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Characteristics of the Text Genre • Realistic fi ction

Text Structure • First-person narrative describes four scenes comparing the past and the present.• Surprise ending: They are looking at a photo album together.

Content • Grandfather and grandson• Past and present• Black & white vs. color photos

Themes and Ideas • It is fun to do things with grandparents.• People of different ages can have a lot in common.

Language and Literary Features

• First-person narrator

Sentence Complexity • Simple sentences follow a repetitive and predictable pattern. Sentence pattern introduces only one or two new words on each page.

Vocabulary • Meaning of one-syllable action words is supported by the illustrations: swim, fi sh, birds, sled.

Words • High frequency word he is repeated on every page. • Words beginning with L: liked, likes, look

Illustrations • Realistic drawings support the text.• Contrasting black-and-white and color illustrations represent photographs in a

photo album.Book and Print Features • Nine pages of text, illustrations on every page

• One sentence running to two lines at the bottom of each page; two sentences running to four lines on the last page

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Grandpa and Meby Sheila Sweeny Higginson

Fountas-Pinnell Level CRealistic FictionSelection SummaryA young boy talks about things that his grandfather liked to do as a boy, which they now like to do together. The last picture shows them looking at a photo album of pictures the grandfather took when he was a boy.

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Grandpa and Me by Sheila Sweeny Higginson

Build BackgroundHelp children use their knowledge of their grandparents to think about the story. Anticipate the text with a question like: What kinds of things do you like to do with your grandparents? Read the title and author and talk about the cover illustration. Ask children what the boy and his grandpa are doing in the cover illustration, and what they think the book will be about.

Introduce the TextGuide children through the text, noting important ideas, and helping with unfamiliar language and vocabulary. Here are some suggestions:

: Explain that in this story, a boy tells about things Grandpa liked to do many years ago and that he and Grandpa like to do together now. Suggested language: Let’s turn to page 2. What is Grandpa doing? The boy says: Grandpa liked to look for birds when he was a boy. Say the word look. What letter would you expect to see fi rst in the word look? Find the word look and put your fi nger under it.

Page 3: Turn to page 3. The boy says: Now he likes to look for birds with me. Say the word for. What letter would you expect to see fi rst in the word for? Find the word for and put your fi nger under it.

Page 4: Now what does the boy say Grandpa liked to do?

Page 6: Now what does the boy say Grandpa liked to do? That is right. Grandpa liked to fi sh when he was a boy. Say the word when. What letter would you expect to see fi rst in the word when? Find the word when and put your fi nger under it.

Now turn back to the beginning and read to fi nd out all the things the boy and Grandpa like to do together.

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ReadAs children read Grandpa and Me, observe them carefully. Guide them as needed, using language that supports their problem-solving ability.

Respond to the TextPersonal ResponseInvite children to share their personal responses to the book. Begin by asking what they liked best about the story, or what they found most interesting.Suggested language: What kinds of things did your grandparents do when they were children? What do you and your grandparents like to do now?

Ways of ThinkingAs you discuss the text, make sure children understand these teaching points:

Thinking Within the Text Thinking Beyond the Text Thinking About the Text

• Grandpa liked doing many things when he was a boy.

• Grandpa likes doing these same things with his grandson today.

• We never outgrow our enjoyment of some activities.

• Photographs are a good way to learn about family and the past.

• Shared activities reinforce a grandparent-child bond.

• The contrast between black and white and color pictures shows many years have passed.

• The last page surprises the reader by being a little different.

© 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H.

Choices for SupportConcepts of PrintTo reinforce the direction of reading, model sweeping your hand from left to right under sentences in the story. Have children repeat the same sweeping motion from left to right.

Phonemic Awareness and Word WorkProvide practice as needed with words and sounds, using one of the following activities:• Name the Beginning Sound Say the word like and ask children to repeat it. Ask

children to name the beginning sound in like. Continue in the same way with these words: look, when, he, was, birds, me, swim, boy, fi sh, sled, pictures.

• Matching Letters Materials: upper and lower case magnetic or cardboard letters or letter cards. Have children choose letters and match them with their upper and lower case forms.



