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A guided reading lesson plan for Grade 1, built around the anchor text Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. (example picture book), targeting color/animal vocabulary, predictions from pictures, fluency through repetition and rhythm.
A guided reading lesson plan for Grade 3, built around the anchor text Charlotte's Web by E.B. White (Chapter 1: "Before Breakfast"), targeting characters, setting, and vocabulary.
A guided-reading lesson plan for Kindergarten built around a simple beginner-level book (referenced as "The Cat and the Hat" or similar), focused on phonics, sight-word recognition, and reading comprehension.
Teach nonfiction reading skills using a fall/apple-themed early-reader nonfiction book ('Apples'), including nonfiction text-feature instruction (table of contents, headings, illustrations, glossary, index) and a differentiated, two-level reading format with teacher guides.
A differentiated language-arts unit built around the 'Beauty and the Beast' fairy tale, providing the same story at four reading levels plus non-fiction texts on the tale's history and origin author, to match reading materials to individual student readiness.
A guided-reading novel study for 'Because of Winn-Dixie' that teaches the Question-Answer Relationship (QAR) comprehension strategy (Right There, Think and Search, Author and Me, On My Own) and applies it chapter-by-chapter through the novel.
A differentiated early-reader unit retelling Little Red Riding Hood at four reading levels, plus supporting non-fiction texts about folk tale elements, the story's history, and author Charles Perrault, with teacher guides offering comprehension/discussion questions and reading tips.
Guide students through a nonfiction reading-comprehension process on the topic of Nova Scotia — making predictions, activating prior knowledge, reading an illustrated informational text, applying reading strategies, answering comprehension questions, making connections, forming an opinion, and transforming/responding to the text.
A science/literacy mini-unit teaching that pine trees are evergreens with needles instead of leaves and cones instead of flowers, paired with differentiated decodable reading passages for guided reading practice on the same topic.
This resource will give you everything you need to complete a full, comprehensive reading lesson plan for The Interlopers text by Saki. Files are offered as PDFs and Word documents. Included: -The Interlopers Lesson Plan -The Interlopers Worksheet -The Interlopers Answer Key Graphic Organizers: Author’s Purpose Characterization Chart…
A guided reading lesson plan for Grade 2, built around the anchor text Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel (example Level J-K book), targeting making predictions using text clues and illustrations (Fountas & Pinnell Level J-K).
A guided-reading lesson plan built around a single chapter of the novel "Holes" by Louis Sachar, focused on comprehension and the theme of perseverance.
A guided reading lesson plan for Grade 5, built around the anchor text Matilda by Roald Dahl (Chapter 7: "Miss Honey"), targeting character motivation/inference, vocabulary building, and discussion of resilience and kindness themes.
A guided reading lesson plan for Grade 4, built around the anchor text Charlotte's Web by E.B. White (Chapter 3: "Escape"), targeting character trait analysis (Wilbur and Charlotte) and text-to-self/text/world connections.
A guided reading lesson plan for Grade 10, built around the anchor text Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, targeting themes of friendship, isolation, and dreams; character analysis; vocabulary; textual-evidence discussion.
A guided reading lesson plan for Grade 11, built around the anchor text The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, targeting themes, character development, symbolism, narrative technique, and 1920s historical/cultural context.
A guided reading lesson plan for Grade 12, built around the anchor text 1984 by George Orwell (through Chapter 5), targeting themes, Winston Smith's character development, language/propaganda, surveillance and freedom discussion.
A guided-reading lesson plan built around a single chapter of the novel "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton, focused on perspective-taking and conflict analysis.
A guided-reading lesson plan built around Chapters 8 and 9 of the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, focused on theme, character development, and symbolism.
A 13-part bundle of guided-reading lesson plans, one per grade level from Kindergarten through Grade 12, each built around a grade-appropriate book (e.g., a picture book for Grade 1, "Of Mice and Men" for Grade 10, "The Great Gatsby" for Grade 11) with matching discussion, vocabulary, and comprehension activities.
A guided-reading lesson plan for Grade 7 built around Chapter 5 of the novel 'The Giver' by Lois Lowry, a 90-minute lesson focused on theme/key-event analysis, comprehension, critical thinking, and reflection on individuality vs. conformity.
This Three Little Pigs unit comes with FOUR reading levels so that you can easily find a reading level that fits each students' needs. A student booklet, a teacher booklet, and full-page versions are included at each reading level.