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L E S S O N 2 0 T E A C H E R ’ S G U I D E

Everyday Heroby Jessica Quilty

Fountas-Pinnell Level INonfictionSelection SummaryEveryday heroes are people we see everyday who help others. Examples of everyday heroes are doctors, fi refi ghters, police offi cers, and teachers, who teach children so that one day they too can become everyday heroes.

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Characteristics of the Text Genre • Nonfi ction

Text Structure • Three to eight lines of text in the same position on each page • Focused on single concept with four examples

Content • Heroes • Community jobs• Helping people

Themes and Ideas • People you see everyday can be heroes.• People with everyday jobs help others.• Students can become everyday heroes, too.

Language and Literary Features

• Clear language with simple descriptions • Writer talks directly to reader (second person)

Sentence Complexity • Many short sentences• Some longer compound sentences• Exclamations for emphasis: A teacher wants you to be an everyday hero, too!

Vocabulary • Some words relating to medicine, fi refi ghting, police work, and teaching: medicine, healthy, ladder, burning, criminals, steal, attention

Words • Some multisyllable words, such as medicine, fi refi ghter, criminals, attention• Primarily two- and three-syllable words

Illustrations • Illustrations support the text.Book and Print Features • Nine pages of text, illustrations on every page

• Sentences starting on left margin, some carrying over two or three lines© 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H.

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Target Vocabulary

depended – to have needed someone’s help, p. 3

exercise – v. to do a physical activity to help you become strong and healthy, p. 5

gazing – looking at something for a long time, p. 10

hero – someone who is admired for doing something brave or good, p. 2

overlooked – v. to not have noticed or seen something, p. 7

sore – painful or tender, p. 5springs – suddenly moves

upwards or forwards, p. 6studied – to have spent time

learning about something,p. 10

Everyday Hero by Jessica Quilty

Build BackgroundHelp children use their knowledge of community helpers to visualize the text. Build interest by asking a question such as the following: Who helps take care of people in our community? Read the title and author and talk about the cover illustration. Tell children that they will learn about real superheroes in this book.

Introduce the TextGuide children through the text, noting important ideas and nonfi ction features. Help with unfamiliar language so they can read the text successfully. Give special attention to target vocabulary. Here are some suggestions:

Pages 2–3: Explain that this book is about people who help other people in the community. Suggested language: Look at the illustration on these pages. A person who helps someone else can be called a hero. Why are these people heroes?

Page 5: Explain that a doctor helps people. Have children fi nd the words exercise and sore: Doctors may remind you to exercise, and if you exercise too much, they can take care of your sore muscles. Have you ever exercised too much? How did your muscles feel?

Page 7: Firefi ghters can come to school to teach about fi re safety. What safety rules have you learned that you should never overlook?

Page 8: Draw attention to the illustration. What are some ways we depend on police offi cers?

Now turn back to the beginning of the book and read to learn all about everyday heroes.

2 Lesson 20: Everyday HeroGrade 2© Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company


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

Remind children to use the Monitor/Clarify Strategy and to fi nd ways to fi gure out what doesn’t make sense.

Discuss and Revisit the TextPersonal ResponseInvite children to share their personal responses to the text.Suggested language: Do you know any everyday heroes? How do they help people?

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

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

• Doctors, fi refi ghters, police offi cers, and teachers are everyday heroes because they help people every day.

• People with everyday jobs who help others are everyday heroes.

• Everyday heroes don’t just save people; they also teach people to stay safe.

• Children can be everyday heroes, too.

• Examples and illustrations explain and show why some people are everyday heroes.

• The author’s attitude is that people who help others in a community are heroes.

• The examples of everyday heroes are familiar because people do these jobs in every community.

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

Choices for Further Support• Fluency Invite children to choose a passage from the text to read aloud. Remind them

to pay attention to punctuation, especially question and exclamation marks at the end of some sentences.

• Comprehension Based on your observations of the children’s reading and discussion, revisit parts of the text to clarify or extend comprehension. Remind children to go back to the text to support their ideas.

• Phonics/Word Work Provide practice as needed with words and word parts, using examples from the text. Remind children that longer words are often formed from shorter, familiar words. For example, the word everyday on page 2, is a compound word combining the words every and day. Shorter words can sometimes help with the meaning of longer words. Have children fi nd other examples of compound words in the book and tell what they mean. (fi refi ghter, overlook, someone)



Writing about ReadingVocabulary PracticeHave children complete the Vocabulary questions on BLM 20.1.

