LESSON 24 TEACHER S GUIDE by Courtney Kim Fountas-Pinnell Level C Informational Text Selection Summary This book presents five different animals that eat a variety of bugs: a frog, bat, bird, lizard, and another bug. Number of Words: 36 Characteristics of the Text Genre Informational Text Text Structure Content Themes and Ideas Language and Literary Features Sentence Complexity Vocabulary Words Illustrations Book and Print Features Third-person narrative Focused on a single topic A surprising fact at the end Animals that eat bugs A bug that eats bugs Bugs are a common food for animals. Even some bugs eat bugs for food. Meaning provided through integration of pictures with text. Simple straightforward language Repetitive sentence pattern, changing one word on each page Six-word sentences Simple sentence structure Names of animals that eat bugs: rana, murciélago, pájaro, lagarto, araña Mostly words with one or two syllables; six words with three or more syllables insecto, murciélago, pájaro, lagarto, araña, comerá Easy high-frequency words repeated: una, un Photographs closely linked to text on all pages. Five pages of text; photographs on every page Good spacing between words 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. 978-0-547-31992-6 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.
Read Now have children read softly while pointing under each word. Observe children as they read. Respond to 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: Qué aprendieron sobre los insectos que antes no sabían? Ways of Thinking As you discuss the text, make sure children understand these teaching points: Thinking Within the Text Thinking Beyond the Text Thinking About the Text A frog, a bat, a lizard, a bird, and a spider eat bugs. Some animals eat bugs for food. The idea of eating bugs is not appetizing. There must be a lot of bugs if so many animals need to eat them. The photos show different animals with bugs they eat. The writer waits to the end to show that even a bug can eat bugs. 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H. Choices for Support Concepts of Print Practice letter knowledge such as recognizing uppercase and lowercase letters and understanding special uses of letters. Phonemic Awareness and Word Work Provide practice as needed with words and sounds, using one of the following activities: Listening Game Materials: pairs of words. Have children listen for words that begin with the same sound. Have children raise their hands if the words begin with the same sound, and keep their hands in their laps if the beginning letter is different. Say pairs of words, for example, murciélago and mundo, lagarto and cuarto, lagarto and loma, rana and gana, pájaro and ácaro, pájaro and paja. Matching Letters Materials: upper and lower case magnetic or cardboard letters or letter cards. Have children choose letters and match them with their upper or lower case form. Finding Letters Have children recognize letters by name and locate them quickly in words. Use letters from the words in the book, including: rana, insecto, murciélago, lagarto. 3 Lesson 24:
Writing About Reading Critical Thinking Read the directions for children on Hoja reproducible 24.5 and guide them in answering the questions. Responding Read aloud the questions at the back of the book and help children complete the activities. Target Comprehension Skill Conclusions Tell children that they can use details to figure out more about the text. Model how to draw a conclusion: Think Aloud Puedo sacar más información del texto. Primero aprendí que las ranas comen insectos. Después aprendí que los murciélagos y los pájaros comen insectos. Después de leer esos hechos, creo que muchos animales distintos comen insectos. Practice the Skill Have children think of another detail that helped them figure out more about the book. Writing Prompt Read aloud the following prompt. Have children draw and write their response, using the writing prompt on page 6. Think of the different animals in the book. Draw a picture of one of the animals eating lunch. Write about what the animal is eating. 4 Lesson 24:
Responder DESTREZA CLAVE Conclusiones Este libro trata de lo que comen algunos animales. Haz una lista de tres animales que comen insectos. Haz un diagrama. A platicar! El texto y el mundo Habla acerca de otros datos sobre uno de los animales del libro. Menciona qué le gusta comer a ese animal. Nombre Fecha Lección 24 HOJA REPRODUCIBLE 24.5 7 Los niños leen las palabras y encierran en un círculo la que responde a la pregunta. 1. Qué comen los animales del cuento? insectos plantas Los niños hacen un dibujo de lo que les gustar comer en la cena y lo rotulan. 2. Lea las instrucciones a los niños.. All rights reserved. 7, Unidad 5: Crecer y cambiar 5 Lesson 24:
Nombre Fecha Piensa en los distintos animales del libro. Haz un dibujo de uno de los animales, almorzando. Escribe sobre lo que come el animal. 6 Lesson 24:
Nombre Fecha Lección 24 HOJA REPRODUCIBLE 24.5 Los niños leen las palabras y encierran en un círculo la que responde a la pregunta. 1. Qué comen los animales del cuento? insectos plantas Los niños hacen un dibujo de lo que les gustar comer en la cena y lo rotulan. 2. 7 Lesson 24:
Estudiante NIVEL C Fecha Lección 24 HOJA REPRODUCIBLE 24.8 Registro de lectura page Selection Text Errors Self-Corrections 2 Una rana se come un insecto. 3 Un murciélago se come un insecto. 4 Un pájaro se come un insecto. 5 Un lagarto se come un insecto. 6 La araña no se come el insecto ahora. Se lo comerá después. Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read correctly/36 100) % Self-Correction Rate (# errors + # Self-Corrections/ Self-Corrections) 1: Behavior Code Error Read word correctly Repeated word, sentence, or phrase Omission lobo lobo 0 0 lobo 1 Substitution Behavior Code Error Self-corrects Insertion lodo lobo 1 lodo sc lobo 0 el ˆlobo 1 Word told T lobo 1 ISBN-13: 978-0-547-31992-6 ISBN-10: 0-547-31992-4 90000 9 780547 319926 1415840 8 Lesson 24:
by Courtney Kim Build Background Read the title to the children and talk with them about what the bird in the cover photo has in its mouth. Ask how the title and the photo make them feel. Invite children to share what they know about bugs. Ask questions such as: Qué insectos ven al aire libre? Se les ocurren algunos animales que comen insectos? Introduce the Text Guide children through the text, noting important ideas and helping with unfamiliar language and vocabulary. Point out the repetition of the words Un/Una se come un insecto in each sentence. Here are some suggestions: Page 2: Explain that in this book, different animals eat bugs for dinner. Suggested language: Vayan a la página 2. Qué animal ven? Por qué está abierta la boca de la rana? La oración dice: Una rana se come un insecto. Digan una. Busquen la palabra una, díganla y pongan el dedo abajo de ella. Digan un. Busquen la palabra un, díganla y pongan el dedo abajo de ella. Qué diferencia hay entre una y un? Page 3: Vayan a la página 3. Qué animal ven? Qué está haciendo el murciélago de la foto? Qué se come el murciélago? La oración dice: Un murciélago se come un insecto. Page 5: Remind children that they can use information in the pictures to help them read. Miren la foto. Qué animal ven? Qué tiene en la boca? Qué come un lagarto? Ahora vuelvan al comienzo del libro para descubrir distintos animales que comen insectos. Words to Know él no 2 Lesson 24: