Meeting 1
The theme of a story lets the author share an important idea with the reader. Using Poppy, students will explore how author, Avi, develops the theme of fear and courage throughout the text.
Use Poppy by Avi to turn your read aloud or small group work into a time to improve comprehension and talk about the text in purposeful ways.
This set of vocabulary development resources for Poppy highlights the words that are most important for students to know and understand while reading the book. Through engaging in fun word games, matching words to definitions, and practicing how to categorize words, students will develop the vocabulary necessary to comprehend this story and many others.
Use this Running Record to assess oral reading fluency with Poppy. Track meaning, structure, and visual accuracy using the first 100 words of the text to determine whether or not this book is a good fit for the readers in your classroom.
