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LESSON 9 TEACHER’S GUIDE Jim Henson, the Puppet Man by Spencer Thomas Fountas-Pinnell Level E Informational Text Selection Summary Jim Henson and his magical puppets come to life for young readers. Familiar characters are shown with their creator and in the puppet workshop.

Number of Words: 93

Characteristics of the Text Genre • Informational Text: Biography Text Structure • Third-person narrative focuses on Jim Henson’s life and work. • Details enliven text. Content • Sesame Street puppets • Making puppets • All concepts supported by photographs Themes and Ideas • It’s fun to create things. • Kids love puppets. • Different people help to create art. Language and • Exclamation for emphasis Literary Features • Possessive form of proper name: Jim’s Sentence Complexity • Different sentence patterns add variety to text. • Simple sentences with prepositional phrases and adjectives Vocabulary • Most vocabulary familiar to children and used in oral language. • Important content words: art, paint, made, frog, puppet, help, pig, dog, bear, kids Words • Mostly one syllable words; one two-syllable word: puppet • Nouns, proper noun (Jim), verbs, pronouns, prepositions, adjectives • Irregular past tense: made Illustrations • Photographs support and extend text. Book and Print Features • Nine pages of text with color and black-and-white photos © 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H.

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1_301242_OL_LRTG_L09_JimHenderson.indd 1 11/3/09 7:05:56 PM Jim Henson, the Puppet Man by Spencer Thomas Build Background Read the title to the children and talk with them about what they see in the cover photograph. Encourage children to use their knowledge of puppets and Sesame Street characters to think about the book. Ask questions such as the following: Why do you like playing with puppets? Who is your favorite Sesame Street character? Why?

Introduce the Text Guide children through the text, noting important ideas, and helping with unfamiliar language and vocabulary. Here are some suggestions. Page 2: Explain that this book talks about Jim Henson, the man who made the Sesame Street puppets. Suggested language: Turn to page 2. You can see Jim Henson in the photo. What is he doing? Do you know the name of the frog puppet? Page 3: Turn to page 3. Jim was an artist. He liked to draw and paint. Say the word draw. What letter do you expect to see at the beginning of draw? Find the word draw on the page and point to it. Did you ever think that making a puppet was a kind of art? Page 4: Look at the two pictures on this page. What do you see? Jim cut up his mom’s green coat and turned it into a puppet. What kind of puppet did Jim make? What color is it? Now turn back to the beginning and read to ﬁ nd how Jim Henson made some of your favorite puppets.

Words to Know draw green is like sing small

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11_301242_OL_LRTG_L09_JimHenderson.indd_301242_OL_LRTG_L09_JimHenderson.indd 2 77/23/09/23/09 55:29:26:29:26 PPMM Read As the children read, observe them carefully. Guide them as needed, using language that supports their problem solving ability.

Respond to the Text Personal Response Invite children to share their personal responses to the book. Begin by asking what they liked best about the book and what they found most interesting. Suggested language: What do you think about the puppets that Jim Henson made? Why do you feel this way?

Ways of Thinking As you discuss the text, make sure children understand these teaching points. Thinking Within the Text Thinking Beyond the Text Thinking About the Text • Jim Henson made lots of • Making art is a wonderful thing • The writer uses different different puppets. to do. language on each page to make the story interesting. • People helped Jim Henson make • Jim Henson’s puppets make kids his puppets. happy. • The photos show what the writer is describing.

Choices for Support Fluency Have children read a passage from the text and demonstrate that they can quickly and automatically solve most words in a way that supports ﬂ uency.

Phonemic Awareness and Word Work Provide practice as needed with words and sounds, using one of the following activities: • Listening Game Materials: pairs of words. Have children listen for words that begin with the same sound. Have them raise their hands if the words begin with the same sound, and keep their hands in their laps if the beginning letter is different. Say pairs of words, such as the following: puppet, pet; bear, bend; made, run; big, sad. • Build Sentences List these high-frequency words from the book: He, made, liked, a, big, small. Make a separate list of these story words: coat, frog, puppets, art, pig, bear, dog. Have children say sentences using the high-frequency words and one of the story words. Have them choose one sentence to write and illustrate.

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Critical Thinking Read the directions for children on BLM 9.7 and guide them in answering the questions.

Responding Read aloud the questions at the back of the book and help children complete the activities.

Target Comprehension Skill Text and Graphic Features Tell children that words and pictures work together in a book to help readers better understand the text. Model how to think about the way that words and pictures work together:

Think Aloud This book tells how Jim Henson made lots of different puppets that kids love. On page 6, I read about the big puppets he made. And there’s a photo of one of these puppets standing next to Jim Henson. Is the puppet bigger or smaller than Jim? This photo really helps me understand just how big some of the puppets are.

Practice the Skill Have children share an example of photos in other books that show what the author’s words are describing.

Writing Prompt Read aloud the following prompt. Have children draw and write their response, using the writing prompt on page 6. Draw a picture of a puppet that Jim Henson made. Choose one of your favorites. Write something the puppet would say.

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Cultural Support Point out that the puppets made by Jim Henson and his helpers are known to children in countries all over the world. Children see many of these puppets, sometimes called Muppets, on a television show called “Sesame Street.” They can also read books about these characters.

Oral Language Development Check the 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: Who is this book about? Speaker 1: What kinds of things did the Speaker 1: How was Jim Henson frog puppet like to do? able to make so many puppets? Speaker 2: Jim Henson Speaker 2: sing and dance Speaker 2: He had lots of people Speaker 1: What did Jim Henson helping him make all the make? Speaker 1: What other kinds of puppets puppets. did Jim Henson make? Speaker 2: puppets Speaker 2: a pig, bear, and a dog

Lesson 9 BLACKLINE MASTER 9.7 Name

Jim Henson, the Puppet Man Think About It Think About It

Write the word that completes each sentence.

1. Jim made a fro g out of a green coat. bear dog frog

2. Jim had lots of help to make lots of puppets. things help coats

Making Connections Think of what kind of puppet you would like to make. Draw a picture of your puppet. Label your picture.

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Write something the puppet would say.

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Jim Henson, the Puppet Man Think About It Think About It

Write the word that completes each sentence.

1. Jim made a out of a green coat. bear dog frog

2. Jim had lots of to make lots of puppets. things help coats

Making Connections Think of what kind of puppet you would like to make. Draw a picture of your puppet. Label your picture.

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