Circles and Rectangles

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Before After Level D Word Count 133 100th word circle pg 17 Reading Activities Teaching Focus Ending Punctuation Have students locate the ending punctuation for sentences in the book Count how many times a period question mark or exclamation point is used Which one is used the most What is the purpose for each ending punctuation mark Practice reading these sentences with appropriate expression Before Reading Building Academic Vocabulary and Background Knowledge Before reading a book it is important to set the stage for your child or student by using pre-reading strategies This will help them develop their vocabulary increase their reading comprehension and make connections across the curriculum 1 Read the title and look at the cover Let’s make predictions about what this book will 2 Take a picture walk by talking about the pictures photographs in the book Implant the vocabulary as you take the picture walk Be sure to talk about the text features such as headings Table of Contents glossary bolded words captions charts diagrams or Index 3 Have students read the first page of text with you then have students read the 4 Strategy Talk use to assist students while reading 5 Read it again 6 After reading the book complete the activities below Get your mouth ready Look at the picture Think does it make sense Think does it look right Think does it sound right Chunk it by looking for a part you know and can circle make rectangle what with you High Frequency Words Flip through the book and locate how many times the high frequency words were used remaining text be about After Reading Comprehension and Extension Activity After reading the book work on the following questions with your child or students in order to check their level of reading comprehension and content mastery 1 How many sides does a circle have A rectangle Summarize 2 What other yummy foods made of circles and rectangles can you share with your friends Text to self connection 3 What are some other shapes you know Asking questions 4 What are things you use every day that are made of circles and rectangles Text to self connection Extension Activity Create your own shape sculptures You will need scissors and construction paper With the help of an adult draw and cut 10 circles and 10 rectangles Using the circles and rectangles arrange them to create different objects How many objects can you create How many circles and rectangles did it take to make that object