To the Beach — Dona Herweck Rice

Swimming, splashing, surfing, and building sandcastles. These are all things that we do at the beach! Perfect for 1st grade students, this book teaches these 6 high-frequency words from Fry's First 100 words list: go, when, to, the, we, and will. The short sentences and clear images support the text to help with memorization. The rebus pictures and simple text build grade 1 reading comprehension in a format that is appealing to children. Beginning readers will learn the essential sight words and gain confidence as they learn to read independently.