Scott Foresman Reading Street

Math in Reading

Examine features of a textbook.
Practice a test-taking strategy.
Compare and contrast across texts.

PREVIEW/USE TEXT FEATURES

Have students preview "Tips for Saving Money" by reading the headline and scanning the text in the article. After they preview ask:

What is the purpose of this newspaper article? (The article provides kids with tips that show them how to save money.)

Link to Math

After students share their tips with the rest of the class, have them rank the importance of each tip.

Whole Group Discuss the Question of the Day.

Group Time
Differentiated Instruction

"Tips for Saving
Money." See pp. 64f–64g for
the small group lesson plan.

Reading

Language Arts
Use pp. 85e–85h, 85k–85m.

Whole Group Use pp. 85a,
85j.

Grouping Options

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

Use the sidebar on p. 84 to guide discussion.

Tell students that newspaper articles are often written to inform the reader.
Explain that a headline, like a chapter title, tells the reader what the text will be about.
Discuss with students why they can reasonably conclude that the article is written to inform the reader.

AudioText

Students' summaries should correspond to the tips that begin each paragraph.

CONNECT TEXT TO TEXT

Reading Across Texts

Students' responses will vary. Students may even suggest that Alexander needs all of the tips described in the article!

Writing Across Texts Have students provide convincing
reasons for choosing the tip they
name above.

Set a goal. Do you want a bike? a computer game? Figure out how much you need. Saving can help you reach your goal.

Newspaper Article

A newspaper article
usually is written to
appeal to a general
audience.

Important information is given at the beginning of the article. This will “grab” the reader.

Text Features

Newspaper articles
often have an
attention-getting
headline.

Newspaper articles
usually are written
in a narrow format
so that they are
easy to scan and
read quickly.

Link to Math
With a partner, think
of other ways to save
money. Add your tips
to this list. Share your
ideas with the class.

Genre

save it all. Decide what’s best
for you. The rest you can spend however you like.

Put the money in a safe place.
A piggy bank is perfect. The trick
is to leave the money there! If
you take it out and spend it, the
money will never grow.

by Claire Daniel

Money, money, money!
For many people, no matter
how much you have, it seems
to disappear faster than an ice cream cone on a hot day!
So how can you keep your money? It’s easy. Save it!

Tips for Saving Money

Save part of your money.
You don’t have to save every penny. Some people save half,
some save a third, and some

Open a savings account.
A great way to save money is to put it in a neighborhood bank. Money in a bank earns
interest. Your money
makes money
when it’s in
a bank!

Reading Across Texts
Which tip do you think
Alexander needed most?

Writing Across Texts
Write a brief paragraph
explaining why Alexander
especially needed the tip
you chose.

Try to sum up the main points of this article.

Summarize