LESSON 21 TEACHER S GUIDE Mouse and Bear are Friends by Jake Hubert Fountas-Pinnell Level A Fiction Selection Summary Mouse and Bear are good friends who do a lot of things together. They read, bake, walk, play, and ride. Number of Words: 35 Characteristics of the Text Genre Fiction Text Structure Third-person narrative Content Themes and Ideas Language and Literary Features Sentence Complexity Vocabulary Words Illustrations Book and Print Features Friendship Things friends can do together Friends enjoy doing things together. Simple repetitive language Meaning provided through integration of pictures with text. Repetitive sentence pattern, changing only one word on each page Five-word sentences with simple sentence structure: Mouse and Bear can. Action words: read, bake, walk, play, ride High-frequency words: play, and Illustrations that support the text Five pages, with one line of text and one illustration on each page Speech balloon with one exclamatory word: Goodbye! Large print and good spacing between words Labels name characters and things in the illustrations. 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 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 32819. Printed in the U.S.A. 978-0-547-30156-3 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 publication in print format does not entitle users to convert this publication, or any portion of it, into electronic format. K_301563_ELL_LRTG_L21_Mouse.indd 1 11/20/09 1:15:36 AM
Mouse and Bear are Friends by Jake Hubert Build Background Read the title to children and talk with them about the two characters in the cover illustration. Ask them how Mouse and Bear are having fun together. Then ask: What are some things you like to do with a friend? Front-Load Vocabulary Some everyday words may be unfamiliar to English learners. Before reading, check understanding of the following words: Mouse, Bear, book, read, bake, cake, walk, path, play, basketball, net, helmet, bicycle, ride. Use the pictures to reinforce the words. Introduce the Text Guide children through the text, noting important ideas, and helping with unfamiliar language and vocabulary. Explain important text features, such as the repetition of the phrase Mouse and Bear can. Call attention to the labels. Here are some suggestions: Page 2: Explain that in this story, two very good friends, Mouse and Bear, do a lot of things together. Explain that the animals in this story act like people. Suggested language: Turn to page 2. Look at the picture and read the labels. Who do you see in the picture? What are they doing? Bear is reading. Mouse is sitting on Bear s shoulder and reading, too. The book says: Mouse and Bear can read. Say the word and. And begins with the letter a. Find the word and on page 2 and put your fi nger under the fi rst letter, a. You will fi nd the word and on lots of pages in this book. Page 3: Remind children that they can use information in the pictures to help them read. Look at the picture and read the label. The label says: cake. What can the two friends do here? What do you think the book will say? Page 4: Turn to page 4. Look at the picture and read the label. The label says: path. What can the two friends do on the path? Yes, they can walk. So the book says: Mouse and Bear can walk. Page 5: Cultural Support: Explain that the game of basketball is very popular in the United States. It is played with two teams. The players gain points by throwing a ball into the basketball net. Look at this picture and read the labels. They say: net and basketball. Why do you think there are two baskets? What do you think the book will say they can do now? The book says: Mouse and Bear can play. Say the word play. What letters would you expect to see fi rst in the word play? Find the word play and put your fi nger under it. Now go back to the beginning and read to fi nd out all the things Mouse and Bear do together. Words to Know and play 2 Lesson 21: Mouse and Bear are Friends K_301563_ELL_LRTG_L21_Mouse.indd 2 7/27/09 11:46:05 AM
Read Now have children read Mouse and Bear are Friends softly while pointing under each word. Observe children as they read. 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 most interesting. Suggested language: What would you like to do with Mouse and Bear? 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 Mouse and Bear like to read, bake, walk, play, and ride together. Friends enjoy doing things together. Sharing daily activities can make them special. The writer uses the same sentence pattern on each page. On the last page, a speech balloon shows Mouse and Bear saying, Goodbye! 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 reading from left to right. Help children understand the concept of a sentence as a group of words with ending punctuation. Phonemic Awareness and Word Work 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 in their laps if the words do not rhyme. Say pairs of words, for example: bake and make, walk and talk, read and write, play and stay, ride and glide, etc. Tracing Letters Materials: magnetic or cardboard letters or letter cards. Have children choose a letter, say its name, and trace the letter. Build Sentences Materials: index cards. Write the repeated words from Mouse and Bear Are Friends on index cards: Mouse, and, Bear, can. Then write the story words on index cards: read, bake, walk, play, ride. Have children build sentences using the word cards. Have them read the sentences and illustrate them if they wish. 3 Lesson 21: Mouse and Bear are Friends K_301563_ELL_LRTG_L21_Mouse.indd 3 11/3/09 5:12:27 PM
Writing About Reading Critical Thinking Read the directions for children on BLM 21.9 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 Understanding Characters Remind children to use details to understand more about characters. Model how to use details to understand characters: Think Aloud I can understand the characters by looking at the details in the words and pictures. I can see how much Bear and Mouse like each other. They are always doing things together and they look happy together. Bear may be bigger, but they both like to do the same things. On page 6, Mouse even has tiny pedals and can help make the bike move. They must be very good friends. Practice the Skill Have children choose another story and use details to tell about the characters. 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 something else Mouse and Bear can do together. Write why they will have fun. 4 Lesson 21: Mouse and Bear are Friends K_301563_ELL_LRTG_L21_Mouse.indd 4 11/3/09 5:12:34 PM
English Language Learners Reading Support Explain that the speech balloon on page 6 has the word Goodbye in it; that word is spoken by both animals as they ride off on their bike. Also, 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: Point to Bear. Speaker 2: [Child points to Bear.] Speaker 1: Who is Bear s friend? Speaker 2: Mouse Speaker 1: What can Mouse and Bear do on page 5? Speaker 2: play Speaker 1: What can Mouse and Bear do on page 2? Speaker 2: They read. Speaker 1: What do Mouse and Bear say on page 6? Speaker 2: They say, Goodbye! Speaker 1: What do Mouse and Bear do together? Speaker 2: They read, bake, walk, play, and ride together. Name Date Lesson 21 BLACKLINE MASTER 21.9 Mouse and Bear are Friends Children look at the pictures and circle the word that answers the question. 1. What can Mouse and Bear bake in the story? cake pie Children draw a picture of what they would like to do with Mouse and Bear and label it. 2. Read directions to children.. All rights reserved. 11, Unit 5: Growing and Changing 5 Lesson 21: Mouse and Bear are Friends K_301563_ELL_LRTG_L21_Mouse.indd 5 7/27/09 11:46:06 AM
Name Date Mouse and Bear Are Friends Draw a picture of something else Mouse and Bear can do together. Write why they will have fun. 6 Lesson 21: Mouse and Bear are Friends K_301563_ELL_LRTG_L21_Mouse.indd 6 7/27/09 11:46:07 AM
Name Date Lesson 21 BLACKLINE MASTER 21.9 Mouse and Bear are Friends Children look at the pictures and circle the word that answers the question. 1. What can Mouse and Bear bake in the story? cake pie Children draw a picture of what they would like to do with Mouse and Bear and label it. 2. 7 Lesson 21: Mouse and Bear are Friends K_301563_ELL_LRTG_L21_Mouse.indd 7 7/27/09 11:46:09 AM
Student Date Mouse and Bear are Friends LEVEL A Lesson 21 BLACKLINE MASTER 21.13 Mouse and Bear are Friends Running Record Form page Selection Text Errors Self-Corrections 2 3 4 5 6 Mouse and Bear can read. Mouse and Bear can bake. Mouse and Bear can walk. Mouse and Bear can play. Mouse and Bear can ride. Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read correctly/25 100) % 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 0 1413490 8 Lesson 21: Mouse and Bear are Friends K_301563_ELL_LRTG_L21_Mouse.indd 8 12/4/09 11:17:28 PM