Tam and the Lab (Book 2)

Description

Tam and the Lab, Book 2, Focused Reader Edition, empowers early readers with a story about Tam and her family's farm lab. Meet Tam! Tam loves being on her family's farm, but most importantly, she loves working in her farm lab. Whether she is testing soil or making different fruit juices to drink, preserve, and sell, Tam shows readers that they can be scientists, landowners, and entrepreneurs while mastering their first words. This edition includes a focused short 'a' CVC decodable text featuring words like Tam, lab, map, pan, pats, fan, taps, and sat. Agricultural science imagery brings vibrant illustrations of Tam's farm lab, including soil testing and juicing tools, sparking interest in agricultural science and land ownership. Ten comprehension questions build deep understanding through five identify and recall questions and five analyze and interpret questions, a timed reading activity helps students track and celebrate their increasing reading fluency, and a dedicated vocabulary page features the text's high frequency words, is, in, the, a, and, and has, along with decodable words for pre-reading. This edition follows evidence-based, Science of Reading aligned phonics instruction and is aligned with the curriculum used for Chosen Ones Academy™. It plants seeds of legacy, so children see characters who look like them portrayed as wealthy farmers and landowners, fostering belief in their own potential to build wealth. Reading practice connects directly with agricultural science, giving parents the opportunity to discuss clean juicing, soil health, and entrepreneurship. Students read with confidence because they already know the specific word families am, an, and at used throughout the story. About the product: Dimensions field: 5 x 0.06 x 8 inches Page count: 24 pages