Reading Retelling Cards Gr1

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Retelling Cards A

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Read Retell Write Use the Retelling Cards to help children develop: • Oral Language • Comprehension • Vocabulary • Writing Skills

Retelling Routine

1 Introduce the Retelling Cards

2 Model Retelling

Display the first card. Model the retelling with the Think Aloud on the back of the card. Little Red Hen Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

This is Little Red Hen. She is planting wheat. Wheat is a grain that we use to make bread. Little Red Hen asks her friends if they will help her.

Who is this? What is she doing? What is wheat used for?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who is this? Is she planting wheat or corn?

3 Guide Retelling

Use the leveled language acquisition prompts on the back of the cards to guide children in retelling the complete selection. Little Red Hen Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

This is Little Red Hen. She is planting wheat. Wheat is a grain that we use to make bread. Little Red Hen asks her friends if they will help her.

Who is this? What is she doing? What is wheat used for?

ELL

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ELL

Advanced/ Advanced High What is Little Red Hen doing? What might she do with the wheat? What does she ask her friends?

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 2

4 Practice Retelling

Children can do cumulative retellings or paired retellings. Children can also use the retelling activities found on the Treasures Reading and Writing Workstation Flip Charts.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning Who is this? Is she planting wheat or corn?

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Intermediate What is Little Red Hen doing in this picture? What can you use wheat for?

Intermediate What is Little Red Hen doing in this picture? What can you use wheat for?

Advanced/ Advanced High What is Little Red Hen doing? What might she do with the wheat? What does she ask her friends?

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 2

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Retelling Cards provide concrete prompts for English Language Learners. Beginning: Have children name the objects pictured on the cards. Intermediate: Have children place the cards in the correct sequence and complete the following sentence patterns. First _______________. Next ________________. Last ________________. Advanced/Advanced High: Have children order the Retelling Cards and retell the selection in their own words.

Retell and Write Use the Retelling Cards as writing prompts.

Writing Activities • Sequence the Retelling Cards in order and write a summary. • Write a new story ending. • Write about a favorite part of the story. • Compare and contrast two Retelling Cards. Write about what is the same and what is different on the two cards.

Retelling Rubric for Assessment Retelling Rubric

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Excellent The reader clearly retells the story using detailed information.

3

Good The reader retells the story using some detailed information.

2

Fair The reader retells the story using limited detail with some inaccuracies.

1

Unsatisfactory The reader is unable to provide information related to the story.

The Three Little Pigs Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

The first little pig is building a house. He wants to build a strong, safe house. He is using straw to build it.

What is the little pig doing? What is he building his house from? What do the other pigs build their houses from?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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What is the first little pig building? What is he using, straw or bricks?

1

Intermediate Who is building a house? What type of house does he want? What is he using to build his house?

Advanced/ Advanced High What does the first little pig want to build? How is he building his house?

Grade 1 • Start Smart • Week 1

The Tortoise and the Hare Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Hare likes to boast about his speed. He likes to tell his friends just how fast he is. His friends are starting to get tired of listening to him.

Who is in the picture? Where are they? Which of the animals is a main character? What does he like to boast about? What happened before he went to the dinner?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who likes to tell his friends he is very fast? Are Hare’s friends tired of listening to him or do they like it?

1

Intermediate What does Hare like to boast about? Who does he tell? How do his friends feel?

Advanced/ Advanced High What does Hare like to do? Why do you think Hare’s friends are getting tired of listening to him?

Grade 1 • Start Smart • Week 2

The Three Little Pigs Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

The two little pigs are running to their brother’s house of brick. The big, bad wolf is running after them. He blew the second little pig’s house away, too!

Where are the two pigs running to? Why are they going to their brother’s house? Who is following them? What does the wolf want?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who is running to the house? What is this house made of, brick, straw, or sticks?

3

Intermediate What are the two pigs doing? Who is running after them? What is the house made of?

Advanced/ Advanced High What did the wolf do? What is the third little pig’s house made of?

Grade 1 • Start Smart • Week 1

The Three Little Pigs Guided Retelling

The three little pigs are in the house of bricks. The wolf is trying to get into the house through the chimney. There is a pot of water boiling on the fire.

Where are the pigs now? What is in the pot? Why are they boiling water? What happens to the wolf?

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Modeled Retelling

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

Intermediate

Where are the three little pigs, inside or outside? Who is trying to get in through the chimney? Where is the water?

Who is inside the house of bricks? How will the wolf try to get into the house? What are the pigs boiling?

4

Advanced/ Advanced High Where is the wolf? What is he trying to do now? What is on the fire?

Grade 1 • Start Smart • Week 1

The Tortoise and the Hare Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Hare likes to boast about his speed. He likes to tell his friends just how fast he is. His friends are starting to get tired of listening to him.

Who is in the picture? Where are they? Which of the animals is a main character? What does he like to boast about? What happened before he went to the diner?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who likes to tell his friends he is very fast? Are Hare’s friends tired of listening to him or do they like it?

1

Intermediate What does Hare like to boast about? Who does he tell? How do his friends feel?

Advanced/ Advanced High What does Hare like to do? Why do you think Hare’s friends are getting tired of listening to him?

Grade 1 • Start Smart • Week 2

The Tortoise and the Hare Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Hare and Tortoise start the race. Hare is running very fast. He is in the front. Tortoise is very slow. He is in the back.

What are Hare and Tortoise doing? Why are they racing? Who is running faster now?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who is running in the race? Is Tortoise in the front or the back of the race?

2

Intermediate Who starts the race? How is Tortoise running, fast or slow? How is Hare running?

Advanced/ Advanced High What is happening in the race?

Grade 1 • Start Smart • Week 2

The Tortoise and the Hare Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Hare is taking a nap. Tortoise is tiptoeing quietly past him. He keeps running, while Hare keeps sleeping.

What is Hare doing? Why is he taking a nap? What does he think will happen? What is Tortoise doing while Hare is napping?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who is taking a nap? Is Tortoise quietly passing Hare? Who will be in the back now?

3

Intermediate What is Hare doing now? Why does Tortoise tiptoe quietly past him? Who will be in the front now?

Advanced/ Advanced High What is happening in the race now? Why do you think Hare is taking a nap? Why does Tortoise tiptoe?

Grade 1 • Start Smart • Week 2

The Tortoise and the Hare Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Tortoise crosses the finish line first! He wins the race! Hare woke up too late. He ran fast, but could not catch up with Tortoise.

Where are Tortoise and Hare now? Who is crossing the finish line first? What helped Tortoise to win? How does Hare feel?

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ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

Intermediate

Who wins the race? Was Hare able to catch up with Tortoise?

Who crosses the finish line first? Who could not catch up? How do you think Hare feels, happy or silly?

4

Advanced/ Advanced High How does Hare lose the race? Do you think he feels silly for losing?

Grade 1 • Start Smart • Week 2

Alexander Graham Bell Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Alexander was good at music and science. He also liked to invent things.

Who is in the picture? What did Alexander Graham Bell like to do when he was young? What were his parents like?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Was Alexander good at music or sports? Did Alexander liked to invent things?

1

Intermediate What was Alexander good at? What did he like to do?

Advanced/ Advanced High Why do you think Alexander liked to invent things?

Grade 1 • Start Smart • Week 3

Alexander Graham Bell Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Alexander taught deaf students how to speak. He liked learning about sound. He did many experiments to find out how sound works.

What is Alexander doing here? What is he teaching the children? What was Alexander interested in learning about?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who did Alexander teach? What did he like learning about, sound or music?

2

Intermediate What did Alexander teach deaf students? What did he like learning about?

Advanced/ Advanced High What did Alexander do to find out how sound works?

Grade 1 • Start Smart • Week 3

Alexander Graham Bell Guided Retelling

Alexander wanted to invent a machine that could send voices from one place to another. He asked his friend Tom to help him. Tom knew how electricity worked.

What kind of machine did Alexander want to invent? Who helped him? What did Tom Watson know about?

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Modeled Retelling

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

Intermediate

Did Alexander want to invent a machine? Who did Alexander ask for help? What did his friend know about, electricity or sound?

What did Alexander want to invent? What could the machine send from one place to another? Who helped him?

3

Advanced/ Advanced High What did Alexander want to invent? What did he want the machine to do? How did Tom help him?

Grade 1 • Start Smart • Week 3

Alexander Graham Bell Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Alexander and Tom invented the first telephone. They were able to talk to each other from very far away!

What machine is Alexander using? What makes this telephone special? How did Alexander and Tom Watson make the telephone better after they first invented it?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who invented the first telephone? What could they do with a telephone?

4

Intermediate What did Alexander and Tom invent? What could they do now?

Advanced/ Advanced High What did Alexander and Tom do? What were they able to do?

Grade 1 • Start Smart • Week 3

Pam and Sam Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

This is Pam. Pam is a rabbit. Pam likes to play with Sam.

Who is this? What kind of animal is this? What does Pam like to do?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Point to Pam. What kind of animal is Pam? Does Pam like to play?

1

Intermediate What kind of animal is Pam? Who does she like to play with?

Advanced/ Advanced High Who is Pam? What does she like to do?

Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 1

Pam and Sam Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

This is Sam. Sam is a bird. Sam likes to play with Pam, too. Sam is running up a hill to follow Pam.

Who is this? What is Sam doing? Why is Sam doing it?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Point to Sam. What kind of an animal is Sam? Who does Sam like to play with?

2

Intermediate What kind of animal is Sam? What does he like? Why is he running up a hill?

Advanced/ Advanced High What kind of animal is this? What is his name? What is he doing?

Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 1

Pam and Sam Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Pam and Sam are playing. Pam has a yellow flower in her mouth. They are running down a hill.

What are Pam and Sam doing?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Are Pam and Sam playing?Are they running up or down a hill? Who has a yellow flower?

3

Intermediate Where are Pam and Sam playing? What does Pam have in her mouth?

Advanced/ Advanced High Who is playing? Where are they playing? What does Pam have in her mouth?

Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 1

Pam and Sam Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Pam can jump. She is jumping over the water. She is jumping onto a rock.

What does Pam do? What is Pam jumping onto?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Show me how you jump. Can Pam jump?

4

Intermediate What is Pam jumping over? What is she jumping onto?

Advanced/ Advanced High What is Pam doing?

Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 1

Pam and Sam Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Oh, no! Sam is trying to jump over the water like Pam. But Sam cannot jump!

What is Sam trying to do? Why is Sam trying to follow Pam?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Is Sam trying to jump? Can Sam jump over the water?

5

Intermediate What does Sam try to do? Can Sam follow Pam?

Advanced/ Advanced High What does Sam try to do? Who is he trying to follow?

Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 1

Pam and Sam Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Sam looks across the water. Pam is on the other side. There are fish in the water. Sam still cannot jump.

Where is Sam? What is Sam trying to do? Why can’t Sam do it?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Where is Sam? Is he watching Pam on the other side? Can Sam go to Pam?

6

Intermediate Who is Sam looking at? Can Sam go to Pam? What do you see in the water?

Advanced/ Advanced High What is happening in this picture?

Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 1

Pam and Sam Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Sam is flying! Sam cannot jump, so he flew across the water to Pam. Pam and Sam are together again!

What is Sam doing? Why is Sam flying?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Are Pam and Sam together? Does Sam jump or fly across the water?

7

Intermediate Does Sam learn how to jump? How does Sam get across the water?

Advanced/ Advanced High How does Sam get to Pam?

Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 1

Pam and Sam Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Pam is running down a path. Sam is flying next to her. Sam has a flower in his mouth. Now Pam and Sam can play together again!

How does the story end? What do Pam and Sam do?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Is Pam running or flying? Are Pam and Sam having fun?

8

Intermediate What are Pam and Sam doing? What can they do together again? Does Pam or Sam have the flower?

Advanced/ Advanced High Who do you see playing in this picture? Can you describe what you see?

Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 1

I Can, Too! Modeled Retelling This girl can play. She can jump on one foot. She can run across the room.

Guided Retelling Who is this girl? What is she doing?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Point to the girl. Is she jumping on one foot or on two feet?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What can the girl do? Can she jump on one foot or does she need two feet?

1

What can the girl do? Where can she run to?

Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 2

I Can, Too! Modeled Retelling This boy can play, too. He can jump. He can run. He can do the same things that the girl can do.

Guided Retelling Who is this boy? What is he doing? Why is he doing the same things the girl is doing?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Intermediate

Point to the boy. What can the boy do?

What can the boy do? Can he do the same things the girl can do?

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Beginning

2

Advanced/Advanced High Who is this? What can he do, too? Who can do the same things?

Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 2

I Can, Too! Modeled Retelling The girl is jumping over a mat. The boy is watching her jump.

Guided Retelling What is the girl jumping over? What is the boy doing?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who is jumping over a mat? Who is watching the girl jump?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What is the girl doing? What is she jumping over? Is the boy jumping or watching?

3

What is the girl doing? Is the boy doing the same thing? What is he doing?

Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 2

I Can, Too! Modeled Retelling The girl is playing a game called “Tag.” She runs to the tree and then she tags it. If she keeps her hand on the tree, she will be “safe.”

Guided Retelling What is the girl doing now? What does she want the boy to do? How would you describe the game the boy and girl are playing?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Intermediate

What game is the girl playing? What does she tag? Is she “safe” with her hand on the tree?

What is the game called? Why does the girl keep her hand on the tree?

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Beginning

4

Advanced/Advanced High What is the girl doing? How do you play “Tag”?

Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 2

I Can, Too! Modeled Retelling The boy is holding the cat. The girl is tapping the boy’s shoulder. The cat is looking at the girl.

Guided Retelling What is the girl doing? What is she asking the boy to do?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who is holding the cat? Who is tapping the boy?

Intermediate What is the boy holding? What is the girl doing?

5

Advanced/Advanced High What are the children doing?

Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 2

I Can, Too! Modeled Retelling The boy is taking a nap. The cat is taking a nap, too. The girl is watching them sleep.

Guided Retelling What is the boy doing? Did he do what the girl asked him to? How is that different than from what he did on all of the other pages?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Point to the child that is taking a nap. Is the girl taking a nap, too? Who is taking a nap, too?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What are the boy and the cat doing? What is the girl doing?

What is the boy doing now? Who is doing the same thing? What is the girl doing?

6

Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 2

I Can, Too! Modeled Retelling The boy is throwing leaves up into the air. The cat is playing, too. The boy asks, “Can you do what I can do?”

Guided Retelling What is the boy doing? What does he want the girl to do? Who is the leader in this game, now?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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What does the boy throw up into the air? Who is playing with him?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What is the boy doing? Is the cat playing, too? What does the boy say?

7

What is the boy doing? What does he say? Who do you think the boy is talking to?

Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 2

I Can, Too! Modeled Retelling The girl is throwing leaves up into the air. She can do what the boy can do, too!

Guided Retelling What is the girl doing with the leaves? Why is she throwing them up in the air? What is she saying?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who is throwing leaves into the air? Can the girl do what the boy can do?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What is the girl doing now? Who threw the leaves up into the air first?

8

What is the girl doing? Why do you think the girl is throwing leaves up into the air?

Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 2

Flip Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

This is Flip. Flip is a pet. He belongs to a little girl. Flip is very big!

Who is in the picture? What is the dinosaur’s name? Who does he belong to?

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ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

Intermediate

Point to Flip. Is Flip big or small?

Who is Flip? Whose pet is Flip? Is Flip big or small?

1

Advanced/ Advanced High Who does Flip belong to? What does Flip look like?

Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 4

Flip Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

The little girl is going to school. She cannot bring Flip to school. Flip is sad. He wants to go to school, too.

What does Flip want to do? Can he do it? How does he feel?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who is going to school, the girl or Flip? Is Flip sad?

2

Intermediate Where is the little girl going? Can Flip go to school? Why is Flip sad?

Advanced/ Advanced High Can Flip go to school? Why do you think Flip is sad?

Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 4

Flip Guided Retelling

Flip and the little girl go to class. The little girl is standing behind the door. Flip is looking into the classroom. There are other children in the classroom.

Where are Flip and the little girl now? What are they doing? How did Flip get into school?

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Modeled Retelling

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

Intermediate

Who is standing behind the door? Who is looking into the classroom? Who is in the classroom?

Where did Flip and the little girl go? What are they doing? What do they see?

3

Advanced/ Advanced High Where is the little girl standing? What is Flip doing? What do you see in the classroom?

Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 4

Flip Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Flip is in class. He is painting with the other children. He is having fun. Flip likes class!

What is Flip doing? How does Flip feel about being in class?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Where is Flip, outside or in class? Is Flip painting? Does Flip like class?

4

Intermediate Where is Flip? Who is Flip painting with? Is Flip having fun?

Advanced/ Advanced High Where is Flip? What is he doing? What does Flip like?

Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 4

Flip Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Flip is playing with the children. The children are having fun. They like Flip. Miss Black looks mad. She wants Flip to sit down.

What are the children doing? How do they feel about Flip? How does Miss Black feel about Flip? What does she tell Flip to do?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who is playing with Flip? Are the children having fun? Who is mad?

5

Intermediate What is Flip doing? Do the children like Flip? Who is mad? Why do you think she is mad?

Advanced/ Advanced High What is Flip doing? Why do you think Miss Black is mad?

Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 4

Flip Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Miss Black is teaching. She is trying to put a card on the top of the board. The board is very tall. She cannot reach the top.

What is Miss Black doing? What problem is she having? What is Flip doing? Why is he in the corner?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who is teaching? Can Miss Black reach the top of the board?

6

Intermediate What is the teacher trying to do? Where is Flip? Why can’t Miss Black reach the top of the board?

Advanced/ Advanced High What is Miss Black doing with the card? What is Flip doing?

Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 4

Flip Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Flip is helping Miss Black! He helps her reach the top of the board. The children are clapping. Miss Black doesn’t look mad anymore. The little girl is proud of Flip.

What is Flip doing? Why is he lifting Miss Black? What are the children doing?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who is helping Miss Black? Is Miss Black mad now? Who is clapping?

7

Intermediate How does Flip help Miss Black? What are the children doing? Do you think they are proud of Flip, too?

Advanced/ Advanced High How is Flip helping Miss Black? Why do you think the children are clapping? Who is proud of Flip?

Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 4

Flip Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

It is time to go home. Flip is saying goodbye to Miss Black. The children ask Miss Black if Flip can come to school again. “Flip can!” says Miss Black. Flip is glad.

What time is it now? Where are they? What is Miss Black telling Flip? Why is Flip smiling?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who is Flip saying goodbye to? Do the children want Flip to come back to school?

8

Intermediate What is Flip doing? What do the children ask Miss Black? What does she say?

Advanced/ Advanced High Why is Flip saying goodbye? What do the children ask Miss Black? Why is Flip glad?

Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 4

Soccer Modeled Retelling These kids are on a soccer team. They play soccer together. There are several players on the team.

Guided Retelling What are these boys and girls doing? How many children do you see?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Intermediate

How many boys and girls do you see? What game are they playing?

What game do these children play together? How many soccer players do you see?

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Beginning

1

Advanced/Advanced High What kind of a team is this? How many soccer players are in this picture?

Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 5

Soccer Modeled Retelling Hank is the coach of the soccer team. The players like Hank because he helps them learn to play soccer. He is teaching them about soccer.

Guided Retelling Who is the man in the red shirt? What does he do with the boys and girls on the soccer team? How do you think the children feel about him?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Can you point to Hank, the coach, in the picture? What does he teach?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What is the coach’s name? Why do the players like Hank?

2

Who is Hank? What is he doing in this picture?

Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 5

Soccer Modeled Retelling This boy knows how to kick the ball. He is running up to the ball. Then he will kick it to one of his teammates.

Guided Retelling What is this boy doing? Why do you think he is kicking the ball?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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What game is this boy playing? Does he know how to kick the ball?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Why is this boy running to the ball? Who will he kick the ball to?

3

What is the boy running up to? What will he do when he reaches the ball?

Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 5

Soccer Modeled Retelling One rule in soccer is that you cannot use your hands. You can use your head instead. This boy is bouncing the ball off his head.

Guided Retelling What is this boy doing with the ball? Can he use his hands to catch the ball? Why not? What can he use instead?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Intermediate

What does this boy use to hit the ball, his foot or his head? Can he catch the ball with his hands?

Can you kick a soccer ball with your foot? What other part of your body can you use to play soccer?

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Beginning

4

Advanced/Advanced High What parts of your body can you use to play soccer? What is the boy doing?

Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 5

Soccer Modeled Retelling Only one player on the team can use his or her hands. This person is the goalie. This girl is a goalie. She stands in front of the net. She catches the ball so that it does not go into the net.

Guided Retelling From what you know about soccer, what can you say about this girl and what she is doing? Why is she catching the ball?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Is this girl a goalie? Can she use her hands? What does she catch with her hands?

What is this girl standing in front of? Why can she use her hands to catch the ball?

What position does this girl play in soccer? What is she doing?

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Beginning

5

Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 5

Soccer Modeled Retelling The team finishes playing soccer. They are standing with their coach, Hank. They look very happy. I think it is really fun to play soccer.

Guided Retelling Do you think this team likes to play together? How can you tell from this picture? Why do you think the author wrote this selection?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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What sport does this team play? How do they look, happy or sad?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What do these people do together? Do you think they enjoy it?

6

What is this group of people? How do they feel about soccer?

Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 5

Animal Moms and Dads Modeled Retelling This story is about animal moms and dads and how they take care of their babies. Here is a mom giraffe and a baby giraffe. The mom is bigger. She is feeding her baby.

Guided Retelling What type of animal are these? Which one is the mom? How do you know? What is the mom doing?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Are these animals giraffes? Point to the mom. Which is bigger, the mom or the baby giraffe?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What kind of animal is this? Which one is the mom giraffe? Who does she take care of?

What animal do you see here? What is the mom giraffe doing?

1

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 1

Animal Moms and Dads Modeled Retelling These are penguins. The dad is the bigger one. He is protecting his baby. He keeps the baby warm by holding him close.

Guided Retelling What type of animal are these? Which one is the dad? What is the dad doing?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

How many penguins do you see? Can you point to the dad? Who is the dad protecting?

Intermediate Which is the dad penguin? How does he protect the baby penguin?

2

Advanced/Advanced High What kind of animal do you see? What does the dad do? How does the dad keep the baby penguin warm?

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 1

Animal Moms and Dads Modeled Retelling These are eagles. The baby is hungry. The dad is feeding the baby. The dad has a white head and brown body. The baby is dark gray.

Guided Retelling What type of animal are these? What is the dad doing? Why is he doing it?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What kind of animals are these? Which one is dark gray, the dad or the baby? What color is the dad?

What kind of birds are these? Who is the dad feeding? What color is the dad? What color is the baby?

How do the dad and baby eagles look different? What is the dad doing?

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Beginning

3

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 1

Animal Moms and Dads Modeled Retelling These are kangaroos. The baby is called a joey. He is in his mom’s sack. Kangaroos carry their babies in their sacks.

Guided Retelling What type of animal are these? Where is the baby? Why?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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What kind of animal is this? What is in the mom’s sack? What is a joey?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Where is the baby kangaroo? What do you call a baby kangaroo?

4

Where does the mom kangaroo carry her baby? What do you call a baby kangaroo?

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 1

Animal Moms and Dads Modeled Retelling These are baby birds in a nest. The nest is in a tree. The baby birds look hungry. Their mouths are open. Maybe their mom and dad are looking for food.

Guided Retelling Where are these babies? Why are their mouths open? Where do you think their mom and dad are?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Are these baby birds in a tree or on the ground? Do they look hungry?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Where are these baby birds? Why do they look hungry? What are their mom and dad looking for?

5

Where are these baby birds? How do they feel? Where do you think their mom and dad are?

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 1

Animal Moms and Dads Modeled Retelling Elephants are really big. The mom is bigger. They have big ears and long trunks. The mom is playing with her baby. The mom and baby elephant are both gray.

Guided Retelling What type of animal are these? What are they doing?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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What kind of animals do you see? Point to the mom. Point to the baby. What color are they?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What color are these elephants? Is the mom bigger or smaller than the baby? What are they doing?

What do these elephants look like? What are the mom and baby doing?

6

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 1

Little Red Hen Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

This is Little Red Hen. She is planting wheat. Wheat is a grain that we use to make bread. Little Red Hen asks her friends if they will help her.

Who is this? What is she doing? What is wheat used for?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who is this? Is she planting wheat or corn? Who does Little Red Hen ask for help?

1

Intermediate What is Little Red Hen planting? What can you use wheat for? What does she need?

Advanced/ Advanced High What is Little Red Hen doing? What can she make with the wheat? What does she ask her friends?

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 2

Little Red Hen Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

This is Dog, Pig, and Cat. Dog and Pig are sitting under a tree. Cat is in the tree. They are watching Hen plant wheat. They will not help.

