LESSON 7 TEACHER’S GUIDE
On the Farm
by Alex Carra
Fountas-Pinnell Level A
Nonfiction
Selection Summary
When we go to a farm, we can see pigs, cows, horses, and sheep.
Number of Words: 21
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
• Focus is on a single subject, with four examples.
• Animals on farms
• You can see animals on a farm.
• Simple language with repetition: We can see ___.
• Sentence pattern repeats, changing only one or two words on each page.
• Familiar words related to animals on a farm: pigs, cows, horses, sheep
• Highlighted high-frequency word: we
• Photos support each page of text.
• Five pages of text, photos on every page
• One line of text, with extra space between each word
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On the Farm
by Alex Carra
Build Background
Read the title to children and ask them what they see in the cover photo. Help children use
their knowledge of farms to think about the book. Build interest with questions such as
these: Have you ever been to a farm? What animals can you see on farms?
Introduce the Text
Guide children through the text, helping with unfamiliar words so they can read the text
successfully. Here are some suggestions:
Page 2: Explain that this book tells about animals we can see on farms.
Suggested language: Turn to page 2 of this book. What animals can we see in the
picture? We can see pigs. So the book says: We can see pigs. Say the word we.
We starts with the /w/ sound. Find the word we and put your finger under it. And
you can see that We starts with uppercase W because it comes at the beginning.
Page 3: What animals can we see in this picture? Yes, those are cows. So the book
will say: We can see cows. Say the word see. Find the word see and put your finger
under it.
Page 4: Remind children that information in the pictures can help them read. Look
at the picture on page 4. What can we see? So what will the book say?
Page 5: What can we see on page 5? What will the book say now?
Now go back to the beginning and read to find out about animals people can see
on a farm.
Words to Know
Have children turn to the Words to Know at the back of the book. Read the word aloud and
then together. Tell children to look for the word as they read.
Words to Know
we
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Read
Now have children read On the Farm softly while pointing under each word. Observe
children as they read.
Respond to the Text
Personal Response
Ask children to share their personal responses to the book. Begin by asking what they
liked best about the book, or what they found interesting.
Suggested language: What would you like to see on a farm?
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
• People can see pigs, cows,
horses, and sheep on a farm.
• You can see different kinds of
animals on a farm.
• The writer uses the same pattern
on every page: Every sentence
starts with We can see _.
• A farm is an active community.
• The photos show the animals
named in the text.
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Choices for Support
Concepts of Print
Practice early reading behaviors, such as pointing under each word, and reading from left
to right.
Phonemic Awareness and Word Work
Provide 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. Have
children raise their hands if the words begin with the same sound and keep their
hands in their laps if the beginning letter is different. Say pairs of words, emphasizing
the beginning consonant sound: pigs and pond; cows and house; horses and hand,
sheep and shop; farm and barn, etc.
• Rhyming Game Have children listen for words that rhyme. Have children raise their
hands if the words rhyme, and keep their hands in their laps if the words do not
rhyme. Say pairs of words, for example, we and me; see and sat; pigs and digs; can
and cat; sheep and sleep; farm and barn.
• Tracing letters Materials: magnetic or cardboard letters or letter cards. Have children
choose a letter, say the name, and trace the letter.
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Writing About Reading
Vocabulary Practice
Read the directions and have children complete the Vocabulary questions on BLM 7.1.
Responding
Have children complete the vocabulary activities on page 7.
Building Vocabulary
Animals on the Farm
Build on the animal names in On the Farm. Suggested language: Let’s think about all the
kinds of animals we can see on a farm. What are some animals we can see on a farm?
Can we see a goat or a chicken? As children suggest different animal names, write their
words on the board or on a large strip of paper. Begin the list with: We can see.
(Possible suggestions: chickens, ducks, geese, goats, rabbits, hens, etc.)
After children have made their suggestions, read the list aloud together, pointing to each
word. Look at all the animals we can see on a farm!
Writing Prompt
Read aloud the following prompt. Have children draw and write their response, using the
writing prompt on page 6.
Draw a picture of another animal we can see on a farm.
Write about why you like that animal.
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English Language Learners
Cultural Support Different cultures raise different animals on farms. Make sure the
children know the animals in this book and invite them to share information about the
animals they have seen on farms.
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: Where are the pigs?
Speaker 1: What animals are these?
(page 3)
Speaker 1: What are some
animals we can see on the farm?
Speaker 2: cows
Speaker 2: We can see pigs,
cows, horses, and sheep.
Speaker 2: [Child points to pigs.]
Speaker 1: Where are the horses?
Speaker 2: [Child points to horses.]
Speaker 1: Where are the sheep?
Speaker 1: What is on page 6?
Speaker 2: the farm
Speaker 2: [Child points to sheep.]
Lesson 7
Name
Date
BLACKLINE MASTER 7.1
Words to Know
On the Farm
Words to Know
Circle the word we in each
sentence.
1. We see the
2. Do we see the
Words to Know
we
.
?
Say these words that rhyme with we.
Repeat after me.
me
bee
see
tree
Read directions to children.
Words to Know
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Name
Date
On the Farm
Draw a picture of another animal
we can see on a farm.
Write about why you like that animal.
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Lesson 7
Name
Date
BLACKLINE MASTER 7.1
Words to Know
On the Farm
Words to Know
Circle the word we in each
sentence.
1. We see the
2. Do we see the
Words to Know
we
.
?
Say these words that rhyme with we.
Repeat after me.
me
bee
see
tree
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Student
Lesson 7
Date
BLackline master 7.17
On the Farm • level a
page
On the Farm
Running Record Form
Selection Text
2
We can see pigs.
3
We can see cows.
4
We can see horses.
5
We can see sheep.
6
We can see the farm.
Comments:
Errors
Self-Corrections
Accuracy Rate
Self-Correction
Rate
(# words read
correctly/21 × 100)
(# errors + #
Self-Corrections/
Self-Correction)
%
1:
Read word correctly
Code
✓
cat
Repeated word,
sentence, or phrase
®
Omission
—
cat
cat
Kindergarten
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
1413511
Behavior
1
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