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1 Elementary Reading Lesson Plans 1 st Grade Week 5, Day 3 - Wednesday, July 31st 90 Minute Block Time Title Example/Description 20 Minutes Phonics: Isabel Beck Word Building Routine Word Building Sequence C6 Explain to the campers that during their daily Reading lessons, they will Magnetic Letters Today the campers will build and write words with long and short a. (a,ai,d,m,n,p) Daily Word Building Routine C6: Teacher Demonstration (pad-paid) Lined Paper Build the word pad. Pencils Tell the campers the word. This is the word pad. Have campers read the word. Read it with me. pad Word Building Explain. I can change one letter to make a new word. Watch. Sequence for C6 Change a to ai. I am going to get rid of the a and bring down the ai in its Guided Practice: place. I made the word paid. pad Have campers read the new word. What s the new word? paid pan Explain. Now you can make words. I will tell you the letters to use. pain Daily Word Building Routine C6: Guided Practice main 1. Put the letter p at the beginning. man 2. Put the letter a next. mad 3. Put the letter d at the end. maid 4. What s the word? pad main 5. Write each word made in a column on the board. pain 6. Continue word building providing explicit directions about how to pan form then read aloud each word using the following routine: pad Change d to n. What's the word? (pan) pan Remove a and replace it with ai. What s the word? (pain) pain Change p to m. What s the word? (main) main Change ai to a. What s the word? (man) man Change ai to a. What s the word? (main) main Change n to d. What s the word? (maid) 1

2 maid Change d to n. What s the word? (main) main Change m to p. What s the word? (pain) pain Remove ai and replace them with a. What s the word? (pan) 7. Read all the words in the column at the completion of word building. 8. Create a silly sentence, chorally read the sentence, and discuss. Words in Context Instruct the campers to write the following words on a piece of paper: pad, pan, pain, main, and man. Ask the campers to use at least one word in a sentence. Provide an example. (If time permits, allow campers to draw a picture to match their sentence.) Remind the campers that during their daily Reading lessons, they will Today the campers will listen to the book, Tell Me a Story, Mama by Angela Johnson. 30 Minutes Fluency: Fabulously Famous Books for Building Fluency Title: Tell Me a Story, Mama Comprehensive Lesson Plan for Fabulously Famous Books Modeled Reading Before Reading - Write the Featured Passage on the board or chart paper. - Underline the text that is italic in the passage. - Talk about storytellers: Do the adults you know ever tell you stories about when they were children? Who tells you stories? What kinds of stories do they tell? - Talk about high-frequency words: story, little, white, house, old, every, morning During Reading - Read the Featured Passage aloud. - Repeat the passage once more using different voices for the girl and her mother. - Check for comprehension of the Featured Passage by pointing to several different parts and asking: Who is speaking in this part, the girl or her mother? 2

3 - Read the entire book. - Check for comprehension. 40 Minutes Comprehension & Vocabulary: National Geographic Teacher s Guide: The Fishing Game Fiction Selection Title: The Fishing Game Lesson 1: The Fishing Game Get Ready to Read - Build Background - Preview - Predict Vocabulary Small Group Reading - Read the Book - Check Understanding - Respond 3

4 Elementary Reading Lesson Plans 1 st Grade Week 5, Day 4 - Thursday, August 1st 90 Minute Block Time Title Example/Description 20 Minutes Phonics: Isabel Beck Word Building Routine Word Building Sequence C7 Explain to the campers that during their daily Reading lessons, they will Magnetic Letters Today the campers will build and write words with long and short a. (ay,c,l,m,n,p,s,t) Daily Word Building Routine C7: Teacher Demonstration (say-pay) Lined Paper Build the word say. Pencils Tell the campers the word. This is the word say. Have campers read the word. Read it with me. say Word Building Explain. I can change one letter to make a new word. Watch. Sequence for C7 Change s to p. I am going to get rid of the s and bring down the p in its Guided Practice: place. I made the word pay. man Have campers read the new word. What s the new word? pay may Explain. Now you can make words. I will tell you the letters to use. pay Daily Word Building Routine C7: Guided Practice pan 1. Put the letter m at the beginning. ran 2. Put the letter a next. ray 3. Put the letter n at the end. tray 4. What s the word? man ray 5. Write each word made in a column on the board. lay 6. Continue word building providing explicit directions about how to play form then read aloud each word using the following routine: clay man Change n to y. What's the word? (may) slay may Change m to p. What s the word? (pay) stay pay Change y to n. What s the word? (pan) pan Change p to r. What s the word? (ran) ran Change n to y. Change t to b. What s the word? (ray) ray Change r to l. What s the word? (lay) 4

5 lay Add p to the beginning of the word. What s the word? (play) play Change p to c. What s the word? (clay) clay Change c to s. What s the word? (slay) slay Change l to t. What s the word? (stay) 7. Read all the words in the column at the completion of word building. 8. Create a silly sentence, chorally read the sentence, and discuss. Words in Context Instruct the campers to write the following words on a piece of paper: man, may, pay, pan, and ran. Ask the campers to use at least one word in a sentence. Provide an example. (If time permits, allow campers to draw a picture to match their sentence.) Remind the campers that during their daily Reading lessons, they will Today the campers will practice reading the book, Tell Me a Story, Mama by Angela Johnson. 30 Minutes Fluency: Fabulously Famous Books for Building Fluency Title: Tell Me a Story, Mama Comprehensive Lesson Plan for Fabulously Famous Books Individualized Practice Write the Featured Passage from Tell Me a Story Mama on the board or chart paper. Repeated Reading: Say It Like the Character - Ask children to read the first line of the passage in a voice that shows that a little girl is talking. - Then have them read the next line in a mother s voice. - Encourage children to continue reading each line of the passage using different voices for each character. Dialogue - Form pairs, and have partners take roles. - One can read the part of the girl and the other can read the part of the mother. - Encourage partners to read their part of the conversation with the 5

6 40 Minutes Comprehension & Vocabulary: National Geographic Teacher s Guide: The Fishing Game Fiction Selection Title: The Fishing Game Nonfiction Selections from Week 1: Force and Motion Activity Master page 14 Activity Master page 15 appropriate kinds of expressions. Work closely with a small group of struggling readers. - Read the passage with struggling readers in a similar way by taking one role, and having each child take the other role. - Provide support by modeling the appropriate voice and expression as necessary. Lesson 2: The Butterfly in the Garden Small Group Reading - Reread: Teach a Comprehension Strategy - Asking Questions - Comparing Fiction and Nonfiction: Use the nonfiction selections from week 1: Force and Motion Respond - Fiction Focus: Sequence - Children will label pictures to identify the sequence of steps for making the fishing game. Activity Master page 15 - Writing: Make a Sign - Children will make a sign for a game. Activity Master page 14 Sharing - Allow campers to present their signs to a partner or with the entire group. 6

7 Elementary Reading Lesson Plans 1 st Grade Week 5, Day 5 - Friday, August 2 nd 90 Minute Block Time Title Example/Description 20 Minutes Phonics: Isabel Beck Word Building Routine Word Building Sequence C8 Explain to the campers that during their daily Reading lessons, they will Magnetic Letters Today the campers will build and write words with short u and a. (a,ai,ay,b,d,l,m,t,w) Daily Word Building Routine C8: Teacher Demonstration (rain-ray) Lined Paper Build the word rain. Pencils Tell the campers the word. This is the word rain. Have campers read the word. Read it with me. rain Word Building Explain. I can change a few letters to make a new word. Watch. Sequence for C8 Remove n. Change ai to ay. I am going to get rid of the ai and n. I will Guided Practice: also bring down the ay in its place. I made the word ray. pay Have campers read the new word. What s the new word? ray paid Explain. Now you can make words. I will tell you the letters to use. maid Daily Word Building Routine C8: Guided Practice laid 1. Put the letter p at the beginning. lay 2. Put the letters ay next. way 3. What s the word? pay wait 4. Write each word made in a column on the board. bait 5. Continue word building providing explicit directions about how to bat form then read aloud each word using the following routine: mat may pay Remove ay and replace them with ai. Add d. What's the word? (paid) paid Change p to m. What's the word? (maid) maid maid Change m to l. What s the word? (laid) laid Remove ai and d. Add ay. What s the word? (lay) lay Change l to w. What's the word? (way) way Change ay to ai. Add t at the end of the word. What s the word? (wait) 7

