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Characteristics of the Text Genre • Informational Text

Text Structure • First-person narrative: the child is the narrator• Focuses on a single topic• Each page focuses on a different pet.

Content • Familiar content: pets and pet show• Pride in pet ownership• All concepts supported by picture information.

Themes and Ideas • It’s fun to see the different animals in a pet show.• Pets bring us joy.• Good pet care is very important.

Language and Literary Features

• Simple straightforward language

Sentence Complexity • Repetitive sentence pattern, changing only one word on each page • Four-word sentences• Simple sentence structure: Here is a ______.

Vocabulary • Animal names supported by photos: bird, fi sh, dog, snake, catWords • Easy, high-frequency words: is, a, my

Illustrations • Photographs support and extend textBook and Print Features • Five pages of text with one photo per page

• Boldface word for emphasis: my• Photos contain labels to identify animals.

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L E S S O N 1 3 T E A C H E R ’ S G U I D E

The Pet Showby Kristin Lars

Fountas-Pinnell Level AInformational TextSelection SummaryA pet show features animals that are familiar to young readers including a bird, fi sh, dog, snake, and cat.

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Words to Know

The Pet Show by Kristin Lars

Build BackgroundRead the title to children and talk with them about the dog on the cover photograph. Ask them what they think they will learn about a pet show in this book. Build interest with questions such as: Have you ever been to a pet show? Did you see the pet that won? If you could go to a pet show, what kinds of pets would you like to see?

Introduce the TextGuide children through the text, noting important ideas, and helping with unfamiliar language and vocabulary so they can read the text successfully. Explain important text features such as the repetition of the phrase Here is a that identifi es the animal in the pet show.

: Explain that this is book is about a pet show. Every page is about a different pet. Point out that the photos in the book have labels to name the animals. Suggested language: Turn to page 2. What pet do you see? Yes, it’s a bird. Point to the label and read it. The sentence reads: Here is a bird. Say is. Find the word is and put your fi nger under it.

Page 3: Explain that children can use information in the photos to help them read. Turn to page 3. When you look at the photo, what do you see? The sentence reads: Here is a fi sh. Do you think a fi sh makes a good pet?

Page 4: Turn to page 4. Now which pet is here? Yes, it’s a dog. So what will the words say? That’s right: Here is a dog. Do you think the dog might win the prize at the pet show?

Now turn back to the beginning and read about animals at the pet show and fi nd out which pet wins.

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ReadNow have children read The Pet Show softly while pointing under each word. Observe children as they read.

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: How do you think the girl feels about her cat winning a prize? How would you have felt in her place?

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

• There is a bird, fi sh, dog, snake, and cat in a pet show.

• The girl’s cat wins a prize.

• It’s fun to enter a pet in a pet show.

• We love our pets and take good care of them.

• The author wants to give us information about a pet show.

• Labels in the photos tell the names of the animals.

• The author uses almost the same language on each page.

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

Choices for SupportConcepts of PrintPractice early reading behaviors such as reading from left to right and locating the fi rst and last letters of words in continuous text.

Phonemic Awareness and Word WorkProvide practice as needed with words and sounds, using one of the following activities:

• Listening Game Have children listen for words that rhyme. Ask them to raise their hands if the words rhyme and keep their hands in their laps if the words do not rhyme. Say pairs of words, for example: bird, word; bird, bat; fi sh, fat; fi sh, wish; did, dog; dog, clog; bake, snake; sat, snake; cat, get; bat, cat.

• Matching Letters Materials: upper and lowercase magnetic or cardboard letters or letter cards. Have children choose letters and see how quickly they can match them with their upper or lowercase form.



Writing About ReadingCritical ThinkingRead the directions for children on BLM 13.2 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 SkillAuthor’s Purpose

Target Comprehension Skill Tell children that the author writes a book for a reason

or purpose. Sometimes an author writes to tell us facts or information about a topic. Sometimes the author writes to tell us how to do something. Sometimes the author writes to tell us a made up story. Model how to identify author’s purpose:

Think Aloud

What is the author’s purpose for writing this book? On every page, the author writes about a different pet in a pet show. On the last page the author writes about the pet that wins a prize. The author’s purpose for writing this book was to tell us about a pet show.

Practice the SkillHave children think of another book they have read about animals. Guide them in identifying the author’s purpose for writing the book.

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

Think of the different pets in The Pet Show. Draw a picture of the pet you think should have won the ribbon.

Write about the pet.



Think About It Children look at the pictures and circle the one that answers the question.

1. Which animal do you think would be the most unusual pet to have?

Children draw a picture of the animal that they would like to have as a pet and label it.

2.

Name Date

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The Pet ShowThink About It

4Read directions to children.

Answers may vary.

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English Language LearnersCultural Support Pet Ownership Some cultures do not keep animals in the home as pets. Explain that the animals in the pet show live in their owners’ homes. Their owners take good care of them and love them. The cat is the girl’s friend. She is very proud when her cat wins a prize in the show.

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: Point to the bird.

Speaker 2: [Points to bird]

Speaker 1: Point to the dog.

Speaker 2: [Points to dog]

Speaker 1: Where are the pets?

Speaker 2: at a pet show

Speaker 1: Where are the girl and the cat?

Speaker 2: Here are the girl and the cat.

Speaker 1: What is the girl doing?

Speaker 2: The girl is smiling at her cat.

Speaker 1: What is this book about?

Speaker 2: This book is about a pet show.

Speaker 1: Why is the girl happy?

Speaker 2: Her cat won a prize.


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Name Date

The Pet ShowThink of the different pets in The Pet Show. Draw a picture of the pet you think should have won the ribbon.

Write about the pet.



Think About It Children look at the pictures and circle the one that answers the question.

1. Which animal do you think would be the most unusual pet to have?

Children draw a picture of the animal that they would like to have as a pet and label it.

2.

Name Date Lesson 13

B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 1 3 . 2

The Pet ShowThink About It



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Student Date

The Pet Show • LEVEL A The Pet ShowRunning Record Form

Lesson 13B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 1 3 . 6

Behavior Code Error

Read word correctly ✓cat 0

Repeated word, sentence, or phrase

®cat

0

Omission —cat 1

Behavior Code Error

Substitution cutcat 1

Self-corrects cut sccat 0

Insertion the

cat 1

Word told Tcat 1

page Selection Text Errors Self-Corrections

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5

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Here is a bird.

Here is a fish.

Here is a dog.

Here is a snake.

Here is my cat!

Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read

correctly/13 × 100)

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Self-Correction Rate

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

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