LESSON 30 TEACHER’S GUIDE
Soccer
by Sandra Fernández
Fountas-Pinnell Level G
Nonfiction
Selection Summary
Soccer is a game that is played around the world. This book explains
to young readers how to play it.
Number of Words: 203
Characteristics of the Text
Genre
Text Structure
Content
Themes and Ideas
Language and
Literary Features
Sentence Complexity
Vocabulary
Words
Illustrations
Book and Print Features
• Nonfiction
• Third-person narrative focuses on one topic
• How to play soccer
• Soccer terms, rules, and equipment
• Playing soccer is fun.
• It’s important to understand the rules of a game.
• Good sportsmanship is important.
• Exclamation for emphasis
• Conversational style
• A mix of short and long sentences, some with more than ten words
• Phrases and clauses
• Some soccer terms which might not be familiar, but are explained or illustrated (goal,
goalie, referee, net, leg pads)
• Highlighted high-frequency words: brothers, everyone, field, loved, most, only, people,
sorry
• One and two-syllable words with a variety of easy spelling patterns; two three-syllable
words: referee, everyone
• Plurals, compound words
• Color photos support and extend text
• Nine pages of text with a photo on each page
• Labels identify soccer terms in photos
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Soccer
by Sandra Fernández
Build Background
Read the title to the children and talk with them about the cover photo. Ask what the
children in the photo are doing. Encourage children to use their knowledge of soccer
to think about the book. Ask questions such as the following: Have you ever played or
watched a soccer game? What did you like the most about the game?
Introduce the Text
Guide children through the text, noting important ideas, and helping with unfamiliar
language and vocabulary. Explain important text features, such as the use of labels to
identify certain objects in a photo. Here are some suggestions:
Page 2: Explain that this book is about the game of soccer and how to play it.
Suggested language: Turn to page 2. What is happening in each photo? Soccer is
a game that is loved around the world. Say loved. Find the word loved in the first
sentence and put your finger under it. Why do you think people love soccer so
much? Why is it so popular around the world? Where have you played soccer?
Page 3: Turn to page 3. Can you find the soccer ball and leg pads in the photo?
Now read the labels. Labels can help you understand words and pictures. What
makes a soccer ball different from a basketball?
Page 4: Remind children that they can use information in the pictures to help them
read. Where do soccer players play the game? They play in an open place called a
field. Point to the soccer field in this photo. Now point to the players. Where are
the people who watch the soccer game?
Page 5: In this picture, the soccer player is moving the ball down the field. Is he
using his feet or his hands to get the ball down to the other end?
Now turn back to the beginning and read to find out more about soccer.
Words to Know
Have children turn to the Words to Know at the back of the book. Read each word aloud and
then together. Explain any unknown words. Tell children to look for these words as they read.
Words to Know
brothers
field
most
people
everyone
loved
only
sorry
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Read
As the children read, observe them carefully. Guide them as needed, using language that
supports their problem solving ability.
Revisit the Text
Personal Response
Ask children to share their personal responses to the story. Begin by asking what they
liked best about the book, or what they found interesting.
Suggested language: What did you learn about soccer that you didn’t know before?
Ways of Thinking
As you discuss the text, make sure children understand these teaching points.
Thinking Within the Text
Thinking Beyond the Text
Thinking About the Text
• Soccer is played all over the
world.
• You should know the rules of
soccer before playing a game.
• The action photos bring the
words to life.
• In soccer you move the ball
down the field with your feet or
your head.
• It’s important to be a good sport
when you play a game, even if
you lose.
• The labels help readers
understand some soccer terms.
• To score a goal, you kick the ball
into the net.
• Soccer is popular because
people of all ages can play it.
• The author wrote this book to
explain how to play soccer.
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Choices for Support
Concepts of Print
Children should understand that they say one word for one group of letters when they
read.
Phonemic Awareness and Word Work
Provide practice as needed with words and sounds, using one of the following activities:
• Words with Consonant Clusters Materials: index cards, box. Write the following
words from the book on index cards: play, sport, place, grass, score, broke. Put the
words in a box. Ask children to choose an index card and read the word. Write the
word on the board. Help children identify and circle the consonant cluster in each
word. Work with children to use the initial cluster in a new word. (play, plan; sport,
spot, etc. )
• Take Apart Compound Words Materials: index cards. Write the following words on
index cards: football, cannot, everyone, inside, playground, doorbell. Ask children to
choose an index card and read the compound word aloud. Work with children to find
the two small words in each compound. Then work with them to write a sentence with
the compound words.
