START: READ 1 Guide for Repeated Interactive Read-Alouds

START: READ 1 Guide for Repeated Interactive Read-Alouds Complex Storybook Goals for Read 1 Immi s Gift by Karin Littlewood Push In and Connect Key Events Push-In Story Problem and Target Vocabulary Read 1: STATE STATE: Show cover illustration and identify title and author. The title of the book is Immi s Gift and the author, or the person who wrote the story, is Karin Littlewood. STATE: Purpose of Read 1. Immi (point) lives in a cold, white, frozen place by herself. Visitors never come to her home, but one day animals start coming to visit. I wonder why the animals start coming to visit. Let s read and find out. Read 1: TEACH TEACH: Push-in story problem that s connected to the story purpose by using the think-aloud strategy (I wonder, I noticed, I was thinking.). This is where you can turn back to previous pages to connect events and infer the story problem. Oh, now I know the problem. Remember back at the beginning of the story (turn page back) when TEACH: Push-in and connect key events that relate to the story problem. Page # Events Page # Previous Event/Explanation 4 I m noticing that it is so cold that the ocean is frozen solid and Immi can walk on it. She has to cut a hole in the ice to be able to fish. She lives far from any stores, so she has to fish to get food. 8 I m noticing that the world above the ice is not very colorful-it s white and gray. Under the ice there are many bright colors! 10 Look at Immi s collection, or group of wonders, or special things! She caught so many bright things

when she was fishing and she has put them all over her igloo. 12 Look how many animals are coming to visit Immi s igloo! 24 Look! Immi s white bear looks really different than all the other bright things on the beach. 2 Remember how Immi caught an extra fish just in case, but hardly anyone came to visit her. Maybe nobody visited her before because Immi s igloo, or house, blended into the snowy background. No one could see it. Now that it is bright, it attracts everybody- they all want to come and see it. 20 Remember when Immi threw her bear into the ocean. She didn t know what would happen to it, but now I see that the little boy found it. It must have floated faraway from Immi s cold part of the ocean to this warm part of the ocean. 24 Wow! The colorful bird used to belong to this little boy! 21 I m thinking that the ocean is full of beautiful, bright things. The ocean brings Immi lots of gifts, and one day the little boy s wooden bird shows up near her fishing hole! He didn t know his wonder, or special thing, might end up so faraway. TEACH: Push-in target vocabulary using PAT. Page # Point Act Tell 2 Blew frozen- hard and solid 4 hardly-not very much supper-dinner 10 igloo brightest- most colorful 12 far and wide- all over wonder-to look with excitement 14 Faraway-not close 16 brighter- more colorful 18 melt-when the ice gets hot and turns into water 20 Gently gently-very carefully 21 Tosses wonders- beautiful things

Target Tier 2 vocabulary related to story: bright, faraway, attract, wonders, collection, lonely ASK: Why did the animals start coming to Immi s igloo? Read 1: ASK Possible Answers: The bright, colorful collection of treasures on Immi s igloo makes it stand out in all that white snow! All the animals can see it and they are attracted to it. They want to come see what it is all about. Read 1: RESPOND RESPOND: Restate what child said in a more complex sentence. Use correct syntax. Model rich vocabulary. Build on children s statements by adding more information. TIE: Read 1: TIE Summarize main idea: We can make friends by sharing what we have. Transition to next activity and push-in how it relates to the story.

START: READ 2 Guide for Repeated Interactive Read-Alouds Complex Storybook Goals for Read 2 Title and Author Push In and Connect Characters Feelings with Key Events Push-In Story Problem and Target Vocabulary Read 2: STATE STATE: Show cover illustration and identify title and author. The title of the book is Immi s Gift and the author, or the person who wrote the story, is Karin Littlewood. STATE: Story Problem. STATE: Purpose of Read 2. Remember at the beginning of the story how Immi would catch extra fish (point to pg. 4). I wonder why she would catch extra fish. Let s read and find out. Read 2: TEACH TEACH: Push-in characters thoughts and feelings (as they connect to key events) that relate to the story problem. Page # Events Characters Thoughts and Feelings 4 Immi says she wants to catch an extra fish just In case anyone comes around. 9 Immi catches a bright wooden bird and adds it to her necklace. I m thinking Immi must be lonely She catches extra fish in case someone comes to visit. She must want someone to visit, but it sounds like no one really does. Immi is probably thinking Where are all these colorful things coming from? These are not things you usually find in the frozen, white place I live in. I am going to put all these wonders, or special things, on my igloo to make it brighter and more beautiful 14 Many animals are coming to visit Immi. At the beginning of this story Immi was lonely and wanted someone to visit her. Now her collection of bright things is attracting, or making, all the animals want to come because it is so easy to see. I bet she is feeling really excited to have friends visit. 16 Immi says her world is a brighter and Immi is feeling a lot happier now. She s probably thinking, the colorful treasures made

