LESSON 2 TEACHER S GUIDE Feliz cumpleaños a todos! by Gail Mack Fountas-Pinnell Level K Informational Text Selection Summary This selection discusses birthday customs around the world: special birthday foods in China, India, and Ghana; the German origin of cakes with candles; birthday parties in general; and special birthdays, such as the ones for 15-year-old Mexican girls. The selection ends with a map highlighting the various countries mentioned. por Gail Mack HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT Number of Words: 352 Characteristics of the Text Genre Informational text Text Structure Topic (birthday customs around the world) organized in heads The fi rst sentence in a section states the main idea. Content Familiar birthday customs (e.g., birthday cake, presents) and not-so-familiar birthday customs (e.g., Ghanaians eating oto on their birthdays) The world as a global village/celebrating diversity Themes and Ideas A birthday is a special day for many people around the world. Birthday celebrations are similar/different around the world. It is important to celebrate ways that people around the world are alike and different. Language and Conversational tone that engages the reader from time to time through direct address Literary Features Mainly third-person but with imbedded second-person questions addressed to reader. Sentence Complexity A mix of short, simple sentences and longer, more complex sentences Sentence types include statements, questions, and exclamations. Commas after introductory clauses (e.g., En México,...) and in a series (p. 9) Vocabulary Familiar words related to birthday parties (e.g., regalos, pastel, helado) and some that may be unfamiliar (e.g., celebrar) Other possibly unfamiliar words: fi deos, moneda, bolita, batatas, oto, porche Words Many multisyllabic words (3-syllables: platillo, especial, celebrar, batatas, sorpresa) Plurals (e.g., especiales, comidas, familiares); words with infl ections (empezó, jugando, ponía) Illustrations Photographs complement text; map included, with labels for countries mentioned in text Book and Print Features 9 pages, mostly half-text/half-art with 1 full page each of art and text; labeled map Italics used for a foreign word (oto, defi ned in text) 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H. Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright law. Permission is hereby granted to individual teachers using the corresponding (discipline) Leveled Readers to photocopy student worksheets from this publication in classroom quantities for instructional use and not for resale. Requests for information on other matters regarding duplication of this work should be addressed to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, Attn: Contracts, Copyrights, and Licensing, 9400 SouthPark Center Loop, Orlando, Florida 32819. Printed in the U.S.A. 978-0-547-32342-8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0940 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 If you have received these materials as examination copies free of charge, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company retains title to the materials and they may not be resold. Resale of examination copies is strictly prohibited. Possession of this publication in print format does not entitle users to convert this publication, or any portion of it, into electronic format.
Feliz cumpleaños a todos! by Gail Mack Build Background Draw on children s experience with birthday celebrations to build interest, using prompts such as these: Alguna vez tuvieron una fiesta de cumpleaños o fueron a una? Digan una cosa que haya pasado en la fiesta. Introduce the Text Guide children through the text, noting important ideas, and helping with unfamiliar language and vocabulary so they can read the text successfully. Here are some suggestions: Pages 2-3: Explain that this book tells how birthdays are celebrated in different places around the world. Suggested language: El título dice: Feliz cumpleaños! Quién está celebrando un cumpleaños? Si miran la fotografía, pueden saber cómo se siente? Pages 4-5: Use the pictures to identify the foods for children. El título dice: Comida de cumpleaños. En distintos países, las personas comen distintas comidas en su cumpleaños. Cuáles de estas comidas probaron? Cuáles les gustaría probar? Page 6: Point out the singing in the photo on page 6. Qué está pasando en este cumpleaños? Por qué podría ser bueno tener un piano en este momento? Pages 8-9: Draw attention to the photo. Miren a la niña que lleva puesto el vestido blanco largo. Por qué creen que tiene una corona en la cabeza? Page 10: Este mapa muestra países sobre los que van a leer en este libro. Señalemos cada uno en el mapa: India, China, Estados Unidos, México, Ghana, Alemania. Ahora, vuelvan al comienzo del libro para descubrir cómo se celebran los cumpleaños en muchos países del mundo. Target Vocabulary acordarse pensar sobre algo del pasado, p. 3 atascarse trabarse con otra cosa, p. 7 corona algo que se usa sobre la cabeza, p. 9 pasar usar tiempo o energía haciendo algo, p. 7 piano un instrumento musical grande, con teclas, p. 7 porche área junto a la parte de afuera de una casa, p. 7 primo el hijo de tu tío o tía, p. 4 visitar ir a ver a una persona o ir a un lugar, p. 4 2
Read As the children read, observe them carefully. Guide them as needed, using language that supports their problem-solving ability. Remind children to use the Question strategy questions about what they are reading., asking themselves Discuss and Revisit the Text Personal Response Invite children to share their personal responses to the book. Begin by asking what they liked best about the book, or what they found interesting. Suggested language: Por qué creen que los cumpleaños son celebraciones especiales en muchas partes del mundo? Ways of Thinking As you discuss the text, help children understand these points: Thinking Within the Text Thinking Beyond the Text Thinking About the Text Everyone has a birthday, and many people celebrate birthdays all around the world. People eat different special foods on birthdays, such as cake, dumplings, chocolate, and oto. People have parties, and some children have special birthdays at certain ages. A birthday is a special day for people around the world. Birthday celebrations around the world are alike in some ways and different in others. We should celebrate the ways in which we are alike and the ways in which we are different. 