ELL Readers Teaching Guide Unit 3, Week 4 Dog and Cat and the Garden 31Dog and Cat and the Garden INTRODUCE THE BOOK Activate Prior Knowledge/Build Background Read the title, and ask ch
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Dog and Cat and the Garden
INTRODUCE THE BOOK
Activate Prior Knowledge/Build
Background Read the title, and ask children
about their experiences with gardens Ask: What
did you see in the garden? Did you see fl owers?
Did you see any animals? Where was the
garden? Tell children this book tells about a dog
and a cat planting 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:
again, few, and soon Introduce these
key words from the book: mint (p 4) and
tomatoes (p 5) 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 silently
read a few pages at a time Use the following
questions to support comprehension:
• Pages 2–3 What plants are growing in
the garden? (Carrots, pumpkin, lettuce, and
roses are growing in the garden.)
• Pages 4–5 What do Dog and Cat want
to plant? (Dog and Cat want to plant mint
candy and tomato juice.)
• Pages 6–7 Why shouldn’t Dog plant
mint candy? (Candy will not grow.) Why
shouldn’t Cat plant tomato juice? (Juice will
not grow.)
• Page 8 What do Dog and Cat plant in the
end? (They plant a mint plant and a tomato
plant.)
Reread Have children reread the book with a
partner, in small groups, or independently Have
them complete the Study Guide on page 32
RESPOND
Answers to the Reader’s Inside Back Cover:
Talk About It
1 The story happens in a garden (Setting)
2 They can smell mint and tomato (Plot) Write About It
3 Children should write about one or more
foods that they like to eat Possible response: I like to eat carrots They are orange They grow
in the ground
Support writers at various English proficiency levels
Beginning Let children dictate their answers
in the home language If feasible, have children translate their work with the help of
a partner
Intermediate Have children tell partners
about their favorite foods before they write about them
Advanced Have children include at least
four details about their favorite foods
Extend Language Help children brainstorm
names of fl owers and vegetables Possible responses: pea plants, broccoli, cucumbers, tulips, roses
Answers to page 32:
Provide this sentence frame: My favorite part was when _ Possible response: My favorite part
was when Rabbit said, “Candy will not grow.”
Family Link Read aloud the Family Link activity
on page 32 before sending copies of the Study Guide home with children Later, have them tell about what their families would like to grow in
a garden
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• Read Dog and Cat and the Garden again.
• Draw a picture of your favorite part of the story.
• Write a sentence about it.
Family Link
Ask family members to tell what they would like to
grow in a garden.
Study Guide
Dog and Cat and the Garden
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