Title Small Group Day 1

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Grade Level 1
Standards Addressed Guided Reading- 1.3.0.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and
sounds (phonemes): (a) distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single-
syllable words. (b) Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds
(phonemes), including consonant blends. (c) Isolate and pronounce initial, medial
vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words. (d) Segment
spoken single-syllable words into their complete sequence of individual sounds.
Writing- 1.6.8.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from
experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
Word Work- Know and apply grade-level phonics and words analysis skills in
decoding words: (a) Know the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant
digraphs, and initial and final consonant blends. (b) Decode regularly spelled one-
syllable words. (c) Know final -e sounds (d) Use knowledge that every syllable must
have a vowel sound to determine the number of syllables in a printed word. (e)
Decode two-syllable words following basic patterned by breaking the words into
syllables (f) Read words with inflectional endings (g) Recognize and read grade-
appropriate irregularly spelled words, including high frequency words.

Central Focus Identify high frequency words; Identify short vowels i- and e-
Content Objective/ The student will be able to:
Learning Target Identify and understand high frequency words
Identify short vowels i- and e-
Academic Language I, comes, up, some, when, Spring, melts, weather, quit, left
Materials When Spring Comes by Solomon Gordon; White boards, word sort papers; journal
papers; headphones (whisper read)
Instructional Plan Activity Description/Teacher Students Do Reflection/Research
Does/Teacher Talk
Part 1: Good Morning again First Graders! Read the Book -Should have been
Initiating Instruction Today we are going to read the story Students more prepared for
Preview Instruction When Spring Comes by Solomon whisper read word sort
Review of pre-requisite Gordon. We are going to whisper into their
knowledge/skills read it together and then go over headphones -Need all students to
some words. stop talking before I
begin talking

Read the Book

Teacher will lead a whisper
read with the students to the