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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
A Symphony of Whales
Two Bad Ants
Hiking Safety Tips
Leo and the School of Fish
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
A Fantastic Field Trip
Decodable Reader 29: The Disappearing Cat
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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TEACHER TALK
Paired reading is a method of repeated reading in which two students take turns reading aloud to each other.
Be sure to schedule
time for students to
work on the unit
inquiry project
"Symbols of Freedom." This week students will combine information to develop answers to their inquiry questions.
Group-Time Survival Guide
Group-Time Survival Guide
  p. 46, 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. 354
  • Complete Practice Book 3.2
    pp. 133–134
  • Visit Cross-Curricular Centers
Teacher-Led
Page DI•33
  • Develop Concept Vocabulary
  • Read On-Level Reader Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Teacher-Led
Page DI•32
  • Preteach Multisyllabic Words
  • Read Decodable Reader 29
  • Read Below-Level
    Reader Leo and the School of Fish
Teacher-Led
Page DI•33
  • Read Advanced Reader A Fantastic Field Trip
  • 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 Two Bad Ants
  • Finish Words to Write, p. 357
  • Complete Practice Book 3.2
    pp. 135–136, 139
  • Write in their Strategy Response Logs, pp. 358, 367
  • Visit Cross-Curricular Centers
  • Work on inquiry projects
Teacher-Led
Pages 360–367
  • Read Two Bad Ants
Teacher-Led
Page DI•34
  • Practice Lesson Vocabulary
  • Read Multisyllabic Words
  • Read or Listen to Two Bad Ants
Teacher-Led
Page DI•35
  • Extend Vocabulary
  • Read Two Bad
    Ants
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 Two Bad Ants
  • Write in their Strategy Response Logs, p. 374
  • Finish Look Back and Write,
    p. 376
  • Complete Practice Book 3.2
    p. 137
  • Visit Cross-Curricular Centers
  • Work on inquiry projects
Teacher-Led
Pages 368–375
  • Read Two Bad Ants
Teacher-Led
Page DI•36
  • Practice Plot and Theme and Visualize
  • Read or Listen to Two Bad Ants
Teacher-Led
Page DI•37
  • Extend Plot and Theme and Visualize
  • Read Two Bad
    Ants
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 "Hiking Safety Tips"
  • Visit the Writing and Vocabulary Centers
  • Finish Writing Across Texts,
    p. 379
  • Visit Cross-Curricular Centers
  • Work on inquiry projects
Teacher-Led
Pages 378–379
  • Read "Hiking Safety Tips"
Teacher-Led
Page DI•38
  • Practice Retelling
  • Read or Listen to "Hiking Safety Tips"
Teacher-Led
Page DI•39
  • Read "Hiking Safety Tips"
  • 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. 138, 140
  • Visit Cross-Curricular Centers
  • Work on inquiry projects
Teacher-Led
Page DI•41
  • Reread Leveled Reader Goldilocks and the Three Bears
  • Retell Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Teacher-Led
Page DI•40
  • Reread Leveled Reader Leo and the School of Fish
  • Retell Leo and the School of Fish
Teacher-Led
Page DI•41
  • Reread Leveled Reader A Fantastic Field Trip
  • 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