LESSON 27 TEACHER S GUIDE by Emma Buckley Fountas-Pinnell Level E Nonfiction Selection Summary Families have a lot of work to do at home, but when everyone helps, the work gets done quickly. Number of Words: 157 Characteristics of the Text Genre Nonfi ction Text Structure Descriptive; some chronological sequence; some cause and effect Content Themes and Ideas Language and Literary Features Sentence Complexity Vocabulary Words Illustrations Book and Print Features Household jobs Everyone helping Families have a lot of work to do at home, but if everyone helps, the work gets done quickly. Simple language Many simple sentences: Dad washes the clothes. Some longer sentences: What can you do to help your family at home? Words relating to household chores: makes bed, washes, dry, fold, clean up, mess, set the table, plates, forks and spoons, plant, bath, jobs Highlighted high-frequency words: always, different, enough, happy, high, near, once, stories Photographs support each page of text. Nine pages of text, photographs on every page Three to fi ve lines of text on a page; large print 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. 978-0-547-30143-3 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 Emma Buckley Build Background Read the title to children and talk with them about the cover photograph. Help children use their knowledge of household chores to think about the book. Build interest with questions such as these: What are some jobs you do at home? What jobs do other people in your family do to help take care of your home? 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 jobs people do to take care of their home. Suggested language: Turn to page 2. What do you see in the photo? What are this mother and child doing? The fi rst two sentences read: Families work at home. There are many different jobs to do. Say the word different. What letter would you expect to see fi rst in the word different? Find the word different and put your fi nger under it. Page 3: Remind children that they can use information in the pictures to help them read. What is Sam doing here? Yes, he is making his bed. So the fi rst sentence reads: Sam always makes his bed. Say the word always. Find the word always and put your fi nger under it. Do you always make your bed? Why or why not? Page 4: What job is Jen helping her dad do? How can you tell that she is happy to help? Page 8: How does Rob help his Grandpa in this picture? Do you like to plant fl owers? Why or why not? What jobs do you like to do around your house? Now turn back to the beginning and read to fi nd out about work people do to take care of their home. 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. always enough high once different happy near stories 2 Lesson 27:
Read As the children read, observe them carefully. Guide them as needed, using language that supports their problem solving ability. 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 jobs in the book do you do? Ways of Thinking As you discuss the text, help children understand these teaching points: Thinking Within the Text Thinking Beyond the Text Thinking About the Text There are many jobs to do at home. People can do many things, including: clean their rooms, make their beds, wash and put away clothes, clean the house, set the table, clean up messes, plant gardens, and give dogs baths. Families have a lot of work to do at home, but if everyone helps, the work gets done quickly. The writer describes many different jobs. The writer tells us the steps people take to do their jobs. The writer explains why some work needs to be done. 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H. Choices for Support Fluency Invite children to choose a passage from the text to read aloud. Remind children to use rising and falling tones in a way that is related to text meaning and punctuation. 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: family, help, washes, fl owers, etc. Have them clap on each syllable: fam-i-ly, help, wash-es, fl ow-ers, etc. Listening 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 including: wakes/makes; dress/mess; keep/cry; picks /likes; then/when; dig/mud; bath/boys. 3 Lesson 27:
Writing About Reading Vocabulary Practice Read the directions and have children complete the Vocabulary questions on BLM 27.1. Responding Have children complete the vocabulary activities on page 11. Building Vocabulary Jobs at Home Build on the words about working at home from. Help children think about the different jobs people do to take care of their home. Suggested language: In this book we learn that people do a lot of things to help their family at home. June helps set the table. Pam helps clean up a mess. What are other things you do to help at home? As children suggest jobs, write their words and sentences on the board or on a large piece of paper. Begin the list with the words I help (or Dad helps or Grandma helps, etc.) (Possible suggestions: I help feed our chickens. I help clean my room. I help make supper.) After children have made their suggestions, read the list aloud together, pointing to each word. Look at all the different jobs we have when we help at home! Writing Prompt Read aloud the following prompt. Have children draw and write their response, using the writing prompt on page 6. What is your favorite job to do at home? Draw a picture of that job. Write about why you like to do it. 4 Lesson 27:
Read directions to children. English Language Learners Front-load Vocabulary Some words may be unfamiliar to English learners. Before reading, check understanding of the following words: families, home, jobs, clothes, toys, table, plate, forks, spoons, yard, and garden. Cultural Support Helping at home is important to most families around the world, but some of the tasks might be different. Invite children to share the work they do in their family. 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: What is Katie picking up on page 5? Speaker 2: her things Speaker 1: What does Grandpa want to put in his garden? Speaker 2: flowers Speaker 1: What does the dog need? Speaker 2: a bath Speaker 1: What is Sam doing on page 3? Speaker 2: making his bed Speaker 1: What is Pam cleaning up on page 7 Speaker 2: food on the floor Speaker 1: What does June put out when she sets the table? Speaker 2: She puts out plates, forks, and spoons. Speaker 1: What do the boys use to give Sandy a bath on page 9? Speaker 2: water Name Lesson 27 BLACKLINE MASTER 27.1 Listen to each question. Answer with a word from the box. 1. Which word goes with gl ad and smiling? happy 2. Which word goes with tall? high Word Bank always different enough happy high near once stories 3. Which word goes with close? near 4. Which word goes with not the same? different 5. Which word goes with all the time? always. All rights reserved. 3, Unit 6: Three Cheers for Us! 5 Lesson 27:
Name What is your favorite job to do at home? Draw a picture of that job. Date Write about why you like to do it. 6 Lesson 27:
Name Listen to each question. Answer with a word from the box. 1. Which word goes with glad and smiling? 2. Which word goes with tall? Lesson 27 BLACKLINE MASTER 27.1 Word Bank always different enough happy high near once stories 3. Which word goes with close? 4. Which word goes with not the same? 5. Which word goes with all the time? 7 Lesson 27:
Student Date Lesson 27 BLackline master 27.24 level e Running Record Form page Selection Text Errors Self-Corrections 2 Families work at home. There are many different jobs to do. The work can get done fast if we all help. 3 Sam always makes his bed. But he can t reach the bed on the top. It s too high! 4 Dad washes the clothes. Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read correctly/42 100) % 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 1413467 8 Lesson 27: