Lesson Plans: November 17-21

Monday: November 17

Objective:
Students will explore words with the letter combinations kn, gn, wr, and gh.
Students will be able to define plot and identify the plot in future stories.
Students will develop robust vocabulary through the literature they are reading.
Standard(s):
3.RF.3 Know and apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding
words.
3.RF.4.c Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding,
rereading as necessary.
3.RL.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring
explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Materials:
Reading text book (23)
Spelling pre-test sheet (23)
Teacher's Manual
Vocabulary cards
Procedure:
As students come in from recess they will be instructed to head to the front carpet
without anything. There we will talk about consonant digraphs /n/ kn, gn; /r/ wr;
and /f/ gh.
After discussing the consonant digraphs that are in the spelling words, the students
will be instructed to grab a spelling pre-test sheet and a divider, and head to their
spots. Once everyone is in the classroom at their spot, I will give the spelling pretest. Once completed, they will turn those in for me to correct.
Everyone will then come to the front carpet. I will preview the story for them and
discuss plot, before sending them back to their spots to read silently. Once everyone
has finished, we will come up to the carpet and discuss words that were difficult.
After that, we will discuss our vocabulary words for the week.

Tuesday: November 18

Objective(s):
Students will be able to read and write words with digraphs kn, gn, wr, and gh.
Students will build their vocabulary knowledge.
Materials:
White boards (23)
Dry-erase markers (23)
Erasers (23)
Vocabulary worksheets (23)
Teachers Edition of the reading book
Little books for the week
Vocabulary Word Cards

Lesson Plans: November 17-21

Procedure:
Students will come to the front carpet with a white board, eraser, and marker. We
will go through all 20 of our spelling words (all words with kn, gn, wr, and gh).
After going through these, they will have 25-30 minutes of reading time to silently
read the little books that go along with our selection from the big book.
We will then work through our vocabulary words by me reading a section on T139.
They will then have a vocabulary worksheet to work on.
The spelling word practice and vocabulary worksheet will serve as my checks for
understanding in this lesson.

Wednesday: November 19

Objective(s):
Students will use story structure to better understand plot events.
Students will be able to answer comprehension questions from this weeks reading
selection.
Materials:
Reading books (23)
Comprehension questions (23)
Story structure worksheet (23)
Story structure poster
Procedure:
Students will come to the front carpet and we will again talk about our spelling
words this week that have the consonant digraphs kn, gn, wr and gh.
Then we will all sit on the carpet and read the story selection from the reading book
as a group.
Once the students and I have finished reading the story, they will have a
comprehension worksheet to complete and a story structure worksheet to finish.
Once everyone is finished, they will bring the story structure worksheet to the front
carpet and we will discuss together the correct answers for the story structure
sheet.