Transcribed conversation:

Line 1 T1: hands on your head, show me that you’re ready.

Line 2 T1: Good job!

Line 3 T1: Today, we are going to talk about our story, long ago and far away. And our question

of the day, is our world the same as it was long ago? What’s our question?

Line 4 T1&S: Is our world the same as it was long ago?

Line 5 T1: Now, before we get into all of that. Let’s review our background knowledge word.

All right. I’m thinking of a word that means something that you do when you’re looking to be

occupied, to relax. Do you remember what word that was? Which bababa. Whisper that answer

in your hand. This is something you do, we said watching TV, going shopping, you could be

reading a book, something you do for fun to relax. Who remembers what the word is? Whisper

the answer in your hand. And release.

Line 6 S1: Paintball.

Line 7 S's: Entertainment.

Line 8 T1: Paintball is one of the things we do for… entertainment. Remember we said it’s

something that do to relax. Now, this is the word, It’s not happening now, and it’s not happening

a couple of days from now. It happened already. What’s the word? Oh—whisper the answer in

your hand. It happened, yesterday? It happened over a century ago. It’s not the present, it’s not

the future, it’s the…

Line 9 S: Past!

Line 10 T1: It’s the past! Good job! This word, it happened 100 years ago. Do you remember? It

happened one—oh. I see hands up already. It happened 100 years ago. It has that soft C sound in

the beginning. Do you remember what it was? It happened 100 years ago. Do you remember?
What that word is? You don’t remember? If you remember, blow that answer in your hand.

What’s that word for when it happened over 100 years ago? Release.

Line 11 S: Century!

Line 12 T1: Century. Do you remember the word? What’s the word?

Line 13 S2: Century.

Line 14 T1: And it means what? It happened…

Line 15 S2: a long time ago.

Line 16 T1: Well, not just a long time ago. How many years ago? Over one

Line 17 S2: hundred

Line 18 T1: years ago. Good job!

Line 19 T1: And talk to your partner, is the world the same as it was long ago? What has

changed? Did they have cars long time ago?

Line 20 S: No!

Line 21 T: Did they have telephone a long time ago?

Line 22 S: No!

Line 23 T: Did they have Botox a long time ago?

Line 24 S: No!

Line 25 T: No! Talk to your partner, how has things changed since a long time ago? How—Got

it? Go.

(Chatter)

Line 26 T: how has things change since a long time ago?

Line 27 S3: Cars

Line 28 T: Cars? They didn’t have cars. How do they get around?

Line 29 S2: They use horses.

Line 30 T: They use horses to get around. Good job. 

  

Line 31 T: Did they have televisions a long time ago?

Line 32 S4 &5: No.

Line 33 T: No.

Line 34 S4: They didn’t have remote controls.

Line 35 T: They didn’t have remote controls a long time ago.

(Chatter)

Line 36 T: Hocus-Pocus!

Line 37 S: Everybody focus.

Line 38 T: I’ve heard some great answers. Who wants to share to us how things have changed

since long ago? Remember, we’re gonna listen to repeat. Joseph, how has things change since a

long time ago?

Line 39 S5: In the past…

Line 40 T: In the past, good sentence starter. In the past…

Line 41 S5: there was no…no, no telephones?

Line 42 T: In the past, there were no telephones. I like what Joseph said. Let’s repeat.
Line 43 T&S: In the past, there were no telephones. Good Job.

Line 45 T: So, we’re going to read our story today. We’re gonna do a picture walk first and make

predictions. And then we’re gonna flip, and we’re gonna have our graphic organizer to take note.

So open up your book. Let’s make some predictions about what our story’s gonna be about.

Line 46 T: show me fireworks when your book is open to the story. What page is our story start

on? 

Line 47 S: 75.

Line 48 T: let’s say it three times.

Line 49 T&S: 75. 75.seve--

Line 50 T: Open up to page 75. Open up to page 75. And do a picture walk, let’s make a

prediction about what we think our story’s gonna be about. Go ahead and flip through the book.

What do you think the story’s going to be about? Look at each page. Look at the page. What’s

happening? 

Line 51 T: pay attention. Joseph’s ready. Mohammed’s ready. Let’s look at this page. I can tell

already that this is not even a picture on this page. This is—what is it? It’s a—what we do in Art

class. It’s a—

Line 54 S6: wri—

Line 55 T: what is it?