Who is this? What are they doing? Are they going to help Hen plant wheat?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Point to Cat. Who is under the tree? Will Dog, Pig, and Cat help Hen?

2

Intermediate Where is Cat? Who are Cat, Dog, and Pig watching? Will they help Hen?

Advanced/ Advanced High What are Cat, Dog, and Pig doing? Are they going to help Hen?

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 2

Little Red Hen Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Little Red Hen is carrying a bucket. She is getting water from the well. She will use it to water the wheat. Hen is asking Cat, Dog, and Pig to help her carry water. They will not help.

What is Little Red Hen carrying? What will she use it for? Do you think she will need help? Who will she ask to help her?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

What does Hen want from the well? Who does she ask for help? Will they help?

3

Intermediate What does Hen want help with? Where will she get the water? Will she get some help?

Advanced/ Advanced High What is Hen asking Cat, Dog, and Pig to do? What do they say?

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 2

Little Red Hen Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Little Red Hen is cutting the wheat. It is a big job. She is working very hard. She asks her friends to help. They will not help her.

What is Hen doing? What is she using? Will her friends help?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

What is Hen cutting? Will her friends help her?

4

Intermediate What is Hen’s big job? Who does she ask for help? Will they help her?

Advanced/ Advanced High What is Hen asking Cat, Dog, and Pig? What do they say?

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 2

Little Red Hen Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Hen is in the kitchen. She is using a bowl and a spoon to mix. She is mixing the wheat that she planted. Dog, Cat, and Pig are watching her through the window. They still will not help Hen.

Where is Little Red Hen? What is she doing? What do you think she is mixing? Is anyone helping her?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Where is Hen? Are her friends helping or watching? What is she mixing?

5

Intermediate What is Hen using to mix the wheat? What are Dog, Cat, and Pig doing?

Advanced/ Advanced High How is Hen mixing the wheat? What are Dog, Cat, and Pig doing?

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 2

Little Red Hen Guided Retelling

Little Red Hen is taking bread out of the oven. The oven is very hot. The bread is hot, too. Cat, Dog, and Pig are all standing around her. Hen used the wheat to make bread!

What is Hen doing? What does she use to help? Why does she use this? What does Hen make with the wheat?

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Modeled Retelling

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

Intermediate

What did Hen make with the wheat? Who is standing around her?

What is Hen taking out of the oven? Where are the other animals?

6

Advanced/ Advanced High What did Hen make? What did she use? What are Cat, Dog, and Pig doing?

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 2

Little Red Hen Guided Retelling

Cat, Dog, and Pig watch Little Red Hen slice the bread. They look very happy with the way the bread turned out. Hen asks which one of her friends will help her eat it.

What is Little Red Hen doing? What are Cat, Dog, and Pig doing?

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Modeled Retelling

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

Intermediate

What does Hen slice? Does she ask the other animals if they will help her eat bread?

What are Cat, Dog, and Pig watching? What does Hen ask them?

7

Advanced/ Advanced High What does Hen ask Cat, Dog, and Pig? How did the bread turn out?

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 2

Little Red Hen Guided Retelling

Little Red Hen is going to eat the bread. She made it without any help. Hen did all the work making the bread. But Cat, Dog, and Pig want to help her eat it. Hen will not share. She will eat it all by herself.

What is Little Red Hen doing? Is she going to share the bread with Cat, Dog, and Pig? Why not?

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Modeled Retelling

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

Intermediate

Will Little Red Hen give Cat, Dog, or Pig her bread? Who did all the work?

Who is eating the bread that Hen made? Why won’t she share it with Pig, Dog, and Cat?

8

Advanced/ Advanced High Who did all the work? Why won’t she share her bread with the other animals?

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 2

The Pigs, the Wolf, and the Mud Modeled Retelling Three little pigs live together. They live in a house made of mud. They are looking out the windows of their hut.

Guided Retelling Who are these three characters? Where are they? What is their house made of?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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How many pigs live in the hut together? Is the hut made out of mud?

Intermediate What kind of animals live in the mud hut? What are they doing in this picture?

1

Advanced/Advanced High Where do the pigs live? What is their house made of? What are they doing in this picture?

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 4

The Pigs, the Wolf, and the Mud Modeled Retelling The three pigs are tossing mud at each other. Pigs like mud. Pig Three says, “Mud is fun!”

Guided Retelling What are the pigs doing? How do they feel about the mud? What are the pigs named?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Do pigs like mud? What are the pigs throwing in this picture?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What are the pigs throwing at each other? What does Pig Three say about mud?

2

What do pigs like? What does Pig Three think about mud? What are the pigs doing with the mud?

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 4

The Pigs, the Wolf, and the Mud Modeled Retelling There is a wolf standing outside the three little pigs’ hut. He is wearing a hat and a bowtie. He rings the bell and asks the pigs to let him in.

Guided Retelling Who is this character? What does he want? What does he say to the pigs?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Who is standing outside the three little pigs’ house? Does he want to go inside the house?

Intermediate Where is the wolf standing? What does he ask the little pigs to do?

3

Advanced/Advanced High What is the wolf wearing? What does he want the three little pigs to do?

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 4

The Pigs, the Wolf, and the Mud Modeled Retelling The three little pigs are inside the house. The wolf is looking through the door. The pigs say they will not let the Big Bad Wolf into their house. He will eat them!

Guided Retelling What are the pigs talking about? What are they afraid the wolf will do? What do they tell the wolf?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Where are the three little pigs? What does the Big Bad Wolf want to do to the three little pigs?

Intermediate Who is looking through the door? What will the Big Bad Wolf do if he comes inside?

4

Advanced/Advanced High What do the pigs say to the wolf? Do you think the pigs are scared of the Big Bad Wolf? Why do you think so?

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 4

The Pigs, the Wolf, and the Mud Modeled Retelling The wolf starts to huff and puff. He wants to huff and puff and blow the house down. The Big Bad Wolf doesn’t like the dust, though. He has to stop huffing and puffing.

Guided Retelling What is the wolf doing? Why is he huffing and puffing?What is coming up from the ground? How does the wolf feel about the dust?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Who is huffing and puffing? Does the Big Bad Wolf want to blow the little pigs’ house down?

Intermediate What is the Big Bad Wolf doing? Why does he stop?

5

Advanced/Advanced High Why does the Big Bad Wolf stop huffing and puffing? What do you think he will do next?

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 4

The Pigs, the Wolf, and the Mud Modeled Retelling Now the Big Bad Wolf is kicking. He kicks the mud hut. He is kicking the pigs’ house down.

Guided Retelling What is the wolf doing now? Why is he kicking?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Is the wolf kicking the little pig’s house? Do you think the little pigs are scared?

Intermediate What is the little pigs’ house made of? What is the wolf doing to it?

6

Advanced/Advanced High Why is the Big Bad Wolf kicking the little pigs’ house? What is their house made of? Do you think the Big Bad Wolf likes mud and dirt?

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 4

The Pigs, the Wolf, and the Mud Modeled Retelling The Big Bad Wolf is lying on the ground. He is covered in mud! The three pigs look happy now. The pigs like a big mess, but the wolf does not.

Guided Retelling What is the wolf covered in? How does he feel about the mud? What does he do next?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Does the Big Bad Wolf like a big mess? Do the pigs like a big mess?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Do the pigs still look scared? Do the pigs or the wolf like a big mess?

7

Does the Big Bad Wolf like a big mess? What is he covered in? What do you think he’ll do?

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 4

The Pigs, the Wolf, and the Mud Modeled Retelling The three little pigs are building a new house. They decide to build their new hut out of mud, like the old one. The pigs love mud, but the wolf doesn’t. He is running away.

Guided Retelling What are the pigs doing? What do they decide to build their new hut from? What does the wolf say?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Are the pigs building a new house? What will they use to build the house?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What are the little pigs doing now? What will they use to make their new house?

8

What is the wolf doing? Why do you think the pigs are using mud to build their new house?

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 4

Beth and the Band Modeled Retelling This is Beth, Ann, and Aunt Trish. Aunt Trish is pushing Beth’s wheelchair. Ann is walking next to them. Beth is pointing to something up ahead.

Guided Retelling Who is this? What is Beth doing? Why?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Who is pushing Beth’s wheelchair? Is Beth pointing at something?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Who is in the wheelchair? Who is pushing the wheelchair?

1

Who is walking next to Aunt Trish and Beth? What do you think Beth is pointing at?

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 5

Beth and the Band Modeled Retelling This is what Beth is pointing at. There is a man wearing a red suit and hat. There is a sign over his head. The sign says Kids’ Band. It is a band for kids. There are other kids standing near the man.

Guided Retelling Who is this? What is the man wearing? What does the sign say?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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What color hat is the man wearing? Is the band for kids or adults?

Intermediate What is Beth pointing at? What is the man wearing?

2

Advanced/Advanced High What is the man wearing? Who can be in the band? How can you tell?

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 5

Beth and the Band Modeled Retelling Aunt Trish is standing with the kids. Beth is raising her hand. She wants to join the band. All the kids want to join. They want to make music together.

Guided Retelling How many kids do you see? What is Beth doing? What do the kids say to Aunt Trish?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

How many kids do you see? Is Beth raising her hand? Does she want to join the band?

What does Beth want to do? Do the other kids want to play in the band too?

Why is Beth raising her hand? What do the kids want to do together?

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Beginning

3

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 5

Beth and the Band Modeled Retelling The man in the red hat is named Shep. He is standing in front of Aunt Trish and the kids. Aunt Trish asks Shep if the kids can play in the band. He says they can! He tells the kids to make instruments.

Guided Retelling Who is the man in the red hat? What does he tell the kids?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

What is the name of the man in the red hat? Will he let the kids join the band?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What is the man’s name? What does Aunt Trish ask the man in the red hat? What does he answer?

Who is the man in the red hat? Will he let the kids play in the band? What does he tell them to do?

4

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 5

Beth and the Band Modeled Retelling Shep tells the kids to make instruments. They do not understand. Shep tells them that there is a box under the bandstand. The kids can use the things inside the box to make instruments.

Guided Retelling What are the kids doing? Why? What are they going to make?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

What are the kids going to make? Is the box under the bandstand?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Where is the box? What will the kids make with the things in the box?

5

What will the kids make with the things in the box? Where do they find the box?

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 5

Beth and the Band Modeled Retelling Bud finds a small tub. He turns it upside down and uses it as a drum. He ties it around his neck and hits it with sticks. It sounds like a drum.

Guided Retelling What did Bud find? How does he use it to make music?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

What did Bud find? Does the tub sound like a drum?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What does Bud hit the tub with? What instrument does the tub sound like?

6

What is Bud using as an instrument? What does it sound like when he hits it?

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 5

Beth and the Band Modeled Retelling The kids are in the bandstand. They have instruments that they can play. Beth is getting ready to sing. The kids are going to put on a show.

Guided Retelling Where are the kids? Do they all have instruments? What will Beth do in the band?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Are the kids in the bandstand? Who is going to sing?

Where are the kids? Are they going to put on a show? Who is the singer?

What are the kids doing? Where are they? Who is going to sing?

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Beginning

7

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 5

“Jam! Jim! Jam! Sing with the band! This fun kids’ band is the best in the land!”

Beth and the Band Modeled Retelling The band is playing. Beth sings a song about the fun kids’ band. In her song, she says that this fun kids’ band is the best in the land.

Guided Retelling What does Beth sing about?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Who is singing now? Is Beth’s song about the band? Does she think it’s a good band?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What is Beth singing about? What does her song say about the band?

What is the band doing now? What does Beth say in her song?

8

Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 5

On My Way to School Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

This is a boy and a pig. The pig is wearing a silly wig. The boy was on his way to school when the pig asked him to come and play. The pig has a basketball. Now they are running to catch the school bus.

What is the boy doing? Why? What kind of animal is following the boy? What is on its head?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Point to the pig. What is the pig carrying? Who does the pig want to play with? Who is running?

1

Intermediate Who is wearing the wig? What is the boy doing? What does the pig want?

Advanced/ Advanced High What did the pig ask the boy to do? Why are the boy and the pig running?

Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 1

On My Way to School Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

On the way to school, the boy passes two apes and a duck. They are sitting on top of a trash truck. One ape is eating a banana. The other ape is holding a gasoline can. The duck stands on one ape’s head.

What kinds of animals do you see in this picture? What are they doing? Why is one of the apes holding a gasoline can?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

How many apes do you see? What animal is on the ape’s head? Point to the trash truck.

2

Intermediate What are the apes and the duck sitting on? What is one ape eating?

Advanced/ Advanced High What are the apes holding? What is the duck doing?

Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 1

On My Way to School Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

The apes and duck get on the bus. One ape is carrying bananas. The boy and the pig are on the bus, too. The boy is wearing the silly wig now. The apes will make the boy late for school!

What do you see in this picture? Why are the apes and duck getting on the school bus? Do you think this will make the boy late for school?

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ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

Intermediate

Do the apes get on the bus? Who is wearing the silly wig, the pig or the boy?

Who is getting on the bus? Who is wearing a silly wig now? Will the bus be late or on time?

3

Advanced/ Advanced High Who is in the bus? Who is getting on? Do you think the boy will be late for school?

Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 1

On My Way to School Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

I see a gumdrop tree full of frogs. The frogs are cutting the gumdrops off the tree. Gumdrops are falling onto the ground. Two frogs are under the tree with mops.

What kind of tree do you see? How can you tell? What are the animals under the tree doing?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Point to the gumdrop tree. How many frogs are there in the tree?

4

Intermediate What kind of tree is this? Who is under the tree? What do the frogs have?

Advanced/ Advanced High What kind of a tree is this? What are the frogs in the tree doing? What are the frogs under the tree doing?

Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 1

On My Way to School Guided Retelling

The frogs are getting on the bus, too. Two frogs are carrying bags of gumdrops. There’s a frog jumping on top of the bus, too! Now one of the apes is wearing the silly wig. The duck has a banana on his head. There are many animals going to school today!

Which animals are already on the bus? Which animals are getting on the bus? Do you think the frogs will make the boy late for school?

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Modeled Retelling

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

Intermediate

What animal is wearing the wig now? What animals are getting on the bus? Will the bus be late or on time?

What are the frogs bringing onto the bus? What animal has a banana on its head?

5

Advanced/ Advanced High Can you name all the kinds of animals on the bus? What are the frogs doing?

Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 1

On My Way to School Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

The apes are relaxing under a tree. They are next to a pond. One ape is taking a nap. This ape is leaning against the tree and holding the basketball. The other ape is fishing. That ape is still wearing the silly wig.

What are the apes doing? Why do you think they got off the bus?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Where are the animals now, in the bus or next to a pond? Who is taking a nap?

6

Intermediate Where are the apes? Which ape is wearing the wig?

Advanced/ Advanced High Where are the animals now? What are they doing?

Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 1

On My Way to School Guided Retelling

There is a crocodile getting out of a pool! It is near the boy’s school. The crocodile looks cool in his sunglasses. There is a sign on the fence in front of the crocodile. The sign says “Beware of Croc.”

What does the boy see when he gets to school? What is it wearing?

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Modeled Retelling

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

Intermediate

Is this crocodile in the bus or near the school? What is the crocodile wearing?

What is the crocodile doing? What does the sign say in front of the crocodile?

7

Advanced/ Advanced High What is the crocodile doing? Where is it? What makes the crocodile look cool?

Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 1

On My Way to School Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

After a long adventure, the boy finally makes it to school. He tells his teacher why he was late. Then he gives her gumdrops.

Who do you see behind the door while the boy tells his teacher his story? Would you believe the boy’s story?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Where is the boy now? Does the boy tell his teacher why he was late?

8

Intermediate Does the boy finally make it to school? What story does the boy tell his teacher?

Advanced/ Advanced High Can you describe the boy’s adventure?

Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 1

Smile, Mike! Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

This is Baby Mike. He is crying. He is very sad. Mom and Dad do not know why he is sad.

Who is this? Is Baby Mike happy or sad? How do you know this?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Point to Baby Mike. Is he happy or sad? Point to Mom and Dad.

1

Intermediate What is Baby Mike doing? Do Mom and Dad know why he is sad?

Advanced/ Advanced High Who is this? How is Baby Mike feeling? What is he doing?

Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 2

Smile, Mike! Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

This is Baby Mike’s family. Dad and Mom and Ana and Juan are in Baby Mike’s room. They are singing to Mike. They hope Baby Mike will stop crying.

What is everyone doing? How do you know they are singing? Which one is Baby Mike’s sister, Ana?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Are Ana and Juan in this picture? Who else is there? Are they crying or singing?

2

Intermediate Who is in Baby Mike’s room? What is the family doing? What do they hope?

Advanced/ Advanced High Who is singing to Mike? Why are they singing?

Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 2

Smile, Mike! Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

This is Mike’s Gram. Gram wants to know why Baby Mike is so sad. She claps her hands to make Baby Mike smile.

Who is shown in the picture? How do you know? What is she doing? Why is she doing this?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who is this? Does she want to make Baby Mike smile? What is she doing?

3

Intermediate What is Gram doing? Why is she clapping?

Advanced/ Advanced High What does Gram want to know? What is she trying to do?

Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 2

Smile, Mike! Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

This is a toy duck. A duck says, “Quack.” Ana hopes Baby Mike will smile when he sees her funny duck. Baby Mike still doesn’t smile.

What type of animal is this? How do you know? What sound does this animal make?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Is this a real duck or a toy? Does Ana want to make Baby Mike smile? Does Baby Mike smile?

4

Intermediate What does the funny duck say? Does Baby Mike smile when he sees the duck?

Advanced/ Advanced High Whose duck is this? What does a duck say? Does Mike smile when he sees the duck?

Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 2

Smile, Mike! Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

This is Dad. Dad is blowing bubbles. Maybe Baby Mike will smile at the bubbles.

Who is this? How do you know? What is he doing? Do you think the bubbles will make Baby Mike smile?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who is this? Is Dad blowing bubbles?

5

Intermediate Who is this? What is Dad blowing? What does he want Baby Mike to do?

Advanced/ Advanced High What is Dad doing in this picture? Why is he doing this?

Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 2

Smile, Mike! Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

This is Spike, the dog. Maybe Spike can make Baby Mike smile!

Who is this? What type of animal is Spike? Do you think he can make Baby Mike smile?

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ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

Intermediate

What is the dog’s name?

Who is this? Do you think Baby Mike will smile with Spike?

6

Advanced/ Advanced High What kind of animal is Spike? Do you think Spike can make Baby Mike smile?

Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 2

Smile, Mike! Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Baby Mike has stopped crying. I see Baby Mike looking at Spike. Spike is spinning around. He has made Baby Mike smile!

Does Baby Mike look happy or sad? How can you tell? What does Spike do to make Baby Mike smile?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Is Spike spinning around? What is Baby Mike doing, smiling or crying?

7

Intermediate What is Spike doing? Is Baby Mike still crying? Who made Baby Mike smile?

Advanced/ Advanced High What is Spike doing? What is Baby Mike doing now?

Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 2

Smile, Mike! Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

The family is leaving the room. Baby Mike is sleeping now. Spike is asleep, too. Mike isn’t crying anymore.

What is Baby Mike doing? How can you tell? Where is Spike? What is he doing?

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ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

Intermediate

What is Baby Mike doing, crying or sleeping? What is Spike doing?

What are Baby Mike and Spike doing now? Is Mike still crying? How is the family now, happy or sad?

8

Advanced/ Advanced High Where is Spike now? What is Mike doing? How does the family feel now?

Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 2

Rose Robot Cleans Up Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

This is Rose Robot and her little brother, Rob. Rose has a wagon full of old things. Rose likes old things. She looks for them every day after school. Her brother asks what she is going to do with all the old junk she finds.

Who is this? Which one is Rose? What is she doing? What does she like to look for?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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How many robots do you see? Which robot is Rose? What does Rose like?

1

Intermediate What does Rose Robot like to look for after school? What does she use to pull her things around?

Advanced/ Advanced High What does Rose do after school? What does Rob Robot ask his sister Rose?

Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 4

Rose Robot Cleans Up Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Rose Robot is talking to her parents. Rose’s parents ask what she is going to do with all that stuff! Rose tells them that she plans to use it.

Who is Rose talking to? Which one is her father? What can Rose do with what she found?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Point to Rose’s parents. Point to Rose’s stuff. Does she plan to use the old stuff or throw it away?

2

Intermediate Who is with Rose? What do her parents ask her? What is Rose going to do?

Advanced/ Advanced High Who is in the picture? What question do Rose’s parents have for her?

Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 4

Rose Robot Cleans Up Guided Retelling

Rob is jumping up and down with springs on his feet! Rose said she could make a new toy for him, and she did. Rose is watching Rob. Rob is very happy with his new toy! He says that Rose makes the best things.

Who is with Rose? What does he have on his feet? What did Rose use to make them?

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Modeled Retelling

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

Intermediate

What does Rob have on his feet, skates or springs? Does Rob like his new toy? Who says Rose makes the best things?

What did Rose make for Rob? What does Rob think of his new toy? What does he say?

3

Advanced/ Advanced High What does Rose make for Rob? What did she use? What does Rob tell Rose about his new toy?

Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 4

Rose Robot Cleans Up Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Rose’s parents come upstairs to see what all the noise is. Rob is jumping high in the air! Mom and Dad look very surprised to see Rob’s new toy. They tell Rose that she cannot bring any more junk home.

What is Rob doing? How do you think Mom and Dad feel about Rob’s new toy? How can you tell?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who is making noise? What is Rob doing? Are Mom and Dad surprised or happy?

4

Intermediate Why do Mom and Dad come upstairs? What is Rob doing? What do Mom and Dad tell Rose about her junk?

Advanced/ Advanced High Why do you think Mom and Dad seem surprised? What do Mom and Dad tell Rose?

Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 4

Rose Robot Cleans Up Guided Retelling

Rose Robot uses the junk she found to make really useful things. She uses flashlights to make a hat for reading in bed. She uses empty bottles to make a musical instrument for her brother.

What kind of light does Rose Robot use to read in bed? What does Rose make for her brother? What is it made of?

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Modeled Retelling

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

Intermediate

What does Rose make with flashlights? What does she make for Rob, a musical instrument or a flashlight?

What useful things does Rose make of the junk? What does she use to make a musical instrument? Who is it for?

5

Advanced/ Advanced High What does Rose make out of the junk she collected? Who is it for?

Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 4

Rose Robot Cleans Up Guided Retelling

Rose’s Mom and Dad think what she made is great, but they say she must clean up the mess. They will throw out anything she can’t use. Rose has an idea. She wants to make something with all the stuff she found.

What are Rose and Rob doing? Why are they doing it? Will Rose have to throw all of her old stuff away? Why or why not? How do you think she will use it?

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Modeled Retelling

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

Intermediate

Who says Rose must clean up the mess? Do you think Rose will make something with all the stuff?

Do Mom and Dad like what Rose made? What do they want Rose to do? Does Rose want to throw out stuff? What does she want to do?

6

Advanced/ Advanced High Why does Rose decide to make something with all the stuff she found? Do you think it will be something good?

Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 4

Rose Robot Cleans Up Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Rose makes a robot. She uses the old stuff she found. The robot has a broom, a vacuum cleaner, and a dust pan.

What did Rose make? What pieces did she use to make this? What do you think she will use it for? What makes you think so?

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ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

Intermediate

What does Rose make with all the stuff? Does the robot have a dust pan to do cleaning?

What does Rose make? What do you think she will use it for, playing or cleaning?

7

Advanced/ Advanced High What do you think Rose’s robot can do? What does the robot have?

Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 4

Rose Robot Cleans Up Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Rose’s Mom and Dad are happy now that the new robot has cleaned up the mess. They are glad to see the ways Rose used all of the stuff she found. They want her to keep making useful things.

How does Rose’s room look now? How did it get so clean? What do Rose’s Mom and Dad want her to do with the leftover stuff? Why?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who cleaned up in Rose’s room? How do Mom and Dad feel about the robot, glad or annoyed?

8

Intermediate What did Rose’s robot do? What do Mom and Dad think about the robot Rose made?

Advanced/ Advanced High Why are Mom and Dad happy now? What do they want Rose to do?

Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 4

Kids Have Fun! Modeled Retelling Kids have fun in every place in the world. They do many different things. These kids are jumping rope. It’s very cold where they are.

Guided Retelling What are the kids in this picture doing? What is the weather like where they live?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Are these kids jumping rope or playing tag? Is it hot or cold where they are?

What are these kids doing? Describe the place where they are. Does it look warm or cold?

What game are these kids playing? What does the weather look like where these kids live?

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill photo: Robert van der Hilst/CORBIS.

Beginning

1

Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 5

Kids Have Fun! Modeled Retelling This boy is also playing with a rope. He can do tricks with his rope. He makes a ring with the rope. Then he jumps in and out of the ring.

