Es hora de dormir 6-pack Author: Fran Hunia ISBN: 9780790328386 Copyright Date: 2007 Grade Level: K Reading Level: C Strategy/Skill: Drawing conclusions, Prior knowledge Genre: Realistic Fiction Theme/Topic: Humor Classification: Fiction Fluency: Emergent

Overview

In this humorous text, Jake’s family remind him that it’s time for bed, but Jake doesn’t hear because he’s doing other things. A careful reading shows that Jake already knows it’s bedtime and that he has things under control. The students will fi nd plenty to talk about in this delightful family story.

Suggested Purposes

This book supports the comprehension strategies of using prior knowledge, identifying the main ideas, and drawing conclusions. The repetitive text structure supports the reader while the word changes on each page encourage the development of cross-checking strategies.
 

Text Features (Focus on only one or two per session.)

•  the high-frequency words – a, but, for, he, said, was
•  the verbs ending -ing – cleaning, drawing, reading, riding, shooting
•  the initial consonant blends – br, cl, dr, tr
•  the contraction – didn’t
•  the use of direct speech
•  the positive literacy models – Granddad reading the newspaper, Jake reading a book, big brother doing his homework
•  the relationship between the boy and his pet dog
•  the family members in the illustrations
•  the clear sequence of activities shown in the illustrations
•  the humorous ending

For more information please see our Lesson Plan.