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The School Mural
The children in Mrs. Sanchez’s class celebrate
their school’s 50th anniversary by painting a
mural. Mural-making becomes an event shared
and enjoyed by the community.
Key Vocabulary:
celebrate project
community mural
cultures scenes
sketches pride
Objectives:
Reading Strategy—Comprehension:
Recognizing steps in a process
Language Skill: Interpreting dialogue
Phonics Focus: Identifying long vowel u
For more phonics practice, see Steck-Vaughn
Phonics Level B, Unit 3, pages 77-80.
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MINI LESSONS
BEFOR E DI NG
BE FO RE REA D I N G
Display the cover of The School Mural and read aloud the title. • READING STRATEGY
Encourage children to share any painting experiences they may Recognizing Steps in a Process
have had. Call attention to the table of contents of the book.
Have children review the story to
Tell children that this feature can help them find specific parts
recall the order in which the mural
of the book. Make predictions with children by reading aloud
was planned and painted. Discuss
the table of contents and encouraging them to speculate about
whether the mural could have
what each part of the book is about.
been done in another order. Ask,
Could the children have painted the
READ I
R E ADI NG mural without first asking the
principal? and What if the children
Set a purpose for reading by having had painted the mural without
children read to find out who sketching it first? Have pairs of
creates a mural, why they do children work together to write a
so, and how they do it. list of steps to make a mural.
Use questions such as these
to guide the reading: • LANGUAGE SKILL
• How did Mei Lee get the idea for the class project? Interpreting Dialogue
• Why was it a good idea to ask parents to help?
• How did the sketches help the children paint the mural? Reread page 3 to children. Call
• What did the community think about the mural? How do you know? attention to the words said and
asked. Point out the quotation
marks. Explain that these clues let
A F TER READ I N G
AF TE R R EADI readers know that characters in the
story are talking. Demonstrate
Help children summarize the story by telling what happened in how to change intonation. Have
the beginning, middle, and end. On the board or chart paper, children work in pairs to find
draw three large boxes in a horizontal row. Label them beginning, other dialogue in the story.
middle, and end. Invite volunteers to record key words or phrases Encourage volunteers to take a part
in the appropriate box to summarize each part of the story. and read the dialogue aloud.
Response Activities
Writing About School Pride PHONICS FOCUS
Materials: writing paper, pencils
Invite children to list reasons why they are proud of Identifying Long Vowel u
their school. Have children write sentences or a paragraph
On the board, write Murals are huge.
telling about their school pride. You may wish to have
Call attention to the long vowel
children illustrate their sentences. Display them on a banner
sound in huge and compare it to hug.
in a common area of the school.
Then read these words from the story
aloud. Have children raise their hand
Making a Mural Proposal
when they hear a word that has the
Materials: writing paper, pencils
long u sound: rule, paint, huge, cave,
Have pairs of children think about a good place for a students, fuel.
mural. Ask them to write a list of reasons why it is a good place
for a mural. Encourage them to share what should be included
in the mural. Invite them to share their lists with the group.
Pair-It Books Early Fluency The School Mural 9994108123
The School Mural The School Mural
Pair-It Books Early Fluency Pair-It Books Early Fluency
F/P: L F/P: L
DRA: 24 DRA: 24
9994108123 9994108123
The School Mural The School Mural
Pair-It Books Early Fluency Pair-It Books Early Fluency
F/P: L F/P: L
DRA: 24 DRA: 24
9994108123 9994108123
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