Guided Reading Plan

Guided Reading Plan

Title: The classroom caterpillars Level: H

BEFORE Reading

Introduction: In this story, Katie brings a caterpillar to school and some neat things happen with them.

Activate prior knowledge: What do you know about caterpillars?

Text structure: bold words p. 10

Language structure: “Oh no” p. 8

Predict and locate: after p. 2, some p. 2

Vocabulary: nibbled p. 8, chrysalis p. 14

Predictions: Students will make predictions during the picture walk and as they read.

Picture walk (if necessary):

DURING Reading

·  Model and explicitly teach as needed

·  Check for understanding through conversation

·  Notice strengths and strategies

AFTER Reading

Comprehension Check: Choose 1 or 2 questions to focus on. Use questions from “The Continuum”

Thinking beyond the Text

·  How do the girls know it will be a butterfly one day? (Connections)

·  What do you think the girls would have done if Miss Park didn’t suggest bringing pumpkin for the caterpillars to eat? (Inferring)

Thinking about the Text

·  What was the problem in the story? How was it solved? (Analyzing)

Graphic Organizer:

Word Work: changing the ending letter in words to make a new word