ED 215R LESSON PLAN

RATIONALE FOR THE LESSON:

The students are developing their reading skills. Earlier this year the student orked on !aking
predi"tions hile they ere reading ne #ooks and they have #een pra"ti"ing this skill $or several
eeks. The students are no learning to !ake te%t&to&sel$ "onne"tions in their reading and are
struggling to $ully grasp the "on"ept at this point. Eventually the "lass ill !ove on other types
o$ "onne"tions in"luding te%t&to&te%t' te%t&to&orld and te%t&to&!edia.
O(T)O*ES+,OALS:
For the Student: ))SS.RI.--: Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
For the Teacher: .TS /0: The teacher understand how children with broad ranges of abilities
learn and provides instruction that supports their intellectual, social, and personal development.
LEARNIN, O12E)TI3E: The students ill understand hat a te%t&to&sel$ "onne"tion is and #e
a#le to !ake te%t&to&sel$ "onne"tions in their on reading so that they "an !ake !eaning$ul
"onne"tions to the #ooks they are reading to understand hat they are reading #etter.
ASSESS*ENT:
& I ill take notes on 4&5 students during the parti"ipation ti!e on a "lip#oard to deter!ine
their understanding o$ te%t&to&sel$ "onne"tions.
& )ir"ulate around the roo! as the students are reading to sel$ and take ane"dotal re"ords
on the "hart on !y "lip#oard.
& ,ather students in sharing "ir"le a$ter their independent reading ti!e and have to to
three students share the te%t&to&sel$ "onne"tions they ere a#le to !ake in their on
#ooks. Take ane"dotal re"ords as possi#le.
STRAT,IES FOR ST(6ENTS OF 3AR7IN, A1ILITIES: Students ill read #ooks at their
spe"i$i" reading level independently a$ter the !ini&lesson. The #ooks ill #e "hosen $ro! the
students on #ooks #ins hi"h have three to $our #ooks at ea"h students personal reading level.
As I "ir"ulate around the roo! during independent reading ti!e I ill evaluate the students
understanding o$ !aking te%t&to&sel$ "onne"tions and o$$er appropriate s"a$$olding as needed.
*ATERIALS:
8aper )hain
Read aloud #ook' Oen #y 9evin Henkes
3inegar on "otton #alls
Students #ook #ins #ooks
8ost&it Notes
TOTAL TI*E NEE6E6: 4: !inutes
8RO)E6(RES: ;E%plain in detail.<
= !in Introdu"tion:
Students "o!e to the rug' sitting $a"ing the tea"her>s "hair. ?Ears $orard' eyes on !e@
Set up partners
Introdu"e #ook:
o Title: Oen
o Author: 9evin Henkes
o 1a"kground:
Also rote )hrysanthe!u! and !any other #ooks that are in a #in on
the #ookshel$ in the #a"k o$ the roo!.
He has ritten over 4A #ooks and has illustrated !ost o$ his #ooks
hi!sel$' Bust like you do ith !any o$ the #ooks you rite.
,re up in Ra"ine' no lives in *adison ith his i$e and to "hildren.
Has loved to read and dra sin"e he as a kid and even still has so!e o$
his $avorite #ooks $ro! "hildhood.
o *rs. 1orelli has told !e that you have started talking a#out ho good readers
!ake te%t&to&sel$ "onne"tions to hat they are reading.
.hen good readers !ake te%t&to&sel$ "onne"tions they !ake a link
#eteen hat they are reading and so!ething in their on li$e so they
"an understand ho the "hara"ter in the story is $eeling.
)reate paper )hain C One link: ?.hen I read the part a#outD@' One
link: ?It re!inded !e o$D@
Linking ar! !otions to help re!e!#er our "hain: ?.hen I hear the part
a#out D It re!inds !e a#outD@
o I>! going to read Oen and hile I do I ant you think a#out "onne"tions you
"an !ake to your on li$e' or i$ so!ething in the #ook re!inds you o$ so!ething
you>ve done or that has happened to you. 2ust like
o Overvie
In this story Oen is a#out $ive years old and he>s getting ready to start
s"hool $or the very $irst ti!e. The pro#le! is that Oen has a $uEEy
yello #lanket' na!ed FuEEy' that he loves so !u"h he takes it ith hi!
everyhere. 1ut Oen>s !o! and dad and their neigh#or *rs. TeeEers
think it>s ti!e $or On to start a"ting like a #ig kid and give up his $uEEy
#lanket. They try lots o$ di$$erent things to try to get Oen to give up
FuEEy
= !ins 6e!onstration F 8arti"ipation:
o ;Ar! !otions< .hen I heard the part a#out Oen>s $uEEy #lanket it re!inded
!e o$ hen I as a kid and I had a $avorite #a#y doll that I took everyhere ith
!e. I had gotten it on the day that I as #orn $ro! !y aunt and un"le. It as like
a stu$$ed ani!al so I "ould sGueeEe it and hold it all the ti!e. *y #a#y dolls $a"e
s!elled Bust like "ho"olate so I na!ed her )ho"olate Fa"e. I as really sad hen
!y !o! told !e that I "ould take )ho"olate Fa"e ith !e to s"hool or hen e
ent so!ehere. *y )ho"olate Fa"e #a#y doll is a lot like Oen>s FuEEy.
o .hat did you noti"e that I Bust did hen I told you a#out !y dollH
o Have you ever had a so!ething that as so spe"ial to you that you had to give
upH
Turn F talk to your partner a#out hat it as and ho that $elt.
,reat Bo# sharing
-A !in 8arti"ipation: ;in"lude possi#le Guestions to en"ourage higher level thinking<
1eginning reading.
Stop at end o$ page :. Say the #lanket $airy really re!inds !e o$ so!ething. Turn and talk
a#out hat does this re!ind you o$H
8auseI end o$ p. J: invisi#le& ?disappear@ and point to pi"ture
8ause at pg -- to share vinegar ;alk around ith #aggie<.
Stop at pg -5: Turn and talk D hat does this re!ind you o$H
Read to end
-:&0A !in 8ra"ti"e:
I heard you !aking a lot o$ great "onne"tions to Oen and his $uEEy #lanket. No e>re
going to have so!e ti!e to read to sel$ ith your #ook #ins. .hen you>re reading today I
ant you to try to !ake te%t&to&sel$ "onne"tions ith your #ooks and hen you !ake a te%t&
to&sel$ "onne"tion I ant you to !ark that page in your #ook ith a post&it note. ;de!onstrate
ith Oen #ook<
I ill #e "o!ing around as you>re reading so you "an tell !e a#out so!e o$ the "onne"tions
you>re !aking.
Students are dis!issed #y ta#le to get their #ook #ins.
o 1ins should already have a pad o$ post&it notes inside.
Students "hoose a spot around the roo! $or independent reading and read to sel$' !arking
pages here they are a#le to !ake te%t&to&sel$&"onne"tions.
I ill "ir"ulate around the roo! hile students read to #rie$ly "on$eren"e ith students and
assess understanding o$ te%t&to&sel$ "onne"tions.
: !in 8er$or!an"e
,ather the "lass #a"k at the rug in a sharing "ir"le
)hoose 0&4 students to share the te%t&to&sel$ "onne"tions they ere a#le to !ake during
independent reading.
- !in )losure+Re"ap ;in"lude restate!ent o$ lesson o#Be"tive<
,reat Bo# !aking te%t&to&sel$ "onne"tions today.
*aking "onne"tions #eteen hat you are reading and things that have happened in your on
li$e helps us understand and enBoy the story even !ore.
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