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Characteristics of the Text Genre • Fiction

Text Structure • First-person narrative: the character is the narrator• Focuses on a single topic with events presented in chronological order• Very simple narrative with story carried by pictures

Content • Getting ready for school• School supplies• Familiar settings close to children’s experiences

Themes and Ideas • It’s important to get ready for school in the morning.• Backpacks help children carry lots of things to school.

Language and Literary Features

• Simple, straightforward language• Fantasy: dressed animal characters acting like people• Speech balloon (Goodbye!)

Sentence Complexity • Repetitive sentence pattern, changing only one word on each page• Three-word sentences• Simple sentence structure with implied subject (See my book.)

Vocabulary • Names of items used in school (book, pencil, apple, ball, backpack) supported by illustrations and labels

Words • High-frequency words repeated (See, my)• Compound words (backpack, goodbye)

Illustrations • Lively cartoon drawings support and extend the text.Book and Print Features • Five pages of text with one line of text and one picture on each page

• Exclamation for emphasis• Print in large plain font, clearly separated from pictures

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L E S S O N 2 T E A C H E R ’ S G U I D E

My Backpackby Iris Littleman

Fountas-Pinnell Level AFictionSelection SummaryGetting ready for school in the morning means packing a backpack with important things. The dog in this story does exactly that.

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Words to Know

My Backpack by Iris Littleman

Build BackgroundRead the title to children and talk with them about what the dog is doing in the cover illustration. Ask them what they think they will learn about a backpack in this story. Then ask: Do you carry a backpack to school? What do you put in your backpack every morning?

Introduce the TextGuide 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: See my that tells what the dog packs in his backpack.

: Explain that this is a story about a dog packing his backpack in the morning before school. Point out that some pictures have labels to name objects.Suggested language: Turn to page 2. What is the dog putting in his backpack? The dog says: See my book. Say: my. What letter would you see fi rst in my? Find the word my, say it, and put your fi nger under it.

Page 3: Point out that children can use information in the pictures to help them read. Turn to page 3. When you look at the picture, what do you see? What is the dog packing? Yes, a big pencil. The dog says: See my pencil. The word see begins with the letter s. Find the word see and put your fi nger under it.

Page 4: Turn to page 4. Now what does the dog put in his backpack? Yes, he puts an apple in the backpack. Now what will the dog say?

Now go back to the beginning and read to fi nd out what the dog packs in his backpack.

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ReadNow have children read My Backpack softly while pointing under each word. Observe children as they read.

Respond to the TextPersonal ResponseInvite 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: Do you think the dog likes packing his backpack and going to school? How can you tell?

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

• A dog packs his backpack before leaving for school.

• The dog packs a book, an apple, a pencil, and a ball.

• The dog says goodbye to his mother before going to school.

• It’s important to pack what you need for school.

• Getting ready for school is fun.

• A backpack is a good thing to use if you have a lot of stuff to carry.

• The writer uses the same language on each page.

• The pictures show what goes into the backpack.

• Labels in the pictures tell the names of the items in the backpack.

© 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 reading from left to right and distinguishing between print and pictures.

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

• Clapping Syllables Have children hear and say syllables in words from the book: my, backpack, book, apple, pencil, see, ball, goodbye. Have them clap on each syllable: my; back-pack; book; ap-ple; pen-cil; see; ball; good-bye.

• Sorting Pictures Materials: pictures of book, backpack, pencil, pot, ball, house, horn. Ask children to choose a picture and say the word. Help them identify the fi rst sound they hear in each word. Then have children sort the pictures by the initial sound.

• ABC Order Materials: magnetic or cardboard letters or letter cards. Have children choose letters and put them in ABC order.



Writing About ReadingCritical ThinkingRead the directions for children on BLM 2.2 and guide them in answering the questions.

RespondingRead aloud the questions at the back of the book and help children complete the activities.

Target Comprehension SkillUnderstanding Characters

Target Comprehension Skill Tell children that the character is the person

or animal who does and says things in the story. Reading carefully and looking at the pictures helps you tell more about story characters. Model how to understand characters:

Think Aloud

How can I understand the characters in this story? I will read the words carefully and look at the pictures. I read about what the dog is putting in his backpack. I can tell that he likes apples and balls. I read and see that the dog says goodbye to his mom. This helps me understand the character. The dog is packing his backpack before he leaves for school.

Practice the SkillHave children think of another story they have read. Guide them in understanding a character in the book.

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

Draw a picture of one more thing the dog should put in his backpack.

What is in the dog’s backpack?



Think About It Children look at the pictures and circle the ones that answer the question.

1. What does the dog have in his backpack?

Children draw a picture of something they bring to school every day.

2.

Name Date

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English Language LearnersCultural Support Point out that many children carry their supplies to school in a backpack because it’s comfortable. Invite children to share how they carry their supplies to school.

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: Point to the dog.

Speaker 2: [Points to dog]

Speaker 1: Point to his backpack.

Speaker 2: [Points to backpack]

Speaker 1: Point to his mother.

Speaker 2: [Points to his mother]

Speaker 1: Where is the dog?

Speaker 2: Here is the dog.

Speaker 1: Name one thing the dog puts in the backpack.

Speaker 2: Possible answers: book, pencil, apple, ball

Speaker 1: What is the dog doing?

Speaker 2: The dog is packing his backpack.

Speaker 1: After he packs his backpack, what does he do?

Speaker 2: He says goodbye to his mother and goes to school.



Name Date

My BackpackDraw a picture of one more thing the dog should put in his backpack.

What is in the dog’s backpack?



Think About It Children look at the pictures and circle the ones that answer the question.

1. What does the dog have in his backpack?

Children draw a picture of something they bring to school every day.

2.

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My Backpack • LEVEL A My BackpackRunning Record Form

Student Date

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

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Word told Tcat 1

page Selection Text Errors Self-Corrections

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See my book.

See my pencil.

See my apple.

See my ball.

See my backpack!

Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read

correctly/15 × 100)

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Self-Correction Rate

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

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