9:00-9:15
Reviewing jobs,
focus wall
9:30-10:00
Word Work/ shared writing
Morning Message/ BTL story Close
Read and Questioning
Theme:The Gingerbread Pirates
Common Core/ILS: RI.K.4, RI.K.10,
RF.K.2.c, RF.K.3, RF.K.3.d
Monday
12/7/15
skills practice
pages
Story: The Gingerbread Pirates
On day one of the
close read begin
by having a “cold
read.” Only
minimally stopping.
This is a simple
read for
enjoyment. Explain
to the students
that you will be
coming back to
this text each day
during the week.
Express
excitement
towards learning
something new
about the text
each day you read.
Vocabulary: captain,
swished, nibbled,
astonish, enormous
letter:
Word Wall: did, girl
10:00-10:40
*Literacy Stations
10:40-11:00
Recess
Introduce movement in centers
this week.
11:00-11:25
bathroom
and snack
Each center will only 15 min/3
rotations counter clockwise
Writing Center:
Write about if you
would join captain
cookies’s crew. Why
or why not.
Library: Christmas
books
ABC Center:
crunchy cookies use
this sheet to write
CVC words (short o
and short a). Red
group will build
word wall words
and write them.
Kotne: guided
reading
Review table:
Write to make
matching letter
pairs. If done
early they can
make a pirate
ship out of
paper.
Kincaid: Nan and
Lad Decodable 3
Tuesday
12/8/15
skills practice pages
Story: Gingerbread
Pirates
Day 2: Vocabulary
*Chart vocabulary
words and make a
chart of each or a
bubble map with
astonish, enormous
Vocabulary: captain,
swished, nibbled,
astonish, enormous
Vocabulary:
Word Wall: did, girl
Letter:
Writing Center:
Write about if you
would join captain
cookies’s crew. Why
or why not.
Library: Christmas
books
ABC Center:
crunchy cookies use
this sheet to write
CVC words (short o
and short a). Red
group will build
word wall words
and write them.
Kotne: guided
reading
Review table:
Write to make
matching letter
pairs. If done
early they can
make a pirate
ship out of
paper.
Kincaid: Nan and
Lad Decodable 3
Wednesday
12/9/15
skills practice
pages
81 and 82
Story: Story: Gingerbread
Pirates
Day 3 Close Read
Text Dependent
Questions. Essential
Question: How did
the captain persevere
in this story? Use
evidence to support
your answer. pg 18,
pg 21
Vocabulary: : captain,
swished, nibbled,
astonish, enormous letter:
Word Wall: did, girl
Writing Center:
Write something the
captain did in the
story that showed his
perseverance. Draw
your picture.
Library: books
about Christmas
ABC Center: Write
the room short a
Kotnerl: guided reading
Kincaid: Gingerbread
Pirates board
game (work on
comprehension
of story).
Thursday
12/10/15
skills practice
page
Story: Story: Gingerbread
Pirates Close Read
Day 4: Collaborative
Questions
Essential Question:
You are the
Gingerbread Captain
and you spot an
unknow man
approaching your
crew. What will you
do to help save them
from being eaten?
Come up with a step
by step plan.
Vocabulary: did, girl
letter:
Friday
12/11/15
Skills Pages
Story: Story: The
Gingerbread Pirates
Day 5: Cumulative
Writing
Write about how the
captain persevered in
the story. This can
be done in whole
group after doing a
pair share.
Vocabulary:
letter:
Word Wall: did, girl
Writing Center:
Write something the
captain did in the
story that showed his
perseverance. Draw
your picture.
Library: books
about Christmas
ABC Center: Write
the room short a
Kotnerl: guided reading
Kincaid: Gingerbread
Pirates board
game (work on
comprehension
of story).
Writing Center: Write favorite part of The
Gingerbread Pirates
Library: Leveled readers
ABC Center:
Kotner: Guided Reading
Kincaid: Make a pirate
out of pieces.