Guided Retelling What is the boy making with the rope? What will he do with it?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill photo: Lindsay Hebberd/CORBIS.

Is this boy playing with a rope? What does he make with his rope? Does he jump in and out of the ring?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What is this boy playing with? What trick can he do with his rope?

2

What trick can this boy do with his rope? Why do you think he does that trick?

Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 5

Kids Have Fun! Modeled Retelling These kids are playing on the beach. They made a ship. They used a box to make the ship. One girl is standing on the box. Other kids are running around the ship.

Guided Retelling What do these kids like to do? What did they make? What did they use to make it with?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Intermediate

Did these kids make a car or a ship? What did they use? Who is running?

What did these kids use to make a ship? Where is the girl standing? What are most of the kids doing?

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill photo: Digital Vision/Getty Images.

Beginning

3

Advanced/Advanced High What did these kids make? Where did they make their ship? What are they doing now?

Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 5

Kids Have Fun! Modeled Retelling This girl is making a rug. Her mother is teaching her how to make the rug. They are making the rug out of string. It is fun to learn new things.

Guided Retelling What is this girl learning to do? Who is teaching her? What is she using? How is what she is doing the same as the boy making the pots? How is it different?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Who is teaching this girl how to make a rug? What are they making? Are they using yarn or string?

What is this girl making? Who is teaching her to make it? What is she using to make it?

What is this girl learning? Who is helping her make the rug? Why are they making a rug?

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill photo: Paul Chesley/Getty Images.

Beginning

4

Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 5

Kids Have Fun! Modeled Retelling These two boys are playing together. They are having fun. One boy holds the other boy’s legs. They try to move together.

Guided Retelling What are these boys doing? Why is this a fun way to race?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill photo: Dennis MacDonald/AGE Fotostock.

How many boys are playing? Do you think they are having fun?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Who is playing in the picture? What does one boy hold? What do they try to do?

5

How are these boys having fun? What are they trying to do?

Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 5

Kids Have Fun! Modeled Retelling It is also fun to be alone sometimes. This girl can sit and read by herself. It is fun to read books. Many things can be fun.

Guided Retelling What is this girl doing? Is she having fun doing it? How is she enjoying herself in a different way than the two boys on the opposite page?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Is this girl by herself or with friends? Is she reading or singing? Is reading fun?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What is this girl doing with a book? Do you think she likes to read? Why or why not?

6

How is this girl having fun? Do you think it is fun to sit and read? Why or why not?

Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 5

Drakes Tail Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

This duck is named Drakes Tail. He is smart, so he saves all his money. One day, the king asks to borrow money from Drakes Tail. The duck says yes.

Who is in the picture? What is the duck’s name? What is Drakes Tail giving the king? Why is he doing that?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Point to Drakes Tail. What kind of animal is Drakes Tail? What is Drakes Tail giving the king, food or money?

1

Intermediate What does Drakes Tail save? Who wants to borrow money from Drakes Tail? What does Drakes Tail say to him?

Advanced/ Advanced High Who wants to borrow money from Drakes Tail? What does Drakes Tail do? Why is Drakes Tail smart?

Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 1

Drakes Tail Guided Retelling

Drakes Tail is going to get his money back from the king. He sees his friend Fox. Fox wants to come, but the trip is long. Fox makes himself little and jumps into the duck’s bag.

Where is Drakes Tail going? Who is hopping in his bag? What did Drakes Tail tell Fox when he asked to come along?

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Modeled Retelling

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

Intermediate

Does Drakes Tail want his money back? What friend does he see? Who jumps into the duck’s bag?

What does Drakes Tail want back? Who does he see on his trip? Will he go with Drakes Tail?

2

Advanced/ Advanced High What does Drakes Tail want? Who wants to come with him? How will he carry Fox?

Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 1

Drakes Tail Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Drakes Tail sees his friend Pond. He tells Pond he is going to get his money back from the king. Pond wants to come, too. Drakes Tail tells Pond to make himself little. Drakes Tail will carry Pond in his bag.

Where is Drakes Tail? Who is he talking to? What is Pond asking him?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Point to Pond. Does Pond want to come on the trip? Where will Drakes Tail carry pond?

3

Intermediate Who wants to come on the trip to see the king? How will Drakes Tail carry pond?

Advanced/ Advanced High What does Drakes Tail tell Pond? How will Pond come with Drakes Tail?

Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 1

Drakes Tail Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Drakes Tail spots his friend Hive. Hive wants to come to see the king, too. So Hive gets little and jumps into Drakes Tail’s bag.

Who is Drakes Tail talking to now? What does Hive want? What does Hive do so that he can go with Drakes Tail?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who is Drakes Tail’s friend? Does he want to come on the trip, too?

4

Intermediate Who does Drakes Tail see in this picture? Will he bring Hive with him to see the king? What does Hive do to fit into the bag?

Advanced/ Advanced High Who does Drakes Tail meet next? What does Hive want to do? Who is in Drakes Tail’s bag now?

Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 1

Drakes Tail Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Drakes Tail is being dragged by two men. The king spent all of Drakes Tail’s money and does not want to pay it back. The king sends Drakes Tail to the hen pen!

Where is Drakes Tail now? What is the king saying? Why is the king upset? Where is Drakes Tail being taken?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Does the king give Drakes Tail his money back? Where does he send him to?

5

Intermediate Where are the men taking Drakes Tail? Will the king pay Drakes Tail back?

Advanced/ Advanced High Why is Drakes Tail being dragged by two men? Where are they dragging him?

Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 1

Drakes Tail Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

The hens peck at Drakes Tail. Drakes Tail asks Fox to help him. Fox jumps out of the bag and chases the hens away.

What is the fox doing? Why is he chasing the hens?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who is pecking at Drakes Tail? Does Fox chase the hens away?

6

Intermediate Who pecks at Drakes Tail in the pen? Who does Drakes Tail ask for help? How does Fox get the hens away?

Advanced/ Advanced High How does Drakes Tail get away from the hens? What were the hens doing to him?

Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 1

Drakes Tail Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

The king sends his men to catch Drakes Tail. The duck asks Hive to help him. Hive jumps out of Drakes Tail’s bag. Hive helps by sending bees. The bees sting the king and his men and they run away.

What did the men try to do? Who helps Drakes Tail now? How?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Does Hive help Drakes tail? Who do the bees sting, Drakes Tail or the king?

7

Intermediate What does the king send his men to do? How do the bees help Drakes Tail escape the king?

Advanced/ Advanced High Who does Drakes Tail get to help him now? How does Hive help Drakes Tail escape?

Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 1

Drakes Tail Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Drakes Tail sits on the king’s throne. The people of the kingdom see him sitting there. The people say Drakes Tail is a duck with brains. They ask Drakes Tail to be the new king! Drakes Tail accepts.

Why is Drakes Tail sitting on the throne? What do the people want? What does Drakes Tail say when they ask him to be king?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Is Drakes Tail a smart duck? Where is he sitting? Will he be king now?

8

Intermediate What do the people say about Drakes Tail? What do they ask him to do? What does Drakes Tail say?

Advanced/ Advanced High Why do the people choose Drakes Tail to be king? Does he accept?

Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 1

Gram and Me Modeled Retelling This is Gram. She is sitting in a chair. She is wearing a yellow hat. Gram is James’ grandmother.

Guided Retelling Who is this? How do you know? Do you think she will be a main character in the story?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Point to Gram. What color is Gram’s hat?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What is Gram wearing? Where is she sitting? Whose grandmother is she?

1

Who do you see in this picture? How is she related to James? What is she doing?

Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 2

Gram and Me Modeled Retelling This is Gram and James. James is learning to ride his bike. Gram is helping him. She holds his bike up. She is strong.

Guided Retelling What is this boy doing? Who is he? How do you think he is related to Gram?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who is Gram helping in this picture? What is she helping James do?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What is James doing in this picture? Who is helping him?

2

How is Gram helping James in this picture? What is James learning?

Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 2

Gram and Me Modeled Retelling James is holding Bean. Bean is Gram’s cat. He is a big cat with stripes. Bean likes to be scratched under his chin.

Guided Retelling Who is James holding? Who does Bean belong to? What does Bean like?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Is Bean a big cat or a small cat? Where does Bean like to be scratched?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Who is James holding? Where is James scratching Bean in the picture?

3

Whose cat is Bean? Can you describe Bean?

Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 2

Gram and Me Modeled Retelling James is in Gram’s garden. James is holding a watering can. He is watering plants. There are many flowers in the garden. Gram is smiling at James.

Guided Retelling Where are James and Gram? How can you tell? What do you think James is doing?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Where is James, in Gram’s garden or in her house? What is James watering?

Do James and Gram look happy? What is James doing?

Where are James and Gram in this picture? What are they doing?

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Beginning

4

Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 2

Gram and Me Modeled Retelling Gram has a big plum tree in her garden. She and James are picking plums. The plums are high in the tree. Gram is holding James so he can reach them.

Guided Retelling What are James and Gram picking? Where are the plums?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Intermediate

What are Gram and James picking from the tree? Who is holding James?

What kind of fruit are Gram and James picking? Where are the fruits?

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Beginning

5

Advanced/Advanced High Why is Gram holding James? What are they picking?

Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 2

Gram and Me Modeled Retelling Gram is making jam. She is using the plums she picked with James. She is pouring the jam from a bowl into jam jars. Gram and James are talking about school while they make the jam.

Guided Retelling What is Gram doing? What is she using to make jam?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

What is Gram making? What are Gram and James talking about, school or fruit?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What is Gram using to make jam? What are she and James talking about?

What is happening in this picture? What kind of jam did Gram and James make?

6

Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 2

Gram and Me Modeled Retelling Gram is reading James a story. The story is about cats and dogs. James likes cats and dogs a lot! Gram does too. Bean is watching them.

Guided Retelling What are Gram and James doing? What kind of story are they reading?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Who is reading the story in this picture? What is the story about? Where is Bean?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What is Gram doing? What is the story about? What does James like a lot?

7

What are Gram and James reading about? Does James like animals?

Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 2

Gram and Me Modeled Retelling James is reading a story to Gram. It is about three little pigs. James is making a funny face in this picture. Gram and James have a lot of fun together.

Guided Retelling What is James doing? What kind of story is he reading? Do you think Gram and James have a lot of fun together? How can you tell?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Who is reading a story now? What animal is his story about?

Intermediate Who is James reading to? What is he reading about?

8

Advanced/Advanced High What kind of animal is James reading about? Why does he make a funny face?

Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 2

Frog and Toad: The Kite Modeled Retelling This is Frog and Toad. They have a kite. They go to a meadow to try to fly their kite. Frog holds the ball of string. Toad holds the kite and runs.

Guided Retelling Who is this? What do they have? What do you think they are going to do?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Point to Frog and say his name. Point to Toad. What do Frog and Toad have?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What do Frog and Toad try to fly? Who holds the ball of string? Who runs?

1

What are Frog and Toad trying to do? How do they try to fly the kite?

Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 4

Frog and Toad: The Kite Modeled Retelling Toad runs as fast as he can. The kite goes up in the air. Then it falls down. It doesn’t fly. These three robins are laughing because the kite did not fly.

Guided Retelling What kind of animals are these? What are the robins laughing at? Why?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Does the kite fly? What are the birds doing, laughing or crying?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Who is laughing at Toad? Did the kite fly?

2

Why are the robins laughing at Toad? What happened to the kite?

Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 4

Frog and Toad: The Kite Modeled Retelling The robins tell Toad he should give up. Toad goes back to Frog. He tells Frog that he does not want to try anymore. He thinks the kite will not fly.

Guided Retelling What are Frog and Toad doing? Did the kite fly?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Do the robins tell Toad to keep trying or to give up? Does Toad think the kite will fly?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What do the robins tell Toad to do? Does Toad want to keep trying to fly the kite?

3

What does Toad tell Frog? Why does Toad want to give up? Do the robins think he should keep trying?

Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 4

Frog and Toad: The Kite Modeled Retelling Frog says they must try again. Toad runs across the meadow again. He runs with the kite to try to make it fly. He also waves it over his head as he runs. The kite does not fly.

Guided Retelling What is Toad doing? Why? Do you think it will work?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Is Toad running or walking? Does the kite fly?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What does Frog say? How does Toad try to get the kite to fly?

4

What does Toad do differently this time? Does the kite fly this time?

Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 4

Frog and Toad: The Kite Modeled Retelling Toad wants to give up. Frog wants to keep trying. Frog convinces Toad to try a third time. Toad runs with the kite and waves it over his head. He also jumps up and down. The kite still will not fly!