Line 56 S6: Writing.

Line 57 T: it’s not a wri—it’s called a painting. 

Line 58 S6: oh.

Line 59 T: ‘cause long ago—did they have cameras long ago?

Line 60 S: No.

Line 61 T: No.

Line 62 T: the first picture. Is this the past? Present? Or future? Wait, this first picture, look at it.

there’s no camera. It’s not a picture, it’s a painting. So, we have three choices, past? Present? Or

future? Hold the answer in your hand. What is that first picture? Is it long ago? Over a century

ago? In the past? Is this picture happening now? Look at the details. Do you have those things

that you’re using in your house, now? 

Line 63 T2: Look at there, close. 

Line 64 T1: look at there, close. Is this happening, past? Present? Or future? Release.

Line 65 S: Past!

Line 66 T1: Good job. Let’s say it together.

Line 67 S&T1: This is the past.

Line 68 T1: Now, let’s look at the picture on the other side of our book. There’s a big difference.

First, it’s a picture that was taken with a camera. There’s a board game. There’s sorft—soft

couches. Look at the way that the people are dressed. There’s lots of differences between the two

pictures. Is the second picture past, present or future? Blow the answer in your hand. Is the
second picture, past, present or future? Does that look like where you live right now? This

picture right here, does that look where you live or will live—well, put your answers in your

hand. Is that past? Hold it up high. Show me that you know your answer. Show me that you’re a

hundred and 51 days smarter. Good job. Our second picture, past, present, or future? Release.

Line 69 S: Present! Future!

Line 70 T1: It could be the future, but it’s happening now. It’s happening in the present. If it

happens in the future, we would see things that they haven’t invented yet like, maybe the couch

would be floating? Right? or maybe, there might be what? A Rrr—

Line 71 S: A robot!

Line 72 T1: A robot, right? But this is happening now. It could be the future, but if it was the

future, there would be some other things like robots and something that is floating around.

Line 73 T1: so, talk to your partner, talk about “what do you see that is different between the two

pictures?” what’s different about the way the lady is cooking in the past, and then, the way we

cook now? Today. Go. 

(Chatter)

Line 74 T1: In the past—use your words—in the past. Well, don’t tell me, tell her.

(Chatter)

Line 75 S; Everybody focus!

Line 76 T1: Good job. Who can tell us one difference that they see from the past to the present in

our two pictures? Nice and loud, listen in so you can share. Maria, nice and loud. What’s one

thing? In the present…

Line 77 S7: in the present, the mom is cooking on a stove.

Line 78 T1: Yes, good job. Let’s repeat what Maria said. 

Line 79 S&T1: in the present, the mom is cooking on a stove.

Line 80 T1: Is that a good observation? 

Line 81 S: Yeah!

Line 82 T1: good job.

Line 83 T1: So, it looks like she was using what? Something really—that might have been really

dangerous to cook—it’s not as safe as a stove. It looks like she was using what in the stove? –to

cook. What was she using, Mohammed?

Line 84 S8: she was using fire.

Line 85 T1: very good. I like what Mohammed said. Let’s repeat.

Line 86 S&T1: In the past, she was using fire.

Line 87 T1: do we think that’s safe? Thumbs up or thumbs down. Was it safe to—no, I don’t

think that was safe either. 

Line 88 T2: Josiah, are you thumbs up or down?

Line 89 S8: you’ll burn yourself.

Line 90 T1: yeah, you can burn yourself. Do we agree with Josiah? Could she have burned

herself?

Line 91 S10: She could burn her hand.

Line 92 S: Yes.

Line 93 T1: she could burn her hand or she could burn the whole—

Line 94 T1: let’s make our prediction first. Let’s write our prediction. You have your sheet—

hold up your sheet. Your prediction sheet, your name should be on it. We did a picture walk, it

gave us a sentence starter “I think…” what should we say? “I think the story will be about?”

what? I think…

Line 95 S11: past or present.

Line 96 t1: you can say past and present. I think the story will be about what, Lauren?

Line 97 S12:  I think the story is gonna be about what happened long ago.

