Objectives: build up the sense of what to learn.

Have a brief introduction of the reading skills in this

lesson.

Listening and Speaking 12%

Describe the family routine.
8% Writing
Write about your family members.
Foundational Skills 6%

Read the high frequency words.

Vocabulary and Language 20%

54%
Reading Learn and use academic vocabulary
1.Read and analyze the photo essay words.
Families in Many Cultures.
2.Learn to organize ideas with a
thinking map.

1
 Objectives: use the high frequency words to practice
the language function.
1. Talk about the photo, point out the high frequency
Describe words. Have students read and repeat the words.
Then follow the given directions.
2. Click on the dot to play the song.

Our Routine
My family eats meals. • Read the three high frequency words.
Dad’s lunches are great. • Listen to the song. Explain the
Then I play outside.
language function. Say: When we tell
I bike or I skate.
about something we do, or an action,
we describe it.
When I come home • Mention something about your family
I help Dad to clean.
routine. Use the sentence frames.
Mom reads me a book.
My family ___. I help ___. I like ___.
I like our routine!

5
 What do you do with your family members?
Objectives: describe our family activities.
1. Talk about the photo. Read and have students repeat the words
and sentences after you.

My family _____ together. 2. Ask: How do you do with your family? Show the verbs, have
students read the words. Model how to use the sentence frame.
Then, have students use the sentence frame to answer the
question.

celebrate
play games

share meals 4
Objectives: learn and practice the word.
1. Talk about the photo. Read the word, have students repeat after
you. Then, explain the word.
2. Read and have students repeat the sentence, help and encourage
students to use the word to make a new sentence.

celebrate
Sample:
We celebrate grandma’s
birthday.

2
Objectives: learn and practice the word.
1. Talk about the photo. Read the word, have students repeat after
you. Then, explain the word.
2. Read and have students repeat the sentence, help and encourage
students to use the word to make a new sentence.

help
Sample:
I help at home.

2
 Objectives: learn and practice the word.
1. Talk about the photo. Read the word, have students repeat after
you. Then, explain the word.
2. Read and have students repeat the sentence, help and encourage
students to use the word to make a new sentence.

care
Sample:
I care for my plant.

2
Objectives: learn and practice the word.
1. Talk about the photo. Read the word, have students repeat after
you. Then, explain the word.
2. Read and have students repeat the sentence, help and encourage
students to use the word to make a new sentence.

world
Sample:
There are many people and
places in the world.

2
Objectives: learn and practice the word.
1. Talk about the photo. Read the word, have students repeat after
you. Then, explain the word.
2. Read and have students repeat the sentence, help and encourage
students to use the word to make a new sentence.

play
Sample:
We play a game.

2
 Objectives: discuss the cover page, set a purpose.
1. Talk about the cover page of the photo book. Point out the title.

Families in Many Cultures

2. Guide students to set a purpose before reading. Use the given
sentence frame.

by Heather Adamson Details

What is the title of the
story? What can you
see on the cover?

Genre
A photo book uses
photos to tell about
real people and things.

Predictions
What do you want to
learn?
I want to learn _____.

2
 Objectives: read, comprehend and analyze the story.
1. Model how to read with phrasing. Then have students read with
phrasing.
2. Have students talk about the photo book with the guidance of the
given questions.

Details
Who are these people?
What are they doing?
Where do they live?

Connections
Where do you and
your family live?
What’s the size of your
family?
Families of all sizes live around the world.

3
 Objectives: read, comprehend and analyze the story.
1. Model how to read with phrasing. Then have students read with
phrasing.
2. Have students talk about the photo book with the guidance of the
given questions.

Details
What do these family
members do? Where
are they?

Comparisons
How do these family
members help each
other?

Connections
How can you help your
Families help each other. family members?

3
 Objectives: read, comprehend and analyze the story.
1. Model how to read with phrasing. Then have students read with
phrasing.
2. Have students talk about the photo book with the guidance of the
given questions.

Details
What do these families
do? Can you name the
family members?

Comparisons
What do these families
share? Mention some
food.

Connections
When do you share
meals with your
Families share meals. family? Who do you
share meals with?
3
 Objectives: read, comprehend and analyze the story.
1. Model how to read with phrasing. Then have students read with
phrasing.
2. Have students talk about the photo book with the guidance of the
given questions.
Details
What do these families
do? How can they
celebrate?
How do they feel?

Comparisons
How can your family
celebrate holidays or
birthdays?

Connections
Families celebrate holidays. Mention something
Families celebrate birthdays. about your birthday.

3
 Objectives: explain what phrasing is. Listen and practice.
1. Model how to read with phrasing. Then have students read with
phrasing.
2. Record the WCPM (word correct pre minute).

Phrasing Your Turn

Phrasing is how you use Families celebrate holidays.

your voice to group
words together.
Families celebrate birthdays.

2
 Objectives: read, comprehend and analyze the story.
1. Model how to read with phrasing. Then have students read with
phrasing.
2. Have students talk about the photo book with the guidance of the
given questions.
Fluency
Read with phrasing.

Details
How do these families
feel? Why?

Predictions
Why does each family
feel happy? Make a
prediction.

Connections
Families play together.
What do you and your
Families laugh together. family play together?

3
 Objectives: read, comprehend and analyze the story.
1. Talk about the cover page of the photo book. Point out the title.
2. Guide students to set a purpose before reading. Use the given
sentence frame.

Details
Is this family in the
photo of big size or
small size?

Predictions
Which kind of holiday
are they celebrating?

Connections
Mention some
activities that your
families do.

What is your family like?

2
 Objectives: retell the story and make conclusions about what we’ve
learned from the story.
1. Guide students to fill in the thinking map.
2. Help and encourage students to retell the story. Then, give a
conclusion about what they’ve learned. Use the given sentence
frame.
3. Make connections. Have students talk about their own family.

laugh play

Families in
Many
Cultures

help celebrate

I have learned that families can

____________ together.

4
 Objectives: describe how your family is.
1. Have students talk about their families. Use the given adjectives.
2. Model how to finish the thinking map. Type the adjectives to fill
in the thinking map. Model how to use the sentence frame. Then,
have students use the sentence frame to talk about their family.

My happy clean
Family

My family is _____. noisy busy

4
 Objectives: explain the homework.
Explain the homework to students.
Remind students to shoot and post their
writing.

• Online exercise

• My Writing Journal P5-8