Guided Retelling What is Toad doing? Do you think it will make the kite fly?

ELL

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Beginning

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Does Frog want to keep trying? Is Toad jumping or walking? Does the kite fly?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Who wants to keep trying to fly the kite? What does Toad do to try to make the kite fly?

Who wants to keep trying? What does Toad do this time to make the kite fly? Does the kite fly?

5

Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 4

Frog and Toad: The Kite Modeled Retelling Frog has one more idea for Toad to try. Toad runs, waves the kite, jumps up and down, and shouts, “Up Kite Up!” The kite is flying! It worked!

Guided Retelling What is the kite doing? How did that happen?

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Does Toad shout at the kite? What does he shout? Does the kite fly?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Who has an idea? What does Toad shout to make the kite fly? Does it work?

6

What does Toad do to make the kite fly? Whose idea is it? Does it work?

Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 4

Frog and Toad: The Kite Modeled Retelling The robins are looking up. They are watching the kite. They said Frog and Toad could not get the kite to fly. The robins were wrong. The kite is flying high in the air!

Guided Retelling What are the robins doing? Why?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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What is flying up in the air? Point to the robins. Are the robins laughing now?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Who said the kite would not fly? What are the robins doing now? Were they right or wrong?

What are the robins doing in this picture? Do you think that Frog and Toad are happy now?

7

Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 4

Frog and Toad: The Kite Modeled Retelling Frog and Toad are sitting in the grass. They are flying the kite together. It is very high in the sky. They solved their problem because they did not give up.

Guided Retelling What are Frog and Toad doing? How did they solve their problem?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Are Frog and Toad sitting in the grass? Who is flying the kite?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Where are Frog and Toad sitting? Where is the kite? Did they give up?

8

Where are Frog and Toad now? What are they doing? Did they give up?

Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 4

Animal Teams Guided Retelling

Some birds live on the backs of big animals. These birds eat bugs off the big animals. The big animals help the birds, too. The birds are safe when they stay near the big animals.

Who are the animals in this picture? How do they help each other? Why are they a surprising team?

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill photo: Tony Heald/Nature Picture Library.

Modeled Retelling

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

Intermediate

Point to the birds in this picture. What do these birds eat? Where do they find the bugs?

What do these birds eat? Where do they live? How do the birds stay safe?

1

Advanced/ Advanced High What do the birds do to help the big animals? How do the birds and the big animals help each other?

Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 5

Animal Teams Guided Retelling

Zebras and wildebeests help each other, too. They help each other find fresh grass to eat. They also help each other stay safe. If one zebra or wildebeest sees danger, they all run away together. They are safer in a group.

What animals are in this picture? Why are they together a lot? Why are they running?

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill photo: (l)Karen Tweedy-Holmes/CORBIS, (r)Digital Vision/PunchStock.

Modeled Retelling

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

Intermediate

Point to the wildebeest. What is the other animal called? Do they live alone or in a group?

What are these animals called? What kind of food do they eat? How do they help each other stay safe?

2

Advanced/ Advanced High What kinds of animals are these? How do zebras and wildebeests help each other?

Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 5

Animal Teams Guided Retelling

The clown fish lives in the sea anemone. The sea anemone stings fish that try to eat the clown fish. Some fish like to eat the sea anemone, too. The clown fish chases these fish away. The sea anemone and the clown fish help each other.

What animals are in this picture? Why is the clown fish in the sea anemone? How does the clown fish help the sea anemone?

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill photo: (inset) Fred Bavendam/Minden Pictures, (bkgd) Stuart Westmorland/CORBIS.

Modeled Retelling

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

Intermediate

What is the orange fish called? Point to the sea anemone. Can the sea anemone sting other animals?

What color is the clown fish? How does the sea anemone keep the clown fish safe? What does the clown fish do?

3

Advanced/ Advanced High How does the sea anemone help the clown fish? How does the clown fish help the sea anemone?

Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 5

Animal Teams Guided Retelling

Caterpillars must be safe so they can become butterflies. Ants find caterpillars and take them to a safe place. The caterpillar has a sweet liquid on its skin. The ants like the taste of the liquid.

What animals do you see? Why do caterpillars need to be safe? What do ants do with caterpillars? Why?

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill photo: (tr) Valerie Giles/Photo Researchers, Inc., (bl) Arco Images/Alamy, (br) Rick & Nora Bowers/Alamy.

Modeled Retelling

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

Intermediate

Point to the caterpillar. Point to the butterfly. What animal takes caterpillars to a safe place?

What do ants like about caterpillars? Where do they take the caterpillar?

4

Advanced/ Advanced High What do caterpillars have that ants like? How do ants help caterpillars?

Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 5

Animal Teams Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

The cleaner fish likes to eat pests off bigger fish. The big fish like to be cleaned. They wait in line for the cleaner fish to clean them.

What animals do you see? How does the little fish help the big fish? How does the big fish help the cleaner fish?

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill photo: (l)Carl Roessler/Animals Animals, (r)Fred Bavendam/Minden Pictures.

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

Intermediate

What is the little fish called? What do they eat off the bigger fish? Do the big fish like to be cleaned?

What fish is called a cleaner fish, the big one or the little one? What does it do? What do the big fish like?

5

Advanced/ Advanced High Why is the cleaner fish called that? Why do the other fish wait in line?

Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 5

Animal Teams Guided Retelling

This rhinoceros and this bird are friends, too. Sometimes animals keep each other safe. Sometimes they help in other ways. These are animal teams.

Why do you think the rhinoceros and this bird are friends? How do you think they help each other?

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill photo: Gerard Lacz/Peter Arnold, Inc.

Modeled Retelling

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

Intermediate

Can animals help each other stay safe? Who helps this bird be safe?

Are these animals friends? Can you name another animal team from the book?

6

Advanced/ Advanced High What animals did you read about that help each other? How do they help each other?

Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 5

Kitten’s First Full Moon Modeled Retelling This is Kitten. She has never seen a full moon before. She thinks the moon is a bowl of milk in the sky. She wants that milk!

Guided Retelling Who is in this picture? What is Kitten looking at? What does Kitten think the moon is?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Intermediate

Who is this? What does kitten see in the sky? Is it the moon or a bowl of milk?

What does Kitten see in the sky? What does the moon look like?

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Beginning

1

Advanced/Advanced High What has Kitten never seen before? What does she think it is?

Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 1

Kitten’s First Full Moon Modeled Retelling Kitten closes her eyes and stretches her neck. She opens her mouth and tries to lick the milk. Kitten does not reach the milk. Kitten has a bug on her tongue!

Guided Retelling What is Kitten trying to do? Why is there a bug on her tongue?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Does Kitten look happy or surprised? Did Kitten want to eat a bug?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What does Kitten have on her tongue? What does Kitten try to lick?

2

How does Kitten try to reach the bowl of milk in the sky? What does Kitten get instead of milk?

Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 1

Kitten’s First Full Moon Modeled Retelling Kitten decides to jump. She springs from the top step of the porch. She tries to jump and catch the bowl of milk in the sky.

Guided Retelling What is Kitten doing now? Why is she jumping?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What is Kitten doing, jumping or dancing? What does she want to catch?

How is Kitten trying to catch the bowl of milk now? Where is the bowl of milk?

What is Kitten reaching for? Will she reach the bowl of milk this time?

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Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 1

Kitten’s First Full Moon Modeled Retelling Kitten cannot reach the bowl of milk. Instead, she tumbles to the ground. She bumps her nose and bangs her ear and pinches her tail. Ouch! Poor Kitten.

Guided Retelling What happened to Kitten? How did she fall?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Does Kitten fall? Does she get the milk? Does she look happy or unhappy?

Intermediate Where is Kitten now? What does she bump? What happenes to her ear?

4

Advanced/Advanced High How does Kitten fall? What happens to her nose, ear. and tail?

Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 1

Kitten’s First Full Moon Modeled Retelling Kitten still wants the milk. She finds a tall tree. She climbs all the way to the top. Kitten still cannot reach the bowl of milk. She is scared, too!

Guided Retelling Now what is Kitten doing? Why did she climb the tree? How does she feel?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Is Kitten in a tree or in a house? Is she scared or proud?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Where is Kitten now? How does Kitten get to the top of the tree? What does she still want?

5

How does Kitten try to get the bowl of milk now? How does she look? Can she reach the bowl of milk now?

Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 1

Kitten’s First Full Moon Modeled Retelling Kitten is still up in the tree. She looks down to the pond. She sees another bowl of milk there. It is even bigger!

Guided Retelling What is Kitten looking at? What does she think it is?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Where is Kitten? Where does she see another bowl of milk? Point to the bowl of milk.

Intermediate What does Kitten see in the pond? Is the bowl of milk in the pond big or small?

6

Advanced/Advanced High Where is kitten? What does Kitten see now? What is this bowl of milk like?

Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 1

Kitten’s First Full Moon Modeled Retelling Kitten runs down the tree and jumps into the pond. There’s no milk in the pond! Poor Kitten. She is wet and tired and sad and hungry.

Guided Retelling Where is Kitten now? How did she get there? How does Kitten feel?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Intermediate

Where is Kitten now, in the tree or in the pond? What is in the pond, milk or water?

Where does Kitten jump into? What did she try to get? How is Kitten now?

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7

Advanced/Advanced High Why did kitten jump into the pond? How does Kitten feel now?

Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 1

Kitten’s First Full Moon Modeled Retelling Kitten goes home. There, sitting on the step, is a big bowl of milk. It’s for her! Kitten drinks the milk. Kitten is happy.

Guided Retelling Where is Kitten now? Why did she go back home? What is waiting for her there?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Where is Kitten now, outside or at home? Is Kitten happy now? Does she have a bowl of milk?

Where did Kitten find a big bowl of milk? Who is the milk for? How does she feel now, happy or unhappy?

What did Kitten find on the step? Who is this bowl of milk for? How do you think Kitten feels now?

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Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 1

Meet Ben Franklin Modeled Retelling This is Ben Franklin. He lived a long time ago. He is sitting on a pier, looking at the big ships. He likes the way the wind fills the ships’ sails.

Guided Retelling Who is this? How do you know? What is he doing? Do you think he will be a main character in the story?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who is this boy? What is he looking at?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Where is Ben Franklin sitting? What is he looking at?

1

What is Ben Franklin looking at? What does he like about the ships?

Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 2

Meet Ben Franklin Modeled Retelling Ben Franklin liked to make things. Ben is making a red kite. Kites are like the sails that Ben saw on the big ships. Wind fills a kite and holds it in the air.

Guided Retelling What is Ben doing? What does he want the kite to be like? How does a kite stay up in the air?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Did Ben like making things? What is Ben making?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What is Ben making? What fills a kite to hold it in the air?

2

What is Ben making? How does a kite fly?

Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 2

Meet Ben Franklin Modeled Retelling Ben and his friends went for a swim. Ben brought his new kite with him. He ran and jumped into the water while holding the kite. Now, the wind is pulling the kite and the kite is pulling Ben! It works like a sail!

Guided Retelling What is Ben holding? Why? If there were no wind, what would happen?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Did Ben bring his kite when he went swimming? What is the wind pulling?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What did Ben bring with him when he went swimming? What is pulling Ben?

3

What is pulling Ben? What is pulling the kite? What does the kite work like?

Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 2

Meet Ben Franklin Modeled Retelling Ben made many new things. Houses were often only made of wood. This made them very cold. Ben Franklin made a stove that heated a house quickly.

Guided Retelling What did Ben make? How do you think this made people’s lives better?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Did Ben continue to make new things? What did he make to heat a house?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What were houses made of in Ben Franklin’s time? What did Ben make that heated houses?

Why were houses cold during Ben’s lifetime? How did a Franklin stove help?

4

Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 2

Meet Ben Franklin Modeled Retelling Ben came up with his ideas by thinking. He is sitting on a hill and thinking about lightning. Ben wonders if lightning is electricity. He thinks a kite can help him find the answer.

Guided Retelling What is Ben doing? What does he want to know about lightning? What does Ben think might help him?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Is Ben sitting on a hill? What is Ben doing now, thinking or making things?

How did Ben come up with his ideas? What does Ben think lightning might be?

What is Ben thinking about? How will he find an answer to his question?

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5

Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 2

Meet Ben Franklin Modeled Retelling Ben flew a kite with a key tied to the string. Lightning made a spark when it hit the key. That meant that lightning was electricity!

Guided Retelling What did Ben use to find out about lightning? What did he add to the string? Why? What did Ben learn?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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What did Ben tie to the kite’s string? Did Ben find out that lightning was electricity?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Did Ben find out whether lightning was electricity? What happened when lightning hit the key?

