Instructional Plan

Day 1:
Time
9:00- 9:15

Instruction
Word Study

Teachers Role
Introduce the new
pattern of the
week
Assist students
when necessary
as they prepare
their materials for
the week.
Assure that
students remain
focused
Take note of the
progress being
made by each
student.

9:15-10:15

Reading

Students Role
As a warm up
activity students
will begin with
word study
instruction.
Once each student
has receive their
new words they
will be instructed
to cut each word
out and place
them into a zip
lock bag.
After completing
the previous task
they will be
instructed to
begin one of the
word study
activities in their
word study
packet.

Mini lesson on

how a characters
actions contribute
to the sequence of
a story
Begin by
reviewing

previous lesson
Introduce Peters
Chair
Ask questions
while reading, in
order to emphasis
certain parts of
the book
Conference with

Discuss the
character change
of the main
character
throughout the
story using
peters chair.
Interact with the
mentor text as it
is being read
aloud by the
teacher.
Apply what they
have learned to
their independent
reading book

10:15-11:00

Writing

students as they
identify character
changes in their
independent
reading book.
Mini lesson on
how to
summarize
nonfiction text
using boxes and
bullets.

Practice using the

writing strategy
of boxes and
bullets, while
reading
nonfiction text.
Apply what they
have learned to
their independent
writing.

Day 2:
Time
9:00- 9:15

Instruction
Word Study

9:15-10:15

Reading

Teachers Role
Assist students
when necessary
as they prepare
their materials for
the week.
Assure that
students remain
focused
Take note of the
progress being made
by each student.
Mini lesson on
how to read
closely in order
to identify
details about
characters and
how they deal
with conflicts
and resolve
them by using
a story
mountain to
track the story
progression.

Students Role
Complete 2 word
sort activities of
their choice in
their word study
packet.

Students will be
asked to glue a
story map
worksheet into
their reading
notebooks
Students will
complete a story
map in order to
pay close
attention to how
the main
character changes

10:15-11:00

Writing

Begin by
reviewing
previous lesson
Explain each part
of the story map
to the students
Read Aloud
Peters Chair and
model how to
create a story
mountain, with
the students as
they read.
Assist students as
they complete a
story map for
their independent
book.
Mini lesson on
how to
summarize
nonfiction text
using your hand
Model the
strategy of using
your hand as a
whole class
instruction
Provide students
with a handout
that explains this
strategy further
and will assist
them when
needed.

over time.
Apply what they
have learned to
their independent
reading book

Practice using
their hand to
assist them while
reading
nonfiction text.
Determine which
strategy is the
most comfortable
to use while
reading
nonfiction text
Apply what they
have learned to
their independent
writing.