1 2 3 people work (fiction)

People Work by Sara Fischer ELL Reader 1.2.3 Fiction INTRODUCE THE BOOK RESPOND Activate Prior Knowledge/Build Background Read the title, and ask children to talk about workers they have seen Ask: Where did you see the workers? What were they doing? Tell children this book describes different neighborhood workers 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 Preteach Vocabulary Review the highfrequency words that appear in this book: out, people, who, and work Introduce these key words from the book: school (p 2) and person (p 4) 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 read aloud a few pages at a time Use the following questions to support comprehension: • Pages 2–3 What does the girl see? (The girl sees people at work.) • Pages 4–5 What these people at work? (The people drive a bus, wash clothes, cut hair, and paint walls.) • Pages 6–7 What else people at work? (People bake bread, make cakes, sell food, and clean floors.) • Page What worker you see? (I see a crossing guard.) Talk About It Possible responses: A teacher works in my school I see bakers and firefighters in my neighborhood (Main Idea) Answers will vary Write About It Invite children to close their eyes and think about who they see on their way to school Children should then draw a picture of a worker in their neighborhood, such as a grocery store worker Support writers at various English proficiency levels Beginning Ask children to identify one kind of worker in their picture Intermediate Have children identify several different workers Advanced Have children tell about the workers they have drawn Extend Language A person who works is a worker Have children look in the story for other worker names that end in -er, including a driver, a painter, and a barber Answers to page 18: Page 4: A driver drives a bus Page 5: A painter paints walls Page 6: A baker bakes bread Family Link Read aloud the Family Link activity on page 18 before sending copies of the Study Guide home with children Later, have children talk about the work their family members © Scott Foresman Reread Have children reread the book with a partner, in small groups, or independently Have them complete the Study Guide on page 18 ELL Readers Teaching Guide Unit 2, Week People Work 17 Study Guide People Work Name • Read People Work again • Answer the questions Pages Question Who drives a bus? Who paints walls? Who bakes bread? Answer Family Link © Scott Foresman Ask family members about the type of work they 18 People Work Unit 2, Week ELL Readers Teaching Guide ... bread? Answer Family Link © Scott Foresman Ask family members about the type of work they 18 People Work Unit 2, Week ELL Readers Teaching Guide ...Study Guide People Work Name • Read People Work again • Answer the questions Pages Question Who drives a bus? Who paints walls?