Guided Reading Lesson Plan

Guided Reading Lesson Plan & Activities for Grade 1

Take part in a teacher-led guided reading lesson built around Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. (example picture book): warm-up/prediction discussion, shared or independent reading, and post-reading comprehension/discussion or writing activities focused on color/animal vocabulary, predictions…

Includes: Guided Reading Lesson Plan for Grade 1 (30 minutes) anchored to Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. (example… · lesson objectives

Guided Reading Lesson Plan & Activities for Grade 3

Take part in a teacher-led guided reading lesson built around Charlotte's Web by E.B. White (Chapter 1: "Before Breakfast"): warm-up/prediction discussion, shared or independent reading, and post-reading comprehension/discussion or writing activities focused on characters, setting, and vocabulary.

Includes: Guided Reading Lesson Plan for Grade 3 (90 minutes) anchored to Charlotte's Web by E.B. White (Chapter 1: "Before Breakfast") · lesson objectives

All About Kangaroos: Guided Reading Level G with Lesson Plan

Whisper-read the leveled book while tracking print, learn and use target vocabulary (Australia, balance, pouch, joey, mob), answer comprehension questions with textual evidence, complete a word-work task (hop/hops), write and draw responses to sentence stems, and do an echo-reading fluency activity.

Guided Reading Activities and Lesson Plans Nonfiction Set 2

For each of the 6 lessons (Red Pandas; Hoatzin; Moose; Vancouver; Recycling; The Atlantic Ocean), students answer pre-reading discussion questions, respond to during-reading prompts, learn and apply story vocabulary via vocabulary and vocabulary-question exercises, answer writing questions, complete a creative writing…

Includes: Single nonfiction-companion PDF with a table of contents listing 6 lessons (Red Pandas; Hoatzin; Moose; Vancouver; Recycling; The… · Note in the file explicitly states this download does NOT include the reading passages themselves

Guided Reading Lesson Plan & Activities for Kindergarten

Students review sight words and letter sounds, listen to a read-aloud while answering prediction/comprehension questions, play a sight-word flashcard/bingo game, read in small guided-reading groups by level, draw a picture and write a simple sentence using sight words, and participate in a wrap-up discussion.

Includes: single lesson plan document (5 pages) covering objective, lesson overview, materials list, six-part lesson structure, differentiation…

Guided Reading Lesson Plan & Activities for Grade 2

Take part in a teacher-led guided reading lesson built around Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel (example Level J-K book): warm-up/prediction discussion, shared or independent reading, and post-reading comprehension/discussion or writing activities focused on making predictions using text clues and…

Includes: Guided Reading Lesson Plan for Grade 2 (30-40 minutes) anchored to Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel (example Level J-K book) · lesson objectives

Guided Reading Level P - A Guide to Sharks (with Lesson Plan)

Read the leveled book, answer text-based comprehension questions with evidence citations, identify cause-and-effect relationships, practice target vocabulary, and complete a quick written response.

Includes: 6-page lesson plan document (book overview, target vocabulary, lesson steps, fast-assessment checklist, supplement activities)

Guided Reading Lesson Plan & Activities for Grade 6

Students discuss a warm-up question, learn pre-taught vocabulary, listen to a teacher read-aloud then finish the chapter independently, answer guiding and theme-discussion questions in small groups, draw a character sketch with descriptive words, create and swap word searches using vocabulary words, answer an…

Includes: single lesson plan document (5 pages) covering objectives, lesson structure, vocabulary pre-teaching, guiding questions, group…

Guided Reading Lesson Plan & Activities for Grade 5

Take part in a teacher-led guided reading lesson built around Matilda by Roald Dahl (Chapter 7: "Miss Honey"): warm-up/prediction discussion, shared or independent reading, and post-reading comprehension/discussion or writing activities focused on character motivation/inference, vocabulary building, and discussion of…

Includes: Guided Reading Lesson Plan for Grade 5 (90 minutes) anchored to Matilda by Roald Dahl (Chapter 7: "Miss Honey") · lesson objectives

Guided Reading Level N - Manchester (with Lesson Plan)

Read the leveled book quietly, marking sticky notes at key details (location, why the ship canal was built, how damp air affected 1800s textile mills); discuss findings using evidence; learn target vocabulary (waterways, terrain, maritime, municipal, skyscrapers).

Guided Reading Activities and Lesson Plans Fiction Set 1

For each of the 6 lessons (Champion; Basketball; The Coaster; Sister Sister; New Surroundings; In the Pool), students answer pre-reading discussion questions, respond to during-reading prompts, learn and apply story vocabulary via vocabulary and vocabulary-question exercises, answer writing questions, complete a…

Includes: Single fiction-companion PDF with a table of contents listing 6 lessons (Champion; Basketball; The Coaster; Sister Sister; New… · Note in the file explicitly states this download does NOT include the reading passages themselves

Guided Reading Lesson Plan & Activities for Grade 4

Take part in a teacher-led guided reading lesson built around Charlotte's Web by E.B. White (Chapter 3: "Escape"): warm-up/prediction discussion, shared or independent reading, and post-reading comprehension/discussion or writing activities focused on character trait analysis (Wilbur and Charlotte) and…

Includes: Guided Reading Lesson Plan for Grade 4 (90 minutes) anchored to Charlotte's Web by E.B. White (Chapter 3: "Escape") · lesson objectives

Guided Reading Activities and Lesson Plans Nonfiction Set 1

For each of the 12 lessons (American Bison; Brown Bears; Elephant Seals; Visayan Pigs; Seahorses; Pandas; Wolves; Blue Jays; Iceland; Yogurt; Karate; Clean Air), students answer pre-reading discussion questions, respond to during-reading prompts, learn and apply story vocabulary via vocabulary and vocabulary-question…

