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Characteristics of the Text Genre • Informational Text

Text Structure • Focused on one simple topic• Underlying text structure: description

Content • Rain forest animals• Ways of moving

Themes and Ideas • Some animals move in their own ways, but other animals move in similar ways.• An animal’s body enables it to move a certain way.

Language and Literary Features

• Repeating language patterns, except for last page: Look at the ___. A ___ can ____.

Sentence Complexity • Short, predictable sentences that are close to oral language.• Four-word sentences, except for last page, which has a fi ve-word sentence• Simple sentence structures: commands with a phrase at the end (Look at the ___.); and

subject and predicate (A ____ can ____.)Vocabulary • Animal names: frog, monkey, snake, fi sh, spider, crocodile, butterfl y, bat

• Action verbs: hop, swing, slide, swim, climb, walk, fl y• Word meanings supported by photos

Words • Easy high-frequency words repeated: look, the, a• Mostly one-syllable words, but some two-syllable and three-syllable words supported by

the pictures (monkey, spider, crocodile, butterfl y)Illustrations • Photos match print and support meaning.

Book and Print Features • Nine pages, with one photo above text on each page.• Two lines of text on the fi rst seven pages, and one line of text on the last two pages.• Punctuation: period, and—for last sentence—a comma and an exclamation point

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L E S S O N 8 T E A C H E R ’ S G U I D E

In the Rain Forestby Rachel Fogelberg

Fountas-Pinnell Level BInformational TextSelection SummaryRain forest animals can move in different ways—and some of them can move the same way!

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Build BackgroundRead the title to children and talk with them about how the crocodile in the rain forest moves, based on the cover photograph. Explain that a rain forest is wet, but it also has lots of trees. Ask them what they think they will learn about animals in the rain forest. Then ask: How might different kinds of animals move in a rain forest?

Introduce the TextGuide children through the text, noting important ideas and helping with unfamiliar language and vocabulary. Also explain important text features, such as the repetition of the phrase Look at the. Here are some suggestions:

: Explain that this book tells about animals in the rain forest and how they move. Remind children that they can use information in the photographs to help them read. Suggested language: Turn to page 2. Look at the picture. What animal do you see? The fi rst sentence reads: Look at the frog. How can the frog in the picture move? The second sentence reads: A frog can hop. What other animals can hop?

Page 3: Turn to page 3. What do you see? Yes, it’s a monkey. So the fi rst sentence reads: Look at the monkey. How can the monkey move? Yes, it can swing on a tree branch. So the second sentence reads: A monkey can swing.

Page 6: What do you see in this picture? It’s a spider. Say the word spider. What letter would you expect to see fi rst in the word spider? Find the word spider and put your fi nger under it. So what will the book say?

Page 7: What do you see here? It’s a crocodile. Say the word crocodile. What letter would you expect to see fi rst in crocodile? Find the word crocodile and put your fi nger under it. So what will the book say on this page? Would you like to see a crocodile in person? Why or why not?

Now go back to the beginning and read to fi nd out about animals in the rain forest and how they can move.

crocodile spider

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ReadNow have children read In the Rain Forest softly while pointing under each word. Observe children as they read.

Respond to the TextPersonal ResponseInvite children to share their personal responses to the book. Begin by asking what they liked best about the book, or what they found interesting.Suggested language: Which of the animals can you move like?

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

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

• We look at many different animals in a rain forest.

• Most of the animals move in their own way, but two animals can move in the same way.

• Animals are different from one another in some ways but are the same in others.

• An animal can move a certain way because of its build and features.

• The photographs show how some rain forest animals move.

• The writer uses the words Look at the to introduce each animal.

• The author’s purpose is to inform readers about animals in the rain forest and how they move.

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

Choices for SupportConcepts of PrintHave children name the uppercase letter that begins each sentence. Then have them point to the end mark for each sentence on pages 9 and 10 of In the Rain Forest. Identify the period and exclamation point, and explain what they signal.

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

• Listening Game Have children listen for words that begin with the same sound. Tell children to raise their hands if the words begin with the same sound, and keep their hands in their laps if the beginning sound is different. Say pairs of words, emphasizing each beginning sound, for example: butterfl y and bat; monkey and walk; fi sh and fl y; snake and swing; crocodile and climb; spider and slide.

• Matching Letters Materials: upper and lowercase magnetic or cardboard letters or letter cards. Have children choose letters and match them with their upper or lowercase form.



Writing About ReadingCritical ThinkingRead the directions for children on BLM 8.4 and guide them in answering the questions.

RespondingRead aloud the questions at the back of the book and help children complete the activities.

Target Comprehension SkillDetails

Target Comprehension Skill Explain that details tell important things about a topic. The topic is

the subject of a book, or what the book is about. Model how to identify important details.

Think Aloud

This book is about a rain forest. The details tell more about the topic. In this book, we learn details about what animals live in the rain forest and how they can move. So, one detail about the rain forest is that a spider can live there and it can climb. Another detail is that a monkey can live there and can swing.

Practice the SkillHave children tell another detail from the book that tells about the rain forest.

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

Draw a picture of a rain forest animal that you would like to see.

Write about how the animal can move.



Think About It Children look at the pictures and circle the ones that answer the question.

1. Which animals from the story move in the same way?

Children draw a picture of another animal that can fly and label it.

2.

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English Language LearnersFront-Load Vocabulary Help children with the action verbs in the text by using the pictures and pantomime to show how each animal moves: hop, swing, slide, swim, climb, walk, fl y. Say each word and pantomime the action. Then have children repeat the word and pantomime the action.

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

Beginning/ Early Intermediate Intermediate Early Advanced/ Advanced

Speaker 1: Look at the spider. Point to the spider.

Speaker 2: [Points to the spider.]

Speaker 1: Can a spider climb or fl y?

Speaker 2: climb

Speaker 1: Which animal can hop?

Speaker 2: [Points to the frog.]

Speaker 1: Which animal can swing?

Speaker 2: a monkey

Speaker 1: What can a crocodile do?

Speaker 2: walk

Speaker 1: Which animals can fl y?

Speaker 2: A butterfl y and a bat can fl y.

Speaker 1: Which animal can climb?

Speaker 2: A spider can climb.

Speaker 1: Which animals can fl y?

Speaker 2: A butterfl y and a bat can fl y.


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In the Rain ForestDraw a picture of a rain forest animal that you would like to see.

Write about how the animal can move.



Think About It Children look at the pictures and circle the ones that answer the question.

1. Which animals from the story move in the same way?

Children draw a picture of another animal that can fl y and label it.

2.

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In the Rain Forest • LEVEL B In the Rain ForestRunning Record Form

Lesson 8B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 8 . 8

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Look at the frog.

A frog can hop.

Look at the monkey.

A monkey can swing.

Look at the snake.

A snake can slide.

Look at the fish.

A fish can swim.

Look at the spider.

A spider can climb.

Look at the crocodile.

A crocodile can walk.

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