Line 98 S13: what happens long ago. One more and then you’re going to start to write. Yes? I

think…

Line 99 S13: I think the story is gonna be about uh what’s different?

Line 100 T1: what’s diferent from the…

Line 101 S13: past and present.

Line 102 T1? Good job. Hands up in the air. Hands up in the air, lets see who’s ready to write.

Alright, go head and make your prediction about what you think the story is gonna be about.

Line 103 T1: About past and present. That’s your prediction? Grab a clipboard and grab a seat on

the carpet. (inaudible) good job. Grab a clipboard.

Line 104 T1: good job. Pencil up in the air when you’re ready to write. Show me that you’re

ready to write. Pencil up in the air. Beginning, middle and end. Okay we are using our ears, and
when I say so you can take up your pencil and then jot down notes about our story so we have

them to go back.  Are we ready? 

Line 105. S: Yes.

Line 106 T1: Good job.

Line 107 T1: it talks about what? Kenzel? 

Line 108 S14: it talks about uhmm, what happened in the past and then what happened—what

happened in the present.

Line 109 T1: well, the story talks about—I hear somebody talking, not being a good learner. The

story talks about how homes were different. What did it say about the past? In the past,

everybody lived in, how many rooms? 

Line 109 S: one.

Line 110 T1: one room. And it says, in the present a house can have?

Line 111 S: many.

Line 112 T1: do we agree with what ben said? 

Line 113 s: yes.

Line 114 t1: yes. Did you have the plants— your vegetable long ago?

Line 115 S: Yes.

Line 116 T1: can you just go to the grocery, today? 

Line 117 S: N—yes.

Line 118 T1: can you just go to the grocery store to get vegetables?

Line 119 S: yes.

Line 120 T1: where do you go get your vegetables?

Line 121 S14: stores.

Line 122 T1: stores or grocery stores, right?

Line 123 s15: Walmart?

Line 124 T1: Walmart is a grocery store. So let’s write our sentence. This is for—is this our

beginning, middle or end? 

Line 125 s: middle.

Line 126 T1: middle. So long ago, long ago, you—

Line 127 T1: put your pencil in time out so we know that you’re ready? Good job. We’re gonna

show Mr. Meyers our syllable walks, so put your pencil in time out. And stand on up, stand on

up. 

Line 128 T2: oh, I better get out the legs.

Line 129 T3: yes, exactly.

Line 130 T1: stand on up. Use both directions. Present.

Line 131 s: present.

Line 132 T1: Pot.

Line 133 S: Pot.

Line 134 T1: dishwasher.

Line 135 S: Dishwasher.

Line 126 T: Calendar.

Line 137 S: Calendar.

Line 138 T4: how many syllables is calendar, Harry? 

Line 139 T1: Calendar.

Line 140 T4: can someone tell me? How many?

Line 141 S15: Three?

Line 142 T4: right. Sir?

Line 143 T1. Everything.

Line 144 S: Everything.

Line 145 T1: Century.

Line 146 S: Century.

Line 147 T1: good job. Go back to your seats—and april.

Line 148 S: april.

Line 149 T1: Alright.

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Line 150 T1: let’s do our driving game. What do we do when we hit a period?
Line 151 S: Prrrt! 

Line 152 T1: What do we do when we have a question mark?

Line 153 S: Rrrrrrrrr

Line 154 T1: And what do we do with the exclamation point? Are we reading nonsense words?

Line 155 S: No

Line 156 T1: We’re reading the words on the 

Line 157 S: Papers!

Line 158 T1: Finger pointer up in the air. First word is A. What’s the word?

Line 159 S: A

Line 160 T1: Let’s read.

Line 161 S & T: A long time ago, homes have just one room.

Line 162 S: Prrrt!

Line 163 S & T1: People ate and slept in the same room. Prrrt! Today, homes can have many

rooms. Prrrt!

Line 164 T1: Good job! Turn the page. Good job! Good job! Do you wanna do our mice?

Line 165 S: Yes!

Line 166 T1: We’re gonna read like quiet church mice. Finger pointer following along as we

read. When you’re done reading, put your hands on your head show me that you’re ready. 

Line 167 T5: can you do a nutty professor?

