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Daily Learning Targets
- Opening A:
- I can review rhythm and rhyme in the Poem: "Open a Book, Unlock a Door.”
- I can count the syllables in a spoken word.
- I can segment (break apart) and pronounce separate syllables in a spoken word.
- I can blend separate syllables to form a spoken word.
- I can blend onset and rime in a CVC word.
- I can segment onset and rime in a CVC word.
- I can add a specified phoneme (sound (example: /m/)) at the beginning of a spoken rime (example: “-at”) that I hear and then say the word.
- When given a spoken CVC (consonant, vowel, consonant) word (example: “man”), I can change the final phoneme (sound) to another (examples: “n” to “p”) and then say the new word.
- Work Time A:
- I can determine the author’s message in the Poem “Open a Book, Unlock a Door.”
- Work Time B:
- Using evidence from the letter, I can add to my understanding of the author and her purpose.
In Advance
- Prepare:
- Mystery Letter #2 (can be put in envelope addressed to the class to enhance the mystery)
- Short vowel sound from kindergarten
- Articulatory Gestures Chart for short vowel sounds
- Materials for Independent Work Rotations (paper, pencils, crayons, or other coloring Materials; blank paper; books for independent reading)
- Write the Poem: “Open a Book, Unlock a Door” on chart paper or project it electronically onto a white board.
- Collect a picture of each of the following: “book,” “door,” “knight,” “castle,” “frog,” “log.”
- Predetermine which Activity Bank suggestion to use for Word Work during independent work time and prepare necessary Materials.
Vocabulary
- Lesson-specific: recite
- Text-specific: adventure, castle, evening, explore, knight, mystery
Materials
- Mystery Letter #2 (one for teacher use)
- Poem: “Open a Book, Unlock a Door” on large chart paper or projected on a white board or screen (from Lesson 1)
- Work Time Pictures: “book,” “door,” “knight,” “castle,” “frog,” “log”
- Articulatory Gestures Chart (from Lesson 1)
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