Scott Foresman Reading Street

For alternate Leveled Reader lesson plans that teach

Cause and Effect, Graphic Organizers, and
Lesson Vocabulary, see pp. LR10–LR18.

Happy Birthday Mr. Kang
Group Time

Leveled Reader
Caring for Your Pet Bird

BEFORE READING Have
students create KWL charts.
This book tells a lot about caring
for birds, both when they are in
the cage and when owners let
them free outside the cage.
Before you read, write what you already know about caring for pet birds in the K column. Then write
three questions you would like to
have answered about bird care
in the W column. As you read,
look for answers to your questions and write any
new information you learn in the L column of the
KWL chart.

DURING READING Have students follow along as you read pp. 3–9. Then let them complete the book on their own. Remind students to note any new facts they learn on their KWL charts.

AFTER READING Have students use their KWL charts to share what they learned. Point out that facts about bird care will help them as they read tomorrow's selection, Happy Birthday Mr. Kang.

Build Background

DEVELOP VOCABULARY Write the word
affectionate and ask students to define it in their
own words. (When someone is affectionate, they
are loving.) What is something an affectionate pet might do? (lick your face, rub against you, sit on your lap) Repeat this activity with the word intelligent and other words from the Leveled Reader Caring for Your Pet Bird. Use the Concept Vocabulary Routine on p. DI•1 as needed.

Leveled Reader
China's Gifts to the World

BEFORE READING Recall the
Read Aloud "Elsa." How do you
know that it was hard for the
Adamsons to grant Elsa her
freedom? (They did it step by
step and always returned to
check on her.) Today you will
read about the Chinese
language, including the writings
of the poet Li Po, whose
freedom was taken away.

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

What are some of the benefits of calligraphy over using letters for sounds?
If China has a new writing system, and calligraphy is not easy to learn, why do you think so many people still want to learn it?

AFTER READING Have students choose pairs of new and interesting words and write questions that require distinguishing their meanings in order to answer correctly. For example, for the words towering and flourished, a student might write: If a wall is so tall that it can't be climbed, is it towering or flourished? Have students meet with you to discuss the selection and then have partners meet to read and answer the questions they wrote.

Independent Extension Activity

NOW TRY THIS Assign "Now Try This" on pp. 20–21
of China's Gifts to the World for students to work
on throughout the week.