Dawn Gruber

Guided Reading Lesson Plan

08/06/13
Level: G

Book: The Winning Hit by Jack Fadus, Illustrated by Shelley Dieterichs

This lesson is for a small group of students that includes Thomas. All are at the same reading level as Thomas.
Topic (Teaching focus, strategy to explicitly teach, ex. Use the pictures to help solve words, high frequency words)
Sequence of Events
Using pictures to help solve words and re-telling & comprehension questions.
Goals and Objectives
Students will utilize reading strategies to read independently. Students will read text fluently. Students will sequence events. Students will
make predictions and connections. Students will understand new vocabulary.
Materials & Equipment
Copies of The Winning Hit for each student in the group
Whiteboard & Marker to write vocabulary words on it.
Graphic Organizer- copy for each student
Writing Template- copy for each student
Learning Standards (based on lesson content and the subjectstate specific)
PA: CC.1.1.2.D Know and apply gradelevel phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
PA: CC.1.1.1.C Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
PA: CC.1.1.2.E Read with accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
PA: CC.1.2.2.B Ask and answer questions such as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of
key details in a text
PA: CC.1.2.2.E Use various text features and search tools to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
PA: CC.1.3.2.G Use information from illustrations and words, in print or digital text, to demonstrate understanding of characters, setting, or
Plot.
PA: CC.1.3.2.K Read and comprehend literature on grade level, reading independently and proficiently
PA: CC.1.4.2.P Organize a short sequence of events, using temporal words to signal event order; provide a sense of closure.
Instructional Procedure-Introduction (before the reading-book summary, possible challenges with text w/ pg. numbers, activate background knowledge)
Ask students: If someone had never heard of baseball before, how would you help them understand the game?
Read the title and author, and have students identify the bases, pitcher, batter, and catcher in the cover art.
Tell them that this story is realistic ction. It is made up by the author, but the events seem as if they could happen in real life.
Now ask students: What do you know about baseball?
Hand out book Picture walk---What do you think, just by the pictures, what is going to happen in this story?
Guide students through the text, mentioning important ideas and helping with unfamiliar language and vocabulary so that they can read the
text successfully. Using the following:
Page 2: Explain that this story is about a twin brother and sister, Andy and Liz, and a baseball game. Turn to page 2 of this book. Find the
word: Fan.
Andy is the star player on his baseball team, and Liz is his biggest fan. What might a sister say and do to show she is her brothers biggest
fan?
Pages 34: Tell students that Liz helps Andy practice for an important game. Here are Liz and Andy. What are they doing in the picture on
page 4?
Why do players practice before a game?
Pages 67: Ask students to read the scoreboard, and ask them to explain what a tied score is. Make sure they understand the terms inning
and runs.
Page 8: Tell students to look at the picture. What has happened to one of the players? What if he cant play? That will be a problem because

Choose a sport. Pretend you are playing that sport. Write three sentences
about how you help win a big game. Be sure to tell what happens first,
next, and last.