Module 3 • The Paralympics
THE PARALYMPICS Wit & Wisdom® Grade 2 Module 3: Civil Rights Heroes Set 3: Uniting Communities, Book 4 Informational Fundations® Focus Concept: Double Vowel Syllable (oi /oi/ join; oy /oi/ joy; oa /ō/ goal; oe /ō/ woe; ow /ō/ show) 95% Decodable at Fundations® Level 2, Unit 13 96% Decodable with Recurring Content Words
The Paralympics written by Melissa Thomson
Book Summary The Paralympic Games are sporting events for top athletes with disabilities. Like the Olympic Games, the Paralympics include both Summer and Winter Games. The games feature nearly 30 sports. When competing, many athletes use special equipment designed to work with their disabilities. Other athletes may have a guide to help them. Each sport in the Paralympic Games is thrilling and stars the best athletes.
Teacher Note Consider reading aloud the captions throughout this book. Students may benefit from support with new vocabulary, such as adaptive, degrees, impairment, parallel, performance, and prosthetics. Also, before beginning the book, consider sharing the More section (on the inside back cover) to provide more context about the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
World Connection The motto of the Paralympics is “Spirit in Motion.” The logo of the Paralympics includes the colors red, blue, and green—the three colors most commonly seen in national flags from around the world.
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Fundations® Alignment Fundations® Decodable Words through Level 2, Unit 13
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aide
depend
legs
safe
tell
aims
dive
major
sails
that
all
each
may
same
them
an
equipment
missing
see
then
and
erupt
moment
set
these
arms
events
much
short
thing
at
fans
must
shot
this
athlete(s)
farther
nearly
side
three
athletes’
feet
net
silent
thrilling
back
foes
not
similar
throws
ball
for
on
sit
top
basketball
forth
or
six
track
begun
game(s)
over
skate
tweet
bells
go
own
skill
up
best
goal
partly
slam
upper
biggest
goalball
parts
sleds
USA
blades
hands
past
small
USA’s
blind
hard
path
so
use
block(ing)(s)
hear
perform
something
victory
blows
help(s)
play(er)(ers)
speed
ways
body
hockey
point
sport(ing)(s)
whack
but
hold
prosthetic
stands
wheelchair
can
in
puck
star
whether
cannot
include
ring
stay
while
cheer
inside
rope
sticks
whizzes
common
it(s)
rules
summer
winter
compete
joy
runners
supports
with
connected
just
running
take
contests
keep
rushes
team
Module 3 • The Paralympics
Fundations® Alignment Fundations® Trick Words through Level 2, Unit 13 a
fully
many
some
where
are
has
now
the
who
as
have
of
their
work
both
how
one
they
world
do
into
other
to
from
is
place
want
Words Not Yet Decodable in Fundations® through Level 2, Unit 13 designed
guide(s)
Olympic
push
type
disabilities
locations
Paralympic(s)
strength
whistle
Recurring Content Words Routine One of the words you will see in this book is designed.
This word is designed. Read it with me: designed. In this book, the word designed is a verb that means “made a plan to create the shape or structure of something.” In the Paralympics, athletes’ equipment is designed to work with their disabilities. Designed. Read it with me: designed. Turn to your partner and use designed in a sentence.
Other Recurring Content Words: disabilities
Additional Vocabulary Practice Let’s talk about another word in this book.
This word is equipment. Read it with me: equipment. In this book, the word equipment is a noun that means “items used for a specific purpose.” Athletes use equipment that helps them do their best (p. 11). Equipment. Read it with me: equipment. Turn to your partner and use equipment in a sentence.
Additional Vocabulary: aide, athlete(s), blind, contests, erupt, events, foes, guide(s), locations, prosthetic, silent, similar, strength, victory, whistle
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Comprehension Discussion Guide General
What is the main topic of this book? What key details tell you more about the main topic? Choose an image from this book and explain how it helps you better understand the main topic.
Specific
What are the Paralympic Games?
How are the Paralympic Games similar to the Olympic Games?
The Paralympic Games and the Olympic Games both take place in the same location and both hold summer and winter events. Both games include top athletes.
What supports do some Paralympic athletes use to help them compete?
Notes:
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The Paralympic Games are sports contests for the top athletes with disabilities. The Paralympic Games are one of the biggest sporting events in the world.
Some Paralympic athletes use prosthetic body parts or special equipment to help them compete.
Why do some Paralympic athletes have guides?
Some Paralympic athletes have guides because they are blind.
What is the purpose of the paragraph on page 14?
The purpose of the paragraph on page 14 is to explain how Paralympic sports are similar and different. The paragraph explains how Paralympic sports have different rules and equipment, but they all “star the best of the best.”
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Image Discussion Guide Possible Opening Questions
What do you notice about the images? What do you wonder? What can you learn from the images? How do the images build your knowledge?
Page(s)
Things to Notice
More to Discuss
opposite page 1
People are watching the game.
This is a photograph of a goalball game between the United States and Turkey. It was taken during the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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The players are lying on the floor.
In goalball, there is a goal at both ends of the court. Players protect their goal on their hands and knees. String is attached to the markings on the court floor so that players can feel the ground and know where they are.
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The player is sitting on a sled with the American flag on it.
Paralympians use a wide variety of adaptive equipment to compete. Adaptive equipment is anything specifically designed for a person with a disability, such as this sled.
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The guide must be in good shape, too.
Guide runners must be highly skilled athletes. They train alongside the Paralympic runners and are considered full members of the team. If they win, both the runner and the guide are awarded a medal.
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Teachable Moments Text Features | Using Captions Captions are sentences that tell more about a photograph or illustration. Some captions in this book give more information about Paralympic athletes. On page 5, the caption tells more about goalball athletes. Read the caption as students follow along. Ask: “Why do goalball athletes wear blindfolds?” On page 10, the caption tells more about sled hockey athletes. Read the caption as students follow along. Ask: “How do sled hockey athletes move around the ice?”
Style and Conventions | Identifying Verbs Many verbs are action words. Different verbs are used to show the actions of the athletes in this book, such as “A Team USA player blocks a shot.” Other verbs highlight how the equipment moves, such as “The ball whizzes.” Ask: “What verbs are used to show the actions of the athletes and their equipment?” Examples include aims, dives, push, rushes, sails, slam, and throws. Encourage students to discuss the meanings of these verbs and to identify whether they describe the actions of athletes or their equipment.
Response Journal Ideas
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Describe a sport in this book and the equipment athletes use as they compete in that sport. Choose an image and explain how it helped you better understand the book.