Line 168 T1: You want to do a nutty professor? Let’s read – Mrs. Yangtze has a request! She

wants us to do the nutty professor reading. Ready? Finger pointer up in the air! Land on the first

word. It’s now. What’s the word?

Line 169 S: Now

Line 170 S & T: Ready? Now! (Inaudible) 

Line 171 T1: Good job! You guys are doing great – I’m gonna give you a point. Give yourself a

cheer.

Line 172 S: Yey!

Line 173 T1: Our gesture. Let’s show Mr. Meyers how we read with gestures when we’re partner

reading, okay? Remember, at the end of the sentence, we’re gonna do a gesture to add up to what

we just read. Let’s go! Finger pointer up in the air. The first word is back. What’s the word?

Line 174 S: Back

Line 175 T1: Go ahead

Line 176 S & T: Back then, kids help out a lot. A boy helped his dad plant crops. 

Line 177 T1: How do you do when you’re planting? Har – I like that too Ben. Good job go, let’s

go! 

Line 178 S & T: A girl helped her mom inside the home 

Line 179 T1: You can sew, you can cook, you can make a cake. Good job!

Line 180 S &T: She made soft socks and hats. It takes a long time to make those things.
Line 181 T1: You can make sewing – You can – Good job! You can do a lot. Good job! Finger

pointer up in the air.

Line 182 T1: I’m gonna show you your small group work.

Line 183 S16: Five minutes’ chair. Fingers closed. So I know you’re paying attention. All right,

let’s see who’s paying attention. Good job. Fingers locked, show me that you’re ready, sitting

just like Maria, just like Josiah, just like Mohammed, just like Gwenjen. Your first center, this is

really cool, for boys and girls. There’s two books you’re gonna look through—cars from the past

and cars from the present. You’re gonna observe and analyze the pages and write down your

observations, right? You’re gonna say how cars look like in the past and how they look like in

the present. So, remember, we talked about how cars have changed—before they had cars, they

used horses. Look how different they are. Do cars look like that today?

Line 184 S: No.

Line 185 T1: I know. And you’re gonna get to look through these whole—both of this books and

record your observations, back here. And then the next one, we’re gonna work hard on our

dictionary skills, you have the word past and you have the word future. You’re gonna look the

words up, you’re gonna write the definition,, and then you’re gonna draw “What does the future

look like to you?”—remember when I said, the future we’ll probably gonna have—what in the

future? Helping us out?

Line 186 S: Robots.

Line 187 T1: Robots. We’ll probably gonna have cars that not drive, they…
Line 188 S: Fly. Float.

Line 189 T1: Fly or float, right? So that’s what the future—that’s what the future looks like to

you. You can come back here, and do that. And then, with me up here, we’re gonna compare, use

our textbooks to compare and contrast things that happened—like the homes in the past, like the

home in the present, and some things that are the same. So, do we still cook? Do we stop cooking

in the present?

Line 190 S: No!

Line 191 T1: No, its just easier in the present. We still cook because we still have to what?

Line 192. S: Eat.

Line 193 T1: Eat. Alright, turn—hold up your graphic organizer and turn to the last page. The

last page where we have to write our opinion. Show me that you’re ready to write your opinion

about living in the past or the present. I see Josiah's ready. Kira's ready. Nicholas is ready.

Maria's ready. Mohammed's ready. Abby’s ready.

Line 194 T1: Good job. Good job. Show me that you’re ready. Did we talk about “Is the world

the same in the past or the present?

Line 195 S: Yes.

Line 196 T1: Did we make our predictions?

Line 197 S: Yes.

Line 198 T1: Was some of our predictions correct?

Line 199 S: Yes.

Line 200 T1: Did we take notes on our story?

Line 201 S: Yes.

Line 202 T1: Did we write our opinion? That’s what we’re going to do now. Are we gonna write

our opinion?

Line 203 S: N—Yes.

Line 204. T1: Yeah, we’re gonna write our opinion whether we like to live in the past or the

present. You, guys, did such good job. You already earned points. Are you gonna earn another

one right now?

Line 205 S: Yes!

Line 206 T1: Give yourselves a cheer.

Line. 207 S: Yeah!

Line 208 T1: Alright, good job. Go ahead and get started on writing your opinion graphic

organizer. Would you like to live in the past? Yes or No, and two reasons. Go ahead.