1 3 4 dog and cat and the garden (animal fantasy)

Dog and Cat and the Garden
by Tiana Rosen

Animal Fantasy

INTRODUCE THE BOOK

RESPOND

Activate Prior Knowledge/Build
Background Read the title, and ask children
about their experiences with gardens. Ask: What
did you see in the garden? Did you see flowers?
Did you see any animals? Where was the
garden? Tell children this book tells about a dog
and a cat planting a garden.

Answers to the Reader’s Inside Back Cover:

Preview/Use Text Features Preview the
reader by talking about the illustrations together
and naming the labeled items.
Preteach Vocabulary Review the highfrequency words that appear in this book:
again, few, and soon. Introduce these
key words from the book: mint (p. 4) and
tomatoes (p. 5). Discuss these words and add
them to a Word Wall.

READ THE BOOK
Choose among these options for reading to
support children at all English proficiency levels.

Read Aloud Read the book aloud as children
follow along. Pause to verify comprehension and
to explain unfamiliar concepts.
Monitored Reading Have children silently
read a few pages at a time. Use the following
questions to support comprehension:
• Pages 2–3 What plants are growing in
the garden? (Carrots, pumpkin, lettuce, and
roses are growing in the garden.)
• Pages 4–5 What do Dog and Cat want
to plant? (Dog and Cat want to plant mint
candy and tomato juice.)
• Pages 6–7 Why shouldn’t Dog plant
mint candy? (Candy will not grow.) Why
shouldn’t Cat plant tomato juice? (Juice will
not grow.)
• Page 8 What do Dog and Cat plant in the
end? (They plant a mint plant and a tomato
plant.)
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ELL Reader 1.3.4

Talk About It
1. The story happens in a garden. (Setting)
2. They can smell mint and tomato. (Plot)
Write About It
3. Children should write about one or more
foods that they like to eat. Possible response: I
like to eat carrots. They are orange. They grow

in the ground.
Support writers at various English proficiency
levels.
Beginning Let children dictate their answers
in the home language. If feasible, have
children translate their work with the help of
a partner.
Intermediate Have children tell partners
about their favorite foods before they write
about them.
Advanced Have children include at least
four details about their favorite foods.
Extend Language Help children brainstorm
names of flowers and vegetables. Possible
responses: pea plants, broccoli, cucumbers,
tulips, roses
Answers to page 32:
Provide this sentence frame: My favorite part was
when ___. Possible response: My favorite part
was when Rabbit said, “Candy will not grow.”
Family Link Read aloud the Family Link activity
on page 32 before sending copies of the Study
Guide home with children. Later, have them tell
about what their families would like to grow in
a garden.

Reread Have children reread the book with a
partner, in small groups, or independently. Have
them complete the Study Guide on page 32.

ELL Readers Teaching Guide

Unit 3, Week 4 Dog and Cat and the Garden

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Study Guide

Dog and Cat
and the Garden

Name

Family Link
Ask family members to tell what they would like to
grow in a garden.
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Dog and Cat and the Garden Unit 3, Week 4

ELL Readers Teaching Guide

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ã Read Dog and Cat and the Garden again.
• Draw a picture of your favorite part of the story.
• Write a sentence about it.