How did Ben find out whether or not lightning was electricity? Can you describe his experiment?

6

Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 2

Happy Fall! Modeled Retelling Pinwheel is waiting for his friend Squirrel. Pinwheel sings and Owl tells him to be quiet. Then Pinwheel gets itchy. He scratches himself against the tree. Owl tells Pinwheel to stop shaking the tree. Pinwheel keeps bothering Owl!

Guided Retelling Who is in the picture? What is Owl telling Pinwheel? Who is Pinwheel waiting for?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Point to Pinwheel. Is he waiting for Owl or Squirrel? Who does Pinwheel bother?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Who is Pinwheel’s friend? How does Pinwheel bother Owl?

1

What does Owl tell Pinwheel to do? What is Pinwheel doing?

Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 4

Happy Fall! Modeled Retelling Pinwheel stands very still. He does not want to make Owl angry. Then he feels something touch his head. It is a red leaf. He looks around and sees other leaves falling. Pinwheel thinks he broke the tree!

Guided Retelling What is Pinwheel doing? What is on his head? What does he think is happening?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Does Pinwheel want to make Owl angry? What falls on Pinwheel’s head?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

How is Pinwheel standing? What falls on Pinwheel’s head? What does he think he broke?

Why is Pinwheel standing very still? What does he think when he sees the leaves falling?

2

Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 4

Happy Fall! Modeled Retelling “Are you sure it’s broken?” Squirrel asks Pinwheel. More leaves are falling. Pinwheel counts them. Pinwheel and Squirrel agree that the tree is broken. They shout at the leaves to go back, but the leaves keep falling.

Guided Retelling Who is with Pinwheel now? What does Pinwheel tell Squirrel? What does Squirrel think about the tree being broken?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who is Pinwheel’s friend? Does Pinwheel think the tree is broken? What does Squirrel think?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What do Pinwheel and Squirrel agree? What do they shout at the leaves? Do the leaves go back?

3

Why does Pinwheel think the tree is broken? What do Pinwheel and Squirrel tell the leaves to do?

Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 4

Happy Fall! Modeled Retelling Pinwheel and Squirrel tell the leaves they will get squashed on the ground. The leaves will not like it. Squirrel is jumping in the leaves to show them. It’s fun to jump in the leaves! Squirrel tells Pinwheel to jump in.

Guided Retelling What does Pinwheel tell the leaves? What is Squirrel doing? Why is he jumping in the leaves?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who jumps into the leaves? Is it fun to jump in the leaves?

Intermediate What will happen to the leaves if they are on the ground? How does Squirrel show the leaves what will happen?

4

Advanced/Advanced High What do Pinwheel and Squirrel tell the leaves? What does Squirrel tell Pinwheel to do?

Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 4

Happy Fall! Modeled Retelling Squirrel is playing in the leaves. Pinwheel jumps into the pile of leaves, too. They are having fun playing in the leaves. “Catch me!” Squirrel calls.

Guided Retelling What are Pinwheel and Squirrel doing? Why is Pinwheel in the leaves with Squirrel? What happened?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Where is Squirrel playing? What does Pinwheel jump into?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What is Squirrel doing in the leaves? What does Squirrel say?

5

What is Squirrel doing? What does Pinwheel do? What does Squirrel say to Pinwheel?

Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 4

Happy Fall! Modeled Retelling Owl starts to yell at Pinwheel and Squirrel. They are being too loud. Then he steps out of his house. “Ah, fall!” says Owl. Pinwheel and Squirrel try to hide.

Guided Retelling Why does Owl come out of his house? Who is he talking to? What is he saying? What do Pinwheel and Squirrel try to do?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who yells at Pinwheel and Squirrel? What do Pinwheel and Squirrel do?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Why does Owl yell at Pinwheel and Squirrel? What do Squirrel and Pinwheel do when they hear him?

Why does Owl yell at Pinwheel and Squirrel? What does he say after he steps out of his house? What do Pinwheel and Squirrel do?

6

Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 4

Happy Fall! Modeled Retelling Owl jumps into the leaves. Pinwheel and Squirrel try to run, but it is too late. “Happy fall!” says Owl. Pinwheel and Squirrel don’t know what fall is. They ask Owl.

Guided Retelling What is Owl doing now? Why is he jumping? What does he say to Pinwheel and Squirrel? What do they ask Owl?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who jumps into the leaves? What does Owl say to Pinwheel and Squirrel?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What does Owl say to Pinwheel and Squirrel? What do they ask Owl?

7

Do Pinwheel and Squirrel know what fall is? How will they find out?

Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 4

Happy Fall! Modeled Retelling Fall is a season! It is Owl’s favorite season. Fall is when the leaves change color and fall from the trees. Pinwheel looks at the colorful leaves. “Happy fall!” he shouts.

Guided Retelling What is Pinwheel doing? What does he learn about fall from Owl? What does he say now that he knows it is fall? Then what does he do?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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What is fall? Do the leaves change color in fall? What else happens to the leaves?

Intermediate Does Owl like fall? What happens after the leaves change color in fall?

8

Advanced/Advanced High What happens in fall? Who like fall?

Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 4

A Tiger Cub Grows Up Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

This is a story about a tiger cub growing up. Her name is Tara. This is Tara as a baby. She is very small! Her eyes aren’t even open yet.

What is this story about? What kind of animal is this? Is Tara young or old in this picture? How can you tell?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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What animal is this? What is her name? Is Tara a small tiger cub or a big grown tiger?

1

Intermediate What is this tiger cub’s name? What is she like? Are her eyes open or closed?

Advanced/ Advanced High Who is Tara? How do you know she is a tiger cub?

Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 5

A Tiger Cub Grows Up Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Tara is being sprayed with water. It is her first bath. She doesn’t like it!

What is Tara doing? Do you think she likes it? How can you tell?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Does Tara like her first bath? Is she being sprayed with water or is she in a bathtub?

2

Intermediate What is Tara being sprayed with? Does she like it?

Advanced/ Advanced High How does Tara act during her first bath? Does she like it? What makes you think that?

Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 5

A Tiger Cub Grows Up Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Tara is growing up. She plays with Mary. She runs over Mary’s legs and bites her arm. Mary doesn’t let Tara bite too hard.

What is Tara doing? Is she bigger or smaller than she was on Card 2?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who does Tara play with? Is she bigger or smaller now?

3

Intermediate Who plays with Tara? What does Tara do when she’s playing?

Advanced/ Advanced High Will Mary let Tara bite her hard? Why not?

Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 5

A Tiger Cub Grows Up Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Tara is old enough to go outside. She smells the grass and smells the air. Tara runs around. She is having fun.

What is Tara doing? Do you think she is having fun?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Where is Tara, inside or outside? Is Tara having fun? Is she growing?

4

Intermediate Where is Tara? What is she smelling?

Advanced/ Advanced High Where is Tara? What is she doing outside?

Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 5

A Tiger Cub Grows Up Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Tara is much bigger! She is growing up. Lynn takes care of Tara now. Tara is playing with Lynn. She climbs over Lynn’s back.

What is Tara doing? Is she getting smaller or bigger? Why?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Is Tara getting smaller or bigger? Who is she climbing on?

5

Intermediate Who takes care of Tara now? What is Tara climbing over?

Advanced/ Advanced High Who is Lynn? How is Tara playing with her?

Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 5

A Tiger Cub Grows Up Guided Retelling

Tara is much bigger than she was in the beginning of the story! She is big and strong. She lives with the other tigers now. She is climbing on a log next to another tiger.

Is Tara grown up? Is she bigger than she was on Card 1? Where is Tara? What is she doing?

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Modeled Retelling

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

Intermediate

Is Tara a cub anymore? Does Tara live with the other tigers now? What is Tara like, strong or weak?

Who does Tara live with now? What is she doing in this picture?

6

Advanced/ Advanced High What is Tara doing? How is she different from how she was in the beginning of the story?

Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 5

Olivia Modeled Retelling This story is about a pig named Olivia. She is good at lots of things. She has a book called 40 Very Loud Songs. She is singing very loudly.

Guided Retelling Who is this? What kind of animal is Olivia? What is she doing? Can real pigs sing?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Who is this little pig? Is she singing loudly or quietly?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What is this pig’s name? What is Olivia doing in this picture?

What is Olivia doing? What is the name of the book Olivia is holding?

1

Grade 1 • Unit 6 • Week 1

Olivia Modeled Retelling Olivia is wearing a bag over her head. There is a scary face drawn on the bag. She is scaring her little brother, Ian.

Guided Retelling What is Olivia wearing? Why is she wearing a bag? Do you think she looks scary?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Who is wearing a bag over her head? Does the face on the bag look scary or friendly?

What is Olivia wearing over her head? How does she look?

Why is Olivia wearing a bag over her head? Does she look scary to you?

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2

Grade 1 • Unit 6 • Week 1

Olivia Modeled Retelling This is Olivia’s family. She has a mom, a dad, a brother, a dog, and a cat. Her dog’s name is Perry. Her cat’s name is Edwin.

Guided Retelling Who is this? Which one is Olivia’s brother?

ELL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

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Can you point to Olivia in the picture? Who is with her?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Who is Edwin? Who is Perry? Who else does Olivia live with?

3

What are the names of Olivia’s dog and cat? Who else is in Olivia’s family?

Grade 1 • Unit 6 • Week 1

Olivia Modeled Retelling Olivia likes to dress up. Every morning, she tries on all the clothes she owns. She tries on a pair of sunglasses and a bag, a pair of pants, a fancy dress, and a backpack.

Guided Retelling What is Olivia doing? What types of things is she trying on? Do you think she really wears a dress like that to school? Would you?

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Does Olivia like to dress up? Name one thing she tries on.

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What is Olivia trying on? What does she like to do?

What is Olivia trying on? Why is she trying on these clothes?

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Olivia Modeled Retelling This picture is from last summer. Olivia and her mom are at the beach. Olivia’s mom is wearing sunglasses because it is sunny out. Olivia’s mom is showing Olivia how to make a sand castle.

Guided Retelling What is Olivia doing? Who is making a sand castle with her?

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Where are Olivia and her mom? Are they making a sand castle?

Intermediate Where is Olivia? Who is she with? What are they making together?

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Advanced/Advanced High Where are Olivia and her mom? What is Olivia’s mom teaching her?

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Olivia Modeled Retelling Olivia is sitting on her bed. She is unhappy because she has to take a nap every day. Olivia doesn’t like naps. She’s not tired!

Guided Retelling What is Olivia doing? What is she supposed to do? How do you think she feels? How can you tell?

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Does Olivia look happy or unhappy? What does Olivia have to do every day?

Intermediate Is Olivia happy? Why not? What does she have to do every day?

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Advanced/Advanced High Why is Olivia unhappy? Why does she not like to take naps?

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Olivia Modeled Retelling Olivia is painting the wall. She is making it look like a painting she saw at the museum. Olivia isn’t supposed to do that! Her mom is going to be mad!

Guided Retelling What is Olivia doing? Do you think she is allowed to do that?

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Intermediate

Is Olivia painting the wall or a piece of paper? Does mom say it is okay to paint the wall?

What is Olivia painting? Will her mother be happy or mad?

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Advanced/Advanced High What is Olivia doing? What will her mother think?

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Olivia Modeled Retelling Olivia and her mom are reading a book together. They are in Olivia’s bed. It is time for bed.

Guided Retelling What are Olivia and her mom doing? Why? What do they say to each other?

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Beginning

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Is Olivia reading by herself or with her mom? Is it bedtime?

Intermediate What are Olivia and her mother reading together? Where are they? What time is it?

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Advanced/Advanced High What is happening in the picture? What time do you think it is? Why?

Grade 1 • Unit 6 • Week 1

Whistle for Willie Modeled Retelling This is Peter. He is leaning against a traffic light. He wishes he could whistle!

Guided Retelling Who is this? Do you think Peter is sad? Why?

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Who is this boy? What does Peter want to do, whistle or sing?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Who is sad and leaning against the traffic light? What does he wish he could do?

What is Peter leaning on? How does he look? What does he wish?

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Grade 1 • Unit 6 • Week 2

Whistle for Willie Modeled Retelling Peter sees a boy whistling to his dog. When the boy whistles, the dog runs to him. Peter still can’t whistle. Instead, Peter starts whirling around. He whirls faster and faster!

Guided Retelling What is Peter doing? Why is he whirling?

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Intermediate

Does Peter try to whistle? Can he whistle? What is Peter doing now?

