Sarah Lombardi 04/13/13 Guided Reading Lesson Plan

Topic: Guided Reading Grade: Kindergarten Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.1a Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.3a Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one lettersound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.K.4 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.K.10 Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding. Objectives: Students will be able to read Where Do Birds Live? with fluency and accuracy. Students will be able to demonstrate comprehension of presented information by naming one bird habitat. Procedure: Introduction Today we are reading a nonfiction book called Where Do Birds Live? You will learn about many different types of birds and the habitats that they live in. Habitat -- thats a new word, does anyone know what it means? (Allow students to guess, and then explain that a habitat is an animals home). Im sure that we can name quite a few places that birds live. As, you read you might come across some habitats that are unfamiliar. Now, lets take a quick look at page 8. Take a look at the last word in the sentence. It says marsh --what kind of habitat do you think that is? (Look at picture and model thinking aloud. Explain that a marsh is a wetland with lots of grass and point to corresponding parts of the picture). I think that you are going to learn so much about the many unique places that birds live! As you read, think about one place that birds live that is your favorite. Please take care of your friends by reading in a whisper. Ill come around and listen to you read. Conferencing Listen to each student read independently. Check that students are taking time to stretch out unfamiliar words.

Whole-Group Teaching Point Address pattern changes in sentences such as: Birds live in and Birds live on Ask each student what his or her favorite bird habitat is. Other possible teaching points: o Using pictures to understand what various habitats look like. o Using the reference page in the back of the book to better understand an informational text. Assessment: Listen to students read to make sure they are stretching out unfamiliar words. Students can name one bird habitat discussed in the book. Transitions and Management: Make sure students are reading in a whisper voice when they are not conferring. Students who finish early can draw their favorite bird habitat. Differentiation: Differentiation is not needed because students are in same-ability groups.