more colorful place. 20 Immi drops her white bear from her necklace into the ocean through her fishing hole. 21 The little boy tosses bright things into the ocean. me excited, but the friends I ve made are even more special. It can get lonely in this faraway place, but now I have made many friends. I wonder why Immi drops her small white bear into the water. She s probably thinking, the ocean sent me a lot of special gifts. I want to give a special gift to the ocean. He is thinking, I wonder where these bright things will go? I hope someone finds them! He doesn t know some of these wonders are floating across the ocean to Immi! 24 The little boy finds the white bear. The little boy found the white bear and that probably made him think that was a good idea to share my colorful, wooden bird. Now I have found a special gift back! Maybe someone found my bird and wanted to give me this white bear to say thank you. TEACH: Push-in target vocabulary using PAT. Page # Point Act Tell 2 blew frozen- hard and solid 4 hardly-not very much supper-dinner 10 igloo brightest- most colorful 12 far and wide- all over wonder-to look with excitement 14 Faraway-not close 16 brighter- more colorful 18 melt-when the ice gets hot and turns into water 20 Gently gently-very carefully 21 Tosses wonders- beautiful things Target Tier 2 vocabulary related to story: bright, faraway, attract, wonders, collection, lonely

Read 2: ASK ASK: Why did Immi want to bring extra fish home? Possible Answers: She was lonely and was hoping that someone would come to visit. She wanted to have extra fish to give them for supper, or dinner, if they came. Read 2: RESPOND RESPOND: Restate what child said in a more complex sentence. Use correct syntax. Model rich vocabulary. Build on children s statements by adding more information. TIE: Read 2: TIE Summarize main idea: We can make friends by sharing what we have. Transition to next activity and push-in how it relates to the story.

START: READ 3 Guide for Repeated Interactive Read-Alouds Complex Storybook Goals for Read 3 Immi s Gift by Karin Littlewood Pull Out and Connect Characters Feelings and Key Events Pull Out Story Problem and Target Vocabulary Read 3: STATE STATE: Show cover illustration and have the children recall the title and author. Remember, the title of the book is Immi s Gift and the author, or the person who wrote the story, is Karin Littlewood. STATE: Pull-out story problem. Children state the problem. STATE: Purpose of Read 3 Now that you know this story so well, I would like for you to help tell the story. I wonder why the bright things Immi caught were so special to her. Let s read to find out. Read 3: TEACH TEACH: Pull-out key events and characters thoughts and feelings. Page # Possible Descriptions of Events Possible Descriptions of Characters Thoughts and Feelings 4 Immi is all by herself fishing for some dinner. She catches extra fish in case someone comes to visit. Immi is lonely in this faraway place. She hopes someone will come to visit, so she catches extra fish even though she hardly has any visitors. 6 Immi catches the bright, colorful wooden bird and puts it on her necklace. Immi feels excited because she found something so colorful. It is different from all the white things in her snowy world. She feels like it is a special gift.

10 Immi catches many bright things and puts the collection of bright things on her igloo. 14 Animals come to visit and stay for supper. 19 Immi gently drops her white bear from her necklace into the ocean. 21 The little boy is tossing bright things into the ocean. 24 Wow! This little boy is the one who gave Immi the bright bird. Now he has found her white bear. She s probably thinking, now my home is bright and colorful. All these colors make me feel happy! Immi has been so lonely, but now all the bright things on her igloo have attracted many visitors. She used to catch fish and hope a visitor would come for supper, or dinner. Now many visitors have come to eat and tell stories. She doesn t feel lonely anymore. I bet Immi is thinking, the ocean has given me so many special gifts. I want to give a gift back. I wonder where it will go. I bet he is thinking I wonder where all these bright wonders will go. He doesn t know they are floating across the ocean to Immi. I bet he feels like he got a gift back from someone. He has been tossing bright wonders into the ocean, but he hasn t known where they go. Now he feels like maybe someone has been finding them. TEACH: Pull-out target vocabulary. Provide opportunities for children to use target vocabulary. Read 3: ASK ASK: The final why question leads to the main idea. Why were the bright things Immi caught so special to her? Possible Answers: Immi lived in a cold, frozen, faraway place and was pretty lonely. The bright wonders she caught made her feel happy like someone was sending her gifts. When she put her collection of bright wonders on her igloo, many animals were attracted to the igloo and came to visit. She didn t feel lonely anymore.

Read 3: RESPOND RESPOND: Restate what child said in a more complex sentence. Use correct syntax. Model rich vocabulary. Build on child s statements by adding more information. TIE: Read 3: TIE Summarize main idea: We can make friends by sharing what we have. Transition to next activity and pull-out how it relates to the story.