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L E S S O N 3 T E A C H E R ’ S G U I D E Curious George at the Library Fountas-Pinnell Level I Fantasy Selection Summary Curious George takes a trip to the library. With so many books to look at, George gets a little carried away. He wants to read a lot of them! Number of Words: 281 Characteristics of the Text Genre • Fantasy Text Structure • Third-person narrative with one elaborate episode Content • The antics of the anthropomorphic monkey, Curious George • Things to do at the library Themes and Ideas • The library is an extraordinary resource. • Friends help each other. • The library setting can be a familiar experience for children. Language and • The setting is an integral part of the plot. Literary Features • Exclamatory statements and expressions: The book about dinosaurs was gone! The cart crashed! Oh no! Such fun! Sentence Complexity • Some compound sentences: He sat with his friend in a big green chair, and he listened to the book about dinosaurs. • Some beginning prepositional phrases: On the way, he saw a book about trucks. Vocabulary • Context specifi c nouns: librarian, dinosaurs, elephants • Verbs: liked, climbed, riding, pointed, smiled Words • Mostly one- and two-syllable words with a few three syllable words: dinosaurs, elephant Illustrations • Colorful illustrations that support the meaning of the text Book and Print Features • Nine pages of text, illustrations on every page © 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H. Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright law. Permission is hereby granted to individual teachers using the corresponding (discipline) Leveled Readers to photocopy student worksheets from this publication in classroom quantities for instructional use and not for resale. Requests for information on other matters regarding duplication of this work should be addressed to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, Attn: Contracts, Copyrights, and Licensing, 9400 SouthPark Center Loop, Orlando, Florida 32819. Printed in the U.S.A. 978-0-547-29967-9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0940 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 If you have received these materials as examination copies free of charge, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company retains title to the materials and they may not be resold. Resale of examination copies is strictly prohibited. Possession of this publication in print format does not entitle users to convert this publication, or any portion of it, into electronic format.
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Curious George at the Library Build Background Discuss with children things people can do at the library, eliciting reading books and listening to stories. Have children share any experiences they have had visiting the library. Read the title and author and talk about the cover illustration. Ask children what they know about the fictional character, Curious George. Build interest by asking questions such as the following: Do you like to go to the library? What do you like to do there? What might Curious George like to do there? Introduce the Text Guide children through the text, noting important ideas, and helping with unfamiliar language and vocabulary. Here are some suggestions: Page 2: Explain that in this story a monkey named Curious George goes to the library. Because this is a fantasy, Curious George can do things that people can do, such as go to the library or look at books. Suggested language: Turn to page 2. You see George going into the library. What kinds of things can he do there? What do you like best about going to the library? Page 3: Turn to page 3. The librarian is reading a book to a group of children. George is listening, too. Have you ever listened to a librarian reading a story? Did you enjoy listening? Why or why not? Page 4: Remind children that they can use information in the pictures to help them read. Oh, no! George wants to get the book about dinosaurs. How do the children feel about what George is doing? How can you tell? Page 7: On page 7 George is fi nding more books he wants to read. Do you think it is a good idea for George to climb on the cart? What might happen next? Now go back to the beginning and read to fi nd out what happens to Curious George at the library. Learn More Words dinosaurs librarian Grade 1 2 Lesson 3: Curious George at the Library © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
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Read As children read Curious George at the Library, observe them carefully. Guide them as needed, using language that supports their problem-solving ability. Respond to the Text Personal Response Ask children to share their personal responses to the story. Begin by asking what they liked best about the story, or what they found interesting. Suggested language: Do you think Curious George had a good time at the library? Why or why not? Ways of Thinking As you discuss the text, make sure children understand these teaching points: Thinking Within the Text Thinking Beyond the Text Thinking About the Text • George visits the library to hear • The library is an educational • The author sets up the problem some stories. resource for people of all ages. by having George pick up more • He sees lots of books he wants • Friends can help each other by books on each page. to read and then crashes the cart working together. • The setting is a familiar one to he is riding on. • The library is full of fascinating most children. • The children help George pick up books to read. • The author has created an all the books. anthropomorphic animal that children can relate to. © 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H. Choices for Support Fluency Have children choose a page to read aloud. Point out that this story includes many sentences with exclamation points, so children should be aware of end punctuation so that they can read those exclamatory sentences with strong feeling. Phonics and Word Work Provide practice as needed with words and sounds, using one of the following activities: • Add Endings Materials: whiteboards, markers. Have children add the ending -ing to each of these story words: listen, look, sing, carry, roll. Ask them to read the new words. • Build Sentences Display and read these sentences from page 2: He liked to do many things at the library. He liked to look at all the books. He liked to listen to the stories. Have children use the same sentence pattern to describe other things Curious George liked to do in the story: He liked to _____ . Grade 1 3 Lesson 3: Curious George at the Library © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
