Hi! Fly Guy
Common Core Alignment:
L.1.6 RF.1.1 RF.1.2 RL.1.1 RL.1.10 RL.1.2 RL.1.3 RL.1.7 SL.1.1b SL.1.2 SL.1.3 SL.1.5 W.1.5 W.1.8
TEKS Alignment:
1.10A 1.10E 1.13D 1.13E 1.1A 1.1C 1.1D 1.6A 1.6G 1.6I 1.7B 1.7C 1.7D 1.7E 1.7F 1.8A 1.8B 1.8C 1.8D 1.9C
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Understanding Text Structure with Hi! Fly Guy
Common Core Alignment:
L.1.6 RF.1.1 RF.1.2 RL.1.1 RL.1.10 RL.1.3 RL.1.6 SL.1.1b SL.1.2 SL.1.3 SL.1.5 W.1.5 W.1.8
TEKS Alignment:
1.10B 1.10C 1.10D 1.10E 1.13D 1.13E 1.1A 1.1C 1.1D 1.6A 1.6D 1.6E 1.6G 1.6I 1.7B 1.7C 1.7D 1.7E 1.7F 1.8A 1.8B 1.8C 1.9C
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Hi! Fly Guy Extension Activity
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Hi! Fly Guy Running Record
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Hi! Fly Guy Common Core Aligned Comprehension Assessment
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Hi! Fly Guy Word Work - Long /e/ and Long /i/ Rule for Words Ending in “Y”
Common Core Alignment:
RF.1.3 RF.1.4
TEKS Alignment:
1.2A(iii) 1.2A(iv) 1.2A(vii) 1.2B(i) 1.2C(iii)
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Hi! Fly Guy Vocabulary Connections
Common Core Alignment:
L.1.4a L.1.5c L.1.6
TEKS Alignment:
1.3A 1.3B 1.3C 1.3D 1.7F
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