What happens when the boy whistles to his dog? Can Peter whistle?

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Advanced/Advanced High What does Peter see? What is he doing now?

Grade 1 • Unit 6 • Week 2

Whistle for Willie Modeled Retelling Peter sees his dog, Willie. Peter hides in a box when Willie walks by. Peter wants to whistle so that Willie comes to him. He tries again, but he still can’t whistle.

Guided Retelling What is Peter doing? Why? Why does he want to whistle?

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Who does Peter see? What does Peter hide in? Does he try to whistle again?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Who walks by? Where does Peter hide? What does he try to do? Can Peter whistle now?

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What does Peter do when Willie walks by? What does Peter try to do again?

Grade 1 • Unit 6 • Week 2

Whistle for Willie Modeled Retelling Peter walks home. He draws a line to his door with chalk. It is a very long line. Then he stands outside his door and tries to whistle again. He blows until his cheeks are tired, but he still can’t whistle.

Guided Retelling What does Peter draw? Where is he standing now? What is he doing? Can he whistle?

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Advanced/Advanced High

What does Peter draw with chalk? What does he try to do again? Point to your cheeks. Are Peter’s cheeks tired?

What does Peter do as he walks home? Where does he stand? What does he try to do again? Can he whistle now?

What does Peter do as he walks home? How does Peter try to learn how to whistle?

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Whistle for Willie Modeled Retelling Peter goes inside his house. Peter tries on his father’s hat to make himself feel more grown-up. He looks at himself in the mirror while he tries to whistle. He hopes it will help him, but he still can’t whistle.

Guided Retelling What is Peter wearing? Who does it belong to? Does it help him whistle?

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Where is Peter now? What does he try to do as he looks in the mirror?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What is Peter wearing to make him feel more grown-up? What is he trying to do?

5

Why is Peter wearing his father’s hat? How does he try to learn how to whistle now?

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Whistle for Willie Modeled Retelling Peter goes outside to play and to look for Willie. He goes to the corner where the carton was. Peter looks around the corner. He sees Willie!

Guided Retelling Where is Peter? Who does he see?

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Does Peter go outside to find his father or to find Willie? Does he find Willie?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Why does Peter go outside? What does he see when he gets to the corner?

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What is Peter doing outside? Who is coming around the corner?

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Whistle for Willie Modeled Retelling Peter learns to whistle! He runs home and shows his mother and father and Willie. His parents and Willie are excited. Peter is very happy that he finally learned to whistle!

Guided Retelling What is Peter doing? How do you think he feels now that he can whistle?

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Can Peter whistle now? Is he happy or upset?

Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

What does Peter learn to do? How do you think he feels?

7

Who is excited when Peter whistles? How do you think Peter feels? Why do you think so?

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Whistle for Willie Modeled Retelling Peter’s mother asks him to go to the grocery store. Willie goes, too. Peter whistles all the way to the grocery store, and then he whistles all the way home.

Guided Retelling Where is Peter going? Who is going with him? What does Peter do on his way to the grocery store?

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Intermediate

Advanced/Advanced High

Where is Peter going, to school or to the grocery store? What does Peter do all the way, sing or whistle?

What does Peter’s mother ask him to do? Who goes with Peter to the store? What does Peter do all the way?

Where do Peter and Willie go? Why? What does Peter do on the way there and the way back?

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Grade 1 • Unit 6 • Week 2

Dot and Jabber and the Big Bug Mystery Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

This is Dot and Jabber. They are mouse detectives. Dot and Jabber are looking for a mystery to solve.

Who is this? What do they do? What are they looking at?

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Beginning

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Who are these mice? Are they detectives?

1

Intermediate What are Dot and Jabber? What do they want to solve?

Advanced/ Advanced High Who are the mouse detectives? What are they looking for?

Grade 1 • Unit 6 • Week 4

Dot and Jabber and the Big Bug Mystery Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Dot and Jabber stop in the meadow to watch some bugs. There are grasshoppers, a butterfly, and many little different colored bugs.

What are these? How many different kinds of bugs do you see?

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Beginning

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How many bugs do you see? Point to a grasshopper and say the word. Point to the butterfly and say the word.

2

Intermediate Where are Dot and Jabber now? What are they watching? Can you name one kind of bug you see?

Advanced/ Advanced High Where do Dot and Jabber stop? What are they doing? What kinds of bugs do you see in the picture?

Grade 1 • Unit 6 • Week 4

Dot and Jabber and the Big Bug Mystery Guided Retelling

Jabber is looking around, but he does not see any bugs. He does not know where they are. They disappeared! This is the mystery Dot and Jabber have been looking for.

What is Jabber looking for? Does he know what happened to the bugs?

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Modeled Retelling

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Intermediate

Can Jabber still see the bugs? Does he know where they went?

What is Jabber looking around for? What is the mystery that Dot and Jabber have to solve?

3

Advanced/ Advanced High What is Jabber doing? What happened to the bugs? What is the mystery?

Grade 1 • Unit 6 • Week 4

Dot and Jabber and the Big Bug Mystery Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

This is a sparrow. Jabber thinks it ate the bugs. The sparrow tells Dot and Jabber that it did not eat the bugs. The sparrow is searching for berries to eat, not bugs.

What is this animal? What does Jabber think it did with the bugs?

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Beginning

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Is this bird called a sparrow? Did the sparrow eat the bugs or the berries?

4

Intermediate What kind of bird is this? What does Jabber think the sparrow ate? What is the sparrow searching for?

Advanced/ Advanced High What is the sparrow searching for? Can you see any bugs in the picture? Can Jabber and Dot see these bugs?

Grade 1 • Unit 6 • Week 4

Dot and Jabber and the Big Bug Mystery Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

This is a rabbit. The rabbit tells Dot and Jabber that the bugs are hiding from a toad. Toads eat bugs, too.

What kind of animal is this? What does it tell Dot and Jabber?

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Beginning

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Who is this? Does the rabbit tell Dot and Jabber that the bugs are hiding? What animal are they hiding from?

5

Intermediate What animal is this? What does the rabbit say the bugs are doing? What do toads eat?

Advanced/ Advanced High What does the rabbit tell Dot and Jabber? Why are the bugs hiding from a toad?

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Dot and Jabber and the Big Bug Mystery Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

The toad looks just like the rock, so Dot and Jabber do not see it. The toad is hiding from things that eat toads.

What can you see in this picture? Do Dot and Jabber see it? Why not?

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Beginning

Intermediate

Point to the toad in this picture. Can Dot and Jabber see the toad?

What animal do you see in this picture? What is the toad hiding from?

6

Advanced/ Advanced High What does the toad look like? What is the toad doing?

Grade 1 • Unit 6 • Week 4

Dot and Jabber and the Big Bug Mystery Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Two butterflies are flying. They are the same color as the grass. This might be a clue for Dot and Jabber. Maybe the other insects look like something else, too.

What do you see? Do Dot and Jabber see them? Why not?

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Beginning

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What color are the butterflies? What color is the grass? Do other insects look like something else, too?

7

Intermediate What are the butterflies doing? Why couldn’t Dot and Jabber see them before?

Advanced/ Advanced High How are the butterflies hidden? How might the other insects be hidden too?

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Dot and Jabber and the Big Bug Mystery Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Dot and Jabber found the bugs! They were hiding in plain sight, so no one could see them. Now Dot and Jabber know how to search for bugs.

What did Dot and Jabber find? Why couldn’t Dot and Jabber see the bugs? Why were they hiding?

ELL

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Beginning

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How many bugs do you see? Were the bugs hiding under a rock or in plain sight?

8

Intermediate What did Dot and Jabber do? Where were the bugs hiding? Why could no one see them?

Advanced/ Advanced High How were the bugs hiding in plain sight? How do you think Dot and Jabber will search for bugs now?

Grade 1 • Unit 6 • Week 4

Super Oscar Guided Retelling

This is Oscar. He is standing on a sofa in pajamas. He is singing into a remote control. But he is daydreaming about being a famous singer. Oscar loves to daydream.

Who is in the picture? Why is he standing on the couch? What is he imagining? What does Oscar like to do?

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Modeled Retelling

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Intermediate

Who is this? What is Oscar standing on? What does Oscar want to be, an actor or a singer?

Where is Oscar? What is he singing into? What is he daydreaming about?

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Advanced/ Advanced High What is Oscar doing? What is he daydreaming about?

Grade 1 • Unit 6 • Week 5

Super Oscar Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Oscar daydreams all the time. He even daydreams during breakfast. His pancakes get cold and his orange juice gets warm. He daydreams about flying in a flying saucer. His father tells him that sometimes he must stop daydreaming and get things done.

What is Oscar doing now? What is he daydreaming about? What does his father tell him about daydreaming?

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Beginning

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What is Oscar eating? Is Oscar daydreaming now? Where does he want to be, in a circus or in a flying saucer?

2

Intermediate What is Oscar having? Where is he pretending to be? Does his father think he should stop daydreaming, or that he should daydream?

Advanced/ Advanced High What is Oscar daydreaming about now? What does Oscar’s father say about daydreaming?

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Super Oscar Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

People in Oscar’s neighborhood have a picnic every week. Oscar’s mother makes lists so everyone knows what to bring. This week, Oscar forgot to give the lists to the neighbors! He was looking at shapes in the clouds. His mother says they will have to cancel the picnic, but Oscar says there’s still time.

What is Oscar doing? What happens in his neighborhood every Saturday? What did Oscar forget to do? What does his mother say will happen to the picnic now that Oscar forgot the lists? What does Oscar tell her?

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Beginning

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What is Oscar looking at? Did Oscar forget to give out the picnic lists?

3

Intermediate What did Oscar forget to give to the neighbors? What is he doing? What does his mother say?

Advanced/ Advanced High What did Oscar forget? What does his mother say? Will they still have the picnic?

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Super Oscar Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Oscar rushes to the grocery store. He buys fruits and vegetables and all kinds of food. He buys everything he needs and runs to the park. He has only twenty minutes until the picnic! Oscar has to rush to get everything ready!

Where is Oscar now? What is Oscar doing? What is his plan? How much time does he have until the picnic?

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What kind of store is Oscar in? What is he getting there for the picnic?

4

Intermediate What is Oscar buying at the grocery store? What will happen in twenty minutes?

Advanced/ Advanced High What is Oscar buying? Why is he buying it and rushing?

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Super Oscar Guided Retelling

Oscar is making the food. He’s whipping cream to make strawberry shortcake. He’s in a big yellow tub. He is jumping rope to whip the cream. Squirrels are helping him. They are pouring the cream into the tub.

What is Oscar doing now? Why is he jumping rope in the cream? What else does he make for the picnic?

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Modeled Retelling

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Intermediate

What is Oscar making, ice cream or strawberry shortcake? How is he whipping the cream?

What is Oscar using to whip the cream? What are the squirrels doing?

5

Advanced/ Advanced High What is Oscar doing in the tub? What will he make with the whipped cream? How are the squirrels helping?

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Super Oscar Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Oscar is standing on top of the yellow tub. It is time for the picnic to begin, but there’s no music! Oscar is teaching the birds and the squirrels a song. The animals play the song as Oscar’s neighbors arrive for the picnic.

What is Oscar doing now? Why is he teaching the squirrels a tune? Do the squirrels learn the tune?

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Beginning

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What does Oscar need for the picnic? Who will play a song in the picnic?

6

Intermediate Where is Oscar standing? What is he doing with the birds and squirrels?

Advanced/ Advanced High What is missing from the picnic? How does Oscar fix this?

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Super Oscar Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

People talked and laughed and ate. They played soccer and football. The squirrels played and ate, too. Everyone had fun. It was the best picnic ever!

Who are the people in the picture? What are they doing? How do they feel about Oscar’s picnic?

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Intermediate

Where are the people? Was the picnic fun? What games did people play?

What did people do at the picnic? Did everyone have a good time?

7

Advanced/ Advanced High What was the picnic like? What games did people play? What else did people do?

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Super Oscar Modeled Retelling

Guided Retelling

Oscar is taking a nap under the table. A squirrel is napping with him. Oscar is tired now. He is dreaming about being a superhero and flying.

What is Oscar doing now? Why is he napping? What is he dreaming about?

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Intermediate

Who is napping? Is Oscar dreaming? What does he want to be in his dream, a superhero or a clown?

How is Oscar feeling? Where is he taking a nap? What happens in Oscar’s dream?

8

Advanced/ Advanced High Where is Oscar now? Why is he so tired? What is Oscar dreaming about?

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