Guided Reading Lesson Plan

Title: Level:

Teaching Point: / Good readers _____(skill)_____ by ______(strategy)_____.
Ex. Good readers figure out words they don’t know by using word families
Good readers find character traits by looking at the things the character say.
Before Reading (Most important day 1):
Title, setting, and characters
Prior knowledge
(What do students need to know in order to read this story?)
Define problem or plot in the story
(A-J) Structure of the text
(The story goes like this…)
Tricky parts (vocabulary definitions, literary devices, new punctuation)
Mini Lesson:
Teaching point or strategy to pursue while reading / Share Teaching Point: Good readers ______by ______.
Model Teaching Point:
Quick Check For Understanding:
Today and everyday good readers:
During Reading:
Monitor reading and application of strategy. Check to make sure they know the skill they are working on.
If student struggles significantly with new strategy, return to INM/GP / “Tell me what you are working on?”
After Reading:
Questions/discussion ideas for after the reading that relates back to the teaching point.

Sample Guided Reading Lesson Plan

Title: Anna's Magic Coat Level: J

Teaching Point: / Good readers describe a character by looking at what the character says.
Before Reading (Most important day 1):
Title, setting, and characters
Prior knowledge
(What do students need to know in order to read this story?)
Define problem or plot in the story
(A-J) Structure of the text
(The story goes like this…)
Tricky parts (vocabulary definitions, literary devices, new punctuation) / Anna and the Magic Coat: Anna, Oma, Opa. Grandma's house to school picnic.
Have your plans ever been interrupted by rain? How did you feel? Did you wish you had something special to protect you from the rain?
Anna is supposed to go to the school picnic, but it looks like it is going to rain!
There are a lot of compound words in this story: P. 8, cupcake, P.7 whoever, P.9 without. Don’t forget to read on word then they other and then put together.
Tricky words: P. 5 murmered, P.6 lightning, P.8 through
Mini Lesson:
Teaching point or strategy to pursue while reading / Share Teaching Point: Good readers describe a character by looking at what the character says.
Model Teaching Point: Remember this morning when we were reading Alexander and the No Good, Very Bad Day. Remember we how we decided that he was grumpy by looking at the things he said. He said things like, “I hate him.” And “That’s not fair!” We noticed that he said a lot of complaints and that made us realize that he was grumpy or rude. It was by looking at the things he said that made us realize we could describe him as grumpy.
Quick Check for Understanding: If a character says, “I love going to art museums,” and “I love to build birdhouses.” How could we describe this person?
Today and everyday, good readers: find character traits by looking at what characters say.
During Reading:
Monitor reading and application of strategy. Check to make sure they know the skill they are working on.
If student struggles significantly with new strategy, return to INM/GP / “Tell me what you are working on today?”
After Reading:
Questions/discussion ideas for after the reading that relates back to the teaching point. / How would you describe Anna in the beginning of the story when she says things like: “Cloud be gone!” “I hope it doesn’t rain!”
How would you describe her at the end of the book? Why do you think that?