Bells - Teacher's Guide [antikvár]

1 Introducing Bel IsFront Cover Distribute copies of Bells, and teli chil-dren that these are the new books they will be reading. (Or, if you prefer to use the Big Book for Bells, which contains pages 1-25, display the book where children can see it easily. You will alsó need one copy of the regular edition of Bells to display while discussing the content of selections and the Reading Helps page.)Ask children to look at the front cover and to teli what animals they see in the picture. Have children explain what the rabbit, the bear, and the mouse are doing. Be sure children understand that the animals are puliing on the ribbon to make the large bell ring.Encourage children to teli why the animals might want to ring the bell. Suggest, for example, that the animals might think that swinging on the ribbon is fun, or they might ring the bell to teli their friends to come to a party or a parade.Explain that there are two other kinds of bells in this picture. Ask children to look for them. If necessary, show children the bell with a handlé beside the mouse, and the small, round bell on the end of the rabbit's cap.Hold up a copy of the book and point to the word Bells. Explain that this word is the name, or f/t/e, of the book. (Literary Skill Readiness)Teli children that they can figure out the word. Point to the letter 6 and have it identified. Remind children that they know the sound for B. Point to the letter s and have it identified. Teli children that in this word, s stands for the sound heard at the end of is. Ask children to think about the sounds for the letters and to think about what the picture shows in order to figure out the word. Ask a volunteer to identify the word.Title Page Ask children to look at the picture on the first page of Bells. Encourage children to teli what the bear is doing in this picture. Point to the book title at the top of the page, and ask one or two children to read it aloud.Table of Contents Turn the page and point to the Table of Contents. Teli children that on this page they can see the names of all the stories in Bells. Explain that the names of the people who wrote the stories are alsó on this page.Page Numbers Point to the 2 at the bottom of this page. Explain that the pages in the book are numbered in order. Show children that page 3 comes next, page 4 follows that, and so on. Explain that the numbers will help children find the pages.Content of Selections Teli children that they will read many interesting stories in Bells. Explain that somé of the stories are about boys and girls. Ask children to look at the picture on page 18. Explain that this story is about a girl and a boy and somé of the animals that live on their farm.Teli children that somé of the other stories in Bells are about make-believe animals, or animals that are not real. Have children look at the picture on page 26, and ask them whether the bears in the picture are real or make-believe. Have children give reasons for their answers. (Literary Skill Readiness) You may wish to help children recall that Boo, the little bear on this page, alsó appeared in Getting Ready to Read.Explain that not every page in Bells is part of a story. Have children look at page 34. Explain that this page will help children learn more about figuring out new words.Ask children to look at page 43. Explain that they will read pages like this one to find out more about real animals. Point out that the pictures on this page are photographs, taken with a camera.Reading Helps (See the Teacher's Note and facsimile of "Reading Helps" on Guide page 344.) Ask children to look at the last page in the book. Teli children that this page, which is called "Reading Helps," will help them to remember what they have learned about the sounds for letters. Point to the letters in the box at the top of the page, and remind children that they have learned the sounds for these letters. Teli children that saying the names for the pictures beside the letters will