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							First Grade
Interactive Read Aloud
4th Nine Weeks - 1st Row

1-3.14 Organize a series of words by alphabetizing to the first letter.
1-3.5 Understand the relationship between two or more words (including synonyms, antonyms, and
homonyms).
1-1.4 Find an example of sound devices (including onomatopoeia and alliteration) in texts read aloud.
1-1.6 Explain how the elements of author’s craft (for example, word choice) affect the meaning of a
given literary devices.
1-2.3 Distinguish between facts and opinions.
1-2.5 Understand that headings, subheadings, and print styles provide information to the reader.

SS
1-6.1 Explain the concept of scarcity and the way it forces individuals and families to make choices about
which goods and services to obtain.
1-6.2 Explain methods for obtaining goods and services, including buying with money and bartering
1-6.4 Recognize the roles of producers and consumers and the ways in which they are interdependent.

Book: Ox Cart Man        by Donald Hall

Book Introduction: Our book today is a work of fiction, but we will learn how people in the 1800’s could
have made a living. Our story begins in October when the father is packing up the wagon to go to town. The
writer will tell us how the family has worked all through the year to get ready for this trip.
Day 1 Questions:
Interactive Read Aloud Questions                                        Correlation to Standard
Read “In October he…” to the end of “He packed potatoes…”               1-6.4 Recognize the roles of
                                                                        producers and consumers
Just like we have studied in social studies these people have been      and the ways in which they
producers. Talk about some of the things they have produced.            are interdependent.
How might they have gotten their vegetables and their clothing ready
to take to town? (Help students understand they have worked all         1-1.2 Use pictures and words
year.)                                                                  to make and revise predictions
                                                                        about a given literary text.
We know dad has saved potatoes for them to eat. What else might
they have saved so they could live through the winter?
Read “When his cart was full…” to the end of “Then he sold the          1-1.2 Use pictures and words
wooden box…”                                                            to make and revise predictions
                                                                        about a given literary text.
I was surprised on this last page. Why might he be selling the things
he mentions on this page (Then he sold the wooden box…).
Read “Then he sold his ox…”                                             1-6.4 Recognize the roles of
                                                                        producers and consumers
Oh, no! How is he going to get home?                                    and the ways in which they
In social studies we have learned about producers who make things,      are interdependent.
merchants who sell things, and consumers who buy things.
Let’s look back to see how this Ox Cart Man has been all three of
these things. Discuss.
Read “Then he walked home…” to the end of “...and he carved a           1-6.4 Recognize the roles of
new yolk…”                                                              producers and consumers
                                                                        and the ways in which they
Oh! Now I think I get it.                                               are interdependent.
Remember when we were so worried with him selling his ox. What’s
going on now? Discuss.
I wonder if they will do anything else. Turn and Talk.
Read “While his wife made…” to the end of “…and geese                      1-1.2 Use pictures and words
squawked…”                                                                 to make and revise predictions
Did our prediction match the author’s idea?                                about a given literary text.


Day 2 Questions:
Yesterday as we read I noticed that the writer repeated a lot of things.   1-1.6 Explain how the
                                                                           elements of author’s craft
For example – on the page where he is packing (Page “He packed a           (for example, word choice)
bag of wool…”) He started each sentence with “He packed…”                  affect the meaning of a given
                                                                           literary text.
He did it on the next page too. Even the page after that. When we
read those pages we will all say “He Packed” and keep listening for
things the author repeated as we read.

(“He sold…” and “Then he sold…” uses the same phrases for the
journey to town as he did on his journey home.)