1 5 6 lights out (fiction)

Lights Out!
by Maxine Peters

Fiction

INTRODUCE THE BOOK

RESPOND

Activate Prior Knowledge/Build
Background Read the title, and demonstrate
the meaning of lights out by turning the lights
off. Ask: When do you or your family members
turn off the lights? Tell children this book tells the
history of the light bulb.

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.

Write About It
3. Possible responses: at home, in stores, in
movie theaters, in flashlights
Support writers at various English proficiency
levels.
Beginning Have children dictate their
answers for someone else to record.
Encourage children to read back their answers.
Intermediate Have pairs of children

brainstorm names of buildings and rooms to
use in their list.
Advanced Ask children to name at least five
places where light bulbs are used. Have them
write a sentence with one of their places.

Preteach Vocabulary Review the highfrequency words that appear in this book:
answered and different. Introduce these key
words from the book: dark (p. 2), invented
(p. 3), and smart (p. 3). 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 happened to the light?
(The light bulb went out. It needs to be
changed.)
• Pages 4–5 What was wrong with the first
light bulb? (It stopped working too soon.)
• Pages 6–7 What did Thomas Edison do
to make a better light bulb? (He tried many
experiments. He worked a long time. He
never gave up.)

• Page 8 What do the girls learn from the
story of Thomas Edison? (They learn it is
good to work hard and be smart.)

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Talk About It
1. They helped him in his work. (Main Idea)
2. They think he works hard and is smart. (Draw
Conclusions)

Extend Language The antonyms are:
in, short, dry. Encourage children to say the
antonyms of these words: first (last), new (old),
and stop (start).
Answers to page 60:
Children should draw a picture of a light bulb.
Possible response: Thomas Edison invented the
light bulb.
Family Link Read aloud the Family Link activity
on page 60 before sending copies of the Study
Guide home with children. Later, have them tell
what their families know about Thomas Edison.

Reread Have children reread the book with a
partner, in small groups, or independently. Have
them complete the Study Guide on page 60.

ELL Readers Teaching Guide

Unit 5, Week 6 Lights Out!

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Study Guide

Lights Out!

Name

• Read Lights Out! again.
• Draw a picture that shows what the book is about.
• Write a sentence that goes with your picture.

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Family Link
Ask family members what they know about
Thomas Edison.
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Lights Out! Unit 5, Week 6

ELL Readers Teaching Guide