4 Along Came a Spider - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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Along Came a Spiderby Robert Hirschfeld

Fountas-Pinnell Level JNonfictionSelection SummaryPeople may be afraid of spiders, but most spiders are not dangerous. Unlike insects, spiders have eight legs. Most spiders use silk from their bodies to make webs that catch insect food. Spiders hatch from eggs, and molt as they grow. Most spiders eat insects, but some large spiders eat birds and lizards.

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Characteristics of the Text Genre • Nonfi ction

Text Structure • Organized by topic, such as silk, eggs, molting • First and last pages on same topic • Some compare/contrast structures

Content • Characteristics of spidersThemes and Ideas • Spiders are different from insects.

• Spiders have interesting ways of fi nding food and growing.• Fear of spiders is an overreaction.

Language and Literary Features

• Some second-person pronouns: Do spiders scare you?• Literal comparison: as big as plates

Sentence Complexity • Mostly short, simple sentences, with phrases• Compound sentences with but to point out contrast• Pronoun this refers to preceding sentence: This is how some spiders get their food. This

keeps the eggs safe. This is called molting.Vocabulary • New terms, such as silk and molting, explained in context

• Unfamiliar use of word balloon (silk strands that carry spiders aloft)Words • Mostly one- and two-syllable words

• Words with suffi xes: dangerous, scary, stickyIllustrations • Color photographs

Book and Print Features • Nine pages with text and photos, some with captions• Each sentence begins on a new line.• One- and two-line sentences

© 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H.

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Target Vocabulary

breeze — a light, gentle wind, p. 6

dangerous — not safe, possibly causing harm, p. 2

fountain — a jet of water for drinking, p. 10

insects — animals with six legs and three body parts, that may have wings, p. 3

judge — v., to decide what you think about something, p. 2

scare — to make someone feel afraid, p. 2

screaming — v., making a loud, high-pitched noise, p. 10

sticky — attaching easily to something, p. 5

Along Came a Spider by Robert Hirschfeld

Build BackgroundHelp children use their knowledge of spiders. Build interest by asking questions such as the following: Where can you see spiders? How can you tell that a spider is a spider? Read the title and author. Have children point out details in the cover photograph.

Introduce the TextGuide children through the text, noting important ideas and nonfi ction features. Help with unfamiliar language and vocabulary so that they can read the text successfully. Give special attention to target vocabulary. Here are some suggestions:

Page 2: Tell children that this book gives information about spiders.Suggested language: Turn to page 2. Spiders scare some people, though most spiders are not dangerous. Do you think the spider in the photo is dangerous? Why do you think it will or won’t hurt a person?

Page 3: Have children count the legs on the spider shown. Spiders have eight legs, but insects have six. How can you tell that this animal is NOT an insect?

Pages 4–5: Point out the insect caught in the web on page 5. Some spiders make webs using sticky silk from their own bodies. What happens because the silk is sticky?

Page 6: Turn to page 6. Spiders don’t have wings, but can hold onto silk as a breeze carries them through the air, like someone riding a balloon in a gentle wind. How would the breeze carry the spiders?

Now turn back to the beginning of the book and read to fi nd out about spiders.

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ReadAs the children read, observe them carefully. Guide them as needed, using language that supports their problem-solving ability.

Remind children to use the Summarize Strategy , and stop to tell themselves what they are learning as they read.

Discuss and Revisit the TextPersonal ResponseInvite children to share their personal responses to the text. Suggested language: Would you use the word scary to describe spiders? Why or why not?

Ways of ThinkingAs you discuss the text, help children understand these points:

Thinking Within the Text Thinking Beyond the Text Thinking About the Text

• Most spiders are not dangerous.

• Spiders have eight legs and make silk with their bodies.

• Spiders use their webs to catch insects.

• Spiders hatch from eggs and molt as they grow larger.

• People have some mistaken ideas about spiders.

• Spiders have remarkable abilities.

• Fear of spiders is an overreaction by most people.

• The author’s attitude is that spiders are interesting.

• The photos show tiny things close up, to help readers see them in a new way.

• Some photos have captions that explain what is shown.

© 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H.

Choices for Further Support• Fluency Invite children to choose a passage from the text to read aloud. Remind them

to use their voices to show how interesting the information is.

• Comprehension Based on your observations of the children’s reading and discussion, revisit parts of the text to clarify or extend comprehension. Remind children to go back to the text to support their ideas.

