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1 LESSON 3 TEACHER S GUIDE by Isabel Johnson Fountas-Pinnell Level A Nonfiction Selection Summary Items important for puppy care are introduced. Number of Words: 15 Characteristics of the Text Genre Nonfi ction Text Structure Content Themes and Ideas Language and Literary Features Sentence Complexity Vocabulary Words Illustrations Book and Print Features Focused on a single subject what puppies need Puppy isn t introduced until the last page. What puppies need Puppies need certain things to be well cared for. Simple language with repetition: See the. Sentence pattern repeats, changing only one word on each page. Words relating to care of puppies: toy, bowl, leash, house, puppy Highlighted high-frequency word: the Photos support each page of text. Five pages of text, photos on every page One line of text, with extra space between each word 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 publiion in classroom quantities for instructional use and not for resale. Requests for information on other matters regarding dupliion of this work should be addressed to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, Attn: Contracts, Copyrights, and Licensing, 9400 SouthPark Center Loop, Orlando, Florida Printed in the U.S.A 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 publiion in print format does not entitle users to convert this publiion, or any portion of it, into electronic format. K_301730_BL_VRTG_L03_ThePuppy.indd 1 1/25/10 2:42:27 PM

2 by Isabel Johnson Build Background Read the title to children and ask them what they see in the cover photo. Help children use their knowledge of puppies to think about the book. Build interest with questions such as this: What do puppies like to do? What do puppies need? Introduce the Text Guide children through the text, helping with unfamiliar words so they can read the text successfully. Here are some suggestions: Page 2: Explain that this book tells about things puppies need. Suggested language: Turn to page 2 of this book. What does the puppy need in this picture? Yes, the puppy needs a toy. The book says: See the toy. Say the word the. The has three letters and it starts with a t. Find the word the and put your fi nger under it. Page 3: Remind children that they can use information in the pictures to help them read. What do you see in this picture? Yes, it s a bowl for food or water. So the book says: See the bowl. Say the word see. What letter would you expect to see fi rst in the word see? Find the word See and put your fi nger under the letter S. And you can see that See starts with uppercase S because it comes at the beginning. Page 4: What will the book say on page 4? Page 5: Turn to page 5. What will the book say now? Now go back to the beginning and read to fi nd out all the things a puppy needs. Have children turn to the at the back of the book. Read the word aloud and then together. Tell children to look for the word as they read. the 2 Lesson 3: K_301730_BL_VRTG_L03_ThePuppy.indd 2 1/25/10 2:55:44 PM

3 Read Now have children read softly while pointing under each word. Observe children as they read. Respond to the Text Personal Response Ask 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: How do you think the puppy will use all the new things in the book? 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 puppy can use a toy, a bowl, a leash, and a house. Puppies need certain things to be well cared for. The writer uses the same sentence pattern on every page: Every sentence starts with See the _. The writer introduces the puppy on the last page Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H. Choices for Support Concepts of Print Practice early reading behaviors, such as pointing under each word, and reading from left to right. Phonemic Awareness and Word Work Provide practice as needed with words and sounds, using one of the following activities: Listening Game 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, emphasizing the beginning consonant sound: toy and top; bowl and bike; house and mouse; puppy and dog; leash and leaf, etc. Rhyming Game Have children listen for words that rhyme. Have children raise their hands if the words rhyme, and keep their hands in their laps if the words do not rhyme. Say pairs of words, for example, toy and boy; see and me; bowl and bat; house and mouse; leash and beach. Finding Letters Have children recognize letters by name and loe them quickly in words. Use letters from the words in the book, including: see, the, toy, bowl, leash, house, puppy. 3 Lesson 3: K_301730_BL_VRTG_L03_ThePuppy.indd 3 12/29/09 11:00:38 AM

4 Writing About Reading Vocabulary Practice Read the directions and have children complete the Vocabulary questions on BLM 3.1. Responding Have children complete the vocabulary activities on page 7. Building Vocabulary Things Pets Need Build on the words that show different things puppies or other pets might need. Suggested language: In the book we read about things we need to take care of a puppy. Let s think of other things puppies might need. We can think of things other kinds of pets might need, too. Do some pets need a crate? Do some pets need a cage? As children suggest different things pets need, write their words on the board or on a large strip of paper. Begin the list with: See the. (Possible suggestions: ball, collar, fish bowl, food, cage, tank, etc.) After children have made their suggestions, read the list aloud together, pointing to each word. Look at all the things pets might need! Writing Prompt Read aloud the following prompt. Have children draw and write their response, using the writing prompt on page 6. Draw a picture of one more thing a puppy needs. Tell why the puppy needs that thing. 4 Lesson 3: K_301730_BL_VRTG_L03_ThePuppy.indd 4 12/29/09 11:00:51 AM

5 English Language Learners Cultural Support Some cultures do not keep animals in the home as pets. Explain that many people in this culture take care of dogs in their homes. Oral Language Development Check the children s comprehension, using a dialogue that best matches their English proficiency level. Speaker 1 is the teacher, Speaker 2 is the child. Beginning/ Early Intermediate Intermediate Early Advanced/ Advanced Speaker 1: Where is the toy? Speaker 2: [Child points to toy.] Speaker 1:Where is the bowl? Speaker 2: [Child points to a bowl.] Speaker 1: Where is the house? Speaker 2: [Child points to house.] Speaker 1: What does a puppy need? Speaker 2: a toy (or bowl, leash, or house) Speaker 1: What needs the toy, bowl, leash, and house? Speaker 2: a puppy Speaker 1: What does a puppy need? Speaker 2: A puppy needs a toy, a bowl, a leash, and a house. Name Circle the word the in each sentence. Date Lesson 3 BLACKLINE MASTER 3.1 the 1. I see the puppy. 2. I pet the puppy. Write the word that starts with the same sound as the. puppy see this this Read directions to children.. All rights reserved. 3, Unit 1: Friendly Faces 5 Lesson 3: K_301730_BL_VRTG_L03_ThePuppy.indd 5 1/22/10 11:40:18 PM

6 Name Draw a picture of one more thing a puppy needs. Date Tell why the puppy needs that thing. 6 Lesson 3: K_301730_BL_VRTG_L03_ThePuppy.indd 6 1/22/10 11:40:32 PM

7 Name Circle the word the in each sentence. Date Lesson 3 BLACKLINE MASTER 3.1 the 1. I see the puppy. 2. I pet the puppy. Write the word that starts with the same sound as the. puppy see this 7 Lesson 3: K_301730_BL_VRTG_L03_ThePuppy.indd 7 1/22/10 11:40:44 PM

8 Student Date Lesson 3 BLackline master 3.17 level a Running Record Form page Selection Text Errors Self-Corrections See the toy. See the bowl. See the leash. See the house. See the puppy. Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read correctly/15 100) % Self-Correction Rate (# errors + # Self-Corrections/ Self-Correction) 1: Behavior Code Error Read word correctly Repeated word, sentence, or phrase Omission Behavior Code Error Substitution cut 1 Self-corrects Insertion Word told cut sc 0 the ˆ 1 T Lesson 3: K_301730_BL_VRTG_L03_ThePuppy.indd 8 1/22/10 11:40:55 PM