Guided Reading Level H - Who Cooks for the Community
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This Guided Reading Book - Who Cooks for the Community (Level H) includes:
Guided Reading Color Label (front cover x1)
This is a quick way to match the book’s demands to what students can generally handle..
The overall goal is to use the level/color to pick books for several smaller groups. To qualify for a certain level, a student is expected to read a book from that level with about 90–94% accuracy.
If a student is consistently accurate and understands, move up a level. If the student is struggling at that level, drop down and add more support.
Each student will improve at completely different rates, but it is generally one of the best ways to check progress across the class.
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Pre-Reading Question (x1)
Teacher asks the prompt aloud, can be while showing the cover or first page.
Students share what they already know, or make educated guesses from the cover. Prompt them to use the target vocabulary.
Write some of their responses on the board to look back at during the reading.
Vocabulary Words (x5)
Introduce the five words, best doing it one at a time. Start by saying it, while students repeat and then see if anyone knows what it means before reading further. Read through the meaning and try to briefly connect each word to a picture or gesture so it’s meaningful.
Ask students to flip through the book pages and point to where they see each of the vocabulary words.
While reading the book pause upon coming across one of the vocab words or read the sentence twice to make sure students understand the word has appeared.
Optional: Ask students to raise hands whenever they see/hear one of the new words.
Guided Reading Pages (x10)
Check the book snapshot (below) for:
primary topic - do you need to prep extra reading or intro materials on this?
what is taught best - decide on 1-2 bullets to focus on, use the prompt or words provided here for best results.
learning goals - what you are checking for students to be able to do after the session, elicit answers using prompts or words provided.
key vocabulary (see section above).
questions overview - so you know what is coming up and if you need to prep extra materials to assist understanding.
Run the lesson
You may have already looked at a few of the pages together, but you can show them some of the pictures again first to set meaning.
Depending on how much time you have and how familiar your students are with guided reading class, you may want to read the book aloud first with the group first.
Students whisper or partner read, while you listen in. If time, do it as a group, one student reading a page each.
Use the guided page’s prompts to coach: “Check the picture / does it make sense?” “Point under the words / try the first sound” “Reread the sentence smoothly”.
Try to focus more on one student per session (rotating every time), so you can work out if they are ready to move up or need to move down a level.
Comprehension Questions (back cover x3)
This is your way to check that students didn’t just say the words, but actually understood the text.
First, let students answer by pointing to the page/picture and saying a short sentence.
After any answer, follow with: “Show me where you found that in the text.”
In bigger groups, have partners answer first (10–20 seconds), then call on 2–3 students to share.
Differentiation tips:
Emerging speakers/struggling readers: oral + pointing
On-level: oral in a full sentence
Higher: one written sentence or draw + label
Book Snapshot
Title: Who Cooks for the Community?
Genre: Nonfiction (informational)
Subject: Social Studies / Reading
Primary Topic: Kitchen jobs that feed the community
Estimated Guided Reading Level (A–Z): H
What This Book Teaches Best
How many different workers in a kitchen help make food for others in the community (restaurants, schools, hospitals).
The roles and responsibilities of kitchen jobs (head chef, sous chef, line cooks, prep cook, pastry chef, bakers, pizza makers, dishwasher).
How teamwork in kitchens helps people stay healthy by providing nutritious meals.
Using text to learn job-specific actions and tools (checking supplies, chopping ingredients, measuring, mixing dough, cleaning pots and pans).
Learning Goals
Students will describe how kitchens help the community using details from the book.
Students will identify at least three kitchen jobs named in the text and tell what each job does.
Students will explain what the head chef decides and why that role is important.
Students will describe how the prep cook helps the other cooks work faster, using text evidence.
Students will explain why a clean kitchen is important for preparing food, based on the dishwasher page.
Key Vocabulary From the Text
sous — a helper chef who is second in charge.
ingredients — foods used to make a meal or recipe.
responsible — in charge of an important job.
specialize — focus on doing one kind of work well.
nutritious — good for your body; helps you stay healthy.
Discussion Prompts
Pre-reading question: Who do you think works in a kitchen, and what might they do?
Comprehension questions: Where does the book say people visit kitchens to get the food they need?
What does the head chef decide in the kitchen?
Why does the book say the dishwasher is an important part of the kitchen team?
Printing Tips
1. Best Printing Method (Recommended)
“Booklet” Printing (Best if Available)
If your printer or PDF viewer supports Booklet Printing, use this.
Settings to use:
Print mode: Booklet
Paper size: Letter or A4 (either works)
Orientation: Landscape
Print on both sides: Yes
Flip on: Short edge
Scaling: Fit to printable area
Booklet subset:
First test: Front sides only
Then: Back sides only
This will automatically:
Pair pages correctly
Put the cover on the outside
Align everything for folding
After printing, fold in half and staple along the spine.
2. If “Booklet” Printing Is NOT Available
You can still print this correctly with manual duplex printing.
Step-by-step:
Open the PDF.
Choose Print.
Set:
Orientation: Landscape
Pages per sheet: 1
Print on both sides: Yes
Flip on: Short edge
Print all pages.
Because each PDF page already contains two facing book pages, the result will still fold cleanly into a book.
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