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L E S S O N 2 9 T E A C H E R ’ S G U I D E The Barnyard Bandit by LaToya Simms Fountas-Pinnell Level K Mystery Selection Summary A bandit is taking Spinner’s, Hank’s, and Fuzz’s special things. The three animals use clues to track down the barnyard bandit. Number of Words: 371 Characteristics of the Text Genre • Mystery Text Structure • Setting and characters presented on fi rst two pages. • Plot proceeds in sequence to the end. Content • Barnyard animals • Missing objects (web, hay, yarn) • Solving a mystery Themes and Ideas • Clues can help solve a mystery. Language and • Talking animals Literary Features • Realistic dialogue Sentence Complexity • Variety of simple and complex sentences • Compound sentences using and: The three friends grew tired and fell asleep. • Series of nouns, divided by commas: She was sitting on a nest made out of the yarn, hay, and web. Vocabulary • Key vocabulary word: bandit • Character names: Spinner the spider, Hank the horse, Fuzz the cat Words • One- and two-syllable words • Words with comparative endings: sweetest, closer Illustrations • Illustrations reveal clues used to solve mystery. Book and Print Features • Illustration above text on each of nine pages • Sentences carrying over two to three lines • Use of capital letters for emphasis: …NOW look at it! © 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. 978-0-547-30059-7 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 Barnyard Bandit by LaToya Simms Build Background Read the title. Have children look at the cover illustration and identify the barnyard animals. To build interest, ask: What is a bandit? Who might be stealing things in a barnyard? Tell children that this story is a mystery, or a story about a character who solves a puzzle. Introduce the Text Guide children through the text, noting important ideas, and helping with unfamiliar language and vocabulary. Here are some suggestions: Page 2–3: Explain that this story is about three barnyard animals. They want to fi nd the animal who is stealing their special things. Suggested language: Turn to pages 2 and 3 and look at the picture. These characters are Spinner the spider, Hank the horse, and Fuzz the cat. The book says: “A bandit has been here!” Spinner cried. A bandit is someone who steals things. Why do you think Spinner says that? What clue do you get from the picture? Page 4: Ask children to point to the highlighted word weave. Explain that Spinner the spider has to weave her web, which means she spins together threads. Why do you think it’s hard work for a spider to weave a web? Page 5: Remind children that they can use information in the pictures to help them read. Turn to page 5 and look at the picture. Hank the horse likes to collect bits of hay each day. What has happened to the hay that Hank collected in the bucket? Page 6: Turn to page 6 and look at the picture. Each animal is missing something special. What do you think the animals will do next? How will they solve their problem? Now go back to the beginning and read to fi nd out how Spinner, Hank, and Fuzz fi nd the barnyard bandit. Learn More Words bandit collect weave Grade 1 2 Lesson 29: The Barnyard Bandit © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
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Read Have children read The Barnyard Bandit 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: Why do you think Spinner, Hank, and Fuzz are glad to let the bird have their special things? 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 • Spinner is missing her web, • Clues can help solve a mystery. • The animals act like people, Hank is missing his hay, and • It’s good to share things when talking and wearing hats and Fuzz is missing his red yarn. someone needs them more than eyeglasses. • The animals set a trap to catch you do. • The animals’ feelings change the bandit, but they fall asleep over the course of the story— and the bandit steals again. from feeling upset about their • Spinner finds clues that lead the missing things to feeling glad animals to the bandit. that the bird has used their things to make a nest for her • The bandit is a bird who has eggs. built a nest with the animals’ special things. © 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H. Choices for Support Fluency Have children choose a favorite character and read aloud a page that includes that character. Remind them to think about how the character feels and to read the dialogue with the proper expression. Phonics and Word Work Provide practice as needed with words and sounds, using one of the following activities: • Sort Words Materials: index cards with the words bird, her, horse, forgot, snort, for, more, hurt, barn, yard, hard, yarn. Have children shuffl e the index cards. Ask them to read the words and sort them by vowel + r spelling. • Word Wall Materials: index cards. Have children choose fi ve words from the word wall and read them. Then have children write the words on the index cards. Have partners build sentences using some of their words, and adding other words. Grade 1 3 Lesson 29: The Barnyard Bandit © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
