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Characteristics of the Text Genre • Nonfi ction

Text Structure • Series of imperative sentences• Time sequence suggested

Content • Things to see in the sky• Night and day

Themes and Ideas • The sky changes with time of day and weather.• Different objects appear in the sky.

Language and Literary Features

• Repetition• Simple language

Sentence Complexity • Mostly fi ve-word sentences, many in repeated pattern: Look at the (name of object) now.Vocabulary • Each page introduces name of depicted object: moon, stars, sun, clouds, rainbow

• Singular and plural nounsWords • Highlighted high-frequency words: are, come, me, my, now, what, with, you

• Compound word: rainbow Illustrations • Color photographs support text.

• Window-like frame around each photoBook and Print Features • Photo above text on each of fi ve pages

• One or two sentences on each page• One-line sentences, extra space between words

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

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Number of Words: 38

L E S S O N 1 5 T E A C H E R ’ S G U I D E

In the Skyby Daniel Morgan

Fountas-Pinnell Level CNonfictionSelection SummaryThere are so many things to see in the sky! Look at the moon, stars, sun, clouds, and rainbow.

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are me now with

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Words to Know

In the Sky by Daniel Morgan

Build BackgroundRead the title to children, and have them describe what they see in the cover photo. Have them explain how they can tell that the photo was taken at night. Build interest with questions such as: What else can you see in the night sky? What can you see in the sky in the daytime?

Introduce the TextGuide children through the text, helping with unfamiliar words so that they can read the text successfully. Point out the repeated sentence pattern: Look at the _____ now.Here are some suggestions:

: Explain that on every page of this book, children will learn about something that is in the sky. Suggested language: Turn to page 2. Remember to use the information in the photos help you read. This photo is the same one we saw on the cover. The fi rst sentence reads: Come look with me. Say Come. The fi rst letter in the word Come is C. Put your fi nger under the word Come. Say the word.

Page 3: Turn to page 3. What should we look at on this page? Yes, the stars. The sentence reads: Look at the stars now. Say now. What sound do you hear in the beginning of the word now? Find the word now, put your fi nger under it, and say it again.

Page 5: Turn to page 5. What can we look at on this page? Yes, we can look at clouds now. The second sentence says: The clouds are in the sky. When you see dark clouds like these, is it a sunny day or a rainy day?

Now turn back to the beginning and read about things to look at in the sky.

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.

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ReadNow have children read In the Sky softly while pointing under each word. Observe children as they read.

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: What do you like to see in the sky? Why do you like to see it?

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

• People can see the moon, stars, sun, clouds, and a rainbow if they look at the sky.

• The night sky is different from the day sky.

• A rainbow comes after the rain.

• If we look carefully, we can see many different things in the sky.

• The writer wants to show how interesting it is to look up at the sky.

• Each photo is inside a yellow oval that looks like a window, camera, or telescope

• The writer uses some of the same words on each page.

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

Choices for SupportConcepts of PrintGive children practice with the features of a sentence. Have them fi nd the fi rst word in a sentence and name its uppercase letter, and point to the period at the end of a sentence.

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 with sun. Say sun and another word. Have children raise their hands if the two words rhyme and keep their hands in their laps if the ending sounds are different. Example words: fun, say, run, moon, bun, sing, shut, ton, done.

• Segment Words Have children listen for the fi rst sound as you say a word. Ask them to say the word without the fi rst sound. Words to say: look, now, sun, moon, rain, night, day.

• Build Sentences Materials: cards or paper slips with the words Look, at, the, now, moon, sun, rainbow. Have children build sentences using the cards and read their sentences aloud.


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Writing About ReadingVocabulary PracticeRead the directions and have children complete the Vocabulary questions on BLM 15.1.

RespondingHave children complete the vocabulary activities on page 7.

Building VocabularyWeather Words Build on the photos of the sun and clouds in In the Sky to talk about weather.Suggested language: Sometimes we look outside to see the sun shining brightly. At other times, we see gray clouds in the sky. What else can we look at to tell what kind of weather we are having? As children make suggestions, write their words on the board or chart paper. Begin the list with the words: Look at the.

(Possible suggestions: rain, wind, sunshine, blue sky, snow, ice, storm, fog, puddles)

Read the completed list aloud with children, pointing to each word. Look at all the words that tell about the weather!

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

Draw a picture to show what the sky looks like today.

Write about what you see.



Words to Know

Circle the words come, me,you, and now.

come me with my whatyou are now

Circle the words with, my, what, and are.

come me with my what you are now

Write the word that ends like cow.

comemewithmy

whatyouarenow

Words to Know

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Name Date Lesson 15

B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 1 5 . 1

In the SkyWords to Know

Kindergarten, Unit 3: Outside My DoorWords to Know© Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Read directions to children.

now

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English Language LearnersFront-Load Vocabulary Preview the photos to help children name each object in the sky.

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 moon.

Speaker 2: [Points to the moon]

Speaker 1: Point to the sun.

Speaker 2: [Points to the sun]

Speaker 1: Where are the clouds?

Speaker 2: [Points to clouds]

Speaker 1: What can we look at here?

Speaker 2: the stars

Speaker 1: What is this called?

Speaker 2: a rainbow

Speaker 1: What are some things we can look at in the sky?

Speaker 2: We can look at the moon, stars, the sun, clouds, and a rainbow.



Name Date

In the SkyDraw a picture to show what the sky looks like today.

Write about what you see.



Words to Know

Circle the words come, me,you, and now.

come me with my whatyou are now

Circle the words with, my, what, and are.

come me with my what you are now

Write the word that ends like cow.

comemewithmy

whatyouarenow

Words to Know

Name Date Lesson 15

B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 1 5 . 1

In the SkyWords to Know



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Student Date Lesson 15

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In the SkyRunning Record Form

In the Sky • level c

Behavior Code Error

Read word correctly ✓ cat 0

Repeated word, sentence, or phrase

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Omission — cat 1

Behavior Code Error

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page Selection Text Errors Self-Corrections

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Come look with me.

Look at the moon now.

Look at the stars now.

Look at the sun now.

Look at the clouds now.

The clouds are in the sky.

Look out my window.

What can you see?

Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read

correctly/38 × 100)

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Self-Correction Rate

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

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