Goals:
1. Long word decoding skills
2. Develop fluency
3. Build comprehension
4. Become strong independent reader
Class rules:
1. Polite
2. Participation
Today Tasks
Chapter 1
2
3
Vowels, consonants - short sounds
Reading long words
4
5
6
Parent Meeting
Reading Strategies:
Chapter 1:
main character - has a goal. What is it?
After each CHAPTER:
Tell back - what do u remember happens next (we know they go looking for... See a mount... Go there looking for bones .. They find bones.. What kind of bones do they find? They were fossil bones. What kind of animal bones were they? Open book - go to page over here - ehat kind of bones were thry? Cattle bones. Are cattle bones exciting? No! Are dino bones excitjng? Yes! How do u think character name feels about getting cattle bones? He gets frustrated. If youfind cattle bones can u still be a dinosaur hunter?
* who are the other characters? What is each one like - nice, not nice?
* what kind of person is this character?
* do they like to do anything together?
* Think about what makes someone a really good friend?
CHAPTER 2
Go ahead and read chapter 3. What do u find in there?
CHAPTER 3:
Tell back
Remember it is taking long time to find those bones.
Do u think g is a good person. What makes u think he is a good friend? Probe... What r some of the nice things he has done? He doesn't lie; asks for permission all the time, if it is ok with doing the things they r going to do;
Now that they have found real dinosaur bones, how do u think Ned feels now? Feels proud. Why? He is proud because he has been looking and didnt find dino bones until now.
Did he get to his goal?
Now, close book. Whwnever u read book, there r fe books u wouldnt have read. I am going to help u find out what words they r.
How many vowels r there? 5
What r the 5 vowels? A, e (another one), o (last one..), u
Raise hand: have u ever heard of a syllable. If i say matt, how many syllables r there? 1. How do u know? U clap once - one sound. M
1 vowel sound is the same as one syllable.
Map - how many syllables it have? 1. How many vowels? 1
Pen - how many syllables it have? 1. How many vowels? 1. Which one is it? One vowel makes one syllable sound.
I have the word 'run'. Vowels make short vowel sound, and one long vowel sound
N is a consonant. If a word ends with consonant, it will make a short vowel sound.
If there r two syllables, how many vowels would it have? 2
Win-ter
If i dont know the word, how do i know if it is a short or long vowel sound?
How many consonants r between the vowel? VccV - short vowel & short vowel sounds
Win-ter
Trum-pet VccV break after consonant - short vowel-short vowel
Go to Workbook- "Syllables ending in consonant makes a short vowel sound"
Kaboom, kablam, kapow
Shout once to erase the tasks we have covered. Raise ur hand for kaboom.
Raise hand for kablam.
Raise hand for kapow..
Ok, kapow wins. When i say 1, everyone shout kapow.. one.. "KAPOWWWW'
Restroom break. Form a line, quite indoor voices as u walk out. Kids follow instruction - pin drop silence!!
Walk to ur seat. All seated.
Next part. Im gonna help u read long words. Three steps:
1. Count the vowels
2. Sound out slowly
3. Say it fast
"I had a fantastic day!"
How many vowels - 3 show ur fingers
VccVccV
Short vowels
Three syllable word. How many vowels? 3
September. How many vowels? 3
Next, i am going to sound it out. What am i missing here? Consonants
VccVccVc
Sep-tem-ber short vowels - say it slow - say it fast
If we get chance at end if class, we play hangman.
Lets do kabaam now that we r end of chapter 3. KABAAM!!
Lets go to chapter 4.
What is he trying to do?
What happens if he gets tricked? What u think? He will lose his bones. Will he get his money? Not many dinosaur hinters r nice.
Go to chapter 5. If u finish reading chapter 5, continue working on ur blue workbook - page 79.
What is a tellback? Do u remember?
Goid job! When u read part if a story, and tell someone what u remember aboutthe story to ur partner.
Tell what u remember about chapter 5. Who is the stranger? Wgat was he trying to do? How much money was mr read trying to give ned? Is it s lot if money? Is that going to get u the bones in a museum? What is ned trying to do when he knows he is going to get silver coin.? He takes him to cattle bones - mr readwalks away pretty angry.
If he tricks mr. read, what dies that tellabout ned? Smart, clever.
Now we start chapter 6. How does story end? How does ned get to keep bones in the museum? I want u to read and tell us what happened, ok?
In chapter 6, ned tells his dad everything that happens. They go to george's home. His dad says there was a spy asking for dinosaur bones. Now neds dad tells how ned met that spy. G's dad asks ned can i still buy those bines. Ned says yes, as long as u put them in the museum. G's dad says yes, and that he would put his name in there as well.
Tell what happens in the beginning middle and end of the story.
Beginning: Ned looks and finds dino bones and cattle bones
Middle:
Mr read tried to trick ned, but ned tricks him back
End: What gappens at the very dnd of the story? Ned gets his bones to the museum and is a dinosaur hunter.
Remember in the story ned merts many guys who helps him and is nice. And one mr read who is not nice.
Tell ur partner who is one person who is nice to u, and helps u get to ur goals.
Alright, good job! Tell me who is someone who is nice to u, u can really count on.
Raise ur hand if y want kabloom, kabam, kapow..
1 2 2.5 2.75 3
KAPOW
Next read longer chapter books with longer words.
Have 2 books in the oacket - for u to keep.
Watch welcome video - read intro in program guide - guidance & prog overview.
Have homeworks - they have to do tellbacks. At this age, lot wont remember all drtails. We r here to inderstand how to read and remember what the story is about. There r four sessions. Make sure u do it before end of next week. If u have questions asknat end of the class
At end of 5 weeks i will give them their book level recommendation. It will be a book like
Dinosaur hunter, tornado, or a longer chapter book.
Lets give a round of applause for hiw great they have been!!!
