1 1 2 pet helpers (nonfiction)

Pet Helpers by Nancy Lollo INTRODUCE THE BOOK Activate Prior Knowledge/Build Background Read the title, and discuss how the person on the cover is helping the cat Ask: Have you ever had a pet? Invite children to share their experiences with pet helpers Tell children this book tells about two pet helpers, a dog trainer and a vet Preview/Use Text Features Preview the reader by talking about the photographs together and naming the labeled items Preteach Vocabulary Review the highfrequency words that appear in this book: and and take Introduce these key words from the book: helpers (p 1), trainer (p 3), sick (p 7), and healthy (p 7) Discuss these words and add them to a Word Wall READ THE BOOK Choose among these options for reading to support children at all English proficiency levels Read Aloud Read the book aloud as children follow along Pause to verify comprehension and to explain unfamiliar concepts Monitored Reading Have children silently read a few pages at a time Use the following questions to support comprehension: • Pages 2–3 What does a dog trainer do? (A dog trainer trains dogs.) • Pages 4–5 What can dog trainers teach a dog? (They can teach a dog to jump up or sit.) • Pages 6–8 What vets do? (They help sick pets They help pets to be healthy.) Nonfiction RESPOND Answers to the Reader’s Inside Back Cover: Talk About It Dog trainers teach dogs to sit and jump Vets help sick animals and help animals stay healthy (Main Idea) Possible response: I would make sick pets feel better Write About It Brainstorm with children different tricks a dog could do, such as roll over, sit, beg, catch, or stay Children should draw a picture of a pet doing a trick Possible verbal response: I would teach a dog to jump Support writers at various English proficiency levels Beginning Display a sentence frame, such as I can teach a dog to Have children repeat the sentence and add an ending Intermediate Provide a list of words that children can use in telling about their picture Advanced After children have completed their drawings, have them demonstrate to the class how to train a pet Extend Language Possible response: Dogs and cats can sleep, run, play, eat, drink, walk, tricks, and swim Answers to page 4: You would take a sick puppy to a vet Children should draw a vet or an animal hospital Family Link Read aloud the Family Link activity on page before sending copies of the Study Guide home with children Later, have children tell about other pets a vet can help, such as horses, cows, birds, goats, and pigs © Scott Foresman Reread Have children reread the book with a partner, in small groups, or independently Have them complete the Study Guide on page ELL Reader 1.1.2 ELL Readers Teaching Guide Unit 1, Week Pet Helpers Study Guide Name Pet Helpers • Read Pet Helpers again • Where would you take a sick puppy? Draw a picture • Write the pet helper’s name Ask family members how a vet can help other kinds of animals not shown in the book Pet Helpers Unit 1, Week ELL Readers Teaching Guide © Scott Foresman Family Link ...Study Guide Name Pet Helpers • Read Pet Helpers again • Where would you take a sick puppy? Draw a picture • Write the pet helper’s name Ask family members how a vet... name Ask family members how a vet can help other kinds of animals not shown in the book Pet Helpers Unit 1, Week ELL Readers Teaching Guide © Scott Foresman Family Link