KindergartenLiteracyBlock

9‐9:30 Circletime/sharedreading:Morningmessage,Readaloudfrombigbook:IsYourMamaaLlama,focusingonrhymingwords

9:30‐10:00 Guidedreading—twogroupsfor15minuteseach:Group1)Moreworkonrhymes,distinguishing“at”and“it”words;Group2)ReadfromTheFatCatSatontheMat,focusingonshortawordfamilies.

9:30‐10:00 Independentliteracyactivities10‐10:30 Writingtime,beginningwith

interactivewritingwholegroup,followedbyindependentpracticewithteachersupport

3rdgradeLiteracyBlock

9‐9:15 Sharedreading:Sarah,PlainandTall.Teacherreadsaloudwhilestudentsfollowalong.Teacherexplainsthecomprehensionstrategyofvisualizinganddemonstrateshowhecreatesavisualpictureashereadsthedescriptionofthefarmlandonwhichthestorytakesplace.

9:15‐9:45 Guidedreading—twogroupsfor15minuteseach;studentsremindedofvisualizationstrategybeforetheyread

9:15‐9:45 Independentreadingandindependentliteracyactivities

9:45‐10:30 Writingworkshop:mini‐lessononrevisingtheleadthenhalfhourforindependentwritingandconferencingwithteacher

7thgradeLiteracyBlock

9‐9:15 Sharedreading:TheSkinI’min.Teacherreadsaloudwhilestudentsfollowalong.TeacherexplainsthecomprehensionstrategyofmakingconnectionsanddemonstrateshowsheconnectstheteacherinthebooktoherhighschoolEnglishteacher,whowasalsosomethingofanoutsider.

9:15‐9:45 Guidedreading—twogroupsfor15minuteseach;teacherasksstudentstotrytomakeconnectionstothestoryastheyread

9:15‐9:45 Independentreadingandindependentliteracyactivities

9:45‐10:30 Writingworkshop:mini‐lessononcreatingmemorablecharacters,thenhalfhourforindependentwritingandconferencingwithteacher

8thgradeBalancedLiteracyInstruction

P.E. HealthReading:Sharedreadingfromnutritiontextbook,teacherfocusesonreadingachart;demonstratesandmakingsenseoutofanutritionlabel

LanguageArts

Guidedreading:nonfictiontexts,studentsremindedtolookatandinterpretcharts

LanguageArts

Independentreadingandindependentliteracyactivities

Science Afterworkingwithsciencepartnertostudymineralsincludedinbreakfastcereals,studentsallowedtoreadindependentlyfromavarietyofbooksonhealthandnutrition.