Lesson Plan, Unit 5, Lesson 15

Ask Jason what is the purpose of bridges, why do people use them?

Review "Building Bridges" with Jason--discuss the different imteresting bridges in the world and their features for fluency and understanding

Have Jason answer the Respond to Reading questions for cause and effect, genre and understanding

Read "Small Joy" with Jason for fluency and understanding

Ask Jason what are the advantages of tiny houses--they do not take a long time to build, they do not cost a lot, they do not take up a lot of energy or materials--have him answer for fluency and understanding

Ask Jason what he would have in his tiny house to make connections

Lesson Plan, Unit 5, Lesson 14

Jason will choose the correct oi or oy word and write it on the line for fluency and understanding

Jason will choose the correct high frequency word from the box to complete each sentemce for fluency and understanding

Jason will write a short story about a family that builds something using the words balance and section, and he will read his story for fluency and understanding

Jason will read "How to Build a Snowman" for fluency and complete the cause and effect chart for understanding

Jason will complete the cause and effect sentences for fluency and understanding

Jason will write the root word for each vocabulary word and use the full word in a sentence for fluency and understanding

Jason will circle the correct diphthong oi or oy word in the question sentence and answer the question using the word for fluency and understanding

Jason will read the stable syllable words for fluency and divide the words into syllables for understanding

Jason will circle the words (B) that end with the consonant and le spelling for understanding

Jason will write and read a caption for each picture for fluency and understanding

Jason will write the answers to the cause and effect questions for fluency and understanding

Lesson Plan, Unit 5, Lesson 13

Discuss with Jason how things get built--ask what is the carpenter in the picture doing, how is he doing it?

Have Jason read the Words to Know sentences and make up his own sentences with the words for fluency and understanding

Phonics--oy, oi sound--have Jason say the sounds and read the word lists and example sentence for fluency and understanding

Review "The Joy of a Ship" with Jason for sequencing, fluency and understanding

Discuss with Jason the different kinds of ships and what they do for fluency and understanding

Explain "risky" and ask Jason what steps in ship building are risky to make connections

Explain cause and effect--have Jason read the Text Evidence example and the chart for fluency and understanding

Have Jason talk about what happens in "The Joy of a Ship" and how or why it happens for fluency and understanding of cause and effect

Read Roy's How-to Article and have Jason name the words Roy used to tell the order of steps for understanding of organization

Explain prepositions--have Jason read the example sentence and find examples of prepositions in Roy's writing for fluency and understanding

Have Jason say some sentences of his own with prepositions for fluency and understanding

Lesson Plan, Unit 5, Lesson 12

Have Jason retell in his own words the story "Whistle for Willie" for sequencing, fluency and understanding

Have Jason answer the Text Evidence questions for understanding of problem and solution and genre (realistic fiction). Explain realistic fiction.

Ask Jason what other sounds could Peter use to get Willie's attention to make connections

Explain How-To genre and have Jason read "Shake! Strike! Strum!" for fluency and understanding

Have Jason explain Pitch and Volume in his own words for fluency and understanding

Ask Jason how sounds are different and what sounds he can make to make connections

Lesson Plan, Unit 5, Lesson 11

Phonics--Jason will say the dipthongs ou, ow and complete the sentences for fluency

High Frequency Words--Jason will read the words and complete the sentences for fluency and understanding

Vocabulary--Jason will write a short story using the words scrambled and suddenly, and he will read the story for fluency

Jason will read "Dad's Game" and complete the problem and solution chart for understanding

Jason will complete the ptoblem and solution sentences for fluency and understanding

Explain suffixes and have Jason complete the suffix exercise for or, ful and less for fluency and understanding

Jason will read  the word clues and complete the diphthong exercise for fluency and understanding

Jason will  complete the the comparison exercise with er and est words for fluency and understanding

Jason will write his own comparispn sentence for understanding

Directions--Jason will write two things needed to make what is in the picture for fluency and understanding

Jason will write directions in correct order for making toast for fluency and understanding

Jason will complete the problem and solution sentences from "Dad's Game" using the pictures for understanding