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H. The author s purpose is informing readers about birthday celebrations around the world. The author asks the reader questions, as if the reader and the author are talking. The author has included a map so that readers can locate the countries mentioned in the text. Choices for Further Support Fluency Have children echo-read as you read the text on p. 10, sentence by sentence. Remind children to listen to how you read a sentence and to imitate you as they read it. Comprehension Based on your observations of the children s reading and discussion, revisit parts of the text to clarify or extend comprehension. Remind children to go back to the text to support their ideas. Phonics/Word Work Provide practice as needed with words and word parts, using examples from the text. Remind children that when -s is added to a naming word, it means more than one. Have children read these words from the text and identify the ending that means more than one : regalos, batatas, huevos, vestidos, niños, niñas. Then have them practice forming plurals for these words from the text: platillo, bolita, moneda, sorpresa, día. 3
Writing about Reading Critical Thinking Have children complete the questions on Hoja reproducible 2.7. Responding Have children complete the activities at the back of the book. Use the instruction below as needed to reinforce or extend understanding of the comprehension skill. Target Comprehension Skill Compare and Contrast Remind children that one way to think about information in a book is to think about how two things in the book are alike and how they are different. Model the skill, using a Think Aloud like the one below: Think Aloud Para recordar lo que aprendí en este libro, puedo pensar en qué se parecen y en qué son diferentes los cumpleaños en distintos países. El libro habla de los cumpleaños de las niñas de la India y México. Una semejanza es que las niñas de la India y México usan vestidos especiales. Una diferencia es que, en México, las niñas además usan una corona. Otra diferencia es que, en la India, las niñas dan chocolate a sus amigos. Practice the Skill Invite children to look at the photos on page 4 and on page 7. Then have them tell one way the photos are alike and one way they are different. Writing Prompt: Thinking About the Text Have children respond to the prompt on page 6. Remind them that when they think about informational text, they think about how the author presents the information and what words the author uses. Assessment Prompts What is the selection mainly about? Which words on page 5 help you understand what oto is? 4
Responder Comprehsnsion DESTREZA Skill TK CLAVE Comparar y contrastar En qué es diferente un cumpleaños para niñas en la India de uno en México? En qué se parecen? Utiliza un diagrama de Venn como este para comparar y contrastar los detalles. India Ambos México Dan chocolates a las amigas.?? A escribir! De texto a texto Has leído otros libros sobre los cumpleaños? Escribe una carta a alguien que describa un cumpleaños sobre el que leíste en un cuento. Incluye detalles sobre algo que aprendiste de ese libro. 11 2_269214RTXS_LR1_2OL_cumpleanos_11 11 12/4/09 12:35:34 AM Lección 2 HOJA REPRODUCIBLE 2.7 Nombre Fecha Lee y contesta las preguntas. 1. Qué sorpresa de cumpleaños se esconde dentro de una bolita de masa hervida? Una moneda. Feliz cumpleaños a todos! 2. Hace mucho tiempo, las personas encendían velas de cumpleaños y las dejaban prendidas todo el día. Por qué crees que esto cambió? Respuesta posible: Cambió porque las personas saben que es peligroso dejar velas encendidas. 3. Por qué las personas comen platillos especiales en su cumpleaños? Respuesta posible: Comen platillos especiales para celebrar un día especial. Hacer conexiones En qué se parece la fiesta de cumpleaños de René en el cuento Mi familia a las fiestas que se describen en Feliz cumpleaños a todos!? En qué es diferente? Escribe tu respuesta en tu Cuaderno de lectura. Lea las instrucciones a los niños.. All rights reserved. 9 Grado 2, Unidad 1: Una visita por el vecindario 5
Nombre Fecha Feliz cumpleaños a todos! Pensar en el texto Escribe un párrafo para responder las siguientes preguntas. A cuáles de los cumpleaños que se describen en el libro te gustaría ir? Qué harías allí? Qué comerías? Usa detalles del libro en tu respuesta. 6
Nombre Lee y contesta las preguntas. Fecha Lección 2 HOJA REPRODUCIBLE 2.7 Feliz cumpleaños a todos! 1. Qué sorpresa de cumpleaños se esconde dentro de una bolita de masa hervida? 2. Hace mucho tiempo, las personas encendían velas de cumpleaños y las dejaban prendidas todo el día. Por qué crees que esto cambió? 3. Por qué las personas comen platillos especiales en su cumpleaños? Hacer conexiones En qué se parece la fiesta de cumpleaños de René en el cuento Mi familia a las fiestas que se describen en Feliz cumpleaños a todos!? En qué es diferente? Escribe tu respuesta en tu Cuaderno de lectura. 7
Estudiante Fecha Lección 2 HOJA REPRODUCIBLE 2.10 Feliz cumpleaños a todos! NIVEL K Feliz cumpleaños a todos! Registro de lectura page Selection Text Errors Self-Corrections 3 Todas las personas tienen un cumpleaños. Muchas familias hacen algo especial para celebrar un cumpleaños. Hacen una fiesta y abren regalos. Y si se acuerdan, toman fotos también. Qué haces en tu cumpleaños? Comes pastel de cumpleaños? Abres regalos? 4 Muchas personas comen un platillo especial el día de su cumpleaños. En China, los niños y niñas comen fideos largos. A veces sus primos y primas los visitan y comen con ellos. Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read correctly/71 100) % Self-Correction Rate (# errors + # Self-Corrections/ Self-Corrections) 1: Behavior Code Error Read word correctly lobo 0 Repeated word, sentence, or phrase lobo Omission lobo 1 0 Behavior Code Error Substitution lodo lobo 1 Self-corrects lodo sc lobo Insertion el ˆlobo 1 Word told T 1 lobo 0 ISBN-13: 978-0-547-32342-8 ISBN-10: 0-547-32342-5 90000 9 780547 323428 1416207 8