Guided Reading Lesson Plan (Levels...

Guided Reading Lesson Plan (Levels A-L)

Title: Lovable Lyle Level: K-20 ISBN: 0-395-25378-0 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company Day 1: pgs. 1-27 Familiar Read: (3 min.) Familiar Writing: (3 min.) Word Building (3 min.) 1. sit hid, hide, hiding, hidden 2. south start with “ight” then build words 3. our (sight, right, flight, might, night) Before Reading: (5-7 min.) Book Introduction: (include meaning, structure, visual) Has anyone ever gotten their feelings hurt by someone you thought was a friend? How did that feel?

Today we are going to meet a character in the story named Lyle the Crocodile. Lyle likes everyone and he is loved by all who know him. One day he received a note that was upsetting and confusing for him. Let’s read to find out what the note said, and who sent the note. Stop on page 27. difficult Words/Vocabulary p. 8 dreadful; p. 11 coaxed; p. 18 brazenly; p. 23 skittered Suggested Teaching Point: (refer to Behaviors to Notice and Support) Good Readers predicate what will happen next in the story.

During Reading: (5-10 min.) *Revisit the teaching point as needed. Prompts to Support readers: Does it match? Does it sound right? Does it make sense? After Reading: (5-7 min.) Discuss the story Were there any confusing parts/didn’t understand in the story today? What surprised you about the story? What would you do if you got a mean note under your door? Does this remind you of any other story you read that you can make a text to text connection?

Return to Teaching Point Reread page 27. What do you think will happen next? Comprehension Strategy Focus: connections, questions, inferences, visualizing, summarizing,

synthesizing, determining importance What can you infer about Clover’s attitude towards Lyle? (page 25)

Writing Connection: (5 min.) (optional) Write your prediction. How is the story going to end?

Guided Reading Lesson Plan (Levels A-L)

Title: Lovable Lyle Level: K-20 ISBN: 0-395-25378-0 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company

Day 2: pgs. 28- 48 Familiar Read: (3 min.) Familiar Writing: (3 min.) Word Building (3 min.) 1. meet tea, sea, pea, flea, plea 2. help bone, tone, stone, shone, phone 3. play Before Reading: (5-7 min.) Book Introduction: (include meaning, structure, visual) Does anyone remember what happened yesterday? Today we will be reading the second half of Lyle the Crocodile. Mrs. Hipple comes to Mrs. Primm’s house for tea and to meet Lyle. It doesn’t go well. Later in the story, Lyle does something very heroic. Read to find out what happens in the story. As you read, check to see if any of your predictions are correct.

difficult Words/Vocabulary p. 32 stuffy; p. 36 rumple; p. 44 thrashing Suggested Teaching Point: (refer to Behaviors to Notice and Support)

Good Readers predicate what will happen next in the story.

During Reading: (5-10 min.) *Revisit the teaching point as needed. Prompts to Support readers: Does it match? Does it sound right? Does it make sense? After Reading: (5-7 min.) Discuss the story Were there any confusing parts/didn’t understand in the story today? What surprised you about the story? Does this remind you of any other story you read that you can make a text to text connection? Does the ending of this story remind you of anything that has happened to you? Can you make a self to text connection?

Return to Teaching Point What predictions did you make? Which predictions did you make that were

correct? Comprehension Strategy Focus: connections, questions, inferences, visualizing, summarizing,

synthesizing, determining importance What can you infer about Clover’s attitude towards Lyle at the end of the story? What can you infer about Mrs. Hipple’s attitude towards Lyle at the end of the story?

Writing Connection: (5 min.) (optional) What did you learn from this story?