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1 LESSON 23 TEACHER S GUIDE by Boris Neyman Fountas-Pinnell Level I Realistic Fiction Selection Summary Len helps his mother plant cherry tomato plants in their garden. He learns to grow plants --- and to be patient. In the end, he is thrilled that his hard work was worth it and his tomatoes taste so sweet. Number of Words: 289 Characteristics of the Text Genre Realistic fi ction Text Structure Content Themes and Ideas Language and Literary Features Sentence Complexity Vocabulary Words Illustrations Book and Print Features Third-person narrative organized sequentially Simple, straightforward plot Growing plants Patience Learning from a parent It s important to take good care of plants. Hard work brings good results. Patience is important. Two major characters Setting important in plot Dialogue assigned to different characters. A mix of short and complex sentences with clauses and phrases Questions in dialogue Dashes and exclamations Different words used to assign dialogue New vocabulary and content-specifi c words (cherry tomatoes, salads, summer, plant, stick, garden, patient) All parts of speech Mostly one- and two-syllable words Softly colored drawings support and extend the text. Nine pages of text with illustrations on all pages Some sentences turn over several lines. Each new sentence starts fl ush left 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 Boris Neyman Build Background Read the title and author with the children and talk about what is happening in the cover illustration. Ask them what they think the boy in the illustration is doing. Encourage children to use their knowledge of growing plants to think about the story. Ask questions such as the following: Have you ever helped to grow plants in school, at home, or in a community garden? What happened? What did you enjoy the most about growing plants? Introduce the Text Guide children through the text, noting important details and helping with unfamiliar language and vocabulary. Here are some suggestions: Page 2: Explain that this story is about a little boy named Len who grows a cherry tomato plant. Suggested language: Turn to page 2. Look at the picture. Are Len and his mother in their house or in their garden? The sentence reads: Len raced out of the house and into the garden. Say house. What letter would you expect to see fi rst in house? Find the word house and put your fi nger under it. Page 3: Turn to page 3 and look at the picture. Len is looking at a cherry tomato plant. Have you ever eaten a cherry tomato? Cherry tomatoes are so small, Len can pop them in his mouth. Can you show me how Len would pop a cherry tomato into his mouth? Page 4: Turn to page 4. First, Len and his mother worked together in the garden. Then Len began to dig a hole. What is Len using to dig? Page 6: Now what is Len doing in the garden? Len went out to water his plant. Len says: Where are my cherry tomatoes? Why do you think there are no tomatoes on the plant yet? Now go back to the beginning and read to fi nd out more about Len s tomatoes. Words to Know again began father nothing along boy house together 2 Lesson 23:

3 Read As 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 story. Begin by asking what they liked best about the story, or what they found interesting. Suggested language: What do you think Len learned by planting tomatoes with his mother? How do you think he felt at the end of the story? How would you feel? 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 Len helps his mother plant cherry tomato plants. Len learns how to take care of the plants. Len picks the tomatoes and makes a salad for his parents. Hard work can be fun. It s important to be patient when growing plants. The pictures show what the plants look like as they grow tall. The author includes lots of details that make the story interesting. Len and his mother talk the way people do in real life Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H. Choices for Support Fluency Have children read a passage from the text and demonstrate that they can quickly and automatically solve most words in a way that supports fluency. Phonemic Awareness and Word Work Provide practice as needed with words and sounds, using one of the following activities: Make New Words Materials: index cards, two boxes. Put index cards with the infl ectional endings ing and ed in one box. Put index cards with the words plant, help, work, cover, start, and pick in a second box. Ask children to draw one index card from each box and change the verb by adding the infl ectional ending selected. Word Wall Materials: words on word wall, index cards. Write the following story words on the word wall: Len, Mother, cherry tomato, plant, garden, worked, water, patient, green, red, water, dirt. Then have children write the words on cards. Have partners build sentences using some of their words, and adding other words. Call on children to read aloud their sentences to the class. 3 Lesson 23:

4 Writing About Reading Critical Thinking Read the directions for children on BLM 23.8 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 Skill Cause and Effect Tell children that the effect tells what happens in a story. The cause tells why it happened. Model how to think about cause and effect: Think Aloud In this story I read that Len cared for his plant every day. Finally, he saw small green tomatoes on his plant. Why did Len get tomatoes? Because he took good care of his plant. The effect, or what happened, is the small green tomatoes on his plant. Practice the Skill Have children share examples of cause and effect in another story they have read. Writing Prompt Read aloud the following prompt. Have children write their response, using the writing prompt on page 6. Len did a lot of work to grow cherry tomatoes. What do you think was the hardest job? Write about the part you think would be the hardest to do. 4 Lesson 23:

5 Read directions to children. English Language Learners Reading Support Check regularly on children s oral reading to determine accuracy, fluency, and comprehension. 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: Who is the boy in the story? Speaker 2: Len Speaker 1: What does Len plant? Speaker 2: a cherry tomato plant Speaker 1: How does the cherry tomato taste? Speaker 2: sweet Speaker 1: What do Len and his mother do together? Speaker 2: They plant cherry tomatoes in the garden. Speaker 1: When do cherry tomatoes turn red? Speaker 2: They turn red when they are ready to eat. Speaker 1: When Len eats a cherry tomato, the writer says Hard work sure could taste sweet! Why? Speaker 2: Growing the cherry tomato plant was hard work, but it was worth it because the cherry tomatoes tasted very sweet. Name Lesson 23 BLACKLINE MASTER 23.8 Write an answer to the question. Responses may vary. 1. Why was Len worried about his tomato plant? The tomatoes were green when they first grew. Len thought his plant was sick. Making Connections Think about a plant you have cared for. Write some sentences about your plant.. All rights reserved. 10, Unit 5: Watch us Grow 5 Lesson 23:

6 Name Date Len did a lot of work to grow cherry tomatoes. What do you think was the hardest job? Write about the part you think would be the hardest to do. 6 Lesson 23:

7 Name Lesson 23 BLACKLINE MASTER 23.8 Write an answer to the question. 1. Why was Len worried about his tomato plant? Making Connections Think about a plant you have cared for. Write some sentences about your plant. 7 Lesson 23:

8 Student Date Lesson 23 BLACKLINE MASTER LEVEL I Running Record Form page Selection Text Errors Self-Corrections 3 Cherry tomatoes are little tomatoes, said his mother. We put cherry tomatoes in our salads last summer. Oh, yes! said Len. I can pop cherry tomatoes in my mouth. 4 Len and his mother worked together in the garden. Len began to dig a hole. He put a plant in the hole. Then he covered the roots with dirt. Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read correctly/58 x 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 23: