lesson 2 teacher’s guide tell all about...

Characteristics of the Text Genre • Fiction

Text Structure • First-person narrative, the characters are the narrators • Focuses on a single topic• Very simple narrative with story carried by pictures

Content • Show and Tell in school setting• Familiar setting close to children’s experiences• Favorite things

Themes and Ideas • It’s fun to bring in something special to Show and Tell.• Sharing with other children in a group is fun.

Language and Literary Features

• Simple, straightforward language • Fantasy; animal characters acting like people

Sentence Complexity • Repetitive sentence pattern, changing only one word on each page• Four-word sentences• Simple sentence structure with implied subject: Look at my book.

Vocabulary • Names of simple objects familiar to children: rock, book, doll, drum, petWords • High-frequency words repeated: look, my

• Decodable wordsIllustrations • Lively, cartoon-like drawings support the text.

Book and Print Features • Five pages of text with one line of text and illustration on each page• Italics for emphasis• Good spacing between words• Some things in pictures are labeled.

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Tell All About Itby Oscar Hagen

Fountas-Pinnell Level AFictionSelection SummaryDinosaurs bring their favorite things to share for Show and Tell at their school.

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Tell All About It by Oscar Hagen

Build BackgroundRead the title to children and talk with them about what the dinosaur is doing in the cover illustration. Ask them what they think they will learn about Show and Tell in this story. Then ask: What kinds of things do you think the characters in this story will bring to Show and Tell at school? Have you shared in a Show and Tell? What happened?

Front-Load Vocabulary Some everyday words may be unfamiliar to English learners. Before reading, check understanding of the following words: rock, book, doll, drum, pet. Use the illustrations to reinforce the words.

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 Look at my that tells what the characters show to the class. Call their attention to the labels. Here are some suggestions:

: Explain that this is a story about Show and Tell in a classroom. In this made-up story the characters are dinosaurs who talk and act the way children do.Suggested language: Turn to page 2. Read the labels in the picture. What does the label for the animal say? Yes, that’s a dinosaur. What is the dinosaur holding in the air? The label says rock. The dinosaur says: Look at my rock. Now say look. What letter would you expect to see fi rst in the word look? Find the word look, 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. What is this dinosaur sharing at Show and Tell? Read the label and look at the picture. The dinosaur says: Look at my book. Say my. What letter would you expect to see fi rst in my? Find the word my, say it, and put your fi nger under it. How do you think the dinosaur feels about his book? How can you tell?

Page 4: Read the label. Now what will this dinosaur say? She says: Look at my doll.

Page 5: Turn to page 5. What does the dinosaur want everyone to look at? What does the label say? What will the dinosaur say?

Now turn back to the beginning and read to fi nd out what each dinosaur brings to Show and Tell.

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ReadNow have children read Tell All About It 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 dinosaurs in this story like Show and Tell? Would you like to read this story again? 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

• Dinosaur boys and girls bring different things to Show and Tell.

• They bring a rock, a book, a doll, a drum, and a pet.

• It’s fun to bring favorite things to Show and Tell.

• Sharing your favorite things with other children is fun.

• The writer uses almost the same language on each page.

• The pictures show what each child brings to Show and Tell.

• The characters in this story are dinosaurs who talk and act the way children do.

© 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 understanding that you say one word for one group of letters when you read.

Phonemic Awareness and Word WorkProvide 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: book, look; book, back; pet, pen; pet, net; lock, rock; rock, right; drum, crumb; drum, drop.

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



Writing About ReadingCritical ThinkingRead the directions for children on BLM 2.5 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 can help children 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 and see what the dinosaurs bring in to Show and Tell. This helps me understand the characters. On page 5, I read about the dinosaur who has a drum. He is playing the drum in the picture. I know that the dinosaur character is happy to bring in his favorite thing to share.

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

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

Think of the different things the dinosaurs bring to Show and Tell. Draw a picture of your favorite thing.

Write about why you like it.



Think About It Children look at the pictures and circle the one that answers the question.

1. What is something one of the dinosaurs had to show?

Children draw a picture of an item they could bring for show and tell.

2.

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Read directions to children.

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English Language LearnersCultural Support Explain that Show and Tell is an activity that takes place in many classrooms. Children bring in something that is important to them to show to the other children in their class. Involve children in a discussion of favorite things and collections.

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 dinosaur with a rock.

Speaker 2: [Points to dinosaur with a rock]

Speaker 1: Point to the dinosaur with a pet.

Speaker 2: [Points to dinosaur with a pet]

Speaker 1: Where is the dinosaur with the book?

Speaker 2: Here is the dinosaur with the book.

Speaker 1: What do you see in the cage the dinosaur holds?

Speaker 2: I see a bird in the cage.

Speaker 1: What are all the dinosaurs in the story doing?

Speaker 2: The dinosaurs bring in things to Show and Tell.

Speaker 1: How do the dinosaurs feel about Show and Tell?

Speaker 2: The dinosaurs want their friends to look at their things.



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Tell All About It Think of the different things the dinosaurs bring to Show and Tell. Draw a picture of your favorite thing.

Write about why you like it.



Think About It Children look at the pictures and circle the one that answers the question.

1. What is something one of the dinosaurs had to show?

Children draw a picture of an item they could bring for show and tell.

2.

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Tell All About It • LEVEL A Tell All About ItRunning Record Form

Behavior Code Error

Read word correctly ✓cat 0

Repeated word, sentence, or phrase

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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

2

3

4

5

6

Look at my rock.

Look at my book.

Look at my doll.

Look at my drum.

Look at my pet!

Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read

correctly/20 × 100)

%

Self-Correction Rate

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

1:


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