RespondingHave children complete the vocabulary activities on page 11. Remind them to answer the Word Teaser on p. 12. (Answer: sore)

Reading Nonfi ctionNonfiction Features: Illustrations Illustrations often add information that is not in the text. Have children look again at the illustration on pages 2 and 3. Ask what information they can learn from the picture. (jobs that everyday heroes do as well as the uniforms some of them wear) Sometimes illustrations can give information about feelings, too. Have children look at the picture on page 10. Ask how they think the teacher might feel about his job. (He seems to enjoy it.) Then have children choose an illustration in the book and tell what information they get from the picture.

Writing Prompt: Thinking Beyond the TextHave children write a response to the prompt on page 6.

Assessment Prompts• What does the word sore mean in this sentence? A doctor even cares for people who

are sore from too much exercise!

• Which words on page 8 help the reader understand the meaning of the word depend?



Read directions to children.

Target VocabularyFill in each blank with the Target Vocabulary word thatbest completes each sentence.

1. A hero is very brave and

shows great courage.

2. We depended on our community

workers to keep us safe.

3. The police offi cers studied

hard for their test.

4. Firefi ghters get lots of exercise

so they can stay fi t.

5. As I was gazing out the

window, I noticed a fi re truck speed by.

6. A neighbor had overlooked a fi re

safety rule.

7. I watched as the fi refi ghters

sprang into action.

8. After six hours of hard work, the fi refi ghters were

tired and sore .

dependedexercisegazingherooverlookedsoresprangstudied

Vocabulary

Name Date

Grade 2, Unit 4: Heroes and Helpers3

Lesson 20B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 2 0 . 1

Everyday HeroTarget Vocabulary

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First Pass

English Language DevelopmentReading Support In Introduce the Text (p.2), use pictures, concrete objects, or demonstrations that will help children understand the concepts and ideas in the text. Don’t ask children to read any text they will not understand.

Cultural Support The jobs described in this book are familiar in communities all over the world, although the uniforms might be different. Talk about the differences as necessary. Point out the similarities between English and Spanish in the words studied/estudié, depend/dependía, and hero/héroe.

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

Beginning/Early Intermediate Intermediate Early Advanced/ Advanced

Speaker 1: Who helps people who are sick?

Speaker 2: a doctor

Speaker 1: What do fi refi ghters climb to help people in a burning building?

Speaker 2: ladders

Speaker 1: Why should you eat right?

Speaker 2: You should eat right to be healthy.

Speaker 1: What do teachers want you to be?

Speaker 2: Teachers want you to be an everyday hero.

Speaker 1: What is an everyday hero?

Speaker 2: An everyday hero is a person you see everyday who helps people.


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Name Date

Everyday HeroThinking Beyond the Text

Read the paragraph below. Then write your letter.

Write a letter to your town or city newspaper. Tell why you think there should be an award given each month to an everyday hero in your town or city. Tell what these everyday heroes do and why they should be honored. Use details from the book to support your opinion.


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Target VocabularyFill in each blank with the Target Vocabulary word thatbest completes each sentence.

1. A is very brave and

shows great courage.

2. We on our community

workers to keep us safe.

3. The police offi cers

hard for their test.

4. Firefi ghters get lots of

so they can stay fi t.

5. As I was out the

window, I noticed a fi re truck speed by.

6. A neighbor had a fi re

safety rule.

7. I watched as the fi refi ghters

into action.

8. After six hours of hard work, the fi refi ghters were

tired and .

dependedexercisegazingherooverlookedsoresprangstudied

Vocabulary

Name Date Lesson 20

B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 2 0 . 1

Everyday HeroTarget Vocabulary


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Student Date Lesson 20

B L a c k L i n e m a s t e r 2 0 . 2 4

Everyday HeroRunning Record Form

Everyday Hero • level i

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page Selection Text Errors Self-Corrections

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Would you like to be an everyday hero?

A doctor is an everyday hero. A doctor helps people when they

are sick. He decides what medicine they need to get better.

A doctor also tells people to eat right so they can be healthy,

and to exercise so they can stay strong. A doctor even cares

for people who are sore from too much exercise!

A firefighter is an everyday hero. A firefighter helps people

when they are in danger. She sprang up this ladder to help

people in a burning building. She helps people who are hurt on

the street.

Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read

correctly/101 × 100)

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Self-Correction Rate

(# errors + # Self-Corrections/ Self-Correction)

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