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Characteristics of the Text Genre • Nonfiction Text Structure • Third-person narrative • Focused on a single topic • Information presented sequentially Content • Nature • Ducks • Counting from one to five Themes and Ideas • It’s fun to learn about nature. • You can see changes in the natural world. Language and Literary Features • Simple, straightforward language Sentence Complexity • Repetitive sentence pattern, changing only one word on each page • Four-word and five-word sentences • Simple sentences with no clauses or phrases Vocabulary • Number words supported by illustrations: five, four, three, two, one Words • Highlighted high frequency words: are, now Illustrations • Illustrations support and extend the text. Book and Print Features • Five pages of text with an illustration on every page • Two lines of text per page with good spacing between words • Words in dialogue balloon with exclamation for emphasis (Quack! Quack!) © 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. 978-0-547-30208-9 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. Number of Words: 24 LESSON 14 TEACHER’S GUIDE How Many Ducks? by Margaret Pearl Fountas-Pinnell Level B Nonfiction Selection Summary Here are five ducks. Then, one by one, the ducks fly away. Finally, there is only one duck left. K_302089_BL_VRTG_L14_HowManyDucks.indd 1 12/24/09 4:48:53 PM

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Characteristics of the Text Genre • Nonfi ction

Text Structure • Third-person narrative• Focused on a single topic• Information presented sequentially

Content • Nature• Ducks• Counting from one to fi ve

Themes and Ideas • It’s fun to learn about nature.• You can see changes in the natural world.

Language and Literary Features

• Simple, straightforward language

Sentence Complexity • Repetitive sentence pattern, changing only one word on each page• Four-word and fi ve-word sentences• Simple sentences with no clauses or phrases

Vocabulary • Number words supported by illustrations: fi ve, four, three, two, oneWords • Highlighted high frequency words: are, now

Illustrations • Illustrations support and extend the text.Book and Print Features • Five pages of text with an illustration on every page

• Two lines of text per page with good spacing between words• Words in dialogue balloon with exclamation for emphasis (Quack! Quack!)

© 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 Miffl in Harcourt Publishing Company, Attn: Contracts, Copyrights, and Licensing, 9400 SouthPark Center Loop, Orlando, Florida 32819. Printed in the U.S.A. 978-0-547-30208-9 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 Miffl in 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.

Number of Words: 24

L E S S O N 1 4 T E A C H E R ’ S G U I D E

How Many Ducks?by Margaret Pearl

Fountas-Pinnell Level BNonfictionSelection SummaryHere are fi ve ducks. Then, one by one, the ducks fl y away. Finally, there is only one duck left.

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Words to Know

How Many Ducks? by Margaret Pearl

Build BackgroundRead the title to children and talk with them about the ducks in the cover illustration. Ask them what they think they will learn about ducks in this book. Anticipate the text with questions such as: Have you ever seen a duck outside or in a photo? What did the duck look like?

Introduce the TextGuide the children through the text, noting important ideas, and helping with unfamiliar language and vocabulary. Explain important text features such as the repetition of the phrase Now here are _______ ducks that tells the number of ducks on each page. Here are some suggestions.

Page 2: Explain that this book is about a group of ducks. Each page has a different number of ducks. Suggested language: Turn to page 2. How many ducks do you see in this picture? The book says: Here are fi ve ducks. Say are. Are has three letters and begins with the letter a. Find the word are and put your fi nger under it.

Page 3: Remind children that they can use information in the pictures to help them read. Turn to page 3. Now how many ducks are here? That’s right! The book says: Now here are four ducks. Say the word now. What letter do you expect to see at the beginning of now? Find now and put your fi nger under it. What do you think happened to one of the ducks?

Page 4: When you look at the picture, now what do you see? Count the ducks. What will the book say on this page?

Now turn back to the beginning of the book and read to fi nd out how many ducks are on each page.

Words to KnowHave children turn to the Words to Know at the back of the book. Read each word aloud and then together. Explain any unknown words. Tell children to look for these words as they read.

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ReadNow have children read How Many Ducks? 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: What is something you learned about ducks that you did not know before? What would you tell a friend about this book?

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

• Five ducks swim in the water.

• Then there are four ducks, three ducks, two ducks, and fi nally, just one duck is left after the other ducks fl y away.

• It’s fun to learn about ducks.

• We can learn about nature by looking carefully at the world around us.

• The illustrations show how many ducks are left in the water.

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

• The author wants us to learn about numbers and about ducks.

© 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 understanding the concept of a sentence as a group of words with ending punctuation.

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 begin with the same sound. Have children raise their hands if the words begin with the same sound, and keep their hands in their laps if the beginning letter is different. Say pairs of words, emphasizing the beginning consonant sound, for example: duck, luck; duck, dot; four, fi ve; fi ve, fat; four, table; many, water; many, mat.

• Sort Letters Materials: magnetic or cardboard letters or letter cards or blocks.Work with children to sort letters according to uppercase and lowercase and tall and short.

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Writing About ReadingVocabulary PracticeRead the directions and have children complete the Vocabulary questions on BLM 14.1.

RespondingHave children complete the vocabulary activities on page 7.

Building VocabularyNumber WordsBuild on the number words in How Many Ducks? Have children look at the illustration on page 2 and talk about the number of ducks in the water. Suggested language; Let’s talk about the number of different things we have in our classroom. How many books are on the table? How many chairs are in our class? As children suggest different numbers of items, write their words and sentences on the board. Begin the list with the words: Here are ______ ______.

After children have suggested the number words, read the list together. Point to each word as you read.

Tell children you will now remove one of the objects and say a new sentence. Here are ______ ______ now. Emphasize the word now. Write the new sentence on the board. Have children repeat this process with the other objects.

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

Draw a picture of lots of ducks.

Write about how many ducks are in your picture.

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Words to KnowSay each word after me.

Circle the words are and now in the sentences.

1. The children are in class.

2. Is it time to go outside now?

Circle the one with the same end sound as now.

arenow

Words to Know

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English Language LearnersCultural Support Some children may not be familiar with wild ducks. Explain that ducks are birds that live in groups on the water. In the winter, ducks fl y away to places that are warm. Encourage children who have seen ducks before to describe them to the group.

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 picture with fi ve ducks.

Speaker 2: [Points to fi ve ducks]

Speaker 1: Point to the picture with three ducks.

Speaker 2: [Points to three ducks]

Speaker 1: Where are the fi ve ducks?

Speaker 2: Here are the fi ve ducks.

Speaker 1: Where are the three ducks?

Speaker 2: Here are the three ducks.

Speaker 1: How many ducks are there on the fi rst page?

Speaker 2: There are fi ve ducks on the fi rst page.

Speaker 1: Now how many ducks are there on the last page?

Speaker 2: There is one duck on the last page.

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Name Date

How Many Ducks?Draw a picture of lots of ducks.

Write about how many ducks are in your picture.

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Words to KnowSay each word after me.

Circle the words are and now in the sentences.

1. The children are in class.

2. Is it time to go outside now?

Circle the one with the same end sound as now.

arenow

Words to Know

Name Date Lesson 14

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How Many Ducks?Running Record Form

How Many Ducks? • level b

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Here are five ducks.

Now here are four ducks.

Now here are three ducks.

Now here are two ducks.

Now here is one duck.

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