8 30 Minutes Fluency: Fabulously Famous Books for Building Fluency 40 Minutes Comprehension & Vocabulary: National Title: Tell Me a Story, Mama Comprehensive Lesson Plan for Fabulously Famous Books Book Response Template Pencils Crayons Teacher s Guide: Strawberry Pie! Fiction Selection wait Change w to b. What's the word? (bait) bait Remove ai and replace them with a. (bat) bat Change b to m. What s the word? (mat) mat Change t to y. What s the word? (may) may Remove ay to replace them with ai. Add d to the end of the word. What s the word? (maid) 6. Read all the words in the column at the completion of word building. 7. Create a silly sentence, chorally read the sentence, and discuss. Words in Context Instruct the campers to write the following words on a piece of paper: pay, paid, maid, laid, and lay. Ask the campers to use at least one word in a sentence. Provide an example. (If time permits, allow campers to draw a picture to match their sentence.) Remind the campers that during their daily Reading lessons, they will Today the campers will respond to the book, Tell Me a Story, Mama by Angela Johnson. Fluency Performance Reread the book, Tell Me a Story, Mama by Angela Johnson. Discussion: Ask the campers to turn and talk with a partner to describe their favorite part of the book. Encourage the campers to explain why this is their favorite part. Select a few campers to share with the entire group. Writing: Allow the campers to respond to the following prompt. - What was your favorite part of the book? Why? Encourage the campers to draw a picture of their responses. Lesson 3: Strawberry Pie! Get Ready to Read - Build Background - Preview 8

9 Geographic Title: Strawberry Pie! - Predict Vocabulary Small Group Reading - Read the Book - Check Understanding - Respond 9

10 Elementary Reading Lesson Plans 1 st Grade Week 6, Day 1 - Monday, August 5 th 90 Minute Block Time Title Example/Description 20 Minutes Phonics: Isabel Beck Word Building Routine Word Building Sequence C9 Explain to the campers that during their daily Reading lessons, they will Magnetic Letters Today the campers will build and write words with long and short a. (ai,ay,l,m,p,r,s,t,y) Daily Word Building Routine C9: Teacher Demonstration (stay-pay) Lined Paper Build the word stay. Pencils Tell the campers the word. This is the word stay. Have campers read the word. Read it with me. stay Word Building Explain. I can change a few letters to make a new word. Watch. Sequence for C9 Remove s and t. Add p in its place. I am going to get rid of the s and t Guided Practice: and bring down the p in its place. I made the word pay. play Have campers read the new word. What s the new word? pay lay Explain. Now you can make words. I will tell you the letters to use. ray Daily Word Building Routine C9: Guided Practice tray 1. Put the letter p at the beginning. stray 2. Put the letter l next. tray 3. Put the letters ay at the end. ray 4. What s the word? play ran 5. Write each word made in a column on the board. rain 6. Continue word building providing explicit directions about how to main form then read aloud each word using the following routine: man play Remove p. What's the word? (lay) may lay Change l and add r. What's the word? (ray) ray Add t to the beginning of the word. What's the word? (tray) tray Add s to the beginning of the word. What s the word? (stray) stray Remove s. What's the word? (tray) tray Remove t. What's the word? (ray) 10

11 ray Change y to n. What's the word? (ran) ran Remove a and add ai. What's the word? (rain) rain Change r to m. What's the word? (main) main Remove ai and add a. What's the word? (man) man Remove n and add y. What's the word? (may) 8. Read all the words in the column at the completion of word building. 9. Create a silly sentence, chorally read the sentence, and discuss. 30 Minutes 40 Minutes Fluency: Fabulously Famous Books for Building Fluency Comprehension & Vocabulary: National Geographic Title: Tell Me a Story, Mama by Angela Johnson Lined paper Blank paper Pencils Crayons Teacher s Guide: Strawberry Pie! Fiction Selection Title: Strawberry Words in Context Instruct the campers to write the following words on a piece of paper: play, lay, ray, tray, and stray. Ask the campers to use at least one word in a sentence. Provide an example. (If time permits, allow campers to draw a picture to match their sentence.) Remind the campers that during their daily Reading lessons, they will Today the campers will respond to the book, Tell Me a Story, Mama by Angela Johnson. Fluency Performance: Personal Narrative (Writing) Reread the book, Tell Me a Story, Mama by Angela Johnson. Have campers write a story about when they were little. Say: Think of a story you want to remember so that you can tell it to other little children when you are grown up. Encourage children to include dialogue in their stories. Circulate while children are working to provide help with spelling and sentence structure as necessary. Allow early finishers to illustrate their story. Lesson 4: Strawberry Pie! Small Group Reading - Reread: Teach a Comprehension Strategy - Make Inferences - Comparing Fiction and Nonfiction: Use the nonfiction selections from 11

