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Daily Learning Targets
- Opening A:
- I can review the meaning of the Poem: “Open a Book, Unlock a Door” (act it out).
- Opening B:
- Using evidence from the letter, I can add to my understanding of the author and her purpose.
- Work Time A:
- I can match letters and sounds in the Poem: “Open a Book, Unlock a Door.”
- I can look at a letter in a word and say its sound.
- I can identify the most common single graphemes (letters) for short vowels.
- I can identify long and short vowel sounds in (single-syllable) words that I hear.
- I can name the five vowel letters and explain that these are the long vowel sounds.
In Advance
- Prepare:
- Poem: “Open a Book, Unlock a Door,” displayed on chart paper or projected onto a white board.
- Copies of Poem: “Open a Book, Unlock a Door” (see Lesson 1) placed in clear plastic sleeves with cardboard (students will write on these).
- Materials for Independent Work Rotations (paper, pencils, crayons, or other coloring materials; blank paper; books for Independent Reading).
Vocabulary
- Lesson-specific: decode
- Text-specific: chattering
Materials
- Poem: “Open a Book, Unlock a Door,” displayed on chart paper or projected onto a white board (from Lesson 1)
- Mystery letter #3
- Copies of poem in clear plastic sleeves with cardboard or clipboards (if a hard surface is needed) (one per student or partners)
- Whiteboard markers (one per student)
- Whiteboard erasers (or tissues, socks, etc.; one per student)
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