Day 1 Advancing and assessing questions Spelling vowel r words workbook page 218 Writing Work with words with er, ir, ur, and or workbook page 215 Workbook pages Introduce vocabulary words T380-381 534-535 Teacher observation Introduce the story topic T387 537 Thumbs up/thumbs down Talk about genre T388 538 Word sort Students will do a cold read of the text alone. Ramona Quimby Age 8 Group/partner work Students will answer questions over the text alone. As whole group go over answer to questions. Verbs using past tense Day 2 Writing Workbook pages Proofreading spelling workbook page 227 Oral questioning Review phonics workbook page 220 Teacher observation Write definitions to vocabulary words and sentences (share) Think pair share Introduce reading skill 536 Group/partner work Listen to story Ramona Quimby Age 8 Thumbs up/thumbs down Answer questions over story in large group. Verbs in the past workbook page 217 Day 3 Oral questioning Oral reading Cross word puzzle with spelling words workbook page 224 Teacher observation Pick three vocabulary words and use them to write a paragraph. Workbook pages Read story with a partner Writing Answer analyzing the text questions Thumbs up/thumbs down Verb in the future workbook page 223 Think pair share Writing Day 4 Oral questioning Teacher observation ABC order Workbook Review vocabulary words using cards Writing Take vocabulary test Turn and talk Read story aloud in large group Nonfiction text Answer essential question alone Share essential question answer Take grammar test Day 5 Think pair and share Workbook Take spelling dictation test Writing Work on using a thesaurus workbook page 225 Review reading story using sequence cards Take reading test Kinds of pronouns Write over writing prompt about George Washington. Day 6 Think pair share Writing Do a Thanksgiving word sort Respond to media Do a Thanksgiving word scramble Introduce Thanksgiving words (posture: known words unknown words) Do kwl chart about Thanksgiving Watch Thanksgiving brainpop Talk about history of Thanksgiving using national geographic Read passage about First Thanksgiving Answer questions over passage Read passage about Squanto Write about Squanto Day 7 Think pair share Writing Do a word scramble using Thanksgiving words Respond to media Do a word search using Thanksgiving words Use Thanksgiving word list to write a short story about Thanksgiving dinner Read passage about Pilgrims and Puritans Answer questions over passage. Look at videos on scholastic about Pilgrims and Indians Compare and Contrast the two
Day 1 Spelling vowel r words workbook page 218 Work with words with er, ir, ur, and or workbook page 215 Introduce vocabulary words T380-381 534-535 Introduce the story topic T387 537 Talk about genre T388 538 Students will do a cold read of the text alone. Ramona Quimby Age 8 Students will answer questions over the text alone. As whole group go over answer to questions. Verbs using past tense Advancing and assessing questions Writing Workbook pages Teacher observation Thumbs up/thumbs down Word sort Group/partner work Day 2 Proofreading spelling workbook page 227 Review phonics workbook page 220 Write definitions to vocabulary words and sentences (share) Introduce reading skill 536 Listen to story Ramona Quimby Age 8 Answer questions over story in large group. Verbs in the past workbook page 217 Writing Workbook pages Oral questioning Teacher observation Think pair share Group/partner work Thumbs up/thumbs down Day 3 Cross word puzzle with spelling words workbook page 224 Pick three vocabulary words and use them to write a paragraph. Read story with a partner Answer analyzing the text questions Verb in the future workbook page 223 Oral questioning Oral reading Teacher observation Workbook pages Writing Thumbs up/thumbs down Think pair share Writing Day 4 ABC order Review vocabulary words using cards Take vocabulary test Read story aloud in large group Answer essential question alone Share essential question answer Take grammar test Oral questioning Teacher observation Workbook Writing Turn and talk Nonfiction text Day 5 Take spelling dictation test Work on using a thesaurus workbook page 225 Review reading story using sequence cards Take reading test Kinds of pronouns Write over writing prompt about George Washington. Think pair and share Workbook Writing Day 6 Do a Thanksgiving word sort Do a Thanksgiving word scramble Introduce Thanksgiving words (posture: known words unknown words) Do kwl chart about Thanksgiving Watch Thanksgiving brainpop Talk about history of Thanksgiving using national geographic Read passage about First Thanksgiving Answer questions over passage Read passage about Squanto Write about Squanto Think pair share Writing Respond to media Day 7 Do a word scramble using Thanksgiving words Do a word search using Thanksgiving words Use Thanksgiving word list to write a short story about Thanksgiving dinner Read passage about Pilgrims and Puritans Answer questions over passage. Look at videos on scholastic about Pilgrims and Indians Compare and Contrast the two Think pair share Writing Respond to media