12 Pie! Nonfiction Selections from Week 4: Food From Plants Activity Master page 46 Activity Master page 47 week 4: Food From Plants Respond - Fiction Focus: Plot - Children will identify the story s plot. Activity Master page 47 - Writing: Draw and name a pie - Children will draw and name their favorite pie. Activity Master page 46 Sharing - Allow campers to present their favorite pies to a partner or with the entire group. 12

13 Elementary Reading Lesson Plans 1 st Grade Week 6, Day 2 - Tuesday, August 6 th 90 Minute Block Time Title Example/Description 20 Minutes Phonics: Isabel Beck Word Building Routine Word Building Sequence C10 Explain to the campers that during their daily Reading lessons, they will Magnetic Letters Today the campers will build and write words with long and short o. (b,c,d,g,k,l,n,o,oa,r,s,t) Daily Word Building Routine C10: Teacher Demonstration (boatcoat) Lined Paper Pencils Build the word boat. Tell the campers the word. This is the word boat. Word Building Have campers read the word. Read it with me. boat Sequence for C10 Explain. I can change one letter to make a new word. Watch. Guided Practice: Change b to c. I am going to get rid of the b and bring down the c in goat its place. I made the word coat. coat Have campers read the new word. What s the new word? coat cot Explain. Now you can make words. I will tell you the letters to use. rot Daily Word Building Routine C10: Guided Practice rod 1. Put the letter g at the beginning. road 2. Put the letters oa next. roast 3. Put the letter t at the end. toast 4. What s the word? goat toad 5. Write each word made in a column on the board. load 6. Continue word building providing explicit directions about how to loan form then read aloud each word using the following routine: oak goat Change g to c. What's the word? (coat) soak coat Remove oa and replace them with o. What's the word? (cot) cloak cot Change c to r. What's the word? (rot) rot Change t to d. What's the word? (rod) rod Remove o and replace it with oa. What's the word? (road) 13

14 road Remove d. Add s then t. What's the word? (roast) roast Change r to t. What's the word? (toast) toast Remove s and t and add d. What's the word? (toad) toad Change t to l. What s the word? (load) load Change d to n. What s the word? (loan) loan Remove l and n. Add k to the end of the word. What s the word? (oak) oak Add s to the beginning of the word. What s the word? (soak) soak Remove s and replace it with c and l. What s the word? (cloak) 7. Read all the words in the column at the completion of word building. 8. Create a silly sentence, chorally read the sentence, and discuss. 30 Minutes Fluency: Fabulously Famous Books for Building Fluency Title: Tell Me a Story, Mama by Angela Johnson Comprehensive Lesson Plan for Fabulously Famous Books Fiction Selection Words in Context Instruct the campers to write the following words on a piece of paper: goat, coat, cot, rot, rod, and road. Ask the campers to use at least one word in a sentence. Provide an example. (If time permits, allow campers to draw a picture to match their sentence.) Remind the campers that during their daily Reading lessons, they will Today the campers will responsd to the book, Tell Me a Story, Mama by Angela Johnson. Fluency Performance: Story Time (Oral Presentation) Provide time for campers to finish their stories. Have children sit in a circle for story time. Invite children to read their stories aloud to the class. Encourage children to read with appropriate expression. If campers used dialogue in their story, encourage them to use a different voice for each character. Lesson 2: Strawberry Pie! Whole Group Reading 14

15 40 Minutes Comprehension & Vocabulary: National Geographic Title: Strawberry Pie! Camper Response Page Crayons - Reread: Strawberry Pie! Discuss & Respond - Explain to the campers that this book describes things people might enjoy in the summer like baking a strawberry pie. - Ask the children to turn and talk to a partner about their experiences this summer with Summer Dreamers Academy. - Allow a few campers to share with the entire group. - Provide campers with the camper response page and instruct them to draw and write about their experiences at camp. Sharing - Allow campers to present their drawings and ideas to a partner or with the entire group. 15

16 Name Date Tell Me a Story, Mama by Angela Johnson Book Response What is your favorite part of the book? 16

17 Name Date 1 st Grade Summer Dreamers Academy What was your favorite summer activity at Summer Dreamers Academy? 17

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