©Harcourt•Grade1•ELL5NameWeCanHelpBuildBackgroundandVocabularyWeCanHelpTeacherGuideIlikewhenDadhelpsme.Circletheanswer:IneedhelptoConceptVocabularyjumphopskipMatchthewordinthewordbanktothepicture.Readthesentencesanddiscussthepicturesatthetopofthepage.Askchildrentocirclethepicturesofthethingstheyneedhelptodo.Reviewvocabularybyreadingaloudandhavingchildrenrepeat.Assistchildreninmatchingwordstothepictures.Discussdifferentwaysthatstudentscanhelpaparent.©Harcourt•Grade1•ELL6NameWeCanHelpScaffoldedLanguageDevelopmentWeCanHelpTeacherGuideCanyouhelp?Writethewords“Icanhelp”tocompleteeachsentence.1.feedthecats.2.washthedishes.3.fixbreakfast.4.makemybed.Discussthewayschildrencanhelparoundthehouse.Readthedirectionsaloud.Askchildrentodescribethepictures.Askiftheycandoanyofthethingsinthepictures.Thenreadeachsentence,emphasizingthephraseatthebeginning,“Icanhelp.”Assistchildreninwritingthephraseandinreadingthesentencesaloud.©Harcourt•Grade1•ELL7NameWeCanHelpWritingWeCanHelpTeacherGuideUseawordtofillineachblankinthestory.Reviewthevocabularywordsinthewordbankwithchildren.Thenreadtheparagraph,pausingattheblanks.Besurechildrenunderstandthecontentoftheparagraphbeforetheybegin.Modelhowtoselectwordstouseineachblank.Forthesecondactivity,assistchildreninwritingasentenceabouthowtheyhelpsomeoneintheirfamily.jumphelphopskipIliketorope.Icanononefoot.Icandowntheroad.IgetfrommyDad.OnYourOwnWriteasentenceabouthowyouhelpsomeoneinyourfamily.©Harcourt•Grade1•ELL5NameLotsofVansBuildBackgroundandVocabularyLotsofVansTeacherGuideLookatwhatisinthevans.Doyourideinavan?YesNoConceptVocabularyholdvanbigIcanhold.Circlethepictures.Itisbig.Circlethepictures.Readthesentencesanddiscussthepicturesatthetopofthepage.Askifchildrencannameanythingtheyseeinthepictures.Askchildreniftheyrideinavanandtheninstructthemtocircleeitheryesorno.Pickupsomethingsmalltodemonstrateholding.Say,“Icanholdapencil.”Movetosomethingthatistoobigtohold,suchastheteacher’sdeskorblackboard.Actasifyouaretryingtoputyourarmsaro...