LESSON 24 TEACHER S GUIDE Alimentar a nuestras mascotas by Dizzy Redstill Fountas-Pinnell Level C Informational Text Selection Summary This book presents children feeding a variety of pets: a rabbit, a fish, a turtle, a hamster, and a lizard. Number of Words: 27 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 First-person narrative with Podemos Focused on a single topic Animals that children have as pets Caring for pets by feeding them Pets need food to eat. Different animals eat different food. Meaning provided through integration of pictures with text. Simple straightforward language Repetitive sentence pattern, changing one word on each page Four-word sentences Simple sentence structure (Podemos alimentar.) Names of pets: conejo, peces, tortuga, hámster, lagarto Mostly words with two syllables; four words with three or more syllables (podemos, alimentar, tortuga, lagarto) with picture support Easy high-frequency words repeated: a, los, la Photographs closely linked to text on all pages Five pages of text; photographs on every page One line of text, with 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. 978-0-547-32068-7 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.
Alimentar a nuestras mascotas by Dizzy Redstill Build Background Read the title to the children and talk with them about what the boy and girl in the cover are doing. Ask children about pets. Anticipate the text with questions such as: Qué mascota están alimentando los niños de la portada? Qué mascotas tienen ustedes? Con qué las alimentan? 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 Podemos alimentar in each sentence. Here are some suggestions: Page 2: Explain that in this book, children feed different kinds of pets. On every page they give a pet something to eat. Suggested language: Vayan a la página 2. Qué mascota ven? Los niños dicen: Podemos alimentar al conejo. Con qué alimentan al conejo? Ahora digan conejo. Qué letra esperan ver primero? Busquen la palabra conejo en la página, díganla y pongan el dedo abajo de ella. Page 4: Remind children that they can use information in the photos to help them read. Qué mascota pueden alimentar los niños en esta página? Correcto, pueden alimentar a la tortuga. Page 6: Miren la página 6. Qué mascota ven? Los niños dicen: Podemos alimentar al lagarto. Pero él no tiene hambre. Digan él. La palabra él empieza con la letra e. Busquen la palabra él, díganla y pongan el dedo abajo de ella. Ahora vuelvan al comienzo del libro para descubrir los distintos tipos de mascotas. Words to Know él no 2 Lesson 24: Alimentar a nuestras mascotas
Read Now have children read Alimentar a nuestras mascotas softly while pointing to 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 animal de este libro prefieren tener como mascota? 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 Children feed a rabbit, a fish, a turtle, a hamster, and a lizard they have as pets. Each animal gets its own kind of food. Pets need food to eat. Animals need different kinds of food. It s fun to take care of animals with your friends. The photos show children feeding different pets. You can see the kind of food each animal likes to eat in the photos. The author wants children to learn how to take good care of their pets. 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H. Choices for Support Concepts of Print Practice letter/sound relationships such as recognizing and using beginning consonant sounds and the letters that represent them. Phonemic Awareness and Word Work Provide practice as needed with words and sounds, using one of the following activities: Clapping Syllables Have children hear and say syllables in words from the book (conejo, tortuga, hámster, lagarto). Have them clap on each syllable: co-ne-jo, tor-tu-ga, háms-ter, la-gar-to. 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. 3 Lesson 24: Alimentar a nuestras mascotas
Writing About Reading Critical Thinking Read the directions for children on Hoja reproducible 24.6 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 Primero leí que los niños pueden alimentar a un conejo. Después leí que los niños pueden alimentar a unos peces. Aprendo que los niños pueden alimentar a sus mascotas. Deduzco que el libro habla de distintas mascotas y cómo alimentarlas. Practice the Skill Have children share details that helped them figure out more about another book they have read about pets. Writing Prompt Read aloud the following prompt. Have children draw and write their response, using the writing prompt on page 6. Think about the different pets in the book. Draw a picture of one pet you would like to feed. Write about the pet and what it eats. 4 Lesson 24: Alimentar a nuestras mascotas
Responder DESTREZA CLAVE Conclusiones Este libro trata sobre cómo alimentar a las mascotas. Haz una lista de tres mascotas que los niños pueden alimentar. Haz un diagrama. A platicar! El texto y el mundo Haz un dibujo que muestre niños que alimentan a su mascota. Habla sobre tus ideas para hacer un informe sobre alimentar a las mascotas. Nombre Fecha Lección 24 HOJA REPRODUCIBLE 24.6 7 Los niños leen las palabras y encierran en un círculo la que responde a la pregunta. Alimentar a nuestras mascotas 1. Qué animal NO es una mascota en este cuento? K_038704_LR5_4OL_ALIMENT_L24.ind7 7 12/9/09 11:28:41 PM conejo pez perro Los niños hacen un dibujo de una mascota que les gustaría tener en la escuela y lo rotulan. 2. Lea las instrucciones a los niños.. All rights reserved. 8, Unidad 5: Crecer y cambiar 5 Lesson 24: Alimentar a nuestras mascotas
Nombre Fecha Alimentar a nuestras mascotas Piensa en las distintas mascotas del libro. Haz un dibujo de una mascota que te gustaría alimentar. Escribe sobre la mascota y lo que come. 6 Lesson 24: Alimentar a nuestras mascotas
Nombre Fecha Lección 24 HOJA REPRODUCIBLE 24.6 Alimentar a nuestras mascotas Los niños leen las palabras y encierran en un círculo la que responde a la pregunta. 1. Qué animal NO es una mascota en este cuento? conejo pez perro Los niños hacen un dibujo de una mascota que les gustaría tener en la escuela y lo rotulan. 2. 7 Lesson 24: Alimentar a nuestras mascotas
Estudiante Fecha Lección 24 HOJA REPRODUCIBLE 24.9 Alimentar a nuestras mascotas NIVEL C Alimentar a nuestras mascotas Registro de lectura page Selection Text Errors Self-Corrections 2 3 4 5 Podemos alimentar al conejo. Podemos alimentar a los peces. Podemos alimentar a la tortuga. Podemos alimentar al hámster. 6 Podemos alimentar al lagarto. Pero él no tiene hambre. Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read correctly/27 x 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 Behavior Code Error lodo Substitution lobo 1 Self-corrects lodo sc lobo 0 Insertion el 1 Word told T lobo 1 ISBN-13: 978-0-547-32068-7 ISBN-10: 0-547-32068-X 90000 9 780547 320687 1415907 8 Lesson 24: Alimentar a nuestras mascotas