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Characteristics of the Text Genre • Informational Text

Text Structure • Focused on a single topic • Each page presents one simple category of information• Details help the reader identify a sequence of events

Content • Firefl ies • Firefl ies’ life cycle

Themes and Ideas • An insect’s life cycle involves changes in form.• Insects can be interesting to read about.

Language and Literary Features

• Simple, straightforward language • Meaning provided through integration of photos with text• Direct questions to the reader: Do you know what a glow worm is?

Sentence Complexity • A mix of short and more complex sentences• Full range of punctuation

Vocabulary • Content words, not all of which are defi ned in text: beetle, lightning bugs, insects, larva, glow worm, pupa, nectar

• Some target vocabulary highlighted in textWords • Repeated use of high-frequency words

• Words labeled in photographsIllustrations • Photos on every page that support the text

Book and Print Features • Nine pages of text, with photos on every page• Labels on photos identify some content vocabulary• Most sentences stand alone, not run into paragraphs

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All About Firefliesby Rhonda Jackson

Fountas-Pinnell Level IInformational TextSelection SummaryA fi refl y is not a fl y; it is a beetle. Firefl ies are also called lightning bugs because they glow at night. A fi refl y’s life cycle is the same as that of many insects: a larva hatches from an egg, develops into a pupa, and changes into an adult fi refl y.

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All About Fireflies by Rhonda Jackson

Build BackgroundRead the title to children and ask them what they think the children on the cover are doing. Ask them whether they have ever seen fi refl ies twinkling at night. Encourage children to use their knowledge of insects to think about the book. Ask questions such as the following: Why do you think fi refl ies light up at night?

Front-Load Vocabulary Some everyday words may be unfamiliar to English learners. Before reading, check understanding of the following words: beetle, special, glow, stripe, grow, lays, hungry, worms, snails, light, adult, nectar.

Introduce the TextGuide children through the text, noting important ideas, and helping with unfamiliar language and vocabulary so they can read the text successfully. Call their attention to any labels. Here are some suggestions:

: Explain that this book gives facts about fi refl ies. Point out that the labels in the illustrations name things and actions and can help children read.Suggested language: Turn to page 2. Look at the illustration. Let’s read the labels together. The kind of animal you see is a fi refl y. Say kind. What letter would you expect to see fi rst in kind? Point to the word kind in the fi rst sentence. What kind of animal is a fi refl y? It’s not a fl y; it’s a beetle.

Page 3: Remind children to look at the pictures and read the labels to help them understand the words. The labels can make it easier to read the book. Page 3 tells you another name for fi refl ies. Let’s read the label together: lightning bugs. The book says: Firefl ies are also lightning bugs. Also starts with the letter a. Can you fi nd also on this page? Why do you think fi refl ies are called lightning bugs? Yes, it’s because they light up, or glow at night.

Page 5: Point out that this book includes many terms related to insects. Make sure children understand the terms egg, larva, pupa, and adult.

Page 9: Explain that some fi refl ies eat nectar, which is a sweet liquid made by a flower. What do you think the fi refl y in the photo is doing on the fl ower? Find the word fl ower two times on this page.

Now go back to the beginning to learn about the life of a fi refl y.

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ReadAs children read, observe them carefully. Guide them as needed, using language that supports their problem-solving ability.

Respond to the TextPersonal ResponseAsk children to share their personal responses to the book. Begin by asking what they liked best about the book, or what they found interesting.Suggested language: What did you learn about fi refl ies that you didn’t know before? What was the most interesting thing you learned?

Ways of ThinkingAs you discuss the text, make sure children understand these teaching points:

Thinking Within the Text Thinking Beyond the Text Thinking About the Text

• A fi refl y is a beetle, not a fl y.

• Firefl ies glow at night. They use their lights to talk to each other.

• A fi refl y larva hatches out of an egg, develops into a pupa, and in about ten days changes into an adult fi refl y.

• An insect’s life cycle involves changes in form.

• Insects can be interesting to read about.

• Some insects have very special traits.

• Labels in the photos help readers understand what is shown.

• The author makes it easy to understand how fi refl ies grow from an egg into an adult.

