Squares and Triangles

Squares and Triangles — page 1
Before After Level E Word Count 146 100th word and pg 17 Reading Activities Teaching Focus Concept Words Locate all the shape words used in the book What shape words are missing be about 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 remaining text High Frequency Words Flip through the book and locate how many times the high frequency words were used can make squares triangles you 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 can squares turn into a rectangle Inferring 2 Explain the difference between a square and a triangle Summarize 3 What objects at home or school are made of squares and triangles Text to self connection 4 What shapes can you make with triangles Visualizing Extension Activity Go on a shape hunt Walk around your classroom or home and search for objects made with squares and triangles Draw a picture of the objects in your notebook How many objects did you find