•
ATOS:
0.9
•
GRL:
B
•
Word Count:
32
•
Curriculum Connections:
colors, flowers, nature
Skills to Teach
•
High-Frequency Words:
do, I, see, what, you
•
Content Words:
colors, daisies, flowers, lilacs, lilies,
orange, pink, poppies, purple, red, roses, sunflowers,
white, yellow
•
Punctuation:
periods, question mark
•
Word Study:
plural endings
s
(
colors, flowers
,
lilacs
,
roses
,
sunflowers
),
ies
(
daisies
,
lilies
,
poppies
);
r
-controlled
vowels (
flowers
,
orange
,
purple
); /ng/, spelled
n
(
pink
)
•
Text Type:
information report
Before Reading Activities
• Read the title and give a simple statement of the main idea.
• Have students “walk” though the book and talk about what
they see in the pictures.
• Introduce new vocabulary by having students predict the first
letter and locate the word in the text.
• Discuss any unfamiliar concepts that are in the text.
After Reading Activities
Ask children to think of other flowers they know of that were
not named in the text. Say their answers aloud, and encourage
children to predict the first letter of each flower name. Write their
answers on the board and tally the number of children who are
familiar with each flower.
TOOLS FOR TEACHERs
Tadpole Books are published by Jump!, 5357 Penn Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55419,
Copyright ©2018 Jump. International copyright reserved in all countries. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without
written permission from the publisher.
Editorial:
Hundred Acre Words, LLC
Designer:
Anna Peterson
Photo Credits:
Getty: Martin Ruegner, 4–5; Michael Wheatley,14–15. Shutterstock: Coral Hiranaka, 2–3; irin-k,12–13; Kuttelvaserova Stuchelova,
10–11; Lotus Images, 8–9; milart,1; Rock.N.Roll.Queen, 6–7; Scisetti Alfio, cover.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Mayerling, Tim, author.
Title: I see flowers / by Tim Mayerling.
Description: Minneapolis, MN: Jump!, Inc., [2017] | Series: Outdoor explorer | Audience: Ages 3–6. | Includes index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017035234 (print) | LCCN 2017036368 (ebook) | ISBN 9781624967221 (ebook) | ISBN 9781620319475 (hardcover: alk. paper) |
ISBN 9781620319482 (pbk.)
Subjects: LCSH: Flowers—Juvenile literature.
Classification: LCC SB406.5 (ebook) | LCC SB406.5 .M39 2017 (print) | DDC 582.13—dc23
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