Scott Foresman Reading Street

For alternate Leveled Reader lesson plans that teach

Fact and Opinion, Text Structure, and
Lesson Vocabulary, see pp. LR10–LR18.

How My Family Lives in America
Group Time

Leveled Reader
What’s in a Name?

BEFORE READING Have students create webs with Naming Traditions in the center. This book tells a lot about names in different cultures. As you read, look for traditions people have for naming children. Record the information on your web.

DURING READING Have students
follow along as you read pp. 3–7.
Then let them complete the book
on their own. Remind students
to add facts on their web as they read.

AFTER READING Have students compare the facts on their webs. Point out that facts they learn about naming customs in different cultures will help them as they read tomorrow’s selection, How My Family Lives in America.

Build Background

DEVELOP VOCABULARY Write the word
accent and ask students to define it in their own
words. (When you speak a language that’s not your own, you say the words in a different way.) Where might you hear people speaking English with an accent? (on a city bus or street, places where people from other countries visit) Repeat this activity with the word custom and other words from the Leveled Reader What’s in a Name? Use the Concept Vocabulary Routine on p. DI•1 as needed.

Leveled Reader
Living Abroad

BEFORE READING Recall the
Read Aloud “Under Our Skin.”
What does Jenny mean when
she says, “But just because

they look different on the
outside, they are still human
beings”? (People may come
from different cultures, but
they are still the same in
many ways.) Today you will
read about Americans who
move to countries of many
different cultures.

CRITICAL THINKING Have students
read the Leveled Reader independently.
Encourage them to think critically. For example, ask:

Why do you think most often Americans live in
other countries for a certain amount of time
and then return to the United States?
Why do you think some Americans decide to stay
in their new countries?
Why do you think the author included the chapter
"Helping Abroad"?

AFTER READING Have students review the selection
to find five or more unfamiliar words and determine
their meanings. Then ask them to use the words in
statements about their own experiences that convey
the words’ meanings. For example, When I broke my
arm, the emergency room personnel were kind and
helpful. Have students meet with you to discuss the
selection and the statements they wrote.

Independent Extension Activity

NOW TRY THIS Assign “Now Try This” on pp. 22–23 of Living Abroad for students to work on throughout the week.