Weekly Reading Plans
October 10.17.11
Mrs. Kelley
What Jo Did
Genre: Fiction
Comprehension Skill: Cause & Effect
Comprehension Strategy: Prior Knowledge
Monday
WHOLE GROUP INSTRUCTION:
Question of the Week: “How can we learn to appreciate the talents of others?”
 Read Aloud: “The Circuit,” 142m
 Build Concepts, 142l
 Cause & Effect Lesson, 142-143 w/ practice book 52 on SmartBoard – do a few together and
discuss
 Build Background, 144a
 Explicitly Teach Vocabulary Words, 144b
SMALL GROUPS:
Strategic Intervention
On-Level
Advanced
Teacher Group:
Teacher Group:
Teacher Group:
 Reinforce Concepts, DI Develop concept
 Begin reading “Equality
2
vocabulary, DI-3
in American Schools”,
p.
 Begin reading “Cheers
 Begin reading “Fabulous
Workstations
for the Cheetahs”, p
Female Athletes”, p 32Must Do’s:
Workstations
33
Must Do’s:
Workstations
 Create flashcards, 142K
Must Do’s:
 Listen to “What Jo Did”
 Begin research on an
on CD
 Create flashcards, 142K
pioneer female
basketball player, p
 Create vocabulary
 Begin research on an
142K
flashcards, 142K
pioneer female
May Do’s:
basketball player, p
142K
 Read from book box
 Partner read “What Jo
Did”
Tuesday
WHOLE GROUP INSTRUCTION:
Question of the Day: Do you think Jo would have had a chance to show off her talent if she hadn’t worn
her hat?
 Vocabulary Strategy Lesson, 144-145
 Read “What Jo Did”, 146-151
SMALL GROUPS:
Strategic Intervention
On-Level
Advanced
Teacher Group
Teacher Group:
Teacher Group:
 Finish reading “Cheers
 Finish reading
 Finish reading “Equality
for the Cheetahs”, p.
“Fabulous Female
in American Schools”,
Workstations
Athletes”, p 32-33
p.
Must Do’s:
Workstations
Workstations
Must Do’s:
Must Do’s:
 Complete practice page
LR2
 Complete practice page
 Complete practice page
LR5
LR8
 List what you know
about the skills of a
 Continue research on
 Continue research on
good basketball player.
female basketball player,
female basketball player,
May Do’s
142K
142K
May
Do’s:
May
Do’s:
 Quiz a partner on
vocabulary words
 Quiz a partner on
 Quiz a partner on
vocabulary words
vocabulary words
 Read from book box
 Read from book box
 Read from book box
Wednesday
WHOLE GROUP INSTRUCTION:
Question of the Day: What do the other basketball players think about Jo’s talent?
 Read “What Jo Did”, 152-156
 Reading Response, 156
SMALL GROUPS:
Strategic Intervention
On-Level
Advanced
Teacher Group:
Teacher Group:
Teacher Group:
 Practice Lesson
 Reread “What Jo Did”,
 Extend Vocabulary, p
Vocabulary, DI-4
148-151
DI-5
Workstations
 Read multisyllabic
 Reread “What Jo Did,
Must Do’s:
words
148-151
 Complete practice page
Workstations
 Listen to “What Jo Did”,
LR
Must Do’s:
148-151
 Imagine that you are
 Complete practice page

playing basketball with a
LR8
Workstations
friend. Describe the
Must Do’s:
 Write rhymes, p 161i
action. Use words from
May Do’s:
 Complete Practice pg.
the Words to Know list
LR3
 Share your rhymes with
in your description.
a partner
 Write a letter about a
May Do’s:
rule change you want to
 Read from book box
 Share your description
see in your favorite

with a friend.
sport, p. 142K
 Read from book box
May Do’s:
 Read from book box
 Read your letter to a
partner
Thursday
WHOLE GROUP INSTRUCTION:
Question of the Day: In what ways might the boys’ attitudes toward girls in sports have changed after
they played basketball with Jo?

Read “Fast Break”, p 158-161

SMALL GROUPS:
Strategic Intervention
On-Level
Advanced
Teacher Group:
Teacher Group:
Teacher Group:
 Practice Cause & Effect
 Reread “What Jo Did”,
 Extend Cause and Effect
and Prior Knowledge,
152-155
and Prior Knowledge,
DI-6
Workstations
DI-7
Must Do’s:
 Reread “What Jo Did”,
 Reread “What Jo Did”,
152-155
 Complete word structure
152-155
Workstations
word sort with 3 words
Workstations
Must Do’s:
already provided and
Must Do’s:
come up with 3 words
 Complete word structure
 Listen to “What Jo Did”
on own, 161c
word sort with words
on CD
May Do’s:
already provided, 161c
 Complete word structure
May Do’s:
 Listen to “Allow Me to
word sort but come up
Introduce Myself”
 Imagine that you are
with 6 words on own,
playing basketball with a
 Speaking Sportscast,
161c
friend. Describe the
161d
May Do’s:
action. Use words from
 Read from book box
 Listen to “Allow Me to
the Words to Know list
Introduce Myself”
in your description.
 Speaking Sportscast,
Share with a friend.
161d
 Read from book box
 Read from book box
Friday
WHOLE GROUP INSTRUCTION:
Question of the Week: “How can we learn to appreciate the talents of others?”
 Build Concept Vocabulary, 161c

SMALL GROUPS:
Strategic Intervention
On-Level
Advanced
Teacher Group:
Teacher Group:
Teacher Group:
 Practice Retelling, DI 8
 Reread “Fabulous
 Reread “Equality in
Female Athletes” and
American Schools”
 Reread “Cheers for the
practice retelling, DI-11
Cheetahs” and practice
 Genre Study, DI-9
retelling, DI-10
 Reteach cause & effect
 Share Extension
if needed, p 161b and/or
 Reteach cause & effect
Activity, DI-11
DI 52
if needed, p 161b and/or
Workstations
Workstations
DI 52
Must Do’s:
Must Do’s:
Workstations
 Partner activity: Writing
Must Do’s:
 Partner activity: Writing
singular and plural
singular and plural
 Partner activity: Writing
forms of spelling words,
forms of spelling words,
singular and plural
p 161i
p 161i
forms of spelling words,
May Do’s:
May Do’s:
p 161i
 Viewing Analyze
May Do’s:
 Viewing Analyze
Media, 161d
Media, 161d
 Listen to “Allow Me to
 Read from book box
Introduce Myself”
 Read from book box
 Speaking Sportscast,
161d