For alternate Leveled Reader lesson plans that teach
Main Idea and Details, Graphic Organizers, and Lesson Vocabulary, see pp. LR1–LR9.
Penguin Chick Group Time
Retell Leveled Reader Birds That Can’t Fly!
Have students skim the text as a guide to summarize important facts they learned from the book. Prompt as needed.
What is this book mostly about?
What did you learn from reading this book?
Why do you think the author wrote this book?
for Fluency
MODEL Read aloud p. 3 of the Leveled Reader Birds That Can’t Fly! accurately and at an appropriate pace. Have students note how you read each word correctly and how the speed at which you read helped them follow and understand. Point out that it’s often helpful to read nonfiction such as this selection at a slower pace than fiction. Discuss how reading at an appropriate pace will help them understand and remember what they read.
PRACTICE Have individuals reread passages from Birds That Can’t Fly! with a partner or individually. For optimal fluency, students should reread three or four times. As students read, monitor fluency and provide corrective feedback. Students in this group are assessed in Week 3.
Revisit Leveled Reader Penguins on Parade
RETELL Have students retell the Leveled Reader Penguins on Parade.
NOW TRY THIS Discuss with students the results of their experiments. Then have them share their findings with classmates.
for Fluency
PRACTICE Have students reread passages from the Leveled Reader Penguins on Parade with a partner or individually. As students read, monitor fluency and provide corrective feedback. If students read fluently on the first reading, they do not need to reread three to four times. Assess the fluency of students in this group using p. 173a.
Have students skim the text 
for Fluency
RETELL Have students retell the Leveled Reader Penguins on Parade.
for Fluency
Main Idea and Details,