Writing About ReadingCritical ThinkingRead the directions for children on BLM 2.7 and guide them in answering the questions.

RespondingRead the directions aloud and have children complete the activities at the back of the book.

Target Comprehension SkillUnderstanding Characters

Target Comprehension Skill Tell children that they can understand

characters in a story by thinking about what the characters like to do. How people spend their time shows others a lot about them. Model how to understand a character.

Think Aloud

On page 2 the boy says that Grandpa liked to look at birds. The story says he also liked to swim and fi sh and sled. Those are all outdoor things. I think Grandpa is a character who enjoys nature and likes doing things outside.

Practice the SkillEncourage children to tell what they understand about the boy in the story from what he likes to do.

Writing PromptRead aloud the following prompt. Have children draw and write their response, using the writing prompt on page 6.

In this story, the boy does many things with Grandpa. Doing things with a grown-up is a good way to learn things. Draw a picture of one thing you think the boy will learn from Grandpa.

Write about what the boy learns.



Read directions to children.

Think About ItWrite the word that completes each

sentence.

1. I sit on a rock to fish with Grandpa.

rock chair sled

2. Grandpa tells stories about when he was

a boy.

time pictures stories

Making Connections Think about what you do

now that you would like to do when you grow

up. Draw a picture of what you do. Label your

picture.

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English Language LearnersCultural Support Children might not understand that the black-and-white illustrations represent old photographs of Grandpa when he was a boy. Back then, color photos were less common and more expensive. Most people took only black-and-white photos. If possible, show children some old black-and-white photos in a photo album. Practice vocabulary development with words like photographs, camera, pictures, and album.

Oral Language DevelopmentCheck the children’s comprehension, using a dialogue that best matches their English profi ciency level. Speaker 1 is the teacher, Speaker 2 is the child.

Beginning/ Early Intermediate Intermediate Early Advanced/ Advanced

Speaker 1: Who is this story about?

Speaker 2: Grandpa and me

Speaker 1: [Point to Grandpa birdwatching] What is Grandpa doing here?

Speaker 2: watching a bird

Speaker 1: [Point to Grandpa swimming] What is Grandpa doing here?

Speaker 2: swimming

Speaker 1: Who is in the story?

Speaker 2: Grandpa and the boy

Speaker 1: What does Grandpa do in the pond?

Speaker 2: He swims.

Speaker 1: What do Grandpa and the boy like to do with the sled?

Speaker 2: They like to sled down the hill.

Speaker 1: Name something that Grandpa likes to do outside.

Speaker 2: Possible answers: swim, fi sh, sled, birdwatch

Speaker 1: What does Grandpa do at the end of the story?

Speaker 2: He shows pictures to his grandson.



Name Date

Grandpa and MeIn this story, the boy does many things with Grandpa. Doing things with a grown-up is a good way to learn things. Draw a picture of one thing you think the boy will learn from Grandpa.

Write about what the boy learns.



Think About ItWrite the word that completes each

sentence.

1. I sit on a to fish with Grandpa.

rock chair sled

2. Grandpa tells about when he was

a boy.

time pictures stories

Making Connections Think about what you do

now that you would like to do when you grow

up. Draw a picture of what you do. Label your

picture.

Name

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Grandpa and MeRunning Record Form

Grandpa and Me • LEVEL C

Behavior Code Error

Read word correctly ✓cat 0

Repeated word, sentence, or phrase

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0

Omission —cat 1

Behavior Code Error

Substitution cutcat 1

Self-corrects cut sccat 0

Insertion the

cat 1

Word told Tcat 1

page Selection Text Errors Self-Corrections

2

3

4

5

6

7

Grandpa liked to look for

birds when he was a boy.

Now he likes to look for

birds with me.

Grandpa liked to swim

when he was a boy.

Now he likes to swim

with me.

Grandpa liked to fish

when he was a boy.

Now he likes to fish

with me.

Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read

correctly/52 × 100)

%

Self-Correction Rate

(# errors + # Self-Corrections/ Self-Corrections)

1:


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