Book: I’m Heading to the Rodeo By: Emmi Herman (level I)

Guided Reading 3-Day Strategy Group Lesson Plan By Nina Schiro

Date: Thursday 9-28-23 Focus Goal/Strategy: figuring out unknown words

Day Thursday 9-28 Friday 9-29 Monday 10-2

Before Reading

● Familiar Reading this, was, went were, with, got were, with, got

● Running Record Long A (ai, a_e) Long A (ai, a_e) Long A (ai, a_e)

● Sight Words rain, train, maid daily, wait, aim faint, grain, sprain
● Word Work
cake, lake, wave tame, wade, cage shade, plane, base

Book Introduction: Have you ever been to a Did the girl go to the rodeo? Today we are going to write about
Rodeo before? the book.
● Purpose for reading

● Link to schema What things reminded her of the

Have students look at the rodeo? prompt:
picture walk
cover. Ask: What do you think
this book is going to be What would you do if you went to a
● New vocabulary
about? rodeo?
● Locate in text Anything surprises you while you
read?
● Emphasize
strategy/teaching Read to find out what
point happens at the Rodeo.
What connections did you make
while you were reading this
book?
Look on pg 7 at the word
“mane ” . notice that the “a ”
says the long “A”. mane
Look on pg 18 at the word
“frightened” . notice that the “gh
is silent. frightened

During Reading

● All students read at Today we are going to Did anyone use the strategy to
their pace practice looking at the first look at the first letter while
letter to read words we don’t trying to sound out an unknown
● Teacher listens to
know. word? Did it work?
each individual

● Provide cues and

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 prompts

● Use of sticky notes Students whisper read and Today we are going to try
the teacher listens in. something different. We are
● May use graphic
going to use the chunk it
organizer
strategy.
● Check for use of
strategy

Students whisper read and the

teacher listens in.

After Reading

● Discuss book

● Th Log prompts Give students sticky notes to Did you like the book? Would
mark their page for you recommend it? Favorite
● Focus on teaching
tomorrow. part?
point

● Fluency practice

● Word work

Planning Recommendations

● Teacher reflection

● Notes

● Absences

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