14 Desert Animals - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt · 2012. 8. 16. · about the spelling? Now turn back...

Characteristics of the Text Genre • Nonfi ction

Text Structure • Information is presented by description.Content • Hot, dry climate of desert

• Desert as home for foxes, rabbits, rats, snakes, sheepThemes and Ideas • The desert is a good home for some animals.

• Desert animals have adapted to their harsh environment.Language and

Literary Features• Meaning provided through integration of photos with text • One exclamation for emphasis• Two photographs with labels

Sentence Complexity • Simple sentences with four to ten words; some with embedded phrasesVocabulary • Names of desert animals: fox, rabbit, rat, snake, sheep

• Number words: two, three, four, fi veWords • Highlighted high-frequency words: fi ve, four, into, over, starts, three, two, watch

• Contraction: can’t• Regular and irregular plurals: animals, foxes, seeds, plants, rocks, sheep

Illustrations • Photographs closely linked to text on all pagesBook and Print Features • Nine pages of text

• Three to fi ve lines of text on each page© 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H.

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Desert Animalsby Kaitlyn Robinson

Fountas-Pinnell Level ENonfictionSelection SummaryThe desert is very hot and dry, but it is a good home for animals such as foxes, rabbits, rats, snakes, and certain sheep.

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Desert Animals by Kaitlyn Robinson

Build BackgroundRead the title and talk about the cover photograph. Help children use their knowledge of deserts. Build interest by asking questions such as the following: What is the weather like in a desert? What would you see in a desert?

Introduce the TextGuide children through the text, helping with unfamiliar words so they can read the text successfully. Here are some suggestions:

: Tell children that this book will give information about some animals that live in the desert. Suggested language: Turn to page 2. Look at the photo of the desert. What do you see? Do the things that are growing look good to eat? The second sentence reads: It is hard to fi nd food and water in the desert. Do you think any animals could live here?

Page 4: Look at the photos. What animals do you see? Look at the labels. They can help you name the animals in the photos. Most animals can’t live in such a hot, dry place. But these two animals can live in the desert.

Page 5: What animals do you see here? It looks so hot in this desert! Why are the foxes in this cave? The second sentence reads: But two foxes go into the shade to stay cool. Say the word into. What two smaller words do you hear in into? Into begins with the letter i. Find into and point to it. The word to can be spelled more than one way. Point to the word two that means “more than one.” What is different about the spelling?

Now turn back to the beginning of the book and read about how some animals can live in the desert.

Words to KnowHave children turn to the Words to Know at the back of the book. Read each word aloud and then together. Explain any unknown words. Tell children to look for these words as they read.

five into starts two

four over three watch

Words to Know

2 Lesson 14: Desert AnimalsGrade 1© Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company


ReadAs the children read, observe them carefully. Guide them as needed, using language that supports their problem-solving ability.

Respond to the TextPersonal ResponseAsk children to share their personal responses to the book. Begin by asking what they liked best about the book, or what they found interesting.Suggested language: What did you learn about desert animals that you didn’t know before?

Ways of ThinkingAs you discuss the text, help children understand these teaching points:

Thinking Within the Text Thinking Beyond the Text Thinking About the Text

• It is very hot and dry in the desert.

• Some foxes, rabbits, rats, snakes, and sheep can live in the desert.

• The desert is a good home for some animals.

• Desert animals have found ways to fi nd food and keep cool in the hot, dry desert.

• The photos show how some animals can live in the desert.

• The labels help you understand what is in the pictures.

© 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H.

Choices for SupportConcepts of PrintPractice early reading behaviors such as saying one word for one group of letters and understanding the concept of sentence.

Phonemic Awareness/Word WorkProvide practice as needed with words and sounds, using one of the following activities:

• Identify Middle Sound Have children raise their hands when they hear the sound of long a in a word (shade, snake, can’t, fox, stay, rat, rain, grass).

• Plurals Have children add –s to a word to make it plural (animal/animals, seed/seeds, plant/plants, rock/rocks). Write the words in two lists on the board or on a large sheet of paper. Read the lists aloud together.



Writing About ReadingVocabulary PracticeRead the directions and have children complete the Vocabulary questions on BLM 14.1.

RespondingHave children complete the vocabulary activities on page 11.

Building VocabularyAction WordsBuild on the action words in Desert Animals. Suggested language: The book says that the sheep in the desert climb. What are some ways that you think the other animals in the desert move? As children suggest words, write their words on the board or on a large strip of paper.

(Possible suggestions: rabbit hops, snake slides, rat runs, fox walks)

After children have made their suggestions, read the list aloud together, pointing to each word. These are the ways that desert animals move.

Writing PromptRead aloud the following prompt. Have children draw and write their response, using the writing prompt on page 6.

Draw a picture of a desert animal eating.

Write a sentence about the animal and what it eats.



Read directions to children.3

Words to KnowFill in the blanks with words from the

word bank.

four into starts two

fi ve over three watch

Word Bank

1. Let’s go over to the pool and

watch the swimming race.

2. The race starts .

3. five , four ,

three , two , one!

4. The swimmers dive into the pool!

Words to Know© Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Grade 1, Unit 3: Nature Near and Far

Name Lesson 14

B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 1 4 . 1

Desert AnimalsWords to Know

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English Language DevelopmentCultural Support Children may not have visited or read about deserts. Make sure they understand that deserts are very hot, dry places. Ask children what they might do to stay cool and have food and water in the desert.

Oral Language DevelopmentCheck the children’s comprehension, using a dialogue that best matches their English profi ciency level. Speaker 1 is the teacher, Speaker 2 is the child.

Beginning/ Early Intermediate Intermediate Early Advanced/ Advanced

Speaker 1: What is hard to fi nd in the desert?

Speaker 2: food and water

Speaker 1: What does a rabbit eat in the desert?

Speaker 2: grass

Speaker 1: What does a rat eat?

Speaker 2: seeds

Speaker 1: Why is it hard to fi nd food and water in the desert?

Speaker 2: The desert is very hot and dry.

Speaker 1: How does a snake fi nd food in the desert?

Speaker 2: It hunts at night. It can see in the dark.

Speaker 1: Why can’t some animals live in the desert?

Speaker 2: They can’t fi nd food or water. They can’t stay cool.

Speaker 1: How does a rabbit fi nd water and food in the desert?

Speaker 2: A rabbit gets water from plants and likes to eat grass.


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Name Date

Desert AnimalsDraw a picture of a desert animal eating.

Write a sentence about the animal and what it eats.



Words to KnowFill in the blanks with words from the

word bank.

four into starts two

fi ve over three watch

Word Bank

1. Let’s go to the pool and

the swimming race.

2. The race .

3. , ,

, , one!

4. The swimmers dive the pool!

Name Lesson 14

B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 1 4 . 1

Desert AnimalsWords to Know



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Student Date Lesson 14

B L a c k L i n e m a s t e r 1 4 . 2 2

Desert AnimalsRunning Record Form

Desert Animals • level e

Behavior Code Error

Read word correctly ✓ cat 0

Repeated word, sentence, or phrase

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Omission — cat 1

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Word told T cat 1

page Selection Text Errors Self-Corrections

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A desert is very

hot and dry.

It is hard to find food

and water in the desert.

It is hard to stay cool.

Some animals can’t live

in the desert.

Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read

correctly/31 × 100)

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