Daily Literacy Instructional Plan

Tuesday:
Time Activity Teacher’s Role Student’s Role

9:00-9:10 Reading Mini Lesson The teacher will use Students will
Inferencing the mentor text ​Just a participate in group
Mentor Text: ​Just A Dream ​that students discussion while the
Dream have read the teacher models this
Author: Chris Van previous week to new skill. The
Allsburg model the skill of student will also
making inferences. participate in guided
practice of this skill
with the teacher.

9:10-9:30 Independent Reading The teacher will be Students will be

conferencing with reading a book of
students about the choice. Some
books they are students will be
reading to check for conferencing with the
student interest and teacher to check for
understanding. understanding.

9:30-10:00 Literature Study The teacher will be Students will be

circulating the meeting with their
classroom as literature circle
students participate groups and
in literature circle and discussing the book
monitor students they have been
progress and reading. This
discussion. discussion is kid-led,
so students will be
leading their own
discussions.

10:00-10:10 Writing Mini Lesson: The teacher will use Students will be
Descriptive Language the mentor text ​All asking questions,
Mentor Text: ​All the the Places to Love ​to participating in
Place to Love lead a mini lesson on discussion and
Author: Patricia descriptive language. applying the skills
MacLachlan During this lesson the they learned during
teacher will highlight guided practice with
and explain different teacher assistance.
examples of
descriptive language
from the text, lead
students in guided
 practice of using their
own descriptive
language, and
explain how the
students can
implement this new
skill into their writing.

10:10-10:30 Independent Writing The teacher will be The students will be

conferencing with working on a
students about narrative about a
progress in their topic of choice from
writing pieces so far. their writer's’
notebooks and
practice adding
descriptive language
to their narrative.

10:30-11:00 Independent/Guided The teacher will be Students will continue

Writing conferring with writing their
students to check on narratives and/or
their progress with conference with the
their narrative. The teacher.
teacher will be
providing students
with feedback that
will allow them to
improve their writing.

Wednesday:
Time Activity Teacher's Role Student’s Role

9:00-9:10 Reading Mini Lesson: The teacher will be Students will be

Predictions modeling the skill of actively participating
Mentor Text: ​Just a making predictions in class discussions,
Dream and leading students and asking questions,
Author: Chris Van in guided practice in during lesson. They
Allsburg this skill using a will actively
mentor text. participate in guided
practice of the new
skill with their
teacher.

9:10-9:25 Independent Reading During this time the The students will be
teacher will be reading their
conferencing with independent book of
 students to check for choice and actively
understanding and applying skills taught
interest in their through reading mini
independent reading lessons.
books.

9:25-10:00 Independent/Guided The teacher will pull The students who

Reading a small group of have not been pulled
students to practice for guided reading
making inferences will continue reading
which was taught in a their independent
previous lesson. The reading books.
group of students will Students who are in
be determined based the guided reading
on assessments group will work with
and/or observations the teacher on
of students that the comprehension skills
teacher has made. to better their
understanding as
readers.

10:00-10:10 Writing Mini Lesson: The teacher will be The students will be
Transition explicitly teaching the actively engaged in
Words/Phrases skill of using the mini lesson by
Mentor Text: ​Out of transition words in participating in class
my mind narrative writing with discussion, asking
Author: Sharon the mentor text ​Out of questions and
Draper my mind. ​The practicing this skill
teacher will be during the guided
modeling this skill practice section of
and leading the the mini lesson.
students in guided
practice of
incorporating this skill
into their writing.

10:10-10:30 Independent Writing The teacher will be Students will be

conferencing with working on their
students to check on independent writing
the progress of their pieces and/or
writing and providing conferencing with the
students with teacher about the
feedback to help progress of their
better their writing. writing thus far. They
will also be adding
components of
writing that were
 explicitly taught
during writing mini
lessons.

10:30-11:00 Independent/Guided The teacher will pull a Students who are not
Writing small group of in the guided writing
students to practice a group will continue
specific writing skill. working on their
The students in this independent writing
group will be chosen piece. Students who
based on the are pulled to a guided
teacher's writing group will
observations of work with the teacher
students to practice a specific
understanding of writing skill that they
specific skills that may be struggling
have been taught in with.
previous mini
lessons.