LESSON 16 TEACHER S GUIDE by Ellen Ferris Fountas-Pinnell Level D Nonfiction Selection Summary When you look in the sky, you can see many things. You can see the sun, clouds, a rainbow, birds, a plane, a bat, the moon, stars, and a rocket. Number of Words: 101 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 Exposition, with imperative statements Each page focuses on one thing to see. Natural and mechanical objects in the sky There are many things to see in the sky. Repeating language pattern Four to ten-word sentences Repetitive sentence structure for fi rst sentence on each page: Look at the. One- and two-syllable words with meaning of nouns reinforced by photos Important content words: sky, sun, clouds, rainbow, birds, plane, bat, moon, stars, rocket Highlighted high-frequency words: around, because, before, bring, carry, light, show, think Compound word: rainbow Photos on every page support the text. Nine pages of text, with photos on every page Consistent layout of photos and text Sentences stand alone, not run into paragraphs 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 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 32819. Printed in the U.S.A. 978-0-547-30130-3 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 publiion in print format does not entitle users to convert this publiion, or any portion of it, into electronic format.
by Ellen Ferris Build Background Read the title to children and talk with them about the cover photo. Ask them what they think this book will be about. Anticipate the text with questions such as: What do you see in the sky during the daytime? What do you see in the sky at night? 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. Explain important text features, such as the repetition of the pattern Look at the. Here are some suggestions: Page 2: Explain that in this book, the author asks the reader to look at a list of things in the sky. Suggested language: Turn to page 2. The first sentence reads: Look at the sun. What can you see when you look up at the sun in this picture? The second sentence reads: The sun is very hot. When you are outdoors, you should be careful when you look at the real sun! Page 4: Look at the photo on page 4. What do you see? What happens before you see a rainbow? The second sentence says: Light rain falls before you see a rainbow. Say Light. What sound do you hear in the beginning of Light? Find the word Light and point to it. Light begins with an uppercase L because it is at the beginning of the sentence. Page 5: What can you look at on page 5? Look at the birds. How many birds do you see? Page 6: What can you look at on this page? You can see something that can fl y in the sky, but it is not a bird. A plane like this can carry a lot of people. It can carry their suitcases and pets, too! Now go back to the beginning and fi nd out what to look at in the sky. Have children turn to the at the back of the book. Read each word aloud and then together. Explain any unknown words. Tell children to look for these words as they read. around before carry show because bring light think 2 Lesson 16:
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: Which of the things in the book have you seen when you looked up in the sky? 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 You can see many things when you look up in the sky. You can see the sun, clouds, a rainbow, birds, a plane, a bat, the moon, stars, and a rocket. There are many things to see in the sky. Some animals and machines can fly in the sky. The photos show things to look at in the sky. The writer uses the same language in the first sentence on each page but changes the name of things in the sky. The writer thinks that looking at the sky is interesting. 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H. Choices for Support Concepts of Print Remind children that every sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark. Phonemic Awareness/Phonics Provide practice as needed with words and sounds, using one of the following activities: Listening Game Have children listen for words that rhyme. Have children raise their hands if the words rhyme and keep their hands down if the words do not rhyme. Say pairs of words, for example: sun-fun, look-like, red-bird, sky-fl y, plane-play. Build Words Build words that have the same vowel sound as at, using block letters or magnet letters. Help children build the words bat,, pat, pan, and ran. 3 Lesson 16:
Writing About Reading Vocabulary Practice Read the directions and have children complete the Vocabulary questions on 16.1. Responding Have children complete the vocabulary activities on page 11. Building Vocabulary Naming Words Build on the nouns in. Suggested language: Let s think about words that name things you can see in the sky. What are some other things you can see up in the sky? Can you see bees in the sky? As children suggest nouns, write their words and sentences on the board or on a long strip of paper. Begin the list with the sentence frame Look at the. (Possible suggestions: butterflies, snowflakes, leaves falling, raindrops, helicopter, balloon, jet) After children have made their suggestions, read the list aloud together, pointing to each word. Look at all the things we can see in the sky! Writing Prompt: Thinking Beyond the Text Read aloud the following prompt. Have children draw and write their response, using the writing prompt on page 6. Draw a picture of something you can see in the sky. Write a sentence that tells about what you can see. 4 Lesson 16:
Read directions to children. English Language Development Front-Load Vocabulary Preview the photos to make sure children know the meanings of the content words in the book: sky, sun, clouds, rainbow, birds, plane, bat, moon, stars, rocket. 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 sun in the book. Speaker 2: [Points to the sun] Speaker 1: Point to the clouds in the book. Speaker 2: [Points to clouds] Speaker 1: Where are the birds? Speaker 2: in the sky Speaker 1: Name two things the author tells you to look at in the sky. Speaker 2: Possible answers: sun, clouds, rainbow, birds, plane, bat, moon, stars, rocket Speaker 1: What are the birds doing? Speaker 2: They are flying. Speaker 1: How are birds, a plane, and a bat alike? Speaker 2: They all have wings and can fly. Speaker 1: How are they different? Speaker 2: Birds and bats are alive, but a plane is not. Name Lesson 16 BLACKLINE MASTER 16.1 Read each word. Choose a word that rhymes from the word bank. Word Bank around before carry show because bring light think 1. pink 2. kite 3. m o re 4. g row think lig ht before show 5. paws 6. hairy 7. found 8. sing because carry around bring. All rights reserved. 3, Unit 4: Exploring Together 5 Lesson 16:
Name Draw a picture of something you can see in the sky. Date Write a sentence that tells about what you can see. 6 Lesson 16:
Name Lesson 16 BLACKLINE MASTER 16.1 Read each word. Choose a word that rhymes from the word bank. Word Bank around before carry show because bring light think 1. pink 5. paws 2. kite 6. hairy 3. more 7. found 4. grow 8. sing 7 Lesson 16:
Student Date Lesson 16 BLackline master 16.24 level d Running Record Form page Selection Text Errors Self-Corrections 2 Look at the sun. The sun is very hot. 3 Look at the clouds. Clouds can bring rain. 4 Look at the rainbow. Light rain falls before you see a rainbow. 5 Look at the birds. You can see ten birds. Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read correctly/38 100) % Self-Correction Rate (# errors + # Self-Corrections/ Self-Correction) 1: Behavior Code Error Read word correctly Repeated word, sentence, or phrase Omission 0 0 1 Behavior Code Error Substitution cut 1 Self-corrects Insertion Word told cut sc 0 the ˆ 1 T 1 1413450 8 Lesson 16: