I Grow a Garden

Bright, colorful photos support decodable text, guiding beginning readers to identify, recognize, and use the /g/ sound. Featuring high-frequency words, this authentic nonfiction text also gives emerging readers the opportunity to read for information while reinforcing basic phonemic sounds. Readers will follow a narrator as they grow their own garden. This nonfiction phonics title is paired with the fiction phonics title Gabby Gets a Goldfish: Practicing the Hard G Sound. The instructional guide on the inside front and back covers provides: * Word List with carefully selected grade-appropriate words featuring the hard /g/ sound found in the text * Teacher Talk that assists instructors in introducing the hard /g/ sound * Group Activity that guides students to identify the hard /g/ sound, decode the words that contain it, and use the words * Extended Activity that provides students with additional opportunities to think about, list, and use words containing the hard /g/ sound * Writing Activity that guides students to write the letters that make the hard /g/ sound