ELL Readers Teaching Guide Unit 2, Week 5 Around the Garden 21Around the Garden INTRODUCE THE BOOK Activate Prior Knowledge/Build Background Read the title, and invite children to talk
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Around the Garden
INTRODUCE THE BOOK
Activate Prior Knowledge/Build
Background Read the title, and invite children
to talk about gardens they have seen Ask: What
was growing in the garden? What animals did
you see? Tell children this book describes life
around a garden
Preview/Use Text Features Preview the
reader by talking about the illustrations together
and naming the labeled items
Preteach Vocabulary Review the
high-frequency words that appear in this book:
around and food Introduce these key words
from the book: garden (p 1), fl owers (p 3),
squirrel (p 5) and birds (p 7) Discuss these
words and add them to a Word Wall
READ THE BOOK
Choose among these options for reading to
support children at all English profi ciency levels
Read Aloud Read the book aloud as children
follow along Pause to verify comprehension and
to explain unfamiliar concepts
Monitored Reading Have children read
silently a few pages at a time Use the following
questions to support comprehension:
• Pages 2–3 What do you see in the
garden? (Possible responses: water, flowers,
and seeds)
• Pages 4–5 What do you see in the
garden? (Possible responses: a squirrel, a
tree, and an acorn)
• Pages 6–8 What do you see in the
garden? (Possible responses: butterflies,
birds, and a bee)
Reread Have children reread the book with a
partner, in small groups, or independently Have
them complete the Study Guide on page 22
RESPOND
Answers to the Reader’s Inside Back Cover:
Talk About It
1 Responses will vary Children may wish to
refer to a color chart
2 Possible response: You can see butterflies,
bees, hummingbirds
Write About It
3 Children may choose to draw a picture
with sunflowers, other flowers, squirrels, birds, butterflies, or bees They may write about one
or more of these plants or animals Possible response: A butterfly is in the garden It is black and orange
Support writers at various English proficiency levels
Beginning Have children write the names of
the animals and flowers
Intermediate Have children tell partners
about their picture before they write a sentence about it
Advanced Have children include three
sentences about the picture
Extend Language Possible response: You can
see plants and trees in a garden You can see birdhouses, benches, and ponds in a garden Answers to page 22:
Children should draw a picture to show birds and squirrels finding food Possible response: The squirrel and the birds found food
Family Link Read aloud the Family Link activity
on page 22 before sending copies of the Study Guide home with children Later, have them tell what kind of garden was most popular in their families Tally the results and determine the class favorite
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• Read Around the Garden again.
• What did the animals find in the garden? Draw a
picture Write a sentence to go with your picture.
Family Link
Have several family members vote on the type of
garden they would want to have Would they like a
vegetable garden or a flower garden?
Study Guide
Around the Garden
Name