Monday
Word Work Reading
I. 8:00-8:15 Rivet Strategy
Cunningham 148
A. Vocabulary terms
1.
v o l c a n o
2.
e r u p t
3.
m o u n t a i n
4.
m a g m a
5.
l a v a
6.
m a n t l e
B.
Use words to predict events in story.
1. Fill in letters one at a time
2.
Encourage students to guess at words.
3.
If a student guesses correctly, ask them to help finish spelling it.
4.
Have students record the words.
VI. 9:45-10:00 Vocabulary game
A.
Play The Wheel: Use words from
Rivet Strategy Cunningham 154
B. Students take turns guessing consonants and vowels.
1. They must have all letters filled in before saying the word.
2. They may be rewarded with stickers if word is completed and pronounced correctly.
II. 8:15-8:45 Read Aloud. Volcanoes:
Mountains That Blow Their Tops by
Nicholas Nirgiotis
A.
Answer questions
1.
What is a volcano?
2.
What is the earth made of?
3.
What is magma?
4.
How are islands formed?
5.
Where are the most volcanoes found?
B. Reader response regarding what they learned about volcanoes to be written in journals.
V. 9:15-9:45 Guided reading assignment
A. Review book: Volcanoes: Mountains
That Blow Their Tops
B. Create a story web and identify:
1. Book title
2. Plot
3. Setting
4. Characters
5. Conclusion
6. Vocabulary
7. Spelling Words
Writing/Language
III. 8:45-9:00 Guided Writing
A.
Teacher Modeled KWL Chart
1. Assess what students know about volcanoes
2. What do they want to know?
3. What did they learn from the read aloud?
B. Students will copy the KWL chart
1. Discuss ways to learn more about volcanoes
2. Discuss ways to use the information learned
IV. 9:00-9:15 Shared Writing
Create a Word Bank for volcanoes
Stephens and Brown 57
A .Write words on index cards with definitions on back
B.
Add to this Word Bank throughout the three day lesson
C.
Words will be displayed on Word Wall at end
VII. 10:00-10:30 Independent Writing
Response
A. Free write exercise. Students may:
1.
Write a volcano poem
2.
Write a volcano story
3.
Do a journal entry about volcanoes
4.
Draw a picture of a volcano
5.
Students choice— approved by teacher
B. If time permitting, students may volunteer to share with the class

Word Work Reading
Tuesday I. 8:00-8:15 Vocab Alert! Stephens and Brown 51
A. Teacher writes Vocab Alert! on the board
1. Students asses familiarity with the terms using form provided
2. Teacher introduces significance of terms within the context of volcanoes
3. Students are to pay special attention to the Vocab Alert! terms while reading about volcanoes
V. 9:30-9:45 Four Square
Vocabulary
A.
Students may use words found during group reading or terms from the Vocab Alert!
1. Square one: Write vocabulary term
2. Square two: Student example
(from personal experience)
3. Square three: Student nonexample or incorrect statement
4.
Square four: Student definition of term
5.
Check definition with dictionary and redefine if necessary
6.
Draw a picture of the term
II. 8:15-9:00 Literature Circles
A. Group reading where groups may choose one of the following books:
What Happens When Volcanoes Erupt by Daphne Butler
Volcanoes by Franklin M. Bradley
POMPEII…Buried Alive! by Edith
Kunhardt
The Magic School Bus: Inside The
Earth by Joanna Cole
B.
Each group will create a story web to be presented to class
IV. 9:15-9:30 Jigsaw groups
A. Students will switch groups and teach each other about their books
1.
Share story webs
2.
Share Bulls-eyes
Writing/Language
III. 9:00-9:15 Bulls-eye!
A.
Each group from the literature circles will choose the three most important statements from their book
B.
They will create a bulls-eye with the most important fact in the middle
VI. 9:45-10:00 4 Square Writing
A.
Teacher modeled chart to be discussed as a group
1. Discuss the most important facts about volcanoes
2. Decide on four concepts to put into 4 square chart
B.
Students will begin thinking about writing an essay on volcanoes
VII. 10:00-10:30 Guided 4 Square Writing
A.
Students will complete four square writing charts
B.
They will combine the four main ideas decided upon by the class and write an introductory sentence
C.
Students will prepare to write a five paragraph essay on volcanoes

Wednes day
Word Work Reading
I. 8:00-8:15 Using Phonics and
Spelling Patterns
A.
Guess The Covered Word
Cunningham 91
1. Write sentences and ask students to guess the covered words.
2. Record student guesses next to each sentence.
3. Uncover letters one at a time up to the vowel
4. Erase the guesses that do not begin with the letters shown and encourage new guesses
5. When all the guesses that begin correctly and make sense are written, uncover the word and go on to the next sentence.
V. 9:30-9:45 Spelling Row Teachers
Desk
A.
Divide class into teams
B. Player one must pronounce the word instructed and say the first letter
C. Player two says the second letter and so on until the last letter is said
D. The last player must say the last letter and re-pronounce the word
E. If a team spells a word incorrectly or forgets to re-pronounce a word, it passes to the next team
II. 8:15-8:45 Read Aloud. Volcanoes by
Seymour Simon
A.
LAFF Stephen and Brown 113
1. L: Look over book
2. A: Ask questions to be examined
3. F: Find answers by reading
4. F: Follow through by reflecting and reviewing
B.
Review the terms discussed during
Guess The Covered Words
IV. 9:00-9:30 Clustering
Stephens and Brown 43
A.
Discuss the concepts learned during the read aloud
B. As a group, arrange and structure the concepts in order to show their relationships
Writing/Language
III. 8:45-9:00 Word Map Cooper 244 (see attached)
A.
Guided group assignment
1. What are volcanoes?
2. What are their characteristics?
3. What are some examples?
B.
Each student must fill in a Word Map
VI. 9:45-10:00 4 Square Writing
A.
Use introductory sentence, 4 square chart done on Tuesday, KWL chart, and vocabulary terms to write a five paragraph essay on volcanoes
* Teacher and assistants will circulate to provide students with writing support
B.
Upon completion, students may type drafts on classroom computers in groups of four or less
C.
Students will create an illustrated cover page for their paper