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Daily Plan AT A GLANCE
Reading
Whole Group
  • Oral Language
  • Phonics
  • Comprehension/Vocabulary
Group Time
Differentiated
Instruction
Meet with small groups to
provide:
  • Skill Support
  • Reading Support
  • Fluency Practice
Jalapeņo Bagels
Foods of Mexico—A Delicious Blend
The World of Bread!
Kapuapua's Magic Shell
Mixing, Kneading, and Baking: The Baker's Art
Decodable Reader 24: Daughters and Moms
Read
This week's lessons for daily group time can be found
behind the Differentiated Instruction (DI) tab on
pp. DI•32–DI•41.
Whole Group
  • Fluency
Language Arts
  • Grammar
  • Writing
  • Spelling
  • Research/Inquiry
  • Speaking/Listening/Viewing
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P. David Pearson
For research on effective teaching practices, see the article "Looking Inside Classrooms" by B. Taylor, Scott Foresman author P. D. Pearson, and others.
TEACHER TALK
Text written at a student's
instructional reading level is text in
which no more than about one in ten words is difficult for the student to
read.
Be sure to schedule
time for students to
work on the unit
inquiry project
"Cultures in Our State." This
week students combine relevant information they have collected to
develop answers to their questions.
Group-Time Survival Guide
Group-Time Survival Guide
  p. 41, Weekly Contract
Looking Ahead
Small Group Plan for Differentiated Instruction
1
2
3
Begin with whole class skill and strategy instruction.
Meet with small groups to provide differentiated instruction.
Gather the whole class back together for fluency and language arts.
DAY 1
Independent Activities
Advanced
Strategic Intervention
On-Level
Independent Activities
 While you meet with small groups, have the rest of the class…
  • Visit the Reading/Library Center
  • Listen to the Background Building Audio
  • Finish Write to Read, p. 220
  • Complete Practice Book 3.2
    pp. 83–84
  • Visit Cross-Curricular Centers
Teacher-Led
Page DI•33
  • Develop Concept Vocabulary
  • Read On-Level Reader Kapuapua's Magic Shell
Teacher-Led
Page DI•32
  • Preteach More spellings of //
  • Read Decodable Reader 24
  • Read Below-Level
    Reader The World of Bread!
Teacher-Led
Page DI•33
  • Read Advanced Reader Mixing, Kneading, and Baking: The Baker's Art
  • Independent Extension Activity
DAY 2
Independent Activities
Advanced
Strategic Intervention
On-Level
Independent Activities
 While you meet with small groups, have the rest of the class…
  • Visit the Reading/Library Center
  • Listen to the AudioText for Jalapeņo Bagels
  • Finish Words to Write, p. 223
  • Complete Practice Book 3.2
    pp. 85–86, 89
  • Write in their Strategy Response Logs, pp. 224, 231
  • Visit Cross-Curricular Centers
  • Work on inquiry projects
Teacher-Led
Pages 226–231
  • Read Jalapeņo Bagels
Teacher-Led
Page DI•34
  • Practice Lesson Vocabulary
  • Read Multisyllabic Words
  • Read or Listen to Jalapeņo Bagels
Teacher-Led
Page DI•35
  • Extend Vocabulary
  • Read Jalapeņo Bagels
DAY 3
Independent Activities
Advanced
Strategic Intervention
On-Level
Independent Activities
 While you meet with small groups, have the rest of the class…
  • Visit the Reading/Library Center
  • Listen to the AudioText for Jalapeņo Bagels
  • Write in their Strategy Response Logs, p. 236
  • Finish Look Back and Write,
    p. 238
  • Complete Practice Book 3.2
    p. 87
  • Visit Cross-Curricular Centers
  • Work on inquiry projects
Teacher-Led
Pages 232–237
  • Read Jalapeņo Bagels
Teacher-Led
Page DI•36
  • Practice Draw Conclusions and Summarize
  • Read or Listen to Jalapeņo Bagels
Teacher-Led
Page DI•37
  • Extend Draw Conclusions and Summarize
  • Read Jalapeņo Bagels
DAY 4
Independent Activities
Advanced
Strategic Intervention
On-Level
Independent Activities
 While you meet with small groups, have the rest of the class…
  • Visit the Reading/Library Center
  • Listen to the AudioText for "Foods of Mexico"
  • Visit the Writing and Vocabulary Centers
  • Finish Writing Across Texts,
    p. 243
  • Visit Cross-Curricular Centers
  • Work on inquiry projects
Teacher-Led
Pages 240–243
  • Read "Foods of Mexico"
Teacher-Led
Page DI•38
  • Practice Retelling
  • Read or Listen to "Foods of Mexico"
Teacher-Led
Page DI•39
  • Read "Foods of Mexico"
  • Genre Study
DAY 5
Independent Activities
Advanced
Strategic Intervention
On-Level
Independent Activities
 While you meet with small groups, have the rest of the class…
  • Visit the Reading/Library Center
  • Complete Practice Book 3.2
    pp. 88, 90
  • Visit Cross-Curricular Centers
  • Work on inquiry projects
Teacher-Led
Page DI•41
  • Reread Leveled Reader Kapuapua's Magic Shell
  • Retell Kapuapua's Magic Shell
Teacher-Led
Page DI•40
  • Reread Leveled Reader The World of Bread!
  • Retell The World of Bread!
Teacher-Led
Page DI•41
  • Reread Leveled Reader Mixing, Kneading, and Baking: The Baker's Art
  • Share Extension Activity
Grouping Place English language learners in the groups that correspond to their reading abilities in English.
Use the appropriate Leveled Reader or other text at students' instructional level.
Tip Send home the appropriate Multilingual Summary of the
main selection on Day 1.
ELL