UNIT X 176 | UNIT 5 Reading • Follow the routine for reading. The following strategies are a sample routine. • Follow oral content Play the audio for pages 176–177. Ask children to listen to the text for general understanding without looking at the written words. • Match oral to written words Play the audio for pages 176–177 again. This time ask children to read along silently. • Imitate intonation, phrasing, and pace Play the audio for these pages a final time. Ask children to do a whisper read along with the audio, trying to match the speaker’s intonation, phrasing, and pace exactly. Repeat as necessary until children feel confident. Ask one or several children together to read the page aloud. Provide encouragement and feedback on children’ oral reading fluency. Glossary • Academic vocabulary Point out the three glossed words on pages 176–177. To enhance understanding of nectar, point out the photo of the bee on the flower. Ask: Do you ever see a bee on a flower like this? Did you know why the bee was on the flower? Now you know bees drink nectar from flowers. Ask children to act out how a flower blooms. • Make connections to personal experiences Ask children to share what they know about birds, bees, and butterflies. Ask: Do you see birds, bees, and butterflies on flowers? Explain that they are pollinators. They spread pollen which helps new plants grow. DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold • Note that nectar and pollen are English-Spanish cognates. Pollen is polen and nectar is néctar. • After the first reading of the text, have children turn to a classmate to summarize what they read. Tell them to act out and use expressions and gestures to retell the information they learned. You may want to pair children with the same home language so they can discuss the content and new vocabulary with home language help. Amplify Home-School connection Tell children to look outside in nature for evidence of plant growth, such as different types of seeds; for example, pinecones, acorns, sunflower seeds, fruit pits, etc. Ask children to bring in parts of a plant or seeds that they can share with the class. Flowers bloom on the plant. The flowers have nectar. Birds, bees, and butterflies drink nectar. GLOSSARY bloom grow and open up nectar sweet juice that bees drink Reading 176 UNIT 5 Plants Grow CON22_1_SE_U05_170-179_RD.indd 176 30/10/2020 11:52 UNIT 5 / CREOANDNINECGT TO THE THEME
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