Characteristics of the Text Genre Informational text Text Structure

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1 LESSON 27 TEACHER S GUIDE by Maria Griffin Fountas-Pinnell Level H Informational Text Selection Summary A young boy describes the experience of attending a baseball game. He even catches a ball in the stands in his bag of peanuts. Number of Words: 376 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 Description First-person narrative Baseball games Many people love to play and watch baseball games. A trip to a baseball game can be a mother-son bonding experience. Clear straightforward language: We watch different players hit the ball, catch the ball, and throw the ball. Dialogue limited to sounds at a ballpark: Play ball! ; Peanuts! Peanuts for sale! Some simple sentences: My mom loves baseball games. Many longer sentences: Mom and I sit in our seats and look down at the baseball fi eld. Words relating to baseball: baseball, games, throws, ball, bat, hats, glove, seats, fi eld, players, hit, catch, swings Many high frequency words: always, different, enough, happy, high, near, once, stories Pictures support each page of text. Nine pages of text, illustrations on every page Five to eight lines of text on a page Two and three-line sentences, some starting mid-line Labels name characters and things in many illustrations 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 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 publication in print format does not entitle users to convert this publication, or any portion of it, into electronic format.

2 by Maria Griffin Build Background Read the title to children and ask them what is happening on the front cover. Encourage children to use their knowledge of baseball to think about the book. Anticipate the text with questions such as these: What do you know about baseball? Have you ever gone to a game? Front-Load Vocabulary Some everyday words may be unfamiliar to English learners. Before reading, check understanding of the following words: together, glove, climb, windy, flaps, shouts, buys. 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. Call their attention to any labels. Here are some suggestions: Page 2: Explain that this book tells about a boy and his mom going to a baseball game. Tell children that the labels in the illustrations name people and things. Suggested language: Turn to the illustration on page 2. You can see the narrator of the book with his mother. She is full of stories about baseball games. Say the word stories. What letter would you expect to see fi rst in the word stories? Find the word stories and put your fi nger under it. Do you like to hear stories about sports games? Why or why not? Page 4: Remind children that they can use information in the pictures and the labels to help them read. The label in the picture on page 4 says: baseball fi eld. Where are the boy and his mother now? The book says: Our seats are up high. Do you think they will be able to see the players on the fi eld from such high seats? Page 7: Turn to page 7 and look at the picture. What are they buying? Use the label to help you. That bag is big enough for them to share the peanuts. Say the word enough. Find the word enough and put your fi nger under it. Now go back to the beginning and read to fi nd out all the different things that happen at a ball game. Words to Know always enough high once different happy near stories 2 Lesson 27:

3 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 Ask children to share their personal responses to the book. Begin by asking what they liked about the book, or what they found most interesting. Suggested language: Would you like to go to a baseball game like the one in the book? Why or why not? 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 Because the narrator s mom loves baseball, she plays baseball with him and they go to baseball games together. Everyone stands, the players take off their hats, and everyone sings before the game. You can buy peanuts at the game, watch players hit balls, and sometimes even catch a ball. Many people love to play and watch baseball games. Going to a baseball game can be an adventure. Spending time together doing something the parent loves is a bonding experience for a child and a parent. The author uses details to tell about the game of baseball. Information about baseball is told in a narrative 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. Model how to read sentences ending with exclamation points with enthusiasm. 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: baseball, always, today, players, different, peanuts, favorite, etc. Have them clap on each syllable: base-ball, al-ways, to-day, play-ers, dif-fer-ent, pea-nuts, fa-vor-ite, etc. Compound Words Materials: whiteboards, markers. Write baseball, someone, and peanut on the whiteboard. Have children write the two words that make up each of the compound words. Then help children make a list of other compound words they know. 3 Lesson 27:

4 Writing About Reading Critical Thinking Read the directions for children on BLM 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 words work with art. Model how to think about how the words work with the pictures: Think Aloud When I look at the picture on page 2, I can see the mother and the boy are playing baseball together. I can tell they are having a good time. So I know that the words are going to tell about how much they enjoy baseball. Practice the Skill Have children choose another picture from the book and tell how it helps them understand the words in the text. Writing Prompt Read aloud the following prompt. Have children draw and write their response, using the writing prompt on page 6. This book tells about many things that can happen at a baseball game. Would you like to go to one? Why? Draw a picture that shows one thing you would like to see or do at a baseball game. Write about why you would like to go to a baseball game. 4 Lesson 27:

5 Read directions to children. English Language Learners Cultural Support Help children become familiar with aspects of the game of baseball. They may need help with words relating to baseball, including throw, ball, bat, baseball hats, baseball glove, field, players, and catch. You may wish to have children use the audio or online recordings. 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 do you hit a ball with in baseball? Speaker 2: a bat Speaker 1: What do you use to catch a ball? Speaker 2: a glove Speaker 1:What does the boy eat at the ball game? Speaker 2: peanuts Speaker 1: What does everyone do before the game? Speaker 2: sing a song Speaker 1: What does someone yell before the game starts? Speaker 2: Play ball! Speaker 1: How do you know the mom loves baseball? Speaker 2: She tells stories about it, she plays baseball and she goes to baseball games. Speaker 1: Where does the ball land? Speaker 2: It lands in a bag of peanuts. Name Lesson 27 BLACKLINE MASTER Write an answer to the question. Responses may vary. 1. What is true about the boy and his mom? They both love baseball and have fun going to a baseball game together. Making Connections Think about something you do with your family. Write some sentences to tell what you do together.. All rights reserved. 12, Unit 6: Three Cheers for Us! 5 Lesson 27:

6 Name Date This book tells about many things that can happen at a baseball game. Would you like to go to one? Why? Draw a picture that shows one thing you would like to see or do at a baseball game. Write about why you would like to go to a baseball game. 6 Lesson 27:

7 Name Lesson 27 BLACKLINE MASTER Write an answer to the question. 1. What is true about the boy and his mom? Making Connections Think about something you do with your family. Write some sentences to tell what you do together. 7 Lesson 27:

8 Student Date Lesson 27 BLACKLINE MASTER LEVEL H Running Record Form page Selection Text Errors Self-Corrections 2 My mom loves baseball games. She tells me stories about the baseball games she saw when she was a child. We always play baseball together. Mom throws the ball to me, and I hit it with my bat. 3 Mom and I are going to a baseball game today. We wear our baseball hats, and I bring my baseball glove. I want to use my glove to catch a baseball at the game. Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read correctly/72 100) % 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 Lesson 27: