Trousdale County Schools Weekly Lesson Plan
Teacher: Dallas
Pacing Guide Week #: 24
Dates: Feb. 17 - 21, 2014
Unit 5, Story 2, Lesson 22 “Amazing Animals” T99 - 196
Subject:
RLA
Reading Literature
RL.1.5 Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information
Reading Informational Text
RI.1.7Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.
Foundational Skills
RF.1.4a Read on-level text with purpose and understanding.
Language
L.1.1d Use personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns
Writing
W.1.3 Write narratives
SPI(s) to be taught: (Write the entire SPI)
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Daily practice activity for citing text based evidence in conversation and/or writing:
 Wkbk: pgs. 100 -101
I can Statements:
Student Agenda:
I can read er, ir, and ur words.
 Posted daily but NOT included in Lesson Plan
I can draw conclusions.
I can visualize.
I can use pronouns I and Me correctly.
I can use a dictionary
Assessment Strategies:
Oral questioning, teacher observation, class participation, white boards, thumbs up thumbs down, manipulatives. Weekly
fluency/word check. Weekly vocabulary test. Weekly phonics test. Weekly comprehension test.
Instructional Materials:
Student Reading Book, Journey’s Readers Notebook, Decodable Readers, Projectables, Learning websites, Computer Lab, flash
cards.
Instruction: In outline form, describe each day of instruction.
Formative Assessment:
Day 1
Oral questioning, teacher observation,
class participation, white boards,
 Story: “Amazing Animals” ( Informational Text)
thumbs up thumbs down,
 Read Together: “The Ugly Duckling” ( Folktale)
manipulatives
 Phonics skills: er, ir, ur
 High Frequency Words: baby, begins, eight, follow, learning, until, years, young
 Spelling words: her, fern, girl, sir, stir, bird, fur, hurt, turn, third, curl, first
 Grammar: Pronouns I and me
 Comprehension: Conclusion, Using Context
 Writing: Narrative Writing; Story Stentences
 Read Aloud: “How Bat Learned to Fly”
 Vocabulary: roamed, sparkling, misty, promised, received, slender
 Decodable Reader/ Homework: “See The Birds”
 Reader’s Notebook: Vol 2. Pg 93 - 107
Day 2
Oral questioning, teacher observation,
class participation, white boards,
 Story: “Amazing Animals” ( Informational Text)
thumbs up thumbs down,
 Read Together: “The Ugly Duckling” ( Folktale)
manipulatives
 Phonics skills: er, ir, ur
 High Frequency Words: baby, begins, eight, follow, learning, until, years, young
 Spelling words: her, fern, girl, sir, stir, bird, fur, hurt, turn, third,
 Grammar: Pronouns I and me
 Comprehension: Conclusion, Using Context
 Writing: Narrative Writing; Story Stentences
 Read Aloud: “How Bat Learned to Fly”
 Vocabulary: roamed, sparkling, misty, promised, received, slender
 Decodable Reader/ Homework: “A Bath for Mert”
 Reader’s Notebook: Vol 2. Pg 93 - 107
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Day 3
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Story: “Amazing Animals” ( Informational Text)
Read Together: “The Ugly Duckling” ( Folktale)
Phonics skills: er, ir, ur
High Frequency Words: baby, begins, eight, follow, learning, until, years, young
Spelling words: her, fern, girl, sir, stir, bird, fur, hurt, turn, third,
Grammar: Pronouns I and me
Comprehension: Conclusion, Using Context
Writing: Narrative Writing; Story Stentences
Read Aloud: “How Bat Learned to Fly”
Vocabulary: roamed, sparkling, misty, promised, received, slender
Decodable Reader/ Homework: “Fox and Crow”
Reader’s Notebook: Vol 2. Pg 93 - 107
Oral questioning, teacher observation,
class participation, white boards,
thumbs up thumbs down,
manipulatives
Day 4
Oral questioning, teacher observation,
class participation, white boards,
 Story: “Amazing Animals” ( Informational Text)
thumbs up thumbs down,
 Read Together: “The Ugly Duckling” ( Folktale)
manipulatives
 Phonics skills: er, ir, ur
 High Frequency Words: baby, begins, eight, follow, learning, until, years, young
 Spelling words: her, fern, girl, sir, stir, bird, fur, hurt, turn, third,
 Grammar: Pronouns I and me
 Comprehension: Conclusion, Using Context
 Writing: Narrative Writing; Story Stentences
 Read Aloud: “How Bat Learned to Fly”
 Vocabulary: roamed, sparkling, misty, promised, received, slender
 Decodable Reader/ Homework: “Amazing Animals”
 Reader’s Notebook: Vol 2. Pg 93 - 107
Day 5
Oral questioning, teacher observation,
class participation, white boards,
 Story: “Amazing Animals” ( Informational Text)
thumbs up thumbs down,
 Read Together: “The Ugly Duckling” ( Folktale)
manipulatives
 Phonics skills: er, ir, ur
 High Frequency Words: baby, begins, eight, follow, learning, until, years, young
 Spelling words: her, fern, girl, sir, stir, bird, fur, hurt, turn, third,
 Grammar: Pronouns I and me
 Comprehension: Conclusion, Using Context
 Writing: Narrative Writing; Story Stentences
 Read Aloud: “How Bat Learned to Fly”
 Vocabulary: roamed, sparkling, misty, promised, received, slender
 Reader’s Notebook: Vol 2. Pg 93 - 107
Alternate Instructional Interventions: Provide a specific plan for alternate instructional interventions, or re-teaching.
Small group/ leveled reading groups
Targeted tutoring
Teacher conferencing
Instructional technologies to enhance learning: List how each will enhance the effectiveness of the lesson.
think central.com
united streaming
brainpopjr.com
pbskids.org
starfall.com
computer lab
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