Scott Foresman Reading Street

For alternate Leveled Reader lesson plans that teach

Sequence, Monitor and Fix Up,
and Lesson Vocabulary, see pp. LR19–LR27.

Good-Bye, 382 Shin Dang Dong
Group Time

Leveled Reader Joanie’s House Becomes a Home

BEFORE READING Have students
create a Venn diagram to show
how Joanie’s life in San Francisco
and in Boston are the same and
different. This book tells about
Joanie’s move from San Francisco
to Boston. As you read, list things
about Joanie’s life in San Francisco,
things about Joanie’s life in Boston,
and things that are the same in both
places.

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 to their Venn diagrams as they read.

AFTER READING Have students compare their Venn diagrams. Point out that understanding the difficulties of a move will help them as they read tomorrow’s story, Good-Bye, 382 Shin Dang Dong.

Build Background

DEVELOP VOCABULARY Write the word
applications and ask students to define it in their
own words. (forms you fill out to ask for something)
Show me what you do with an application. (write to
complete it) Repeat this activity with floor plan and
other words from the Leveled Reader Joanie’s House
Becomes a Home. Use the Concept Vocabulary
Routine on p. DI•1 as needed.

Independent Extension Activity

NOW TRY THIS Assign “Now Try This” on pp. 22–23 of It’s a World of Time Zones for students to work on throughout the week.

Leveled Reader
It’s a World of Time Zones

BEFORE READING Recall the
Read Aloud “Dan Thuy’s New
Life in America.” What did you
learn about changing cultures?
(People go through an
immigration process. They
have to get used to a new
language, new friends, and
new ways of life.) Today you
will read about changing time
zones as you change cultures.

PROBLEM SOLVING Have students read the Leveled Reader independently. Encourage them to think critically and solve problems. For example, ask:

If cities still set their own time, how might your life be affected?
Do you think it’s a good idea that countries are allowed to move their time zone lines? Explain.
How would you find out the time of a place halfway around the world?

AFTER READING Have students review the selection to find four or more new or interesting words. Have them write an entry in a travel journal about a trip around the world in which they include the words they selected. Have students meet with you to discuss the selection and their journal entries.