Guided Reading Level H - Reading Labels and Names

Book Snapshot
• Title: Reading Labels and Names
• Genre: Nonfiction (informational)
• Subject: Reading / Life Skills
• Primary Topic: Labels give facts and clues in daily life
• Estimated Guided Reading Level (A–Z): H

What This Book Teaches Best
• Labels are “like a clue” that give “important information” and “facts about an object.”
• Labels tell what is inside or what something is (e.g., a box labeled “Orange,” a jar labeled “strawberry jam”).
• Labels and names help people stay organized and find the right item (a bin labeled “Toys,” a library label that says “Fiction.”).
• Labels can keep people safe and help them make careful choices (a sign that says “Wet Floor.”).
• Reading labels helps every day because labels “give facts and solve mysteries.”

Learning Goals
• Students will explain what the book says a label is like and what it gives (clues, information, facts).
• Students will describe how a label tells what is inside an object using an example from the text.
• Students will identify how labels help keep spaces organized and clean using details from the text.
• Students will explain how a label can help keep people safe, using the “Wet Floor” sign example.
• Students will describe how names on items (like an envelope) help people know who something is for.

Key Vocabulary From the Text
• clue — something that helps you figure something out.
• information — facts that help you know something.
• object — a thing you can see or touch.
• envelope — paper cover that holds a letter.
• mysteries — things you are trying to figure out.

Discussion Prompts
• Pre-reading question: What labels do you notice that give you important information?

• Comprehension questions:
What does the book say a label is like?
Which label in the book helps keep the room clean?
According to the book, how do labels help every day?

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.