LESSON 30 TEACHER S GUIDE by Beverly Dani Fountas-Pinnell Level C Nonfiction Selection Summary Children tell about visiting the fire station. At the fire station, they can see the firefighters boots, coats, and hats. Then the children help with the hose and see the truck! Number of Words: 50 Characteristics of the Text Genre Nonfi ction Text Structure First-person narrator: I and we Content Themes and Ideas Language and Literary Features Sentence Complexity Vocabulary Words Illustrations Book and Print Features Visiting a fi re station Firefi ghting clothing and equipment Firefi ghters wear special clothing. Firefi ghters have special equipment. Repetition Simple language Simple three-word to six-word sentences Firefi ghting gear, such as boots, coats, hats, hose, truck Highlighted high-frequency words: do, down, have, help, look, off, out, take Color photographs support the text. Five pages, with two or three lines of text and a photo on each page 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. 978-0-547-30256-0 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. K_302560_BL_VRTG_L30_triptofirestation.indd 1 1/25/10 5:07:12 PM
by Beverly Dani Build Background Help children use their knowledge of fire trucks, firefighters, and fire equipment. Build interest by asking questions such as the following: What do firefighters wear? What special tools or equipment do they use? Read the title to the children and talk with them about the cover photo. 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: In this book some children are telling what they can see when they visit a fi re station on a class trip. Suggested Language: Turn to page 2. What do the children do and see on the fi rst page? Yes, they take a trip to the fi re station and they look at the boots. The children say: We take a trip. We look at the boots. Say the word take. What letter would you expect to see fi rst in the word take? Find the word take and put your fi nger under it. Page 3: Turn to page 3. What do the children say they can look at here? They say: We look at the coats. We do a lot. Say the word do. What letter would you expect to see fi rst in do? Find the word do and put your fi nger under it. Page 4: Turn to page 4. What can the children do on this page? Page 5: What do they do on this page? How do they help with the hose? Now turn back to the beginning and read about all the things the children do and see on their trip to the fi re station. 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. do have look out down help off take 2 Lesson 30: K_302560_BL_VRTG_L30_triptofirestation.indd 2 1/18/10 8:22:53 AM
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 text. Begin by asking what they liked best about the book, or what they found interesting. Suggested language: What would you most like to see at a fire station? Why? 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 group of children visit a fire station. The narrator tells what they see: boots, coats, hats, the hose, and the truck. It is fun and exciting to visit a fire station. Firefighters have special clothing and equipment. The author uses simple sentences on each page. The photos show what we can see. 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 loing the first and last letters of each word on a page of text. Phonemic Awareness and Word Work Provide practice as needed with words and sounds, using one of the following activities: Rhyming Words 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 words from the story paired with another word, for example, boots/fl utes; hats/s; truck/train; hose/nose; boot/moon; truck/duck; hat/lip; coat/boat. Alphabet Search Materials: magnetic or cardboard letters or letter cards. Have children search for and loe letters by name. Matching Letters Materials: upper and lower case magnetic or cardboard letters or letter cards. Have children choose letters and match them with their upper or lower case form. 3 Lesson 30: K_302560_BL_VRTG_L30_triptofirestation.indd 3 12/23/09 9:20:28 PM
Writing About Reading Vocabulary Practice Read the directions and have children complete the Vocabulary questions on BLM 30.1. Responding Have children complete the vocabulary activities on page 7. Building Vocabulary Fighting Fires Build on the words related to firefighters and their gear in. Suggested language: Let s think about all the things we might see when firefighters are at work. What are some things you might see? Would you see a ladder? As children make suggestions, write their words and sentences on the board or on a large strip of paper. Begin the list with: We see the. (Possible suggestions: pole, engine, tires, ax, equipment, tools, pumper, fire hydrant, fire chief, flames, smoke, fire, water) After children have made their suggestions, read the list aloud together, pointing to each word. These are things we would see when firefighters are at work. 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 truck going to a fire. Now write about who is on the truck. 4 Lesson 30: K_302560_BL_VRTG_L30_triptofirestation.indd 4 12/29/09 11:28:03 AM
English Language Learners Cultural Support Fighting fires is a concern all around the globe. Talk with children about fire fighters and fire fighting equipment in their country of origin. While clothing or equipment may differ, the work and its importance are similar everywhere. 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 boots. Speaker 2: [Points to boots] Speaker 1: Point to the hose. Speaker 2: [Points to hose] Speaker 1: Where is the truck? Speaker 2: [Points to truck] Speaker 1: Where do the children go? Speaker 2: They go to the fire station. Speaker 1: What do the children put on? Speaker 2: They put on fire hats. Speaker 1: What did the children see and do at the fire station? Speaker 2: The children saw boots and coats and the hose and truck. They put on hats. They help with the hose. Name Date Lesson 30 BLACKLINE MASTER 30.1 Circle the in the sentences. 1. We will take a trip to see the. have do help down look out off take 2. The will help us get up on the. 3. The will have to help us get down, too! Read directions to children.. All rights reserved. 3, Unit 6: Look at Us 5 Lesson 30: K_302560_BL_VRTG_L30_triptofirestation.indd 5 12/23/09 9:20:33 PM
Name Date Draw a picture of a fire truck going to a fire. Now write about who is on the truck. 6 Lesson 30: K_302560_BL_VRTG_L30_triptofirestation.indd 6 12/23/09 9:20:36 PM
Name Date Lesson 30 BLACKLINE MASTER 30.1 Circle the in the sentences. 1. We will take a trip to see the. have do help down look out off take 2. The will help us get up on the. 3. The will have to help us get down, too! 7 Lesson 30: K_302560_BL_VRTG_L30_triptofirestation.indd 7 12/23/09 9:20:38 PM
Student Date Lesson 30 BLackline master 30.21 level c Running Record Form page Selection Text Errors Self-Corrections 2 We take a trip. We look at the boots. 3 We look at the coats. We do a lot. 4 We try on the hats. We take off the hats. 5 We go out. We help with a hose. I hold down the lever. 6 We look at a fire truck. We have fun. Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read correctly/50 100) % 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 1413586 8 Lesson 30: K_302560_BL_VRTG_L30_triptofirestation.indd 8 12/23/09 9:20:39 PM