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Lesson Plan
Student Activity Resources
Calendar - Week at a Glance
Content Standards
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Student Work Examples

Student Activity Resources

Kahoot! - Exit Ticket consisting of WH Questions generated from recently read chapter(s).

Bookshare - Allows students to follow along with highlighted words that are accompanied by audio.

Audible - Used for whole group read along for students who are auditory learners.

Show Me - Used by students to practice writing vocabulary words, answer questions and other writing activities that accompany the lessons.

PixWriter - Used to created modified versions of stories/reading passages for non-reader students to Level 1 readers.

Calendar - Week at a Glance

Monday

Introduction of Novel, its Author and Background Information (Video or Powerpoint, if available on Author and book)
Students receive copy of novel at their current or just above their reading level
Modified copies provided untiring symbols/images for level 1 students
Exit Ticket Answer Kahoot! app questions about book, author, etc.

Tuesday

Review Learning Target/Goals
Introduction of Vocabulary - Definition and image (if applicable)
Students read along while listening to story on Audible or Bookshare
Pause throughout chapter and at end end of each page
Ask a series of WH questions (Who, What, Where, When, Why and/or How)
Record responses, questions and etc.
Exit Ticket
- Level 1 - Use Show Me write vocabulary words or complete matching worksheet (image to vocabulary word)
- Level 2 - Write a simple 3-5 word sentence from chapter read
- Level 3 - Write a two sentences and/or complete graphic organizer

Thursday

Complete worksheets as a whole group, pairs or small groups
Complete Graphic Organizer Posters (Characters, Setting, Main Idea, Events, etc.) as a group
Utilize iPad apps: Kahoot! questions and Show Me apps for additional comprehension support
Innovative activities (stop motion mini movies, green screen, poster projects)
Exit Ticket - Mini Comprehension Quiz

Friday

Review Mini Quiz results - Clarify incorrect responses
Review Chapter, Vocabulary, Characters, Setting and etc.
Reading Comprehension Test/Exam
Student Self Correct with Staff support
Correct incorrect responses with support if needed
Art, Cooking or Interactive Game (align with novel)

Content Standards

RLK.1. With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RL1.1. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RL2.1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
RLK.2. With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.
RL1.2. Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
RL2.2. Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
RLK.3. With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.
RL1.3. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
RL2.3. Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
RLK.4. Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text..
RL.K.10. Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.