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Writing About Reading Critical Thinking Read the directions for children on BLM 3.8 and guide them in answering the questions. Responding Read aloud the questions at the back of the book and help children complete the activities. Target Comprehension SkillTarget Comprehension Skill Sequence of Events Tell children that things in a story happen in a certain order. Model how to think about the order of events in a story. Think Aloud One day Curious George goes to the library. First, he listens to a story about a bunny. Next, he grabs a book about dinosaurs and runs away. Soon, George sees a book about trucks and then a book about elephants. George has many books on a cart! But then the cart rolls away and crashes. The books are all over the floor. So the children help George put the books back on the shelves. Finally, George is home, listening to the book about dinosaurs. What a day! Practice the Skill Have children think of the events that happen after Curious George finds a book about elephants. Have them use the words first, next, and then to tell the events in the order in which they happen. Writing Prompt Read aloud the following prompt. Have children write their response, using the writing prompt on page 6. What advice would you give Curious George for the next time he visits the library? Write a paragraph. Tell him how to act at the library. Grade 1 4 Lesson 3: Curious George at the Library © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
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English Language Learners Reading Support Pair English-speaking and English language learners so that they can check their understanding with each other. Have them take turns telling about story events. Oral Language Development Check the children’s comprehension, using a dialogue that best matches their English proficiency level. Speaker 1 is the teacher, Speaker 2 is the child. Beginning/ Early Intermediate Intermediate Early Advanced/ Advanced Speaker 1: Who is the story about? Speaker 1: What does George want to Speaker 1: Who helps George Speaker 2: Curious George do? when the books fall on the floor? Speaker 1: What kind of animal is Speaker 2: He wants to look at many Speaker 2: The children in the George? books. library help him. Speaker 2: a monkey Speaker 1: What happens when George Speaker 1: What does George tries to take too many books? decide to do instead of looking at Speaker 1: Where is George? Speaker 2: All the books fall on the floor. all the books? Speaker 2: at the library Speaker 2: He chooses three books to take home. Lesson 3 Name B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 3 . 8 Think About It Curious George atthe Library Think About It Write the word that completes each sentence. 1. Curious George finds a book about planes after he gets a book about elephants. bunnies planes trucks 2. Curious George listens to a book about dinosaurs at home. space trains dinosaurs Making Connections Think about the books you like to read. Draw a picture of your favorite book. Label your picture. Read directions to children. Think About It 10 Grade 1, Unit 1: Around the Neighborhood © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. 5 1_246215RTXEAN_U1LR_TAI.indd 3.8 2/6/09 12:07:46 PM Grade 1 Lesson 3: Curious George at the Library © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
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Name Date Curious George at the Library What advice would you give Curious George for the next time he visits the library? Write a paragraph. Tell him how to act at the library. Grade 1 6 Lesson 3: Curious George at the Library © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
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Lesson 3 Name B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 3 . 8 Think About It Curious George atthe Library Think About It Write the word that completes each sentence. 1. Curious George finds a book about after he gets a book about elephants. bunnies planes trucks 2. Curious George listens to a book about at home. space trains dinosaurs Making Connections Think about the books you like to read. Draw a picture of your favorite book. Label your picture. Grade 1 7 Lesson 3: Curious George at the Library © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
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Lesson 3 Student Date B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 3 . 1 3 Curious George at the Library Curious George at the Library LEVEL I Running Record Form page Selection Text Errors Self-Corrections 3 The librarian was reading a book about bunnies. It was a funny book. The bunnies could sing! George liked the story. But then he saw a book on the table. It was about dinosaurs. George liked them a lot! 4 George wanted to look at that book right away. So he climbed on the table to get it. The children pointed at him and smiled. Comments: Accuracy Rate Self-Correction (# words read Rate correctly/64 × 100) (# errors + # % Self-Corrections/ Self-Corrections) 1: Behavior Code Error Behavior Code Error Substitution cut 1 Read word correctly ✓ 0 cat cat cut sc 1413303 Self-corrects cat 0 Repeated word, ® 0 sentence, or phrase cat Insertion the 1 cat Omission —cat 1 Word told T 1 cat Grade 1 8 Lesson 3: Curious George at the Library © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
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