LESSON 2 TEACHER’S GUIDE
Cuéntame
by Oscar Hagen
Fountas-Pinnell Level B
Fiction
Selection Summary
Dinosaurs bring their favorite things to share for Cuéntame at their
school.
ISBN-13:978-0-547-03740-0
ISBN-10:0-547-03740-6
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Characteristics of the Text
Genre
Text Structure
Content
Themes and Ideas
Language and
Literary Features
Sentence Complexity
Vocabulary
Words
Illustrations
Book and Print Features
• Fiction
• First-person narrative, the characters are the narrators
• Focuses on a single topic
• Very simple narrative with story carried by pictures
• Show and Tell in school setting
• Familiar setting close to children’s experiences
• Favorite things
• It’s fun to bring in something special to Cuéntame.
• Sharing with other children in a group is fun.
• Simple, straightforward language
• Fantasy; animal characters acting like people
• Repetitive sentence pattern, changing only one word on each page
• Four word sentences
• Simple sentence structure with implied subject: Me gusta mi libro.
• Names of simple objects familiar to children: roca, libro, muñeca, tambor, mascota
• High-frequency words repeated: Me, gusta, mi
• Decodable words
• Lively, cartoon-like drawings support the text.
• Five pages of text with one line of text and illustration on each page
• Italics for emphasis
• Good spacing between words
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Cuéntame
by Oscar Hagen
Build Background
Read the title to children and talk with them about what the dinosaur is doing in the cover
illustration. Ask them what they think they will learn about Cuéntame in this story. Then
ask: ¿Qué tipo de cosas creen que los personajes de esta historia llevarán a su escuela
para Cuéntame? ¿Participaron de algún Cuéntame? ¿Qué pasó?
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 repetition of the
phrase Me gusta mi that tells what the characters show to the class. Here are some
suggestions:
Page 2: Explain that this is a story about Cuéntame time in a classroom. In this
made-up story the characters are dinosaurs who talk and act the way children do.
Suggested language: Vayan a la página 2. ¿Qué muestra el dinosaurio? El
dinosaurio dice: Me gusta mi roca. Ahora digan gusta. ¿Qué letra esperan ver
primero en gusta? Encuentren la palabra gusta, díganla y pongan su dedo debajo
de ella.
Page 3: Point out that children can use information in the pictures to help them
read. Vayan a la página 3. ¿Qué muestra ahora el dinosaurio? Sí, el dinosaurio
muestra su libro. ¿Cómo creen que se siente con su libro? ¿Cómo lo saben?
Page 4: ¿Qué dirá el dinosaurio ahora? Dice: Me gusta mi muñeca.
Page 5: Vayan a la página 5. ¿Qué quiere mostrarles a todos el dinosaurio? ¿Qué
dirá?
Ahora, vuelvan al comienzo para descubrir qué lleva cada dinosaurio a Cuéntame.
Words to Know
gusta
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Read
Now have children read Cuéntame softly while pointing under each word. Observe children
as they read.
Respond to the Text
Personal Response
Invite children to share their personal responses to the story. Begin by asking what they
liked best about the story, or what they found interesting.
Suggested language: ¿Creen que a los dinosaurios del cuento les gusta Cuéntame? ¿Les
gustaría leer este cuento otra vez? ¿Por qué?
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
• Dinosaur students bring different
things to Cuéntame.
• It’s fun to bring favorite things to
Cuéntame.
• The writer uses almost the same
language on each page.
• They bring a rock, a book, a doll,
a drum, and a pet.
• Sharing your favorite things with
other children is fun.
• The pictures show what each
child brings to Cuéntame.
• The characters in this story are
dinosaurs who talk and act the
way children do.
© 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Portsmouth, N.H.
Choices for Support
Concepts of Print
Practice early reading behaviors such as understanding that you say one word for one
group of letters when you read.
