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66From Field to FloristContent and Thinking Skills•Understanding that peoplesupply products that other people want•Understanding that flowersare a natural resource•Following the sequence ofevents involved in bringing flowers from grower to consumerBackground InformationThis text shows relationshipsbetween producers and consumers of goods. Children will follow the process of growing, shipping, and marketing flowers to show the steps and the workers involved in getting a product to a consumer.Correlation to National StandardsSocial Studies•Production, Distribution,and ConsumptionSee Standards Chart on page 206.Use this book to help children understand how products travel from producers to consumers.High Frequency Wordsbuy, called, full, grow, someContent Wordsflowers, store, florist, fields,greenhouses, market, bunchesDecoding Skills •Consonant Blends:fl, gr, tr,ck, st (flowers, florist, grow, grown, greenhouses, truck, buckets, store)•Long Vowel Sounds: a(take, made)•Vowel Digraphs:ee (keep,greenhouses)•Consonant Digraphs:ch(bunches)Comprehension/Thinking Skills•Setting a purpose for reading•Drawing conclusions•Following the steps in aprocessWriting/Speaking and Listening•Writing words in contextsentences•Sharing prior knowledgeabout florists and flower shops•Explaining how flowers get to the market and then to consumersObserve/AssessSee Oral Reading Records in the Assessment Handbook.Level 14 Social Studies FocusFrom Field to Floristby Felix JamesLiteracy Focus Word Count: 142 wordsOverviewFrom Field to Florist67Literacy FocusSet the SceneDiscuss why people want to buy flowers. Ask:Where do you buy flowers?Where do the flowers in thestore come from?Record childrens ideas.Read and DiscussCover and Title PageDiscuss the title and whatchildren think the book will tbe about. Ask children what atflorist is. Then set a purpose fortreading, such as, I want to findtout how flowers get to a store. Pages 2–3Before children read the text,task who has been to a florist.Page