Orientation and Conferencing Plan GET SET
Fossils
Orientation
Comprehension questions
Ensure that you have read about using the plan in the
Program Guide.
Book summary
Read the following summary to the student.
Fossils are very, very old. Read this book to find out
what fossils look like and how they were made.
Introduction
Foster interest and activate the student’s background
knowledge. Be concise – focus on motivating and involving
the student. Encourage prediction by using the text
and illustrations on the cover of the book. Discuss new
vocabulary and remind the student to use the glossary
(when applicable). Also remind the student to ask him/
herself questions before, during and after the reading.
Talk with the student about what they know about
fossils. Establish the idea that a fossil is very, very
old and that it took a very long time to form. Discuss
each picture and identify the animal or object that
has been fossilized.
Conferencing
Check how well the student reads
When you are conferencing, the student reads all or part of
the book to you. Then:
•praise, pause, and prompt appropriately;
•check for accuracy (by counting mistakes) and fluency;
•check for understanding by using one or more of the
following methods:
−asking
−
the comprehension questions provided and any
others that seem necessary;
−asking
−
the student to retell the story in their own words;
−asking
−
questions about and discussing aspcts of the
story, such as the theme, plot, main ideas, sequence
and characters;
−encouraging
−
the student to confirm the predictions they
made during the orientation.
Decide what the student does next
Next recommend that the student:
•practices some more on the same book, with or without
the audio;
•completes one of the activities provided that is related to
the book;
•practices with another book from the same level; or
•is assessed for promotion to the next level.
1. Name some things that have turned into fossils.
2. How were the fossils made?
3. How old are fossils?
4. Why is your footprint not really a fossil?
5. Why would you never see a real fossil of
your footprint?
Answers to the Comprehension questions
1. Fish, leaf, frog, dinosaur’s footprint.
2. The animal or plant left its impression in mud that
became hard over a very long time.
3. Very, very old.
4. Because it is not permanent.
5. Because it would take a very, very long time to
become a fossil.
Supporting English Language
Learners
The following are suggestions for optional lessons to take
with your English language learners. See the overview chart
in the Program Guide for a summary of the text features of
this book.
Purpose
Using informational texts as a basis for further
research
Introduce the concept and practice
It is important for students to be able to identify
where to look for more information.
Ensure the student is familiar with the text. Ask the
student what he or she knows about fossils and
what else they would like to know. For example, how
old are fossils?
Next, discuss other sources of information. Check
the student’s familiarity with how to search on the
Internet or in informational texts.
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Cloze Activity
Fossils
GET SET
Name:............................................................................................................................... Date:...............................................
Fossils are very, very old. Read this book to find out what fossils look like and
how they were made.
This is the fossil of
fish.
It is very, very old.
fish was in some mud,
long, long time ago.
fish is now
a
.
This
the fossil of a leaf.
It is very,
old.
The leaf
a long,
The
in some mud,
time ago.
is now a fossil.
Accuracy Chart
Errors
Level
M = Meaning (makes sense)
More than 5 correct
Independent
Heard
5 correct
Instructional
Fewer than 5 correct
Frustration
Words Entered
Score
Seen
S = Syntax (sounds right)
Unseen
Comments:
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Fossils
Text-Sequencing Activity
GET SET
This is the fossil of a fish.
It is very, very old.
The fish was in some mud.
The fish is now a fossil.
This is the fossil of a frog.
This is the footprint of a dinosaur’s footprint.
It is very, very old.
The dinosaur walked in some mud,
a long, long time ago.
The footprint is now a fossil.
All these fossils are very, very old.
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Word Search Activity
Fossils
GET SET
Name:............................................................................................................................... Date:...............................................
Words can
be found
in these
directions:
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The letter in
each square
can only be
used in one
word.
Words
to find:
ago
leaf
the
fish
long
these
frog
now
this
in
old
time
is
some
was
very
Use the letters that are left to make a word that tells what walked in some mud
and made a fossil...................................................................................................................................................................
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Board Game Activity
Fossils
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Spin the numbered spinner.
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The highest number starts.
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You need to spin the exact
number to move onto the
END square.
START
Fossils are
very, very old.
21 A fossil of a
is the
3 This
fossil of a
fish. Spin again. If
you spin a 1 or a
2, go on to 5.
4
END
23
5
30
24 walked in
20
18
dinosaur’s
footprint is very,
very old. Go on
to 23.
Fossils are very,
very old.
The frog is
2
22
19
17 now a fossil.
1
GET SET
fish was
6 The
in some
The dinosaur
Spin again. Go
back that number.
mud. Go forward
four spaces.
some mud. Miss
a turn.
16
29
15
28
25
27
7
The
26 dinosaur’s
8
footprint is now
a fossil. Go back
three spaces.
The frog was
14 in some
mud. Name two
numbers. If you
spin one of those
numbers, go on
to 18.
13
12
A fossil of a
11 frog is very,
10
very old. Go back
to 8.
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The fish
9 is now a
fossil. Spin again.
Go forward that
number.
Writing Activity
Fossils
GET SET
Name:............................................................................................................................... Date:...............................................
Make a topic web for “Fossils.”
Topic
Write on the back of this page if you need more space.
REMEMBER
The topic is what you are describing. In the other shapes,
write the different things you know about the topic.
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