UNIT X 198 | UNIT 5 DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold Provide additional practice with question words. Choose a picture that is rich with detail to share with the class (e.g., page 91). Have children work with a classmate to ask and answer wh- questions about it. Amplify Home-School connection Instruct children with higher-level proficiency to write a list of interview questions that they can ask someone at home about what they do to help Earth; for example, What do you do to help Earth? Why do you ___? Where do you ___? Have them conduct an interview at home and write answers to the questions. PRACTICE Instructional Routine: Tools for Writing p. Txxxvi Tools for Writing • Ask and answer relevant questions Write on the board: Who? What? Where? Why? When? Point to the picture and ask wh- questions about it. For example, ask: Who are they? What are they doing? Where are they? As you ask each question point to the matching question word on the board. • Ask and answer After children have made guesses about the photo, ask them to take turns asking and answering the questions in the chart about the photo. • Develop vocabulary Confirm children’s understanding of the question words. Say: The question has who. The answer is ___. (a person) The question has what. The answer is ___. (a thing or action) The question has where. The answer is ___. (a place) The question has why. The answer is ___. (a reason) The question has when. The answer is ___. (a time or date). High Frequency Words Identify and use high frequency words Ask children to read these words on the list and find them on the page. Note that two of the words are question words. Ask volunteers to use the words in sentences. A • Participate in dialogue with peers Ask: What is Earth Day? Elicit that it is a day when we celebrate Earth and do something to take care of our environment. Ask children to share any experiences they have had with Earth Day. Ask: What do you do to take care of Earth? Elicit responses and list them on the board. • Ask questions to get information Say: We can take care of Earth. What can we do as a class? Elicit ideas from the class. Allow the children to choose the idea they like best. Point to the question words on the board and tell children to ask and answer questions to make a plan. Allow children to lead the discussion; provide feedback or correction only on question forms. B Share pictures to contribute to conversations Have each child draw and label their own picture of something they do to help Earth. Ask each child to share their picture and explain it. Have the class ask questions. EXPLORE AND LEARN Tools for Writing Look at the picture. Ask questions to get information. A Talk with your classmates. What can our class do for Earth Day? B Make a class bulletin board. Draw pictures of Earth Day. Questions Information Who are they? They are my classmates. What are they doing? They are picking up garbage. Where are they? They are in the park. Why are they doing this? They want to keep Earth clean. Today is Earth Day! When is Earth Day? Earth Day is on April 22 each year. CONNECT TO Writing UNIT 5 198 High Frequency Words each what when up CON22_1_SE_U05_198-203_CWM.indd 198 30/10/2020 11:44 UNIT 5 / CONNECT TO WRITING
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