Story 28-4.0-L Lessons
*Each classroom has modifications made to accommodate those students, for every lesson. Modifications in some classrooms are to make the assignment more rigorous and challenging while other modifications will include reading material to students, alternative assignments, individualized help, shortened assignments, defining vocabulary with students on the board, section questions are discussed NOT assigned, test material is read to the class, and using notesand/or textbook for both formative and summative test.
Monday- “Fly Traps! Plants that Bite Back”
Harcourt Trophies Reading Book
*Read the vocabulary words to the students and ask them to repeat each word after me.
*Discuss the meaning of each vocabulary word with the students.
*Students will use the glossary to write a definition for each word.Include the example sentence from the glossary.
Assignment-Finish defining the vocabulary words and example sentences.
*I can correctly use my new vocabulary words.
Tuesday- “Fly Traps! Plants that Bite Back”
Harcourt Trophies Reading Book
*Check the vocabulary words and example sentences.
*Practice book vocabulary worksheet
*Listen to the story and discuss
Assignment-Practice Book (p.127)
* I can ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding.
Wednesday- “Fly Traps! Plants that Bite Back”
*Check practice book
*The students will listen to the story from the audio cd.
*Oral reading- the students will take turns reading the story out loud. We will stop at specific places in the story to discuss large words that they may not recognize or understand, important literary elements, devices, details, or teachable moments. Throughout the story I will also use several questioning strategies to check for understanding and comprehensionfrom the students.
*I can read orally to show accuracy, expression and correct speed.
Thursday- “Fly Traps! Plants that Bite Back”
Focus Skill-Word Relationships
Harcourt Trophies Reading Book
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* We will use the promethean planet flipchart for the story. The flipchart contains games, short video segments, audio, trivia, diagrams, illustrations, photos, and other high quality educational material for the Harcourt Trophies series stories. The flipcharts are fun, but very core content driven. The flipcharts cover both the vocabulary words and the actual comprehension of the story itself.
Assignment-Study for the test tomorrow. Read the story to your guardian(s). Study the vocabulary words and the meaning of the vocabulary words.
Assignment-Parents sign the reading log.
*I can understand words I read by using context.
Friday- “Fly Traps! Plants that Bite Back”
Harcourt Trophies Reading Book
*Review the vocabulary one last time
*Review the story one last time
*Vocabulary Test
*Reading Comprehension Test