1 2 2 it is time to get in line (nonfiction)

It Is Time to Get in Line by Wing Chong Wong ELL Reader 1.2.2 Nonfiction INTRODUCE THE BOOK RESPOND Activate Prior Knowledge/Build Background Read the title, and ask children about times they get in line Ask: When you get in line? Why you get in line? Tell children this book is about a group of children who get in line after recess Answers to the Reader’s Inside Back Cover: Preview/Use Text Features Preview the reader by talking about the illustrations together and naming the labeled items Write About It Children may draw pictures of foods shown in the story or other foods of their choice The children should write about the foods they have drawn Possible response: I like to eat soup It is hot It keeps me warm in winter Support writers at various English proficiency levels Beginning Display a sentence frame, such as I like to eat Have children dictate an ending Intermediate Provide the same sentence, but have children copy it and finish it with two or three foods Advanced Have children write two or three sentences about the foods they like Preteach Vocabulary Review the highfrequency words that appear in this book: be and could Introduce these key words from the book: inside (p 2), outside (p 2), and let’s (p 6) 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: • Page Where are the children? (They are outside They are in the school playground.) • Pages 3–4 What the children do? (They get in line.) • Pages 6–8 What the children now? (They sit and eat.) Extend Language The opposite of inside is outside Encourage children to say the opposite of sit (stand); open (close); up (down) Answers to page 16: Beginning: Children should draw the children at recess End: Children should draw the children at lunch Family Link Read aloud the Family Link activity on page 16 before sending copies of the Study Guide home with children Later, have them share times when family members have to get in line © Scott Foresman Reread Have children reread the book with a partner, in small groups, or independently Have them complete the Study Guide on page 16 Talk About It It is lunchtime (Cause and Effect) They could eat cheese and soup They could eat a sandwich ELL Readers Teaching Guide Unit 2, Week It Is Time to Get in Line 15 Study Guide It Is Time to Get in Line Name • Read It Is Time to Get in Line again • Draw the children in the beginning • Then draw the children in the end Beginning End Ask family members to say at what times they have to get in line 16 It Is Time to Get in Line Unit 2, Week ELL Readers Teaching Guide © Scott Foresman Family Link ...Study Guide It Is Time to Get in Line Name • Read It Is Time to Get in Line again • Draw the children in the beginning • Then draw the children in the end Beginning End Ask family members to say at... Ask family members to say at what times they have to get in line 16 It Is Time to Get in Line Unit 2, Week ELL Readers Teaching Guide © Scott Foresman Family Link