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2.4.2 Grow a Tomato! FACT AND OPINION ASK QUESTIONS SUMMARY This informational text describes R EAD TH E BOO K how to grow, care for, and harvest tomato SET PURPOSE Guide the children in determining plants. a purpose for reading. Based on your discus- LESSON VOCABULARY sion of the title, elicit from children that this bumpy fruit will probably be an instructional text with information on how to do something. Ask: Why harvest roots would someone want to read this book? How smooth soil do you think we will be able to use the vines information in this book? INTRO D UCE TH E BOO K STRATEGY SUPPORT: ASK QUESTIONS After read- Discuss with ing, encourage children to ask questions INTRODUCE THE TITLE AND AUTHOR about the text. Remind them that asking ques- children the title and the author of Grow a tions can help them better understand what Tomato! Have the children describe the cover they have read. Write questions down that can illustration and share what they think this be answered using the text. Give each child book might be about. Ask: What do you think (or pair of children) one question and have you might learn from this book? them find the answers to their questions in BUILD BACKGROUND Engage the children in a the text. Share these with the others. Children discussion of plants. Ask: Have any of you should say the page number and also read ever grown a plant? What was it? How did you the sentence or sentences where they found care for it? What do plants need to grow? their answers. PREVIEW/TAKE A PICTURE WALK Invite the COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS children to preview the book, looking at the PAGE 3 This page says it is good to grow your pictures. Encourage them to discuss the illus- vegetables. Is this a statement of fact or opin- trations and make predictions about the text. ion, and why? (Opinion. “Good” can’t be proved Draw attention to the call-outs on page 11 true or false.) and discuss how this information can help them understand the text. Ask: Why do you PAGES 4-5 At this point, you’ve learned a little think the author included these call-outs? about how to start growing tomato plants. What information do they contain? Think of some questions that the book might help you answer as you continue reading. Invite English language learners to (Possible responses: What are the next steps? share the call-out words on page 11 in their What else will I learn about growing a tomato native languages. plant?) PAGE 7 What are the topic and main idea on page 7? (Topic: fertilizer. Main idea: fertilizer helps plants grow.) PAGE 10 Why do you think you need to keep the plants healthy and green? (So they won’t die and will grow good tomatoes.) 76 Grow a Tomato!

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R EVISIT TH E BOO K Skill Work READER RESPONSE 1. fact; need TEACH/REVIEW VOCABULARY 2. Answers should reflect that children know Have children write the vocabulary words on the basic steps in growing plants. Questions their own paper and draw a representation should reflect more specific information that of each. Discuss the words and use them in is needed, such as size, placement, etc. context as children complete this activity. 3. Possible responses: soft, hard, dry, wet, rough TARGET SKILL AND STRATEGY 4. Attaching tomato vines (stems of the plant) FACT AND OPINION Explain to children that to stakes (wooden poles) keeps the toma- a statement of fact is something that can toes off the ground. be proved true or false. As you read page EXTEND UNDERSTANDING Look again at the illus- 8, guide the children in determining whether trations in the book. Now that children have this information is a statement of fact or finished reading, encourage them to describe opinion. Say: This page says that I must do how the illustrations help support the text and something to hold up the tomato vines; oth- aid comprehension. Point out that when they erwise they will flop on the ground. Can this previewed the book, the illustrations helped statement be proved true or false? What give them an idea what the text would be does that tell us about this statement? about. Ask: As you read, how did the illustra- As you preview the book tions help you better understand the words ASK QUESTIONS and have children make predictions, model on the page? Was there any information you for them how to ask questions about the didn’t understand at first and then were able text. Say: I wonder how the author organized to figure out by using the illustrations? this book. What supplies do I need to grow RESPONSE OPTIONS a tomato plant? What are the steps in grow- Ask the children to describe the ing a tomato plant? I’m going to keep these SPEAKING questions in mind as I read and see if the process of growing tomato plants, step by step. Encourage them to refer to the book to book answers them for me. remember details and sequence. ADDITIONAL SKILL INSTRUCTION SCIENCE CONNECTION MAIN IDEA Model for the children how to Using this book and others determine the main idea. Read together for reference, plant and grow the paragraph on page 6. Say: I think that tomatoes as a class. Keep them the topic of this paragraph is watering your on a windowsill or in a greenhouse tomato plants. I decided that the main idea where the children can take turns caring for of the paragraph is that tomato plants need the tomatoes and monitoring their growth. plenty of water because it says they are thirsty and not to let the soil stay dry for too long. Grow a Tomato! 77

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Grow a Tomato! Name Fact and Opinion Read each sentence and think about if it is a statement of fact or a statement of opinion. Then circle your answer. 1. It is good to grow your own vegetables. Statement of fact Statement of opinion 2. After planting tomato seeds, soon green stems will peek out and leaves will grow. Statement of fact Statement of opinion 3. Tomato plants need care as they grow. Statement of fact Statement of opinion 4. It is fun to grow tomato plants. Statement of fact Statement of opinion 5. Tomato plants can grow quite tall. Statement of fact Statement of opinion © Pearson Education 2 78

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Grow a Tomato! Name Vocabulary Choose words from the Word Box to complete the sentences bumpy fruit harvest roots smooth soil vines To grow a tomato plant, first, plant seeds in small pots. Put the pots in a sunny place. Soon green stems and leaves will grow. After six weeks, bring the pots outside and dig holes in the soil. 1. Take rocks out of the soil so that it will not be . 2. Be careful not to break the when you slide the plants out of the pots. 3. Place the plants in the and pat around them. 4. Water your plants and tie the . 5. Soon flowers will bloom and will appear. 6. When your plants are red, it is time for . 7. Wash them so they are clean and . © Pearson Education 2 79

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