• Phonics/Word Work Provide practice as needed with words and word parts, using examples from the text. Remind children that words can have endings added to them. Have children fi nd the words scare and scary on page 2, and tell how the words are alike in meaning. List these words for children to read: scared, scaring, scares.



Writing about ReadingVocabulary PracticeHave children complete the Vocabulary questions on BLM 4.1.

RespondingHave children complete the vocabulary activities on page 11. Remind them to answer the Word Teaser on page 12. (Answer: rotten)

Reading Nonfi ctionNonfiction Features: Photos Remind children that nonfi ction has many features to help readers fi nd and understand important information. Explain that nonfi ction books show things in real life, and photographs are a good way to show real things.

Tell children that books about animals may include photos called close-ups, which make the animal seem larger than it is in real life. Close-ups help readers see details that would be hard to see in a tiny animal like an insect or a spider.

Use the photo of the garden spider on page 3 to point out that a real-life garden spider has a body that is only about one-half inch long. Have children examine the photo to point out details, such as the bands and joints on the legs, the different sizes of legs, and the two body parts (head/thorax and abdomen). Then ask children to choose another close-up photo and list details they notice in it.

Writing Prompt: Thinking About the TextHave children write a response to the prompt on page 6.

Assessment Prompts• Complete this sentence: On page 2, the word judge means __________.

• On page 5, which words help readers understand the meaning of sticky?



Read directions to children.

Target VocabularyVocabulary

Read the question in each box below. Write a Target Vocabulary word that could be used to answer each question. You can use more than one vocabulary word in a box. Then write an answer in each box using one of the words in it.

What might you see or feel outside?

What is something people do?

What do spiders make? What might you see or feel in a dark, old house?

Name Date

Grade 2, Unit 1: Neighborhood Visit

Lesson 4B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 4 . 1

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Target Vocabulary

English Language DevelopmentReading Support Check regularly on child’s oral reading to determine accuracy, fl uency, and comprehension.

Cognates Spanish-speaking children may recognize the similarities between brisa and breeze, and insectos and insects.

Oral Language DevelopmentCheck children’s comprehension, using a dialogue that best matches their English profi ciency level. Speaker 1 is the teacher, Speaker 2 is the child.

Beginning/Early Intermediate Intermediate Early Advanced/ Advanced

Speaker 1: Point to the spider.

Speaker 2: (points, may say, This is the spider.)

Speaker 1: Point to the web.

Speaker 2: (points, may say, This is the web.)

Speaker 1: Point to the insect.

Speaker 2: (points, may say,This is the insect.)

Speaker 1: How is a spider different from an insect?

Speaker 2: A spider has eight legs, and an insect has six legs.

Speaker 1: What do spiders use to make their webs?

Speaker 2: They use silk from their own bodies.

Speaker 1: How are spiders born?

Speaker 2: They hatch from eggs. The mother spider has wrapped the eggs in a silk sack.

Speaker 1: How do spiders grow?

Speaker 2: They molt. That means they take off their old skins that are too tight, and they grow a new skin.



Name Date

Along Came a SpiderThinking About the Text

Think about the questions below. Then write your answer in one paragraph.

What does the author think of spiders? How do you know? Use details from the book in your answer. Do you agree with the author’s opinion about spiders? Why or why not?



Target Vocabulary

breeze

dangerous

insects

judge

rotten

scare

screaming

sticky

Vocabulary

Read the question in each box below. Write a Target Vocabulary word that could be used to answer each question. You can use more than one vocabulary word in a box. Then write an answer in each box using one of the words in it.

What might you see or feel outside?

What is something people do?

What do spiders make? What might you see or feel in a dark, old house?

Name Date Lesson 4

B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 4 . 1

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Student Date Lesson 4

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Running Record Form

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Read word correctly ✓ cat 0

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Some people are afraid of spiders. Some people are not. Most

spiders are not dangerous. Do spiders scare you? This person

does not judge spiders as scary.

This is a garden spider. Count the legs on this spider. Spiders

are not insects. Insects have six legs, but spiders have

eight legs.

Spiders make webs from silk. They make the silk with their

bodies. The silk comes from a special body part.

Some spider silk is sticky. Insects fly into the silk and get stuck

in the web. They cannot get away. This is how some spiders

get their food.

Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read

correctly/99 × 100)

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Self-Correction Rate

(# errors + # Self-Corrections/ Self-Correction)

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