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L E S S O N 2 8 T E A C H E R ’ S G U I D E The Sand Castle by Sela Greenblatt Fountas-Pinnell Level K Fantasy Selection Summary To counter his feelings about being very small, Marcelo the mouse starts to build a big sand castle. After his first attempt is flattened by a wave, his friends pitch in and together they build the world’s biggest sand castle. Number of Words: 388 Characteristics of the Text Genre • Fantasy Text Structure • Third-person narrative • Problem/solution structure Content • Animals • Friendship • Beach setting and building sand castles Themes and Ideas • Friends help each other. • Accomplishing goals through teamwork Language and • Setting is important to plot (beach, sand, waves). Literary Features • Figurative language (onomatopoeia): SPLASH • Expressions: That does it!, Don’t worry, Great work! Sentence Complexity • Some compound sentences: Marcelo sat on the beach and looked at the big world around him. • Complex sentence with series of verbs: He scooped some sand, added water, then dumped it out. Vocabulary • Character names: Marcelo, Marta, Bird, Crab • Verbs: popped, scooped, dumped, rose, fl ooded, peck Words • Mostly one- and two-syllable words with a few three syllable words: another, together, everyone Illustrations • Colorful, cartoon-like illustrations that support the meaning of the text Book and Print Features • Nine pages of text, illustrations on every page • Ellipsis and dash used to show pauses in thought and action • Use of capitals to indicate emphasis: HUGE, SPLASH © 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. 978-0-547-30058-0 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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The Sand Castle by Sela Greenblatt Build Background Discuss with children things people can do at the beach, eliciting sand castle building as one activity. Have children share any experiences they have had making sand castles. Read the title and author and talk about the cover illustration. Build interest by asking a question such as the following: How do you think a mouse could build a sand castle? Tell children that this story is fantasy, or a story that could not happen in real life. Introduce the Text Guide children through the text, noting important ideas, and helping with unfamiliar language and vocabulary. Here are some suggestions: Pages 2–3: Explain that this story tells how a small mouse builds a big sand castle. Suggested language: Turn to pages 2 and 3. Here is Marcelo at the beach. A big ball hits him. What size is Marcelo? How can you tell? Page 4: Explain that Marcelo wants to build the biggest sand castle ever. Have children fi nd the highlighted word scooped. What tool does Marcelo use when he scooped the sand? What can you scoop with a spoon? Page 5: Remind children that they can use information in the pictures to help them read. Turn to page 5. A wave fl ooded Marcelo’s sand castle. What do you think happened to the castle? The wave left behind a mound of wet sand. Pages 6–7: How do you think Marcelo feels when his sand castle turns into a mound of sand? How would you feel? Now go back to the beginning and read to fi nd out how Marcelo solves his problem. Learn More Words flooded mound scooped Grade 1 2 Lesson 28: The Sand Castle © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
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Read Have children read The Sand Castle silently while you listen to individual children read. Support their problem solving and fluency as needed. 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: What did you learn about building sand castles from this story? 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 • Marcelo is small, so he wants to • Friends help each other. • The author sets up a problem build a big sand castle. • Friends can solve a problem by and solution in the story. • A wave turns his first sand castle working together. • The setting is important to what into a mound of sand. happens in the story. • Marcelo’s friends help him build • The dialogue sounds the way the world’s biggest sand castle. people talk. © 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, which means they should read these 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 endings -er and -est to each of these story words: small, loud, new, strong, tall. Ask them to read the new words. • Write Sentences Display and read these sentences from page 2: The sky is so wide. The clouds are so large. The waves are so tall. Have children use the same sentence pattern to describe other objects in the story: The _____ is so _____. Grade 1 3 Lesson 28: The Sand Castle © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
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Writing About Reading Critical Thinking Read the directions for children on BLM 28.9 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 Story Structure Tell children that a story has different parts—who the story is about, where the story takes place, and what happens in the story. Model how to think about story structure. Think Aloud Who is the story about? It is about Marcelo and his friends. Where does the story take place? It takes place at the beach. What happens? Marcelo builds a sand castle that gets knocked down by a wave. His friends help him build a big sand castle. Practice the Skill Have children think of another book they have read. Ask them to tell who the story is about, where the story takes place, and what happens in the story. Writing Prompt Read aloud the following prompt. Have children write their response, using the writing prompt on page 6. How do Marcelo’s friends help him solve his problem? Write a paragraph. Use details from the book to support what you say. Grade 1 4 Lesson 28: The Sand Castle © 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 Marcelo want to Speaker 1: Who helps Marcelo Speaker 2: Marcelo build? build a sand castle? Speaker 1: What kind of animal is Speaker 2: He wants to build a sand Speaker 2: His friends Marta, Bird, Marcelo? castle. and Crab help him. Speaker 2: a mouse Speaker 1: What happens to Marcelo’s Speaker 1: What does Marcelo first sand castle? say about his friends when the Speaker 1: Where is Marcelo? Speaker 2: A wave turns it into a mound sand castle is finished? Speaker 2: at the beach of sand. Speaker 2: He says, “I have the world’s best friends!” Lesson 28 Name B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 2 8 . 9 Think About It The Sand CastleThink About It Write an answer to the question. Responses may vary. 1. What did Marcelo need so he could build his castle? Marcelo needed help from his friends. Making Connections Think about something you made with your friends. Write some sentences to tell what you made. Read directions to children. Think About It 11 Grade 1, Unit 6: Three Cheers for Us! © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. 5 1_246215RTXEAN_U6LR_TAI.indd 28.9 2/9/09 10:13:07 AM Grade 1 Lesson 28: The Sand Castle © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
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Name Date The Sand Castle How do Marcelo’s friends help him solve his problem? Write a paragraph. Use details from the book to support what you say. Grade 1 6 Lesson 28: The Sand Castle © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
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Lesson 28 Name B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 2 8 . 9 Think About It The Sand CastleThink About It Write an answer to the question. 1. What did Marcelo need so he could build his castle? Making Connections Think about something you made with your friends. Write some sentences to tell what you made. Grade 1 7 Lesson 28: The Sand Castle © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
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Lesson 28 Student Date B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 2 8 . 1 4 The Sand Castle • LEVEL K The Sand Castle Running Record Form page Selection Text Errors Self-Corrections 7 “You should build another castle!” said Bird. “Make it farther from the water. Then the waves won’t reach it.” Marcelo shook his head. “I’m too small for such a big job.” “We’re all small,” said Crab. “But we can do a big job if we work together.” 8 Everyone nodded. Marcelo grinned. “Let’s make the biggest sand castle ever!” said Marcelo. Comments: Accuracy Rate Self-Correction (# words read Rate correctly/60 × 100) (# errors + # % Self-Corrections/ Self-Corrections) 1: Behavior Code Error Behavior Code Error Substitution cut 1 Read word correctly ✓ 0 cat cat cut sc 1413377 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 28: The Sand Castle © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
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