27 always learning - hmhco.com

Characteristics of the Text Genre • Informational Text

Text Structure • DescriptionContent • Learning different things at different ages

• Learning by oneself or from othersThemes and Ideas • People at any age can learn new things.

• People learn things in different ways.Language and

Literary Features• Straightforward language • Many examples

Sentence Complexity • Some simple sentences: People are always learning.• Some longer sentences: She also knows how to add and subtract in her head to be sure

she gets the right change at stores.Vocabulary • Words relating to growing up: babies, older, children, parents, teachers, teens, adults,

grandparents• Words relating to learning: exploring, studies, puzzles, teach, homework, taught, master,

helpWords • High frequency words: always, different, enough, happy, high, near, once, stories

• Some more challenging words: bicycle, subtract, master • Word in all capital letters for emphasis: ALWAYS!

Illustrations • Pictures support each page of text.Book and Print Features • Nine pages of text, illustrations on every page

• Seven to nine lines of text on a page• Three and four-line sentences, some starting mid-line

© 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 Miffl in Harcourt Publishing Company, Attn: Contracts, Copyrights, and Licensing, 9400 SouthPark Center Loop, Orlando, Florida 32819. Printed in the U.S.A. 978-0-547-30056-6 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 Miffl in 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.

Number of Words: 392

L E S S O N 2 7 T E A C H E R ’ S G U I D E

Always Learningby Gloria Ríos

Fountas-Pinnell Level KInformational TextSelection SummaryReaders are introduced to the idea that learning is a life long adventure and can take place at every age.

1_300566_AL_LRTG_L27_AlwaysLearning.indd 1 11/3/09 5:05:19 PM

Always Learning by Gloria Ríos

Build BackgroundRead the title to children and ask them what the characters are doing on the front cover. Encourage children to use their knowledge of learning and growing up to think about the book. Anticipate the text with questions such as these: How do you learn? How do babies learn? What can older people learn?

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

Pages 2–3: Explain that this book tells about people learning different things at different ages.Suggested language: Look at the pictures on pages 2 and 3. The book says: Babies learn by exploring. What is the baby in these pictures learning about?

Page 5: Remind children that they can use information in the pictures to help them read. What is this boy learning to do? Have you learned how to ride a bicycle? How did it feel once you were riding the bicycle on your own?

Page 6: Have children look at the picture and then fi nd the word subtract on the page. Do you know how to add and subtract? When you buy something in a store, why is it important to know how to add and subtract?

Page 9: On page 9, you can see this man reading about his computer. He wants to master his new machine. What new skill do you want to learn really well?

Now go back to the beginning and read to fi nd out how people of all ages are always learning.

bicycle master subtract

Learn More Words

2 Lesson 27: Always Learning Grade 1© Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

1_300566_AL_LRTG_L27_AlwaysLearning.indd 21_300566_AL_LRTG_L27_AlwaysLearning.indd 2 7/27/09 4:36:57 PM7/27/09 4:36:57 PM

ReadHave children read Always Learning silently while you listen to individual children read. Support their problem solving and fl uency as needed.

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 most interesting.Suggested language: What did you learn about learning that you didn’t know before?

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

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

• People start learning when they are babies, exploring their world.

• Children learn by playing; they also need help to learn some things, such as reading, writing, and bike riding.

• Adults know how to do many things, but they can keep learning, all their lives.

• People at any age can learn new things.

• People learn things in different ways.

• People can be good teachers at many different ages.

• The author uses details to tell about learning at different ages.

• A family is used to show how people learn at different ages.

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

Choices for SupportFluencyInvite children to choose a passage from the text to read aloud. Remind children to use rising and falling tones in a way that is related to text meaning and punctuation. Model how to read sentences ending with exclamation points with enthusiasm.

Phonics 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: people, baby, puzzles, bicycle, subtract, homework, computer, etc. Have them clap on each syllable: peo-ple, ba-by, puz-zles, bi-cy-cle, sub-tract, home-work, com-pu-ter, etc.

• Possessives Have children fi nd possessives, such as Lisa’s mother and Hector’s big sister in Always Learning. Remind them that ‘s is added to words to show that something belongs to someone or something else. Help them fi nd or make other possessive phrases from the book, such as Ana’s mother or Grandpa’s computer.



Writing About ReadingCritical ThinkingRead the directions for children on BLM 27.9 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 SkillText and Graphic Features

Target Comprehension Skill Remind children to think about how words

work with art. Model how to think about this skill:

Think Aloud

When I look at the picture on page 5, I can see an older girl helping a boy ride his bicycle. I know from the picture that this page is going to be about a boy learning to ride a bike. An older girl is helping him. Knowing this makes it easier for me to read the words on this page and understand them.

Practice the SkillHave children choose another picture in the book and tell how it helps them understand the words on the page.

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

In this book, people of all ages are learning things. What is one thing that you would like to learn? Write a paragraph. Tell what you want to learn and why.



Read directions to children.

Think About ItWrite an answer to the question. Responses may vary.

1. What helps people of all ages learn?

People learn from other people, both

older and younger. People learn by

trying new things.

Making Connections Think about something you

learned from someone in your family. Write some

sentences that tell what you learned and from

whom.

11 Grade 1, Unit 6: Three Cheers for Us!

Name

Think About It© Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Always LearningThink About It

Lesson 27B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 2 7 . 9

1_246215RTXEAN_U6LR_TAI.indd 27.9 2/9/09 10:11:48 AM

English Language LearnersFront-Load Vocabulary Make sure children know the meaning of exploring, puzzles, change, and machine.

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: What does Hector learn to ride?

Speaker 2: bicycle

Speaker 1: How do teens earn money?

Speaker 2: jobs

Speaker 1:What is Grandpa trying to learn?

Speaker 2: to use a computer

Speaker 1: When do people start learning?

Speaker 2: when they are babies

Speaker 1: What does Ana’s mother learn from her dad?

Speaker 2: how to fi x things

Speaker 1: How do babies learn?

Speaker 2: Babies learn by exploring and they learn from their families.

Speaker 1: What does Grandpa do when he doesn’t know something about his computer?

Speaker 2: He asks someone in his family for help.



Name Date

Always LearningIn this book, people of all ages are learning things. What is one thing that you would like to learn? Write a paragraph. Tell what you want to learn and why.



Think About ItWrite an answer to the question.

1. What helps people of all ages learn?

Making Connections Think about something you

learned from someone in your family. Write some

sentences that tell what you learned and from

whom.

Name

Always LearningThink About It

Lesson 27B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 2 7 . 9



1413376

Student Date Lesson 27

B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 2 7 . 1 4

Always LearningRunning Record Form

Always Learning • LEVEL K

Behavior Code Error

Read word correctly ✓cat 0

Repeated word, sentence, or phrase

®cat

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

4

5

Older children learn in many

different ways. Children can

learn by playing. They learn

how to do puzzles and how to

play games. They learn to run

and jump and climb. Hector

has learned to use his arms and

legs to climb up high.

Children need help to learn

some things.

Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read

correctly/51 × 100)

%

Self-Correction Rate

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

1:



27 always learning - hmhco.com

Documents