Fruits and Vegetables: Guided Reading Level G with Lesson Plan

Book Snapshot
• Title: Fruits and Vegetables
• Genre: Nonfiction
• Subject: Life Science (Plants and food)
• Primary Topic: Where fruits/vegetables grow and why they’re healthy
• Estimated Guided Reading Level (A–Z): G

What This Book Teaches Best
• Many foods come from plants, and plants grow in the sun.
• Examples of fruits and where they grow (apple on a tall tree; banana with bright yellow skin).
• Examples of vegetables and where they grow (carrot under the ground; corn in a field; peppers in different colors; broccoli looks like a tiny tree).
• A simple fruit feature: most fruits have seeds inside (watermelon has many small seeds).
• Health connection: fruits and vegetables are healthy and help the body stay strong.

Learning Goals
• Students will identify what the book says many foods come from.
• Students will describe where at least one fruit grows (example from the text).
• Students will describe where at least one vegetable grows (example from the text).
• Students will explain what the book says about seeds in fruits.
• Students will explain how fruits and vegetables help the body, using the book’s words.

Key Vocabulary From the Text
• plants — living things that grow in the sun.
• fruit — food that can grow on a tree.
• vegetable — food that can grow in the ground.
• seeds — small parts inside fruits.
• healthy — good for your body.

Discussion Prompts
• Pre-reading question: What fruits and vegetables do you already know, and where do you think they grow?
• Comprehension questions: What does the book say many foods come from?
• Comprehension questions: Where does the book say a carrot grows?
• Comprehension questions: How do fruits and vegetables help the body, according to the book?

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:
   o First test: Front sides only
   o 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:

3. Open the PDF.

4. Choose Print.

5. Set:
   o Orientation: Landscape
   o Pages per sheet: 1
   o Print on both sides: Yes
   o Flip on: Short edge

6. Print all pages.
   Because each PDF page already contains two facing book pages, the result will still fold cleanly into a book.