MAGICAL Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 138
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Have pupils draw a 3x3 grid in their notebooks (creating 9 squares) and write any review word
they choose in the squares.
Play BINGO by saying a word and have pupils mark if they have that word on their BINGO grid.
Record the words you say on the board.
Continue saying words until a pupil gets three in a row (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally) and
calls: BINGO! Check the winning words against the list on the board.
Let's Read
Vocab Activity – Pre-Reading
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Clue (VA #28)
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Have pupils work with a partner or small group to scan the story on pages 90-95 in their Course
Books. Give pupils the clues below and have pupils write down where they found each picture or
word (page number). More than one possibility for some clues is possible.
1. Find a picture of a boy playing football.
2. Find a picture of a woman riding a bicycle.
3. Find a picture of vegetable soup.
4. Find the word "field."
5. Find the word "friendly."
Pre-Reading
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Show the story Ben's Special Day. Before reading, have pupils look at the story and make predictions
about what will happen based on the pictures and title.
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Discuss the text type of the story. Determine that it is a journal entry and point out the features of
the text type (date of journal entry, the words "Dear Journal"). Have pupils make predictions about
who the writer is.
Let's Read
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Read the story Ben's Special Day together as a class. Ask the pupils comprehension questions while
reading:
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Page 90: Who is speaking in the story? (Ben) Who is in the photograph? (A soccer player named
Rose.) What is Ben's favorite sport? (Ben's favorite sport is soccer.) What does Ben want Rose to
teach him? (Ben wants Rose to teach him how to be a better soccer player.)
Page 91: What does Rose like to do for exercise? (Rose likes to run, swim, ride a bicycle, and do
yoga.) Where does Ben go with Rose? (Ben goes to Rose9s yoga class.)
Page 92: What does Rose cook for dinner? (Rose cooks fish with rice.) Does Ben like Rose9s
food? (Yes, he says it's good.) Why does Ben want to eat healthy food? (He wants to eat healthy
food so he can be strong.)
Page 93: Where does Ben go with Rose in the afternoon? (They go to the soccer field.) What
does Rose show Ben? (She shows him how to score and pass the ball.)
Page 94: Who wins the soccer game? (Rose wins the soccer game.) What does Ben say to Rose?
(Good job!)
Page 95: Rose gives Ben a lot of advice about being a good soccer player. What do you think is
the most important? Why? (Ask pupils to give a personal response.)
UNIT 2 / LET'S READ
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