Mom Was a Baby Once by Irene Kruger ELL Reader 1.3.1 Fiction INTRODUCE THE BOOK RESPOND Activate Prior Knowledge/Build Background Read the title, and invite children to tell how children change as they grow Ask: How have you changed since you were a baby? How have other children you know changed? Tell children this book tells how a mom has changed 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: nothing and stays Introduce these key words from the book: photo (p 2), little (p 4) and changed (p 8) 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 What are Justin and his grandfather doing? (They are looking at photos.) • Page Who is in the photo? (Justin’s mom and grandfather are in the photo.) • Page What is Mom in the photo? (Mom is a baby in the photo.) • Pages 5–8 Why does Justin look at the photo and then at his mom? (Justin looked at the photo and then at his mom to see how she’s changed.) Talk About It Mom was little then and now she’s big She had no teeth then and now she has teeth (Compare/Contrast) Possible response: He will grow taller His voice will change His feet will grow Write About It Children should draw a picture of themselves as a baby on one side of the paper On the other side they should draw a picture of themselves as they appear now Support writers at various English proficiency levels Beginning Encourage children to use the words Then and Now to label their drawings Intermediate Provide the sentence frames When I was a baby, I was _ and Now I am _ Have children dictate endings Advanced Invite children to explain their pictures after they have completed them Extend Language The opposite of big is little Encourage children to say the opposites of other words, such as black (white) and dark (light) Answers to page 26: Pages 4–5: Mom is big Pages 6–7: Mom has teeth Family Link Read aloud the Family Link activity on page 26 before sending copies of the Study Guide home with children Later, have them describe themselves as babies © Scott Foresman Reread Have children reread the book with a partner, in small groups, or independently Have them complete the Study Guide on page 26 ELL Readers Teaching Guide Unit 3, Week Mom Was a Baby Once 25 Study Guide Mom Was a Baby Once Name • Read Mom Was a Baby Once again • Write about Mom now Pages Mom as a Baby Mom as a Big Person 4–5 little 6–7 no teeth Ask family members what you were like as a baby 26 Mom Was a Baby Once Unit 3, Week ELL Readers Teaching Guide © Scott Foresman Family Link ... Guide Mom Was a Baby Once Name • Read Mom Was a Baby Once again • Write about Mom now Pages Mom as a Baby Mom as a Big Person 4–5 little 6–7 no teeth Ask family members what you were like as a baby. .. teeth Ask family members what you were like as a baby 26 Mom Was a Baby Once Unit 3, Week ELL Readers Teaching Guide © Scott Foresman Family Link