1. Topic-
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| Reader's Workshop- building a community of learners |
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2. Content-
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Introduce students to read-aloud discussions.
Model what read-aloud time looks and sounds like. Demonstrate how
to use a read-aloud notebook. |
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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1. Observe who can explore and discuss their thoughts, ideas, and
experiences
2.Emphasize the connection between reading, writing and thinking
3.Begin to establish a safe classroom environment |
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4. Objectives-
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1.Students will practice talking in a group and learn to listen
to others' ideas
2.Students will practice appropriate behavior at read-aloud time
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5. Materials and Aids-
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| Chart paper, read-aloud, read-aloud notebook |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
1.Gather students together and talk to them about read-aloud time-
what it is. Discuss some characters they may be introduced to over
the year
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B. Development-
1.Establish what this time should look and sound like- make sure
to add meaningful talk in your expectations as well as listening(do
this with students). Record info on chart.
2. Model what read-aloud time should look like
3.Model what read-aloud time should not look like
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C. Practice-
1.Practice- read aloud a short picture book- "No David"
2.Have students work with a partner and practice asking questions
and responding to others
3.Reflect |
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D. Independent Practice-
1.Read "David Gets in Trouble"
2.Have students come up with a question and write it on a sticky note
3.Share a few |
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E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-
1.Students may work with partners to come up with questions
2.Sample questions will be modeled to help students who have difficulty
thinking of their own question
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F. Checking for understanding-
1.Collect sticky notes to see what types of questions students are
asking.
2.Observe students who are willingly joining in conversations and
students who are reluctant to share
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G. Closure-
1.Show Read-Aloud notebook and mention that during the next lesson,
we will look at how we can use this to hold our thinking
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7. Evaluation-
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1.Sticky notes with questions
2.Student observations |
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