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Guided Reading Day 1
Teacher should introduce that we are going to learn about Frogs and
Toads. We will be reading 4 different books. The children will have
opportunities to read all 4 books from the book baskets during ssr time
next week.
Divide children
into 4 groups, any grouping. 5 minutes with each book. The groups spend
5 minutes with each book, the teacher tells the class when to rotate.
Then the children write down their first choice, their second choice,
and their third choice. This allows the children to choose and the teacher
to meet the reading needs of the class.
Guided Reading Day
2
Set the Purpose
for Reading
Start a graphic organizer with the alphabet chart. I use a 5 by 6 square
chart. In each square is a letter of the alphabet. The remaining 4 boxes
can be "name", "date", "Frog Facts", and name of book. Each small group
will fill in one graphic organizer as a group. Also, I often start a
graphic organizer as a whole group that the kids add to in our follow
up discussions after reading each day. The class graphic organizer can
be an overhead or a poster or recorded on the board, whatever works
for you and the class.
Purpose for reading:
Teacher says, "As you are reading today look for frog words, frog names,
and frog facts that start with A B C D E F G and H. Read you book looking
for words that will fit in these boxes. I encourage the children to
read a whole page then look back for words that begin with these letters.
After Reading
The small groups tell what they found for their letters. I record all
the answers on the class chart compiling answers.
Guided Reading Day
3
Same as Day 2, except letters I J K L M N O P and Q
Guided Reading Day
4
Same as Day 2, except letters R S T U V W X Y and Z
The children are
rereading the books on days 2, 3, and 4.
On Day 5 after the
guided reading is completed, we spend writing block time writing a class
ABC book. Each child participates. We make a class ABC book using our
words. We write a sentence about each word for each letter. The class
divides up the pages for illustrations.
