Period

Monday

Teacher Role

Student Role

Read aloud Out of my Mind to

students. Teach and Model
making inferences from the
book, formatively assess
students as they turn and talk
and take note of class
interactions on main
characters, events, problem
and solution shall be
facilitated before students
return to their desk.

Students will be seated

on the rug to listen and
engage in the book.
Take part in learning
and observe modeling
using text clues and
background
knowledge to make
inferences, participate
when appropriate.

Independent reading/
Guided Reading

Circulate the room and

observe student progress. Pull
homogeneous small groups of
1-5 students for guided
reading and work on using
text clues and background
knowledge.
Maintain a low classroom
volume so students can work
independently when not in the
small group

Fill out inferences

chart while reading
independent book or
partner book. If
grouped for guided
reading, participate

9: 40 - 9:50

Literature Study

Observe students and observe

conversation with reading
partner.

Engage in
conversation, with
reading partner about
book being read

9:50 - 10:05

Teach and model a mentor

text with not detailed
Writing Mini Lesson on sentences. Invite students to
adding more detail to
participate in guided practice.
personal writing
Monitor students on the rug
and formatively assess
students.

Engage in learning,
observe the modeling
of the teacher as she
makes changes to the
sentences and
participate
appropriately

9:00 - 9:15

Activity

Reading Mini - Lesson

Inferencing using Out
of My Mind by Sharon
Draper

Readers
Workshop
9:00 - 9:50
9: 15- 9: 40

Writers
Workshop
9:50 - 10:25

Language
and Word
Study
10:25-11:00

10:05 - 10:25 Independent Practice/

Guided Writing

Conferencing with students

about their writing narratives
and working one on one on
personal goals or in small
groups in guided writing.

Practice adding more

detail on own personal
writing, revise work
and participate in
small group.

10:25 - 10:45 Word Study/ Spelling

Introduce students to word

work of the week, homonyms, Participate in small
and work with students in
groups
small groups for varied lists

10:45 - 11:00 Interactive Read Aloud

Read whole class novel, Out

Enjoy the great story
of My Mind while students are and think of
seated on the rug.
inferencing in text.