Includes: Single nonfiction-companion PDF with a table of contents listing 12 lessons (American Bison; Brown Bears; Elephant Seals; Visayan… · Note in the file explicitly states this download does NOT include the reading passages themselves

Guided Reading Activities and Lesson Plans Fiction Set 2

For each of the 12 lessons (Cooking Camp; Graduation; No Internet; School Musical; My Key; Creepy Well; Bug Trip; Solo Flight; Summer at Gran's; Wild Wild West; Danger Mountain; Math Queen), students answer pre-reading discussion questions, respond to during-reading prompts, learn and apply story vocabulary via…

Includes: Single fiction-companion PDF with a table of contents listing 12 lessons (Cooking Camp; Graduation; No Internet; School Musical; My… · Note in the file explicitly states this download does NOT include the reading passages themselves

Guided Reading Lesson Plan & Activities for Grade 10

Take part in a teacher-led guided reading lesson built around Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck: warm-up/prediction discussion, shared or independent reading, and post-reading comprehension/discussion or writing activities focused on themes of friendship, isolation, and dreams; character analysis; vocabulary…

Includes: Guided Reading Lesson Plan for Grade 10 (90 minutes) anchored to Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck · lesson objectives

Guided Reading Lesson Plan & Activities for Grade 11

Take part in a teacher-led guided reading lesson built around The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald: warm-up/prediction discussion, shared or independent reading, and post-reading comprehension/discussion or writing activities focused on themes, character development, symbolism, narrative technique, and 1920s…

Includes: Guided Reading Lesson Plan for Grade 11 (90 minutes) anchored to The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald · lesson objectives

Guided Reading Activities and Lesson Plans Fiction Set 3 - Friends

For each of the 6 lessons (A Friend's Promise; The Rumor; Finishing Together; Seniors Acting; Funland; Back to School), students answer pre-reading discussion questions, respond to during-reading prompts, learn and apply story vocabulary via vocabulary and vocabulary-question exercises, answer writing questions…

Includes: Single fiction-companion PDF with a table of contents listing 6 lessons (A Friend's Promise; The Rumor; Finishing Together; Seniors… · Note in the file explicitly states this download does NOT include the reading passages themselves

Guided Reading Lesson Plan & Activities for Grade 12

Take part in a teacher-led guided reading lesson built around 1984 by George Orwell (through Chapter 5): warm-up/prediction discussion, shared or independent reading, and post-reading comprehension/discussion or writing activities focused on themes, Winston Smith's character development, language/propaganda…

Includes: Guided Reading Lesson Plan for Grade 12 (90 minutes) anchored to 1984 by George Orwell (through Chapter 5) · lesson objectives

Guided Reading Lesson Plan & Activities for Grade 8

Students respond to a hook activity/discussion questions, read Chapter 4 silently while annotating key events, discuss guiding questions in a group, take part in a role-playing debate representing Greasers vs. Socs perspectives, write a creative diary entry from a character's point of view, and answer a reflective…

Includes: single lesson plan document (4 pages) covering objectives, lesson outline, guided reading discussion, role-play debate activity…

Guided Reading Activities and Lesson Plans Nonfiction Set 1 - Birds

For each of the 6 lessons (No Fly Zone; Ostrich; Chickadees; The Owl; Turkeys; Oil Spill), students answer pre-reading discussion questions, respond to during-reading prompts, learn and apply story vocabulary via vocabulary and vocabulary-question exercises, answer writing questions, complete a creative writing…

Includes: Single nonfiction-companion PDF with a table of contents listing 6 lessons (No Fly Zone; Ostrich; Chickadees; The Owl; Turkeys; Oil… · Note in the file explicitly states this download does NOT include the reading passages themselves

Guided Reading Activities and Lesson Plans Fiction Set 5 - Sports

For each of the 6 lessons (Olympics; Tryouts; Big Brienne; A Skate on the Lake; Baseball Boy; Running), students answer pre-reading discussion questions, respond to during-reading prompts, learn and apply story vocabulary via vocabulary and vocabulary-question exercises, answer writing questions, complete a creative…

Includes: Single fiction-companion PDF with a table of contents listing 6 lessons (Olympics; Tryouts; Big Brienne; A Skate on the Lake; Baseball… · Note in the file explicitly states this download does NOT include the reading passages themselves

Guided Reading Lesson Plan & Activities for Grade 9

Students complete a quick-write warm-up, listen to and discuss read-aloud excerpts, work in groups to build an evidence-based theme chart on empathy or prejudice, individually write a short symbolism-analysis response about the mockingbird, participate in a closing Socratic seminar discussion, and complete a homework…

Includes: single lesson plan document (4 pages) covering objectives, materials list, warm-up, guided reading discussion, group theme-analysis…

Guided Reading Activities and Lesson Plans Nonfiction Set 2 - Insects

For each of the 6 lessons (We Are Not Insects; What a Smell; Queen; Summer Singer; Fireflies; Bees), students answer pre-reading discussion questions, respond to during-reading prompts, learn and apply story vocabulary via vocabulary and vocabulary-question exercises, answer writing questions, complete a creative…

Includes: Single nonfiction-companion PDF with a table of contents listing 6 lessons (We Are Not Insects; What a Smell; Queen; Summer Singer… · Note in the file explicitly states this download does NOT include the reading passages themselves

Guided Reading Lesson Plan & Activities Grades KG-12 (13-Book Bundle)

Varies by grade level: younger-grade files have students identify vocabulary, make predictions, do shared/echo reading, and complete matching or fill-in-the-blank activities; upper-grade files have students read assigned chapters, analyze themes and characters in small groups, build character maps with textual…

Includes: Grade 1 file additionally includes 11 supplementary guided-reading activities (predict the story, picture walk, echo reading, matching…