Day One: Monday

Time 9:00 9:15 (15 minutes) Activity Interactive Read Aloud Teachers Role Introduce picture book and have students make predictions Read aloud picture book stopping to ask students questions or make new predictions After the read aloud determine with students if their predictions were correct and if any connections were made Show students on the board how to write specific letters in cursive Go over directions with students on how to complete the handwriting sheet Teach teacher selected topic that will help students become better readers through modeling and guided practice Monitor students to make sure everyone is reading. Have genuine conversations with students about all aspects of the texts they are reading before and after guided reading group. Introduce the text Listen to each individual student whisper read Students Role Make predictions about the story based on title and cover Answer questions about the story while it is being read Make connections to self, books, and world after book is finished

9:15 9:25 (10 minutes)

Handwriting: Cursive

Watch teacher during demonstration Try out the specific letters on the worksheet

9:25 9:35 (10 minutes) 9:35 10:05 (30 minutes)

Reading Minilesson

Listen to and participate in the lesson

Independent Reading/Practice

Read independent reading novel silently, while using what they learned in the preceding minilesson Record reading time

9:40 10:00 (20 minutes)

Guided Reading Group 1

Listen about the text and raise any questions Silently read the text, while using

 10:05 10:10 (5 minutes) 10:10 10:20 (10 minutes) 10:20 10:40 (20 minutes) Writing Minilesson

Lead the students in a discussion about the text Invite students to share their thinking Reinforce the concept from the minilesson by asking for examples Teach teacher selected topic that will help students become better writers through modeling and guided practice Conference with 5 to 7 students about their writing piece and provide any specific teachings based on the writing

Reading Group Share and Evaluation

background knowledge and strategic actions to construct meaning Participate in discussion after reading Share thinking in pairs, groups, or whole class Reflect on the use of todays minilesson Listen to and participate in the lesson

Independent Writing/Practice

10:40 10:55 (15 minutes)

Investigations: Research a planet in our solar system

Suggest resources and provide materials and experiences related to the topic

10:55 11:00 (5 minutes)

Writing Group Share and Evaluation

Invite students to share what they are working on or something that is helping them write Reinforce the concept from the minilesson by asking for examples

Begin writing personal narrative introduction on the topic selected on Friday Apply what they learned from the minilesson about starting a personal narrative Gather print and nonprint resources Use technology as a tool for investigation Select and use various writing formats as tools for investigation Share writing in pairs, groups, or whole class Reflect on the use of todays minilesson

Day Two: Tuesday

Time 9:00 9:10 (10 minutes) Activity Interactive Edit Teachers Role Create a morning message with spelling and grammatical errors Have students find and correct the spelling and grammatical errors in the message Teach students the editing symbols Assign two students per day to each present a current event to the class Students Role Find spelling and grammatical errors in the message Explain to teacher why something is incorrect and how to fix the error

9:10 9:20 (10 minutes)

Current Events (2 Students)

9:20 9:30 (10 minutes) 9:30 9:50 (20 minutes) 9:50 10:15 (25 minutes)

Reading Minilesson

Literature Study

Teach teacher selected topic that will help students become better readers through modeling and guided practice Monitors each small group Conferences with small groups Redirects discussion

Presenting students talk to the class about their current event and answer any questions their peers have. Other students listen carefully to the presenter and ask any questions they have about the current event. These students should also provide the presenter feedback Listen to and participate in the lesson

Independent Reading/Practice

Monitor students to make sure everyone is reading. Have genuine conversations with students about all aspects of the texts they are reading

Read the assigned amount of text prior to meeting Engage in group discussion Provide written or artistic response Read independent reading novel silently, while using what they learned in the preceding minilesson Record reading time

10:15 10:20 (5 minutes) 10:20 10:30 (10 minutes) 10:30 10:55 (25 minutes)

Reading Group Share and Evaluation

Writing Minilesson: Word Choice

Independent Writing/Practice

10:35 10:50 (15 minutes)

Guided Writing

Invite students to share their thinking Reinforce the concept from the minilesson by asking for examples Teach teacher selected topic that will help students become better writers through modeling and guided practice Monitor students to make sure everyone is on task Conference with a couple students about their writing piece and provide any specific teachings based on the writing before and after guided writing Meet with a small group of students who all need to work at a particular aspect of writing.

Share thinking in pairs, groups, or whole class Reflect on the use of todays minilesson Listen to and participate in the lesson

Transition into next paragraph Apply what they learned from the minilesson about word choice in a personal narrative

10:55 11:00 (5 minutes)

Writing Group Share and Evaluation

Invite students to share what they are working on or something that is helping them write Reinforce the concept from the minilesson by asking for examples

Bring their writing to the meeting place Listen to the teachers instruction Try out the aspect of writing with the group in a guided practice Put the aspect of writing into his/her own writing Share writing in pairs, groups, or whole class Reflect on the use of todays minilesson