Once Upon a Pigeon Anthology and Connect and Reflect Workbook

THIS ENGAGING ANTHOLOGY of 16 character-enriching fables ranges in text complexity from a Lexile Level of 350L to 680L (beginning second grade level to end of third grade level). The stories feature decodable vocabulary and phonetic concepts, building to increasingly more complex structures and words, story by story, until all phonetic concepts have been introduced. Lively illustrations provide both visual cues and entertaining springboards from which to discuss the complicated adventures of charming animal characters. Both close reading skills and character development are promoted by this anthology.

Connect and Reflect Workbook: Consumable workbook that develops and expands each story in the Fables with the following skills: 

• Pre-reading prompt

• Applying the phonetic concept

• Front-loading vocabulary

• Using vocabulary in context

• Understanding  grammar concepts

• Reflecting on the theme (in writing)

• Reading non-fiction

• Responding to non-fiction text

• Writing a short constructed response