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 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: libro, miro; libro, gusta; mascota, pelota;
mascota, red; roca, poca; roca, rueda; tambor, señor; tambor, dejó.
• Matching Letters Materials: upper and lower case magnetic or cardboard letters or
letter cards. Have children choose letters and match them with their upper or lower
case forms.
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Writing About Reading
Critical Thinking
Read the directions for children on Hoja reproducible 2.3 and guide them in answering the
questions.
Responding
Read aloud the questions at the back of the book and help children complete
the activities.
Target Comprehension Skill
Understanding Characters
Tell children that the character is the person
or animal who does and says things in the story. Reading carefully and looking at the
pictures can help children tell more about story characters. Model how to understand
characters:
Think Aloud
¿Cómo puedo entender a los personajes del cuento? Voy a leer las
palabras con cuidado y a mirar los dibujos. Leo y veo lo que llevan los
dinosaurios a Cuéntame. Esto me ayuda a entender a los personajes. En
la página 5, leo sobre el dinosaurio que tiene un tambor. En el dibujo está
tocando el tambor. Sé que el personaje del dinosaurio está contento de
mostrar y compartir su objeto favorito.
Practice the Skill
Have children think of another story they have read. Guide them in understanding a
character in the story.
Writing Prompt
Read aloud the following prompt. Have children draw and write their response, using the
writing prompt on page 6.
Think of the different things the dinosaurs bring to Show and Tell. Draw a picture of your
favorite thing.
Write about why you like it.
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Responder
Comprender a
los personajes ¿Quiénes son los
personajes de este cuento?
¿Dónde están? Habla sobre lo
que hacen.
DESTREZA CLAVE
¡A escribir!
De texto a texto Haz un dibujo
de algo que te gustaría llevar a
clase para enseñar a tus
compañeros. Escribe el nombre
de lo que dibujaste.
Lección 2
Nombre
Piénsalo
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HOJA REPRODUCIBLE 2.3
Fecha
Cuéntame
Piénsalo
Los niños miran las ilustraciones y encierran en un círculo las que aparecen en el cuento.
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1. ¿Qué trajeron los dinosaurios para mostrar
a la clase?
Los niños hacen un dibujo de algo que pueden traer para mostrar a la clase.
2.
Lea las instrucciones a los niños.
Piénsalo
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Nombre
Fecha
Cuéntame
Piensa en las distintas cosas que llevan los
dinosaurios a Cuéntame. Haz un dibujo de lo
que más te haya gustado.
Escribe sobre por qué te gustó.
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Lección 2
Nombre
Fecha
Piénsalo
HOJA REPRODUCIBLE 2.3
Cuéntame
Piénsalo
Los niños miran las ilustraciones y encierran en un círculo las que aparecen en el cuento.
1. ¿Qué trajeron los dinosaurios para mostrar
a la clase?
Los niños hacen un dibujo de algo que pueden traer para mostrar a la clase.
2.
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Lección 2
Estudiante
HOJA REPRODUCIBLE 2.6
Fecha
Cuéntame
Cuéntame
Registro de lectura
NIVEL B
page
Selection Text
2
Me gusta mi roca.
3
Me gusta mi libro.
4
Me gusta mi muñeca.
5
Me gusta mi tambor.
6
¡Me gusta mi mascota!
Comments:
Errors
Self-Corrections
Accuracy Rate
Self-Correction
Rate
(# words read
correctly/20 × 100)
(# errors + #
Self-Corrections/
Self-Corrections)
%
Repeated word,
sentence, or phrase
Omission
lobo
Substitution
0
Self-corrects
®
lobo
—
lobo
Kindergarten
0
Insertion
1
Word told
8
Code
lodo
lobo
lodo sc
lobo
el
lobo

T
lobo
Error
1
0
1
1
1415819
✓
Behavior
Error
9 7 805 4 7 3 2 005 2
Read word correctly
Code
90000
Behavior
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ISBN-10: 0-547-32005-1
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