Blue and Yellow in Summer

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Before After Level D Word Count 125 100th word blue pg 19 Reading Activities Teaching Focus Ending Punctuation Have students locate the ending punctuation for sentences in the book Count how many times a period question mark or exclamation point is used Which one is used the most What is the purpose for each ending punctuation mark Practice reading these sentences with appropriate expression Before Reading Building Academic Vocabulary and Background Knowledge Before reading a book it is important to set the stage for your child or student by using pre-reading strategies This will help them develop their vocabulary increase their reading comprehension and make connections across the curriculum 1 Read the title and look at the cover Let’s make predictions about what this book will 2 Take a picture walk by talking about the pictures photographs in the book Implant the vocabulary as you take the picture walk Be sure to talk about the text features such as headings Table of Contents glossary bolded words captions charts diagrams or Index 3 Have students read the first page of text with you then have students read the 4 Strategy Talk use to assist students while reading 5 Read it again 6 After reading the book complete the activities below High Frequency Words Flip through the book and locate how many times the high frequency words were used blue color is it’s or summer the they’re what yellow Get your mouth ready Look at the picture Think does it make sense Think does it look right Think does it sound right Chunk it by looking for a part you know remaining text be about After Reading Comprehension and Extension Activity After reading the book work on the following questions with your child or students in order to check their level of reading comprehension and content mastery 1 Why do you need to eat a popsicle quickly during the summer months Inferring 2 Why do people go camping in the summer instead of the winter Asking questions 3 What is the weather like in the summer Summarize 4 What activities do you like to do in the summer Text to self connection Extension Activity Bottle the ocean With the help of a parent or teacher you can have your own piece of summer all year round You will need a clear plastic water bottle water blue food coloring sand sea shells glitter and hot glue Pour sand in the bottom of the bottle and add the seashells Fill up the bottle with water making sure to leave room at the top Add a few drops of blue food coloring and some glitter Glue the cap to the bottle and shake How many seashells are in your ocean You can add sea creatures to the outside of the bottle with markers or stickers