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Lesson Plans For Week Long Literacy Block For Weebly
Lesson Plans For Week Long Literacy Block For Weebly
Lesson Plans For Week Long Literacy Block For Weebly
Objectives Students learn the importance of asking questions and how different questions require different amounts of
thinking
Standards of Learning3.5 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of fictional text and poetry
f) ask and answer about questions about what is read
Monday
Teach- What kind of
Tuesday
Teach-On this chart paper
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Tuesday
Review
Wednesday
Re-Read for Fluency
Thursday
Re-Read for Fluency
Friday
Re-Read for Fluency
Purpose
Introduce
Introduce
Review
Introduce
What is your favorite thing
to do? This book is about a
boy whose favorite thing to
do is draw. But he comes
across some problems
when it comes to drawing.
New Vocabulary
Smock: a loose
lightweight over
garment worn to
protect clothing
Carpenter: a person
who builds or
repairs wooden
structure
Purpose
Pay attention to how
Tomie is feeling during the
story
Purpose
Think about if Olivers
feelings change in this part
of the story compared to
what we read yesterday
Read
Oliver Button is a Sissy
p.25-45
~p. 35 Do you think Oliver
will win?
~p .41 Why doesnt Oliver
want to go to school? What
will happen when he gets
there?
Teaching Points
Read
The Art Lesson p. 1-15
Teaching Points
Describe the characters
feelings. How do you think
Tomie is feeling at this
point in the book? What
makes you think that?
not?
Are everyones drawings
right even though they are
different? Yes
Discussion Prompt:
What problem is Tomie
facing? Do you think that
will change when he goes
to first grade? Will there be
a new problem?
make predictions)
p. 15 How will
people at school act
when they find out
that Oliver has
started to take
dance classes?
Teaching Points
Discussion Prompt
Discussion Prompt
Do you think Oliver will
participate in the talent
show? Why do you think
that?
Homework- Read a
story and retell it to
someone at home
Homework-retell
todays story to
someone.
Homework- Read a
story and retell it to
someone at home
Homework- Read a
story and retell it to
someone at home
Homework- retell
todays story to
someone.
Independent Reading
Objectives Students will identify a purpose for reading before beginning and use known comprehension strategies as they
read
Standards of Learning3.5 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of fictional
text and poetry
a) Set a purpose for reading
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Writing (This will be whole class writing instruction with a mini-lesson, independent writing, and sharing for approximately 3040 minutes each day).
Objectives The student will practice various methods of organizing their thoughts before writing.
Standards of Learning 3.9 The student will write for a variety of purposes
b) Use a variety of prewriting strategies.
e) Use strategies for organization for information and elaboration according to the type of writing
f) Include details that elaborate the main idea
Monday
Mini Lesson: Exercising
Tuesday
Mini Lesson: Focusing
Wednesday
Mini Lesson: Time
Thursday
Friday
Mini Lesson: Describing Mini Lesson: Crafting a
the Setting
independently
Sharing
Have 1-3 students share
the clusters they made and
have other students ask
questions to help expand
their thinking.
Independent Writing
Students will write
independently
Sharing
Have 1-3 students share
how they narrowed their
topic to what they have. If
students topics are still too
broad have children give
suggestions on how they
can narrow their topic even
more.
Independent Writing
Students will write
independently.
Sharing
Have 1-3 students share
their time focus and what
decisions choosing a time
focus helped them make in
planning and writing their
story. If children are
struggling have the class
suggest different ways that
the ideas could use time to
focus the story.
Independent writing
Students will write
independently
Sharing
Have 1-3 students share
the leads that they have
crafted. Talk about if this is
a lead that summarizes or
one that suggests what the
story will be about. Ask
children to tell the writer
what questions come to
mind when they hear the
lead so that the author can
consider these as they
continue to write their
story.
Word Study
Objectives for the week- Students will learn to use and recognize diphthongs
SOLs for the week- 3.3 The student will apply word-analysis skills when reading.
a) Use knowledge of regular and irregular vowel patterns
Monday
Small Group: Give each
Tuesday
Wednesday
Small Group: Complete a Small Group: Discuss the
Thursday
Partner Work: Have
Friday
Assessment: Administer
a spelling assessment
similar to a blind writing
sort give a point for the
correct spelling of the word
and the correct placement
of the word. (10min)
Games: Introduce The
Spelling Game and allow
children to play this as well
as other games that were
previously introduced to
review words from
previous weeks. (20min)
Materials: Game board,
brad, playing pieces
Procedures:
1. Students each spin.
Whoever has the
highest number will
start and play
proceeds
counterclockwise.
2. The second player
draws from the
face-down stack of
word cards. The
toy
boy
joy
coin
foil
boil
spoil
noise
point
town
clown
brown
gown
frown
howl
sound
mouth
scout
round
couch
ou
oy
oi
ow
Red Questions
I wonder why
Compare
How could
Setting
Description
Marshfield Dream
The Swamp
Working Cotton