LESSON 4 TEACHER S GUIDE by Jacob Walker Fountas-Pinnell Level A Informational Text Selection Summary A fire fighter shows the clothes worn when fighting fires. Number of Words: 25 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 describing four items of clothing used to fi ght fi res Fire fi ghter doesn t introduce self until the last page. Fire fi ghting clothes Fire fi ghters need special clothing to keep them safe. Simple repetitive language First-person narrator Repetitive sentence pattern, changing only one or two words on each page Three- or four-word sentences Simple sentence structure: Look at my. Words relating to clothing: hat, coat, boots, gloves High-frequency words: look, my, me Photographs that support the text Five pages, with one line of text and one photograph on each page Photographs with labels: hat, coat, boots, gloves, fi re fi ghter Large print and 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. 978-0-547-30151-8 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. K_301518_BL_LRTG_L04_FireFighter.indd 1 11/3/09 4:04:55 PM
by Jacob Walker Build Background Read the title to children and talk with them about what they see in the cover picture. Ask them what they know about fire fighters. Then ask: What do fire fighters do? Why would fire fighters need to wear special clothes? Introduce the Text Guide children through the text, noting important ideas, and helping with unfamiliar language and vocabulary. Explain important text features, such as the repetition of the phrase Look at my. Here are some suggestions: Page 2: Explain that in this book a fi re fi ghter tells about all the special things worn on the job. Explain that the pictures in the book have labels to name things. Suggested language: Turn to page 2. The label in this picture says hat. Point to the label. The fi re fi ghter says: Look at my hat. Say look. Look begins with the /l/ sound. Find the word Look and put your fi nger under the fi rst letter, L. And you can see that Look starts with uppercase L because it comes at the beginning. Page 3: On the next page, the fi re fi ghter says: Look at my coat. Say the word my. What letter would you expect to see fi rst in the word my? Find the word my and put your fi nger under it. Page 4: Remind children that they can use information in the pictures to help them read. On page 4, you can see a picture of a pair of boots. What do you think the fi re fi ghter will say on this page? Page 5: Now what will the fi re fi ghter say? Now go back to the beginning and read to fi nd out about all the things the fi re fi ghter wears on the job. Words to Know look me my 2 Lesson 4: K_301518_BL_LRTG_L04_FireFighter.indd 2 7/29/09 4:19:34 PM
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: What do you notice about the clothes a fire fighter wears? 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 fire fighter needs special clothes to fight fires. A fire fighter wears a hat, coat, boots, and gloves. Fire fighters need special clothing to keep them safe when they are fighting fires. The writer uses the same sentence pattern on each page. The author doesn t show who is talking until the last page. Labels in the photos tell the names of the clothes. 2006. 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 reading from left to right and understanding that you say one word for one group of letters when you read. 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 sound is different. Say pairs of words, for example: hat and helmet, coat and cone, boots and roots, hat and cap, gloves and globe, fi re and tire, etc. Blend the Sounds Say words sound by sound and ask children to say the words. Begin with /h/ /ă/ /t/. What is the word? (hat) Continue with these words: /k/ /ō/ /t/ (coat), /m/ /ē/ (me), /m/ /ī/ (my), and /c/ /ă/ /p/ (cap). Tracing Letters Materials: magnetic or cardboard letters or letter cards. Have children choose a letter, say the name, and trace the letter. 3 Lesson 4: K_301518_BL_LRTG_L04_FireFighter.indd 3 11/3/09 4:05:06 PM
Writing About Reading Critical Thinking Read the directions for children on BLM 4.2 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 on Skill Text and Graphic Features Remind children to think about how the words work with the photographs. Model how the words go with the photos. Think Aloud On page 6, the words and the photograph help to tell me about the fire fighter. The words say: Look at me. The label says: fire fighter. The photo shows a fire fighter ready to fight a fire. I can tell that this is the fire fighter who has been talking in the book because I can see all the clothes the fire fighter has put on to be ready for work. Practice the Skill Have children choose another page in the book and tell how the words go with the photo. 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 a fire fighter at work. Write about what the fire fighter is doing. 4 Lesson 4: K_301518_BL_LRTG_L04_FireFighter.indd 4 11/3/09 4:05:16 PM
English Language Learners Front-Load Vocabulary The following words may be challenging to children: fire fighter. coat, boots, and gloves. 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: Point to the hat. Speaker 2: [Child points to the hat.] Speaker 1: Point to the coat. Speaker 2: [Child points to the coat.] Speaker 1: What does the fire fighter wear on his hands? Speaker 2: gloves Speaker 1: What do fire fighters wear on their feet? Speaker 2: They wear boots. Speaker 1: Who is on page 6? Speaker 2: the fire fighter Speaker 1: What do fire fighters wear? Speaker 2: They wear hats, coats, boots, and gloves. Lesson 4 BLACKLINE MASTER 4.2 Name Date Children look at the pictures and circle the one that answers the question. 1. What is something else the fire fighter needs? Children think about the job they want when they grow up. Children draw a picture of something they would need for that job. 2. Read directions to children.. All rights reserved. 4, Unit 1: Friendly Faces 5 Lesson 4: K_301518_BL_LRTG_L04_FireFighter.indd 5 7/29/09 4:19:35 PM
Name Date Draw a picture of a fire fighter at work. Write about what the fire fighter is doing. 6 Lesson 4: K_301518_BL_LRTG_L04_FireFighter.indd 6 7/29/09 4:19:37 PM
Name Date Lesson 4 BLACKLINE MASTER 4.2 Children look at the pictures and circle the one that answers the question. 1. What is something else the fire fighter needs? Children think about the job they want when they grow up. Children draw a picture of something they would need for that job. 2. 7 Lesson 4: K_301518_BL_LRTG_L04_FireFighter.indd 7 7/29/09 4:19:38 PM
Student Date Lesson 4 BLACKLINE MASTER 4.6 LEVEL A Running Record Form page Selection Text Errors Self-Corrections 2 3 4 5 6 Look at my hat. Look at my coat. Look at my boots. Look at my gloves. Look at me. Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read correctly/19 100) % Self-Correction Rate (# errors + # Self-Corrections/ Self-Corrections) 1: Behavior Code Error Read word correctly cat 0 Repeated word, sentence, or phrase Omission cat 0 cat 1 Behavior Code Error Substitution cut cat 1 Self-corrects cut sc cat Insertion the ˆcat 1 Word told T 1 cat 0 1413462 8 Lesson 4: K_301518_BL_LRTG_L04_FireFighter.indd 8 12/4/09 10:10:15 PM