Name: Tabitha Whitacre & Lauren Fowler Lexile: Reading Level 1 (Sterling

Publishing Simple words and simple sentences encourage beginning readers to sound
out words
Subject/Grade level: !indergarten Group size: " #dvanced Readers
Date lesson taught: Spring $%1" School: &lementar'
Goals: Toda' we will read The World of Sharks as a group and practice our reading
while learning about di((erent )inds o( shar)s*
State/Local Standards: !indergarten Language #rts (+ #ctivel' engage in group
reading activities with purpose and understanding*
Prerequisite Sills/!oncepts:
Phonological #wareness
Sight word )nowledge
Reading complete sentences
"bjectives #action verb $ %loom&s' (ssessment
)hen given a *riting prompt+ students
*ill identi,- one shar and describe a
characteristic o, the shar. /he- *ill
create an illustration o, the shar.
)riting Prompt: ,hoose 'our
(avorite shar) and write the name
and one (act about the shar)* -raw
what 'our shar) loo)s li)e in the
bo. at the top*
!ontent "utline #i, applicable' 0put materials across ,rom Procedures1
Procedures #*ill var- depending upon
discipline+ course+ and/or content area'
2aterials 3 4esources
%e,ore 4eading:
1* #ctivate bac)ground )nowledge/
0ave 'ou all ever been to the
beach1
-oes an'one li)e to (ish1 What
)ind o( (ish do 'ou catch1
Remember when we read about
0umpbac) Whales1 What do
remember about the ocean (rom that
stor'1 What other animals are in the
ocean1
0ave 'ou all ever been to an
a2uarium1
$* 3a)e ,onnections/
Picture o, the beach
5nder*ater/aquarium picture
Pass around shar) tooth nec)lace
picture
What do 'ou thin) it is1
4* #s) 5uestions about the stor'/
What do 'ou thin) a shar)6s world
is li)e1
#re there di((erent )ids o( shar)s1
Where do shar)s live1
What do the' eat1
-o 'ou thin) a shar)6s world is
similar to 'our world1
"* ,onnect to content areas/
Science/ We are stud'ing about the
ocean7 What have 'ou all learned so
(ar1
8* 9ntroduce vocabular'/
-angerous
1* The teacher will use Jamanji b'
,hris van #llsburg* :When the
pla'ers rolled the dice;
dangerous rhinos appeared in
the living room*<
$* #s) the students to repeat the
word* :-angerous*<
4* When something is dangerous;
that means it can possibl' hurt
'ou*
"* The lions roar made it sound
ver' dangerous*
8* ,an 'ou thin) o( a time 'ou6ve
been in a dangerous situation1
=* Please repeat the word
>dangerous6 one last time*
Lantern
1* The teacher will use Tubby and
the Lantern b' #l Per)ins* :9n
the stor'; Tubb' used a candle
to light up his lantern*<
$* #s) the students to repeat the
word* :Lantern*<
4* # lantern is a light that 'ou can
carr'*
"* 9 used a lantern to see in the
woods when 9 went camping*
8* When is a time 'ou could use a
Shar /ooth Neclace Picture
6ocabular- 7ndex !ards
lantern1
=* Please repeat the word >lantern6
one more time*
Snout
1* The teacher will use If You Give
a Pig a Pancake b' Laura
?umero((* :The pig; that
wanted a panca)e; had a snout*<
$* #s) the student to repeat the
word* :Snout*<
4* # snout is the nose and mouth
o( an animal*
"* 3' dogs snout was ver' wet
when 9 pet him*
8* ,an 'ou thin) o( an animal that
has a snout1
=* Please repeat the word >snout6
one more time*
(See inde. cards (or instructions
=* Picture Wal)/
Show students pictures and see i(
the' recogni@e an' o( the animals*
Aet them e.cited about learning the
di((erent )inds o( shar)s*
During 4eading:
B* Students ta)e turns reading each page*
The' will (ollow along using their
(inger to guide their reading*
The teacher will place a green card
in (ront o( each student when it is
hisCher time to read*
D* -uring the reading; as) 2uestions/
Where do shar)s live1 (p*1
Wh' do shar)s hide under the sand1
(p*B
What is the tiger shar) sometimes
called1 Wh' do 'ou thin) it is
called the garbageEcan shar)1 (p*1%
,ould 'ou imagine not chewing
'our (ood1 0ow do 'ou thin) it eat
its dinner1 (p*1$
Lantern* This was one o( our
vocabular' words* Who can tell me
what a lantern shar) is1 (p*1"
The World of Sharks b- )end-
P,e,,er
8our copies o, The World of
Sharks
Green !ard
# sawEshaped snout* This was a
vocabular' word* Who can tell me
what a snout is1 What )ind o( snout
does a saw shar) have1 (p*1=
-o all shar)s swim at the same
speed1
-angerous* What ma)es a bull
shar) dangerous1 (p*$=
+* Teacher will document as the students
read*
9( the student struggles (or more
than three seconds on a word; the
teacher will sa' the word and have
the child repeat it and continue
reading* The teacher will document
each word that she o((ered help on*
(,ter 4eading:
1%* ,hec) comprehension/
,an shar)s hide in the ocean1
What are some things that shar)s
eat1
9s there a shar) that has lights on its
bell'1 Who can tell me what it is
called1
Where do shar)s live1
What are some similarities and
di((erences o( a shar)6s world and
our world1
11* Writing #ctivit'/
,hoose 'our (avorite shar) and
write the name and one (act about
the shar)* -raw what 'our shar)
loo)s li)e in the bo. at the top*
1$* Review/
What )ind o( animal did 'ou learn
about toda'1
What was 'our (avorite )ind o(
shar)1
What is one interesting (act 'ou
could tell a (riend about a shar)1
14* ,lose the Lesson/
9( 'ou gu's ever go to the beach or
an a2uarium; do 'ou hope to see a
shar)1
"bservation !heclists
(ctivit- Sheet
What )ind o( shar) would 'ou be
most interested to see1
(ccommodations #e.g. alternate explanation o, material+ struggling readers+ 9SL+
special needs+ enrichment ,or gi,ted students'
Struggling 4eaders teacher could read as students (ollow along; instead o(
ta)ing turns reading*
9LL Focabular' words in Spanish as well to help students grasp words in the
stor'*
2odi,ications #79P'
(ssessment ,or Lo*er Level $ 9nstead o( writing a sentence; onl' write one
word describing that shar)*
(ssessment ,or :igher Level ,hoose three shar)s to write about and turn it
into a boo)let*
9xtensions #additional activit- to rein,orce lesson objective#s'
Gse online resources (or students to e.plore the ocean and shar)s on a deeper
level*
o http://***.learninggames,orids.com/animal;games;shars.html