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Writing About Reading
Vocabulary Practice
Read the directions and have children complete the Vocabulary questions on BLM 30.1.
Responding
Have children complete the vocabulary activities on page 11.
Building Vocabulary
Sports Words
Build on the sports words used in Soccer. Have children look at the photo on page 3 and
talk about what they see.
Suggested language: Let’s think of another sport that we all like to play. Let’s talk about
the different things we will need to play this sport. As children suggest different nouns
related to the sport, write their responses on the board or on a large strip of paper. Begin
the list with the words: To play _______, we need ______.
(Possible suggestions: To play basketball, we need a net; a ball; teams; sneakers.)
After children have suggested the sports words, read the list together, pointing to each
word as you read. Look at all the things we need to play sports!
Writing Prompt
Read aloud the following prompt. Have children draw and write their responses, using the
writing prompt on page 6.
Draw a picture of a soccer player playing in a game.
Write about what is happening in the picture.
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English Language Learners
Reading Support Make sure the text matches the student’s reading level. Language
and content should be accessible with regular teaching support.
Cultural Support Soccer is a favorite sport all over the world; in most countries it
is called football. Ask children if they have ever played soccer, or seen a soccer game in
person or on television. Some children will have favorite professional players. Involve as
many children as possible in the discussion.
Oral Language Development
Check the children’s comprehension, using a dialogue that best matches their English
proficiency level. Speaker 1 is the teacher, Speaker 2 is the child.
Beginning/ Early Intermediate
Intermediate
Early Advanced/ Advanced
Speaker 1: Point to a photo of
someone playing soccer.
Speaker 1: What do players move down
the field in a soccer game?
Speaker 2: [Points to someone playing
soccer]
Speaker 2: the soccer ball
Speaker 1: Why is it important for
players on different teams to tell
each other that they played well?
Speaker 2: They are being good
sports.
Speaker 1: Point to a soccer field.
Speaker 1: What do players wear to
keep them safe?
Speaker 2: [Points to soccer field]
Speaker 2: soccer shoes and leg pads
Speaker 1: Point to a soccer ball
Speaker 2: [Points to soccer ball]
Lesson 30
BLACKLINE MASTER 30.1
Name
Words to Know
Soccer
Words to Know
Answer each question with a word from
Word Bank
the box.
brothers
1. Which word might you use if you felt bad?
field
sorry
loved
most
2. Which word might you use to tell about
all people?
everyone
only
people
everyone
sorry
3. Which word might you use to tell about
boys in your family?
brothers
4. Which word might you use to tell where you
play ball?
field
5. Which word might you use to tell about
one of something?
Read directions to children.
Words to Know
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Name
Date
Soccer
Draw a picture of a soccer player playing
in a game.
Write about what is happening in the picture.
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Lesson 30
BLACKLINE MASTER 30.1
Name
Words to Know
Soccer
Words to Know
Answer each question with a word from
Word Bank
the box.
brothers
1. Which word might you use if you felt bad?
everyone
field
loved
most
2. Which word might you use to tell about
only
people
sorry
all people?
3. Which word might you use to tell about
boys in your family?
4. Which word might you use to tell where you
play ball?
5. Which word might you use to tell about
.
one of something?
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7
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Student
Lesson 30
Date
BLackline master 30.25
Soccer • level g
page
Soccer
Running Record Form
Selection Text
2
Errors
Self-Corrections
Accuracy Rate
Self-Correction
Rate
Soccer is a game that is
loved around the world.
Sisters and brothers play.
Moms and dads play, too!
Many people play soccer.
You need a soccer ball
3
to play this sport.
Soccer shoes and leg pads
will keep you safe when
you play.
Comments:
(# words read
correctly/44 × 100)
(# errors + #
Self-Corrections/
Self-Correction)
%
1:
Read word correctly
Code
✓
cat
Repeated word,
sentence, or phrase
®
Omission
—
cat
cat
Grade 1
Behavior
Error
0
0
1
8
Substitution
Code
cut
cat
1
Self-corrects
cat
cut sc
0
Insertion
the
1
Word told
T
cat
cat
ˆ
Error
1413472
Behavior
1
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