Grade 1 Guided Reading Level G Fruits and Vegetables with Lesson Plan
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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?
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