© 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H.

Choices for SupportFluencyInvite children to choose a passage from the text and demonstrate phrased fl uent reading. Remind them to read with phrasing and expression that shows they understand what they are reading.

Phonemic Awareness and Word WorkProvide practice as needed with words and sounds, using one of the following activities:• Clapping Syllables Have children hear and say syllables in words from the book, such

as animal, fi refl ies, lightning, beetle, larva, under, egg, hungry, glow, adult. Have them clap on each syllable: an-i-mal, fi re-fl ies, light-ning, bee-tle, lar-va, un-der, egg, hun-gry, glow, a-dult.

• Word Wall Materials: words on word wall, index cards. Have children choose six or seven words from the word wall and read them. Then have children write the words on cards. Have partners build sentences using some of their words and adding other words.


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Writing About ReadingCritical ThinkingRead the directions for children on BLM 24.10 and guide them in answering the questions.

RespondingRead aloud the questions at the back of the book and help children complete the activities.

Target Comprehension SkillSequence of Events

Target Comprehension Skill Remind children that when they read, they can

look for details that tell the order in which things happen. Model how to think about the sequence of events in a book:

Think Aloud

On page 8, I read that in the fall and winter, the larva gets cold and goes under the ground. That’s the fi rst event. In the spring, the larva makes a house. That’s the second event. Read the last two sentences on page 8. What’s the next event that happens? The larva grows and now is a pupa.

Practice the SkillHave children share an example of another science book in which they fi nd out the order in which things happened.

Writing PromptRead aloud the following prompt. Have children draw and write their response, using the writing prompt on page 6.

Draw a picture of fi refl ies dancing in the grass.

What do the fi refl ies look like?



Read directions to children.

Think About ItWrite an answer to the question. Responses may vary.

1. What can a firefly larva do that an adult firefly can do?

It can glow and light up.

Making Connections Think about the different

names fireflies have. Write some sentences about a

name you would give a firefly.

12 Grade 1, Unit 5: Watch us Grow

Name

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English Language LearnersReading Support Make sure the text matches the children’s reading level. Language and content should be accessible with regular teaching support. You may also wish to have students use the audio or online recording.

Oral Language DevelopmentCheck the children’s comprehension, using a dialogue that best matches their English profi ciency level. Speaker 1 is the teacher, Speaker 2 is the child.

Beginning/ Early Intermediate Intermediate Early Advanced/ Advanced

Speaker 1: What is this book about?

Speaker 2: fi refl ies

Speaker 1: What is another name for fi refl ies?

Speaker 2: lightning bugs

Speaker 1: How do fi refl ies talk to each other?

Speaker 2: They use their lights

Speaker 1: What hatches from a fi refl y egg?

Speaker 2: A larva hatches from a fi refl y egg.

Speaker 1: Why is glow worm another name for a fi refl y larva?

Speaker 2: A fi refl y larva looks like a worm, and it can glow.

Speaker 1: What do adult fi refl ies eat?

Speaker 2: Some fi refl ies eat nectar from fl owers, and others eat insects.



Name Date

All About FirefliesDraw a picture of fireflies dancing in the grass.

What do the fireflies look like?



Think About ItWrite an answer to the question.

1. What can a firefly larva do that an adult firefly can do?

Making Connections Think about the different

names fireflies have. Write some sentences about a

name you would give a firefly.

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All About FirefliesRunning Record Form

All About Fireflies • LEVEL I

Behavior Code Error

Read word correctly ✓cat 0

Repeated word, sentence, or phrase

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Omission —cat 1

Behavior Code Error

Substitution cutcat 1

Self-corrects cut sccat 0

Insertion the

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Word told Tcat 1

page Selection Text Errors Self-Corrections

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What kind of animal is a firefly?

A firefly is not a fly!

A firefly is a beetle.

It is a special beetle.

A firefly can light up at night!

Fireflies have another name.

Fireflies are also lightning bugs.

Fireflies glow and light up

at night.

Fireflies talk to each other

when they glow and light up.

Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read

correctly/57 × 100)

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Self-Correction Rate

(# errors + # Self-Corrections/ Self-Corrections)

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