Lesson Plan, Unit 5, Lesson 10

Ask Jason what sounds he can hear and how thay are made

Ask how the children in the pictures are making sounds

Read the Words to Know sentences for fluency and make your own sentence with each word

Phonics ou, ow sounds--have Jason say the sounds and read the words in the word lists and the sentence for fluency

Review "Now, What's That Sound?" with Jason for sequencing, fluency and understanding

Discuss problem and solution--read the example from the story and the chart for understanding--have Jason talk about the problem and the solution in the story for fluency and understanding

Read "Howard's Review"--explain complete sentences and have Jason explain why the sentences are complete for fluency and understanding

Explain a, an, this, that--an before nouns that begin with a vowel--find examples in Howard's writing for understanding.

Have Jason say a sentence using a, an, this, or that for fluency and understanding

Lesson Plan, Unit 5, Lesson 9

Discuss with Jason what inventions he knows about for fluency and understanding

Have Jason retell in his own words "Thomas Edison, Inventor" for fluency, understanding, sequencing

Have Jason answer the Text Evidence questions for fluency and understanding of problem and solution and genre biography

Ask Jason how electric lights make his life better to make connections

Have Jason read the two poems about windshield wipers and scissors for fluency and understanding of genre poetry--discuss the rhyme and the sounds in the poems

Ask Jason what problems windshield wipers and scissors solve to make connections and for understanding

Lesson Plan, Unit 5, Lesson 8

Phonics--or, ore, oar[[have Jason say the sounds and circle the words that make the or sound for fluency and understanding and write the words

Write his own sentence with one of the words for understanding

Jason will complete the crossword with the high frequency words for fluency and understanding

Vocabulary--idea, unusual--explain and have Jason write the correct word for each picture on the line for understanding

Read "Good Ideas" and have Jason complete the problem and solution chart for understanding

Comprehension: Read the sentence for fluency and write problem or solution for each picture for understanding

Prefixes--re and un--add to the beginning of each word to make a word and read for fluency and understanding

Write a sentence for each re and un word for understanding, and read for fluency

Add beginning letters to make or words and write a sentence for one word for fluency and understanding

Abbreviations: Write the full day or month from the abbreviation for understanding(B) write abbreviations for days of the week

Alliteration: Read the sentences for fluency and circle the words that begin with the same sound for understanding

Write sentences with three words that begin with the same sound as the given word for understanding

Complete the sentences with problem or solution for each picture for understanding

Complete the sentences (B) with details from the story for understanding

Lesson Plan, Unit 5, Lesson 7

Discuss inventions with Jason--what inventioms do you know--talk about television as an invention and how you use it for fluency and understanding

Read the Words to Know sentences and make up your own for fluency and understanding

Phonics--or, oar, ore--say the sounds and read the lists of words and the sentence for fluency

Read "The Story of a Robot Inventor" and discuss for sequencing and understanding

Ask Jason what kind of robot he would like to invent to make connections

Discuss Problem and Solution--explain and read the example from the text for understanding

Read the example of steps in problem solving and find examples in the story for fluency and understanding

Read Norm's narrative--have Jason find and read the time-order words for fluency and understanding

Explain comparative adjectives and have Jason read the example sentence for understanding, then tell what Norm is comparing in his narrative

Have Jason say some other examples of comparative adjectives--e.g. smarter, smartest, slower, slowest for fluency and understanding

Lesson Plan, Unit 5, Lesson 6

Have Jason retell the srory of "Kitten's First Full Moon " in his own words for sequencing, fluency and understanding

Have Jason answer the Text Evidence questions for understanding of cause and effect and fantasy genre

Ask How is the moon like a bowl of milk? What else could the moon look like? Have Jason respond for fluency

Read about The Moon with Jason for fluency

Ask questions for understanding:

Why does the moon look smaller than it really is?

What part of the moon do we see? Why?

Why doesn't the moon look round every night?

What did people once think the moon was made of?

What did telescopes help us do?

What happened in 1969?

What is the moon like?

