Which Is Bluest? (Poem)

Sky and Sea cannot agree on which of them is bluest.  But are they both second to another?

Written by Susan Blackaby and Illustrated by Meg McLean

2 pages

Target Letter-Sound Correspondences: Consonant Digraphs: Long /ōō/ sound spelled ue

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Common Core State Standards Aligned as: Literature

 

Text Complexity

Flyleaf Recommended Grade Level: 2-3**

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Percent Wholly Decodable: 82%

Percent High-Frequency Words: 13%

Percent Story Words: 4%

Number of words: 381

Guided Reading Measure: J: Grade 1

DRA Measure: 16-18: Grade 2-3

Lexile Measure: 710L: Grade 3**

 

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