The Wonder of Wheels by Mae Lin Chin Nonfiction INTRODUCE THE BOOK RESPOND Activate Prior Knowledge/Build Background Read the title, and have children point to the wheels on the bus Ask: What you play with that has wheels? What are some other things that have wheels? Tell children this book is about the ways that wheels help people 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: heavy and goes Introduce these key words from the book: wheels (p.1), carry (p 2), move (p 3), and far (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 read aloud a few pages at a time Then use questions such as the following to support comprehension: • Pages 2–3 Why these people need a wagon? (They need a wagon to carry heavy wood and tools.) • Pages 4–5 How does a shopping cart help these people? (The people can carry food around the store.) • Pages 6–7 How these children get to school? (They ride on a school bus.) • Page What else can wheels do? (Possible answers: A steering wheel turns a car left or right The wheels on a lawnmower move it over the grass At a carnival people go around and around on a Ferris Wheel or merry-go-round.) © Scott Foresman ELL Reader 1.5.4 Reread Have children reread the book with a partner, in small groups, or independently Have them complete the Study Guide on page 56 ELL Readers Teaching Guide Talk About It Possible answers: People can move heavy things with cars, trucks, dollies, wheelbarrows, trailers, bulldozers, tractors, or pulleys People also put wheels under heavy furniture Possible answers: Rolling backpacks, suitcases, and baby strollers have wheels and can help us move things Write About It Children may draw something mentioned in the Talk About It discussion Brainstorm things with wheels that help people move around, such as wheelchairs, bicycles, motor vehicles, and office chairs Possible answer: People who can’t walk sit in a wheelchair It helps them to move from place to place Support writers at various English proficiency levels Beginning Provide these sentence frames: This is a People use it to Have children dictate an ending for each sentence Write what they say about their drawing and then read it to them Encourage children to repeat after you Intermediate Have children tell a partner about their wheeled item Then have them use the same sentence frames in their writing Advanced Have children draw two things with wheels and tell how people use them Extend Language The words walk, what¸ wonder, want, and wood all start with the same sound Brainstorm names that start with w, such as Wilma, Walter, Wanda, William, Wilbur Answers to page 56: Possible drawings: wheel: unicycle, wheelbarrow, Ferris Wheel wheels: bicycle, motorcycle wheels: tricycle, jogging stroller wheels: car, skateboard, wagon, shopping cart Family Link Read aloud the Family Link activity on page 56 before sending copies of the Study Guide home with children Later, have them share what things with wheels their families found at home Unit 5, Week The Wonder of Wheels 55 Study Guide The Wonder of Wheels Name wheel wheels wheels wheels Family Link Have family members look around the house for things with wheels Write or draw at least four things you found 56 The Wonder of Wheels Unit 5, Week ELL Readers Teaching Guide © Scott Foresman • Read The Wonder of Wheels again • What has one wheel? Two wheels? Three wheels? Four wheels? Draw one of each ... Guide The Wonder of Wheels Name wheel wheels wheels wheels Family Link Have family members look around the house for things with wheels Write or draw at least four things you found 56 The Wonder of. .. The Wonder of Wheels Unit 5, Week ELL Readers Teaching Guide © Scott Foresman • Read The Wonder of Wheels again • What has one wheel? Two wheels? Three wheels? Four wheels? Draw one of each