ELL Readers Teaching Guide Unit 4, Week 1 The Surprise Box 37The Surprise Box INTRODUCE THE BOOK Activate Prior Knowledge/Build Background Read the title, and ask children what the lit
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The Surprise Box
INTRODUCE THE BOOK
Activate Prior Knowledge/Build
Background Read the title, and ask
children what the little girl in the cover is doing
Ask: Did you ever save something special?
Where could you put special things? Tell children
this book is about the special things a little girl
saves in a box
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:
surprise and gives Introduce these key words
from the book: box (p 1), special (p 3), and
wraps (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
aloud a few pages at a time Use the following
questions to support comprehension:
• Pages 2–3 What does Marta put in the
box first? (Marta puts a butterfly wing in her
box first.)
• Pages 4–5 What does she put in the box
next? (Next she puts a ribbon and a star in
her box.)
• Pages 6–7 What does Marta do with the
box? (She wraps it and gives it to her big
sister.)
• Page 8 How does Marta’s sister feel about
the box? (She is happy.)
Reread Have children reread the book with a
partner, in small groups, or independently Have
them complete the Study Guide on page 38
RESPOND
Answers to the Reader’s Inside Back Cover:
Talk About It
1 She loves her big sister (Cause and Effect)
2 Possible response: She will probably gather
new things (Make Inferences)
Write About It
3 Children should draw a picture and write
about a surprise they would want to give someone Possible response: I want to give my drawing to my mother
Support writers at various English proficiency levels
Beginning Encourage children to label their
drawing with To and From Help them write the
name of the recipient
Intermediate Encourage children to first tell
a partner what they would give someone and why they chose that person as a recipient Then have them write a sentence about their surprise
Advanced Have children describe what they
want to give and to whom
Extend Language Answers will vary, but
encourage children to look through the book and
follow this model: The butterfl y wing is _.
Answers to page 38:
Children should draw a butterfly wing, a star, and a ribbon
Family Link Read aloud the Family Link activity
on page 38 before sending copies of the Study Guide home with children Later, have them share the contents of their family surprise box
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• Read The Surprise Box again.
• What things does Marta put in the box? Draw
them inside this box.
Family Link
Get a small box With your family, look around the
house Put three special things inside the box.
Study Guide
The Surprise Box
Name