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Writing About Reading Critical Thinking Read the directions for children on BLM 29.9 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 Cause and Effect Tell children that one thing in a story often makes another thing happen. The cause tells why something happened. The effect tells what happened. Model how to identify cause and effect. Think Aloud What happens in this story? The bird takes the web, hay, and yarn. That is the effect. Why does the bird take the web, hay, and yarn? She takes the things to make a nest. That is the cause. That explains why the bird takes the web, hay, and yarn. Practice the Skill Have children think of a book they have read that has a cause and an effect. Ask them to write a sentence telling about what happens and why it happens. Writing Prompt Read aloud the following prompt. Have children write their response, using the writing prompt on page 6. Imagine you are a reporter. Write a news report about the barnyard mystery and how it was solved. Use details from the story in your news report. Grade 1 4 Lesson 29: The Barnyard Bandit © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
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English Language Learners Front-Load Vocabulary Help children understand that sometimes words don’t literally mean what they say. Explain the meanings of these expressions as they are used in the story: Spinner looked hurt (page 4) and The bandit had struck again! (page 8). 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: What kind of animal is Speaker 1: What is Fuzz’s special thing? Speaker 1: What clues does Spinner? Speaker 2: Fuzz’s special thing is red Spinner find when they are Speaker 2: a spider yarn. looking for the bandit? Speaker 1: Where do the animals live? Speaker 1: Who is the barnyard bandit? Speaker 2: Spinner finds feathers. Speaker 2: the barnyard Speaker 2: The bird is the barnyard Speaker 1: Why does the bird take bandit. the web, hay, and yarn? Speaker 1: Point to the bandit. Speaker 2: She takes the things to Speaker 2: [Points to the bird.] make a nest for her eggs. Lesson 29 Name B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 2 9 . 9 Think About It The Barnyard BanditThink About It Write an answer to the question. Responses may vary. 1. Why does the bird need the friends’ special things? She uses the things to build a nest for her eggs. Making Connections Think about something you gave away because someone needed it. Write some sentences about what you did. 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 29.9 2/9/09 10:13:55 AM Grade 1 Lesson 29: The Barnyard Bandit © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
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Name Date The Barnyard Bandit Imagine you are a reporter. Write a news report about the barnyard mystery and how it was solved. Use details from the story in your news report. Grade 1 6 Lesson 29: The Barnyard Bandit © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
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Lesson 29 Name B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 2 9 . 9 Think About It The Barnyard BanditThink About It Write an answer to the question. 1. Why does the bird need the friends’ special things? Making Connections Think about something you gave away because someone needed it. Write some sentences about what you did. Grade 1 7 Lesson 29: The Barnyard Bandit © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
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Lesson 29 Student Date B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 2 9 . 1 3 The Barnyard Bandit • LEVEL K The Barnyard Bandit Running Record Form page Selection Text Errors Self-Corrections 6 Just then, Fuzz let out a loud “Meow!” He held up a tiny ball of red yarn. “I had a big ball of yarn and NOW look at it! Someone has been stealing it.” Fuzz looked at Hank and Spinner. “Don’t just stand there. Go catch that yarn bandit!” 7 “I have an idea,” said Spinner. “I’ll make a new web. When the bandit tries to take it, we’ll catch him.” Comments: Accuracy Rate Self-Correction (# words read Rate correctly/70 × 100) (# errors + # % Self-Corrections/ Self-Corrections) 1: Behavior Code Error Behavior Code Error Substitution cut 1 Read word correctly ✓ 0 cat cat cut sc 1413378 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 29: The Barnyard Bandit © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
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