Bees and Flowers by Pedro Valdez ELL Reader 1.2.6 Nonfiction INTRODUCE THE BOOK RESPOND Activate Prior Knowledge/Build Background Read the title, and ask children what they know about bees Ask: Have you ever seen a bee? Where was it? What was it doing? Tell children this book tells how bees and flowers help each other Answers to the Reader’s Inside Back Cover: Preview/Use Text Features Preview the reader by talking about the photographs together and naming the labeled items Write About It Encourage children to refer back to the story They should draw and write about the part of the story they liked best Possible response: I liked when the bee ate nectar Support writers at various English proficiency levels Beginning Provide this sentence frame: I liked when the bee _ Have children dictate an ending Intermediate Provide the same sentence frame, but have children write the whole sentence Advanced Have children write a sentence to say why they liked that part of the book best Preteach Vocabulary Review the tested vocabulary words that appear in this book: some (p 5) and also (p 7) Introduce these key words from the book: bees (p.1), flowers (p 1), nectar (p 2), and honey (p 2) 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: • Page Where bees live? (Bees live in hives.) • Page What bees eat? (Bees eat nectar.) • Pages 4–5 Why flowers need bees? (Bees carry pollen to flowers.) • Page What bees make? (Bees make honey.) • Page Where is the hive? (The hive is in the garden.) • Page What is in the picture? (a bee) Talk About It Bees need nectar to make honey (Draw Conclusions) Honey is sweet and golden brown Extend Language A person who takes care of a zoo and the animals in it is a zookeeper Ask children what you call a person who takes care of a house and everything in it (housekeeper) Answers to page 24: Suggest that children look back at the book for words or sentences they can write Possible responses: First: Bees eat nectar Next: Bees carry pollen from flower to flower Last: Bees make honey Family Link Read aloud the Family Link activity on page 24 before sending copies of the Study Guide home with children Later, have them tell about family members’ experiences seeing how bees and flowers help each other © Scott Foresman Reread Have children reread the book with a partner, in small groups, or independently Have them complete the Study Guide on page 24 ELL Readers Teaching Guide Unit 2, Week Bees and Flowers 23 Study Guide Bees and Flowers Name • Read Bees and Flowers again • Draw pictures to show what bees first, next, and last Write words or sentences to go with your pictures First (page 3) Next (page 5) Family Link Ask family members to tell about seeing how bees and flowers help each other 24 Bees and Flowers Unit 2, Week ELL Readers Teaching Guide © Scott Foresman Last (page 6) ... family members to tell about seeing how bees and flowers help each other 24 Bees and Flowers Unit 2, Week ELL Readers Teaching Guide © Scott Foresman Last (page 6) ...Study Guide Bees and Flowers Name • Read Bees and Flowers again • Draw pictures to show what bees first, next, and last Write words or sentences to go with your