Tuesday, February 6th

Subject: Central Focus:

Literacy Taking Sneak Peeks to Preview the Book
Essential Standard/Common Core Objective: Date submitted: Date taught:
RL.1.1:Ask and answer questions about key details in a 1/30/2018 2/6/2018
text.
RL.1.2: Retell stories, including key details, and
demonstrate understanding of their central message or
lesson.
Daily Lesson Objective:
I can sort fiction and nonfiction books into genres and tell how I know.
21st Century Skills:
Academic Language Demand(s)
● Communication: students will
● Language Function: Retell
communicate during whole
group lesson and during
● Content/Academic Vocab: Sneak peek, preview
independent reading time.
● Collaboration: students will
● Discourse possibilities: Whole class discussion
collaborate during whole
group lesson and during
● Syntax possibilities: Independent reading time
independent reading time.

Prior Knowledge:
Students should be able to use the reading skills and strategies that they have been learning from pre-k,
kindergarten and first grade in order to successfully learn about taking sneak peeks in books so that they know
where they are going and what they are doing.

Activity Description of Activities and Setting Time

I will say, “Good afternoon readers! We have been learning about 2 minutes
genres. I need two readers to remind me of some genres that we have
been learning about. ” In case they have a hard time remembering:
● Realistic fiction
1. Focus and Review ● Non-fiction
● Fiction
● Biography
● Autobiography

2. Statement of
Objective I can take a sneak peek to find out where I’ll go and what I’ll do in my
for Student book.
 I will say, “Readers, please turn your attention to me. Today we are 10
going to be learning about something very important. When you read a minutes
book, the characters go places and do things. While you’re reading that
book, you’ll feel like you’re going to those places and doing those
things too! Have you ever felt like that? So have I! One of my favorite
book series is ‘The Magic Tree House’. When I was a little older than
you, I used to feel like I was going on all of those amazing adventures
with Annie and Jack! Today, we are going to be going to go to camp
3. Teacher Input
with Sister and Brother Bear. But before we do that, I have some
important things to tell you. Before we begin to read ‘The Berenstein
Bears Go to Camp’, we need to take a sneak peek in the book so that
we can guess where we are going and what we are doing. Ready?”
Take a sneak peak. “Readers take sneak peeks to learn where they are
going and what they are doing.What did you learn from doing this
sneak peek, readers? Wow! You learned so many things just from
taking a sneak peek and looking at the cover and reading the summary.”
I will say, “Students, now that we have learned all about how to take 12-15
sneak peeks, I want you to give it a try. You all have your book bags minutes
that myself and Mrs. Boulos switched out for you. I want you to take
out your reading journal, a pencil, post it notes, and ONE book to
preview. You are going to take a sneak peak at this book and jot down
WHERE you are going and WHAT you will be doing on a post-it note.
4. Guided Practice While you are doing this, I will be walking around talking to you and
seeing what you find.” Walk around and assist students during this.
Make notes of patterns that you notice to address when you make a
mid-point workshop teaching point. “Readers, kiss your brains. You all
found out so many fascinating places and things that you are doing
(include specific examples that you wrote down on your clipboard) and
I am so excited for the next part of today’s lesson.”
I will say, “For the next part of our lesson, I would like for you to find a 15-20
partner when I say, ‘1,2,3 go!’. Before you partner up, I need to tell you minutes
what you are going to be doing. I want you to take the post-it note that
you wrote on about the book you read. Hold it up high so I know that
everyone has theirs. In your other hand, hold up your book so I can see
it. Once everyone has these I will explain what to do. Perfect! Readers,
you will be explaining to your partner all about your sneak peek and
5. Independent Practice where you are going and what you are doing. I want both of you to be
able to speak, so please give your partner the opportunity to speak to
you about their book. In a few minutes, I am going to be calling on
pairs to share what they learned that made them excited about reading.
Ready? Go!” Allow students to share for about three to five minutes.
Once the majority of the class is done sharing, call everyone back
together. “Readers, I hope that you enjoyed sharing all about your
sneak peek. I need four pairs to share what they learned.” Once they
 have shared, have pairs go up and put their post-it notes on the anchor
chart. While pairs do this, close up the lesson.

Formal: Not applicable.

6. Assessment Methods
of all objectives/skills:
Informal: Anchor chart activity, whole class discussion.

I will say, “Readers, readers!” Students will say, “Future leaders!”

“Students, today we began learning all about taking sneak peeks in books. This was
an exciting lesson! Pat yourselves on the back. Today we made an anchor chart
7. Closure
together as a class. I am so happy that we did this, because we can reference it
throughout the week to remind us what a sneak peek is and how it can help us
become better readers.”
8. Assessment Results
of
all objectives/skills:

Targeted Students Modifications/Accommodations Student/Small Group Modifications/Accommodations

● Struggling readers: Graphics, bold word ● Informally assess and monitor students who are
cards chart on board all week to help struggling readers.
students. ● Pull a remediation group at the back table to help
● IEP (Individualized Education Plan): assist students who are struggling.
Students will be pulled and work on
worksheets with EC teacher.
● ELL (English Language Learners):
Graphics, bold word cards chart on board
all week to help students, CE and ST check
in and assist one-on-one.

Materials/Technology: Reading book bags, reading journals, post it notes, pencils, Anchor Chart for post it
notes, The Berenstein Bears Go To Camp (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAjgQo7rJZ0)
Reflection on lesson: