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Characteristics of the Text Genre • Nonfi ction

Text Structure • Question/answer structure• Surprise ending: A pumpkin fl oats.

Content • Objects either sink or fl oat in water.• Weight of objects

Themes and Ideas • An object’s weight and shape help determine whether it will sink or fl oat.• Some objects have characteristics other than weight that determine whether they will sink

or fl oat.Language and

Literary Features• The author directs statements and questions to the reader: Hello! Why did they sink?

Sentence Complexity • Both simple and complex sentences • Repeated question (Will it sink or will it fl oat?) and sentence (Turn the page to fi nd out.)• Exclamation: The keys sink!

Vocabulary • Key vocabulary words: sink, fl oat• Objects: block of wood, keys, leaves, pumpkin

Words • One- and two-syllable words• Highlighted high-frequency words: almost, any, behind, gone, happened, hello, idea,

leavesIllustrations • Simple color illustrations with little distracting detail

Book and Print Features • Nine pages of text, illustrations on every page • Some sentences carry over two lines.

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Sink or Float?by Olivia Kress

Fountas-Pinnell Level ENonfictionSelection SummarySome things sink and some things fl oat. Surprisingly, a heavy pumpkin fl oats because it is full of air.

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Sink or Float? by Olivia Kress

Build BackgroundRead the title to children and talk with them about what the cover illustration shows. Help them identify which objects sink, or fall to the bottom of the water, and which objects fl oat, or stay on top of the water. To prepare for reading, ask: What do you think you will learn about sinking and fl oating from this book?

Introduce the TextGuide children through the text, helping with unfamiliar words so they can read the text successfully. Here are some suggestions:

Page 3: Explain that this book tells why different things sink or fl oat.Suggested language: Turn to page 3. The boy has a tub of water and a block of wood. He wants to test whether the wood will sink or fl oat. What do you think he will do?

Page 4: The last sentence reads: Wood almost always fl oats. Find the word almost and put your fi nger under it. What does the word almost tell you about whether or not wood always fl oats?

Page 5: Remind children that they can use information in the pictures to help them read. What do you think the girl will do with the keys? The third sentence on the page reads: Will they sink or fl oat?

Page 6: Look at the picture. What happened to the keys? Where have they gone?

Page 7: Do you think the leaves will sink or fl oat? Why or why not? Say the word leaves. What letter would you expect to see fi rst in the word leaves? Find the word leaves and put your fi nger under it.

Now go back to the beginning and read to fi nd out why some things sink and some things fl oat.

Words to KnowHave children turn to the Words to Know 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.

almost behind happened idea

any gone hello leaves

Words to Know

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

Respond to the TextPersonal ResponseAsk children to share their personal responses to the book. Begin by asking what they liked best about the book, or what they found interesting.Suggested language: Do you think the book shows a good way to test whether something will sink or fl oat? Why?

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

• Things that are light, such as a block of wood and leaves, often fl oat.

• Things that are heavy, such as keys, often sink.

• A heavy pumpkin fl oats because it has air inside.

• Some things will sink or fl oat based on their weight and shape.

• Some things will sink or fl oat based on what is inside.

• The author asks the reader to predict whether things will sink or fl oat. (Will it sink or fl oat?)

• The pictures show what happens when things are placed in water.

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

Choices for SupportConcepts of PrintPractice early reading behaviors such as saying one word for one group of letters and understanding the concept of a sentence.

Phonemic Awareness and Word WorkProvide practice as needed with words and sounds, using one of the following activities:

• Delete the Initial Sound Say the word sink and have children repeat it. Tell children: Say sink without the /s/. (ink) Repeat the procedure, having children take away the initial sound in these words: fl oat (loat), block (lock), turn (urn), page (age), will (ill).

• Sort Words Materials: index cards. Write the following words on index cards: means, leaves, bread, neat, head, breath, team. Have children read the words. Ask them to sort the words according to vowel sound—one pile for long e and one pile for short e.


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Writing About ReadingVocabulary PracticeRead the directions and have children complete the Vocabulary questions on BLM 29.1.

RespondingHave children complete the vocabulary activity on page 11.

Building VocabularyFruitBuild on the word pumpkin in Sink or Float? Explain that a pumpkin is a fruit. Suggested language: Let’s think about fruit. Name some different kinds of fruit. As children suggest fruit, write their words and sentences on the board or on chart paper. Begin the list with the words This is a/an.

(Possible suggestions: peach, cherry, apple, plum, orange, mango, grapefruit, pear)

After children have made their suggestions, read the list aloud together, pointing to each word. We know a lot of words for fruit!

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

Why do you think the author wrote this book? What did you learn about why things sink or fl oat? Write what you learned.



Read directions to children.3

Words to KnowAnswer each question with a word from

the box

1. Which word goes with tree or plant?

leaves 2. Which word goes with good-bye?

hello 3. Which word goes with thought?

idea 4. Which word goes with nearly?

almost 5. Which word goes with in front of?

behind

Word Bank

almost

any

behind

gone

happened

hello

idea

leaves

Words to Know© Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Grade 1, Unit 6: Three Cheers for Us!

Name Lesson 29

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English Language LearnersReading Support Review that fl oat means something stays on top of the water. Use the illustration on page 4 to help children understand the position word top. Then review that sink means something falls to the bottom of the water. Use the illustration on page 6 to help children understand the position word bottom.

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: Where is the block of wood?

Speaker 2: [Points to the block of wood.]

Speaker 1: Does the block of wood sink or fl oat?

Speaker 2: sink

Speaker 1: Name something that fl oats.

Speaker 2: Possible answers: block of wood, leaves, pumpkin

Speaker 1: Name the things that sink.

Speaker 2: keys

Speaker 1: Why do the keys sink?

Speaker 2: They are heavy.

Speaker 1: Why does a pumpkin fl oat?

Speaker 2: It has a lot of air inside.



Name Date

Sink or Float?Why do you think the author wrote this book? What did you learn about why things sink or float? Write what you learned.



Words to KnowAnswer each question with a word from

the box

1. Which word goes with tree or plant?

2. Which word goes with good-bye?

3. Which word goes with thought?

4. Which word goes with nearly?

5. Which word goes with in front of?

Word Bank

almost

any

behind

gone

happened

hello

idea

leaves

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Sink or Float?Running Record Form

Sink or Float? • level e

Behavior Code Error

Read word correctly ✓ cat 0

Repeated word, sentence, or phrase

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Omission — cat 1

Behavior Code Error

Substitution cut cat 1

Self-corrects cut sc cat 0

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page Selection Text Errors Self-Corrections

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Some things sink. Some things float.

Do you have any idea

why they sink or float?

Let’s find out why.

Hello! This is a block of wood.

Will it sink or float?

Turn the page to find out.

The block is on top of the water.

That means that it floats.

Wood almost always floats.

Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read

correctly/55 × 100)

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Self-Correction Rate

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

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