Ask What kind of moon did kitten see? to make connections. Would kitten try to catch the moon every night? Respond for fluency and understanding

Lesson Plan, Unit 5, Lesson 5

Complete the Phonics exercise--ur, er, ir, or--have Jason say the sounds and write the words for fluency and understanding

Write two sentences with words from rhe box (B)--say the sentences for fluency

Complete the sentences for the high frequency words--say sentences for fluency

Vocabulary practice--words leaped, streched--explain meaning and write a sentence for each picture, then (B) write a sentence using both words for vocabulary practice

Read "A Bunny Wish" then explain and fill in the cause and effect chart for understanding

Write answers to the Plot: Cause and Effect questions for comprehension. Assist as needed.

Complete the vocabulary exercise--choose the besr word. Weite and read sentences for fluency and understanding. Assist as needed.

Complete the phonics exercise (A)--choose the correct sound to complete the word for fluency and understanding

Write a sentence with a word from the box (B) and read it for fluency

Complete and read the er words (A) and match to pictures for understanding

Change the words (B) to naming words with er ending and read for understanding

Complete the captions exercise and read the sentences for fluency. Assist as needed.

Write answers to the cause and effect questions for "A Bunny Wish" for understanding. Assist as needed.

Lesson Plan Unit 5, Lesson 4

Discuss with Jason things that can be seen in the sky--what does the girl see in the sky?

Do the Words to Know section with Jason for fluency and comprehension

Do the Phoics section with Jason--er, ir, ur, or sounds--have him read the list of words for fluency

Read the Read Together sentence for fluency and the story words--point 

Have Jason retell "A Bird Named Fern" for fluency and comprehension

Explain cause and effect--do the examples from the story with Jason--have him read them for understanding

Explain adjectives--read Albert's description and the cave sentence--have Jason find and say the adjectives in both for fluency and understanding

Lesson Plan, Unit 5, Lesson 3

Review "A Lost Button" with Jason; have him retell the story in his own words for comprehension and sequencing

Have Jason answer the Text Evidence questions for point of view and genre (fantasy) and explain fantasy. How do you know this is a fantasy story?

Have Jason name the ways Toad describes his button for recall

Explain non-fiction, have Jason explain it for understanding, then start reading the "Sort it Out" activities with Jason

Read each section with Jason and emphasize "alike" and "different" for understanding

Have Jason describe different ways objects and animals can be sorted--colour, shape, features, pattern, etc.

Have Jason sort objects and animals in each section in different ways--have him name the way or ways he is sorting for fluency and understanding

Lesson Plan:

Review the ar sound with Jason

Have him say the words in Phonics part A for fluency and complete the exercise

Say and write a swntence for part B

Help Jason complete the High-Frequency Words crossword puzzle--say the words for fluency

Complete and read the sentences for the vocabulary words trouble and whole

Read "The Party" with Jason then complere the Point of View Chart and the point of view sentences for comprehension

Do the bold words exercise wirh Jason; have him read the sentences for fluency and shade the correct letter for meaning

Complete the ar words with Jason for phonics practice and assist him in making sentences  with his words

Complete the Irregular Plurals exercise and have Jason read the words and new sentences for understanding and fluency

Complete the Phtographs/Illustrations exercise for attention to details practice. Write the sentence for part B and read for fluency

Answer the questions about point of view for "The Party" using the words and pictures for attention to detail and comprehension

- some difficulty using two vocabulary words in one sentence

-needs some help decoding when reading

-able to use picture clues to form sentences

-completed crossword puzzle independently

Lesson Plan:

Jason will look at the picture of the girl sorting objects and sxplain to teacher how and what the girls is sorting to develop his understanding 

Jason will read the Words to Know sentences then make up his own sentences with the words to develop vocabulary and fluency

Jason will read the ;ist of ar words aloud for phonics and fuency practice

Briefly review "A Barn Full of Hats" with Jason. Have him retell stoty for comprehension 

Explain Point of View to Jason and have him find the point of view of one of the characters in the story to develop his understanding. Find points of view of other characters in the story

Have Jason read Mark's directions to Farmer Clark's field then have him orally tell directions to a place he knows to develop fluency

Have Jason use the conjunctions and, but, or, so, because in sentences to develop understanding and fluency