For alternate Leveled Reader lesson plans that teach
Generalize, Answer Questions, and Lesson Vocabulary, see pp. LR28–LR36.
A Symphony of Whales Group Time
Retell Leveled Reader A Day with the Dogs
Have students use the illustrations as a guide to retell the story A Day with the Dogs. Prompt as needed.
Where and when does this story take place?
Has anything like this happened to you?
How does this story remind you of other stories?
for Fluency
MODEL Read aloud p. 4 of the Leveled Reader A Day with the Dogs, emphasizing accuracy and reading at an appropriate pace. Have students note how you read all the words correctly and read neither too slowly nor too quickly. Discuss how reading with accuracy at an appropriate pace will help students keep their train of thought and note all important information.
PRACTICE Have students reread passages from A Day with the Dogs 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 were assessed in Week 3.
Revisit Leveled Reader Whales and Other Animal Wonders
RETELL Have students retell the Leveled Reader Whales and Other Animal Wonders.
NOW TRY THIS Have students complete their research project. You may wish to review their sources and see whether they need additional ones. Have them share their findings with you and their classmates.
for Fluency
PRACTICE Have students reread passages from the Leveled Reader Whales and Other Animal Wonders 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. Students in this group were assessed in Week 1.
Have students use the
for Fluency
RETELL Have students retell
for Fluency
Generalize,