Read Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Read the book and talk about all the animals!
TASL Level 1 (single words and word combinations) Open the book. (verb-noun) a brown bear (adjective-noun) The bear walks. (noun-verb) Where is the bird? (interrogative) a red bird (adjective-noun) a yellow duck (adjective-noun) a blue horse (adjective-noun) Turn the page. (verb-noun) a green frog (adjective-noun) The frog jumps. (noun-verb) a purple cat (adjective-noun) Where is the dog? (interrogative) a white dog (adjective-noun) a black sheep (adjective-noun) a goldfish (noun) The fish swims. (noun-verb) a boy (noun) a girl (noun) all done (expression)
TASL Level 2 (simple sentences of three or more words) We will read the book. (subject-verb-object) Let s sit on the couch. (subject-verb-prepositional phrase) A bear is on the book. (subject-verb-prepositional phrase) I will open the book. (subject-verb-object) The red bird is flying. (subject-verb) What is next? (interrogative) I see a yellow duck. (subject-verb-object) The horse eats grass. (subject-verb-object) Can I turn the page? (interrogative) The frog is jumping. (subject-verb) The cat is purple. (subject-verb-adjective) What does the cat see? (interrogative) I have a dog at home. (subject-verb-object-prepositional phrase) I see a black sheep. (subject-verb-object) Sheep live on a farm. (subject-verb-prepositional phrase) Where is the fish? (interrogative) The fish swims in water. (subject-verb-prepositional phrase) The teacher sees children. (subject-verb-object) There are nine children. (subject-verb-object) The book is finished. (subject-verb)
TASL Level 3 (simple and complex sentences of 6 or more words) We should read my bear book. (subject-verb-object) We will sit on the couch. (subject-verb-prepositional phrase) A brown bear is on the book. (subject-verb-prepositional phrase) I want to open the book. (subject-verb-object) Mommy said, I know what is next. (direct discourse) What color is the next animal? (interrogative) The next animal is a red bird. (subject-verb-object) The bird sees a yellow duck. (subject-verb-object) There is a horse on the next page. (subject-verb-object-prepositional phrase) The horse is eating the grass. (subject-verb-object) Can I turn the page now? (interrogative) I saw a frog outside yesterday. (subject-verb-object) This page has a purple cat. (subject-verb-object) Turn the page and see what s next. (two clauses + a conjunction) What animal do you see now? (interrogative) Daddy said, I see a white dog. (direct discourse) We have a dog at our house. (subject-verb-object-prepositional phrase) The white dog sees a black sheep. (subject-verb-object) Most sheep live on the farm. (subject-verb-prepositional phrase) Does the sheep see the fish? (interrogative) The fish swims in the fishbowl. (subject-verb-prepositional phrase) The fish is in the classroom. (subject-verb-prepositional phrase) The teacher is teaching the children. (subject-verb-object) There are nine children in the picture. (subject-verb-object-prepositional phrase) I closed the book because it s finished. (two clauses + a conjunction)
TASL Level 4 (complex sentences of 8 or more words containing 2 verb forms) We should sit on the couch and read this book. (two clauses + a conjunction) I want to open the book by myself. (one clause + an infinitive) I see a brown bear that is looking for food. (two clauses + a conjunction) If I saw a bear, I would run away. (two clauses + a conjunction) Mommy said, I know what s on the next page. (direct discourse) What color is the animal on the next page? (interrogative) I like to look for red birds outside. (one clause + an infinitive) When we turn the page, we will see a yellow duck. (two clauses + a conjunction) I want to see the horse on the next page. (one clause + an infinitive) The duck sees a horse that is eating grass. (two clauses + a conjunction) Can I turn the page and see it? (interrogative) While I was outside yesterday, I saw a frog. (two clauses + a conjunction) The frog hopped into the water and swam away. (two clauses + a conjunction) Daddy said that the next page has a cat. (indirect discourse) We will see if he is right about that. (two clauses + a conjunction) We looked and there is a purple cat. (two clauses + a conjunction) What will we see on the next page? (interrogative) Mommy said, We will see a white dog. (direct discourse) We have a dog that is black at our house. (two clauses + a conjunction) I saw a sheep when we were at Grandpa s farm. (two clauses + a conjunction) The fish has to swim in the water. (one clause + an infinitive) The fish is at school because it sees the teacher. (two clauses + a conjunction) The children said that they saw all the animals. (indirect discourse) I closed the book because we finished. it. (two clauses + a conjunction)
TASL Level 5 (very complex sentences of 10 or more words containing 3 verb forms) Can we sit on the couch and read this book? (interrogative) I want to hold the book and open it by myself. (two clauses + a secondary verb) I see a brown bear that is walking around and looking for food. (three clauses + two conjunctions) If I saw a bear, I would yell and run away. (three clauses + two conjunctions) Will you look to see which animal is on the next page? (interrogative) Mommy said, I know what animal is on the next page. (direct discourse) The brown bear said that it sees a red bird looking at it. (indirect discourse) I like to look for red birds outside because they are pretty. (two clauses + a secondary verb) When we turn the page, we are going to see a yellow duck. (two clauses + a secondary verb) I want to see the horse because horses are my favorite. (two clauses + a secondary verb) The horse is eating because it is hungry and needs food. (three clauses + two conjunctions) Do you want to turn the page to see the frog? (interrogative) While I was outside yesterday, I saw a frog hopping in the grass. (two clauses + a secondary verb) I watched the frog until it hopped into the water and swam away. (three clauses + two conjunctions) Daddy said that next there is a purple cat that is taking a bath. (indirect discourse) We will look and see if he is right about that. (three clauses + two conjunctions) Mommy said, I want to see a white dog next. (direct discourse) We have a dog that is black but this one is white. (three clauses + two conjunctions) I saw a sheep walking around when we were at Grandpa s farm. (two clauses + a secondary verb) The fish has to swim in the water so it is probably in a fish tank. (two clauses + a secondary verb) I think the fish is in the classroom because it sees the teacher. (two clauses + a secondary verb) The children said they saw all of the animals that were in the book. (indirect discourse) We finished the book so let s pick a new one and read it. (three clauses + two conjunctions)