First Grade Whole Group Lesson Plans
Essential Question: _What happens on the train?___ Comprehension skill: Story Structure/Analyze & Evaluate_ _
Theme: ___Recreation and Travel_____ Anchor story: _Gus Takes the Train
Grammar Skill __Adjectives______________ Lesson __5_____
Day 1
Date:
Day 2
Date:
Day 3
Date:
Day 4
Date:
Day 5
Date:
Opening Routines/vocabulary
Poem __Zoo Fun__________
*Introduce HFW and use HFW cards.
TE _T404-405__
*Place cards on Focus Wall.
*Follow Instructional Routine 15.
* PA, Phonics, Spelling-TE p._ __T400T402__ Select only activities
needed for the majority of the class
(No longer than 10 min.)
Opening Routines/vocabulary
Poem Zoo Fun__________
*Use cards to review HFW. TE
_T419___ (Omit games)
*Follow Routines for Daily
Vocabulary Boost.
* PA, Phonics, Spelling-TE p._T420
____ Select only activities
needed for the majority of the
class (No longer than 10 min.)
Opening Routines/vocabulary
Poem __ Zoo Fun__________
*Use cards to review HFW. (Omit
games) TE _T429____
*Follow Routines for Daily Vocabulary
Boost. T429
* PA, Phonics, Spelling-TE p._ T430431____ Select only activities
needed for the majority of the class
(No longer than 10 min.)
Opening Routines/vocabulary
Poem __ Zoo Fun__________
*Use cards to review HFW. (Omit
games) TE _T441____
*Follow Routines for Daily
Vocabulary Boost. T441
* PA, Phonics, Spelling-TE p._
T422____ Select only activities
needed for the majority of the class
(No longer than 10 min.)
*Omit Opening routines
Poem ___ Zoo Fun__________
Read and Comprehend
*Introduce oral vocab. TE _T398___
*Read the Read Aloud story: Training
Around the Town. follow TE
questions. TE p._T398-T399____
*Revisit vocab after reading text.
* Begin a “theme based” word bank
that can be used throughout the
week to collect words related to
theme or topic. Sample Words:
car, subway, bus, train, streetcar
Read and Comprehend
* Introduce target skill and
selection vocabulary using Day 1
Read and Comprehend
__T406_____
*Follow the side bars in TE to
introduce anchor story. (day 1 in
basal) T408-T414 Use “Think
Through the Text” to guide you as
you read.
*Reread words on the theme
based word bank and add words
from the selection. (conductor)
Grammar/Writing
*Review the grammar skill. TE p.
T426____
*Introduce/review the writing
focus for the week. Teacher
creates a modeled/shared writing
based on the comprehension skill
of the week and/or anchor text.
Read and Comprehend
Revisit theme based word bank
*Dig Deeper (day 2 in basal) TE p.
_T422-423__
* Readdress the anchor story, focusing
on the “Analyze the Text” questions
throughout the story. TE p. _ T408T414 __
*Apply Vocabulary Knowledge TE p.
__T436__
Read and Comprehend
*Read the paired selection and
follow guidelines for “Introduce
Genre and Text Focus” TE p. _T444T445__
* “Compare Texts” – (use only the
text-to-text section) TE __T445____
*Vocabulary strategies TE p. _T446T447____
Read and Comprehend
*Interactive Read Aloud
*Select a read aloud that is related
to the topic for the week. Use the
Read Aloud Template to plan.
Grammar/Writing
Grammar/Writing
Grammar/Writing
*Review the grammar skill. TE p.
__T438___
* Review the writing focus for the
week.
*Complete the “Your Turn -Write
about Reading” as a shared writing
activity. T424-425
Write the story the way Peg would tell
it. Write sentences to tell what
happens at the beginning, middle and
end of the story.
*Review the grammar skill. TE p.
__T448___
*Students should begin their draft
for the writing focus of the week.
Topic: Use projectable 5.7 to model
turning phrases into complete
sentences. With students
brainstorm a list of things that Gus
did on the train (phrases).Work with
students to change a couple to
complete sentences. During
independent time students write
sentences with 2-3 of the remaining
phrases.
*Students will complete their final
draft of the weekly focus piece.
Grammar/Writing
Writing focus: Narrative- ideas
*Introduce grammar skill TE p._
____T416____
*Complete a shared writing based on
read aloud. (Include grammar focus
when applicable) Topic: My favorite
way to travel. Teacher models,
including two reasons why it is her
favorite and includes adjectives.
*During independent time students
write their own, referring to teacher’s
model.
Topic: shared writing- Gus Takes
The Train. Use the retelling cards
to help write a summary of the
story. Include adjectives.
* Briefly introduce preselected
vocabulary from read aloud
Title: __I Want to Be A
Zookeeper__
Author: Dan Liebman__
Opinion Writing: Teacher models
“I do not want to be a Zookeeper.”
(Give 3 reasons and summary
sentence.) Then do a shared
writing “ I want to be a
Zookeeper.”
**Assessments – Comprehension-use the comprehension assessment from the “grab and go” kit (this can be completed on Wednesday). Vocabulary- this should be completed
on Friday.