Scott Luepke

RED 414
Reading Lesson Plan
Fall 2015
First, Next, Last (2-day lesson)
(Preceded by Vocab and Sequence)
Standard
3.1.3.3
Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or
feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
3.2.8.8
Describe the logical connection between particular sentences
and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a
sequence).
Objectives
Content: After hearing and reading a story, the student will be able to find
important events in the text from the beginning, middle, and end.
Language: The student will be able to list and illustrate important events from a
story.

Materials
One Great Morning (short narrative story by Mr. Luepke)
First Then Last graphic organizer PDF
First Then Last graphic organizer handouts, one per student
iPads, one per student
First Then Last graphic organizer PDF available through Edmodo for students on
iPads
Reading Street textbooks, one per student
Instructional Plan
Teacher:
Thank you for getting your journals and books put away so quickly
third graders! Its time for us to look at some fun stories. Lets not forget our
reading target. We are finding important events in the beginning, middle, and end
of a story. Were going to be using the same kind of page we looked at yesterday,
like the one on the SMART Board.
I Do
T:
Today I am going to read quick little story that I wrote. Ill have it up on the
SMART Board so you can follow along if you wish.
Teacher reads One Great Morning to the class, then assigns groups to share
events from the beginning, middle, and end of the story. The groups are given one
minute to look back and find their events in the text. He calls on one or two
students from each group to share, and writes their responses on the First Then
Last graphic organizer document on the SMART Board. Teacher may wish to do a
quick sketch in the box at the top of the page depicting an event from the story.

If time permits, the teacher can lead a discussion about why the order or sequence
of events in a story is important. Examples: story of baking a cake - it is important
to know that putting the batter in the oven can not happen before the ingredients
are mixed together; soccer game - important to talk about a goalie making saves or
shooters scoring before talking about the winning teams celebration.
We Do
Have students open reading books to Inezs Birthday Gift on page 65. Introduce
some unfamiliar vocabulary words. Then explain to the students that they will fill
out their own First Then Last page about the story.
The teacher directs a popcorn read, selecting students or calling on volunteer
readers. After the popcorn read, the students fill in their First Then Last page with
a partner. Instruct them to list one or two events for each of the three parts before
adding their illustration to the top of the page.
Evaluation
You Do
On Day Two, students should have their First Then Last page from Day One on
their desks. Ask for volunteers to share what their events partnerships found in the
text to fill in the three sections. A couple volunteers may also share their
illustrations.
Dismiss the students in groups to get their iPads from the iPad cart. Instruct them
to open the document firstnextlastgo in Adobe. Explain that we will read together
the story Zach the Yard Sale Whiz on page 64 of their reading books. When we
are done, they will fill out the First Then Last document on their iPads. Like
yesterday, they should list one or two events for each of the three parts before
adding their illustration. When they are finished they will submit the document to
Carrie through Edmodo. Those who finish early may get a book from their book box
and read quietly at their spots.
T:
Thank you for your awesome listening everyone. If you havent quite
finished, this will be one of your jobs during Guided Reading today. For now Id like
you to pass your reading books to the back person in your row and they will put
them neatly on the shelf. Lets see if we can have the books on the shelf and
everyone quietly lined up for Phy Ed in 30 seconds. Go!

One Great Morning

Last Saturday Mr. Luepke just knew it was going to be a
great day! First of all, he was ready to jump out of bed as soon as his
sons woke him up (even though he usually likes to sleep in on Saturday).
Since Mrs. Luepke was still sleeping, he read Alexander, Who
Used to Be Rich Last Sunday to his boys. They all liked it a lot. When
they were done reading the story, Mrs. Luepke woke up and cooked
them an amazing breakfast. After cleaning up a few things in the
house, Mr. Luepke took his three sons, Isaiah, Micah, and Jonah out to
play in the backyard. They also collected eggs and gave the chickens
food and water. Mrs. Luepke must have been having a great morning
too, because she had lunch ready for the kids when they were ready to
head back inside. Mr. Luepke could hardly wait to see how much fun he
could have in the afternoon.