Week at a Glance (sample)

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Week-at-a-Glance
These are exemplar weeks-at-a-glance for sample lessons in kindergarten, first grade, and
second grade. This handout is designed to help you see how the Guided Reading block is
organized within a day, week, and across weeks.
Kindergarten, Unit 6
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Grade 1, Unit 1
Week One
Warm-Up
Monday
Lesson 1
Tuesday
Lesson 2
Wednesday
Lesson 3
Thursday
Lesson 4
Friday
Lesson 5
Blending and
Segmenting
(10 min.)
Code Flip Book
Review
(10 min.)
Blending and
Segmenting
and Flip Book
Review
(10 min.)
Blending and
Segmenting
and
Sound/Spelling
Review
(10 min.)
Blending and
Segmenting
Noun Review
(10 min.)
Writing the
Spellings
(15 min.)
Writing the
Spellings
(15 min.)
Concept
Review
Writing and
Reading
Overview
(15 min.)
Reviewing
the
Spellings
Writing the
Sound and
Word Box
(20 min.)
Word Box
(20 min.)
Small Group
Chaining
Writing the
Spellings
(15 min.)
Pocket Chart
Chaining for
Reading
(15 min.)
Writing the
Spellings and
Word Box
(30 min.)
Pocket Chart
Chaining for
Reading
(15 min.)
Phrase Box
(15 min.)
Pocket Chart
Chaining for
Reading
(20 min.)
Large Card
Chaining
(15 min.)
Practice
Tricky
Words
Tricky Word
Cards (10 min.)
Grammar
Identifying
Nouns
(10 min.)
Tricky Word
Cards (10 min.)
Phrases
(10 min.)
Practicing
Reading
Take-Home
Material
Parent Letter
Total Time
60 min.
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Practice Pack
60 min.
60 min.
60 min.
60 min.
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Week Two
Assessment
Reading
Time
Monday
Lesson 6
Tuesday
Lesson 7
Wednesday
Lesson 8
Thursday
Lesson 9
Friday
Lesson 10
Word
Recognition
Test and
Scoring
(20–30 min.)
One-on-One
Assessments;
Story Reading:
Gwen’s Hens
(20–30 min.)
One-on-One
Assessments;
Story Reading:
Gwen’s Hens
(20–30 min.)
One-on-One
Assessments;
Story Reading:
Gwen’s Hens
(20–30 min.)
One-on-One
Assessments;
Story Reading:
Gwen’s Hens
(20–30 min.)
CKLA
Kindergarten
Stories and
other activities
(20–30 min.)
CKLA
Kindergarten
Stories and
other activities
(20–30 min.)
CKLA
Kindergarten
Stories and
other activities
(20–30 min.)
CKLA
Kindergarten
Stories and
other activities
(20–30 min.)
40–60 min.
40–60 min.
40–60 min.
40–60 min.
CKLA
Kindergarten
Stories
(20–30 min.)
Independent
Work
Total Time
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40–60 min.
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Grade 2, Unit 1
Monday
Lesson 1
Tuesday
Lesson 2
Wednesday
Lesson 3
Thursday
Lesson 4
Friday
Lesson 5
Code Flip Books
and Chart
Review (15 min.)
Code Flip Books
and Chart
Review (15 min.)
Consonant Flip
Book and Chart
Review (15 min.)
Consonant Flip
Book and Chart
Review (15 min.)
Consonant Flip
Book and Chart
Review (15 min.)
Chaining
Teacher
Chaining
(10 min.)
Teacher
Chaining
(10 min.)
Teacher
Chaining
(10 min.)
Teacher
Chaining
(10 min.)
Teacher
Chaining
(10 min.)
Writing
Dictation
(10 min.)
Dictation
(10 min.)
Dictation
(10 min.)
Dictation
(10 min.)
Dictation
(10 min.)
Reading
Time
Whole Group:
“Six Men Who
Went Fishing”
(15 min.)
Whole Group:
“The Master’s
Boots” (15 min.)
Whole Group:
“The Horse Egg”
(15 min.)
Whole Group:
“The Lost Feet”
(15 min.)
Whole Group:
“Sawing off the
Branch”
(15 min.)
Comprehension
Story Questions
(10 min.)
Story Questions
(10 min.)
Story Questions
(10 min.)
Story Questions
(10 min.)
Story Questions
(10 min.)
Take-Home
Material
Family Letter
“The Master’s
Boots”
“The Horse’s
Egg”
“The Lost Feet”
“Sawing off the
Branch”
Total Time
60 min.
60 min.
60 min.
60 min.
60 min.
Monday
Lesson 6
Tuesday
Lesson 7
Wednesday
Lesson 8
Thursday
Lesson 9
Friday
Lesson 10
Story Reading
Test “Snacks”
(20–30 min.)
Story Reading
Test “Prince
Vincent;” Word
Reading Test
(will vary)
Story Reading
Test “The
Beach;” Word
Reading Test
(will vary)
Story Reading
Test “Sink or
Float;” Word
Reading Test
(will vary)
Word Reading
Test (will vary)
Independent
Work
Worksheet
(30–40 min.)
Worksheets
(will vary)
Worksheets
(will vary)
Worksheets
(will vary)
Worksheets
(will vary)
Total Time
50–70 min.
Time will vary.
Time will vary.
Time will vary.
Time will vary.
Week One
Warm-Up
Week Two
Assessment
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Week Three
Warm-Up
Spelling
Words
Monday
Lesson 11
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Tuesday
Lesson 12
Wednesday
Lesson 13
Thursday
Lesson 14
Sentence
Capitalization
and
Punctuation
(5 min.)
Consonant Flip
Book Review
(5 min.)
Tricky Words
Practice
(10 min.)
Introduce
Spelling Words
and Family
Letter (15 min.)
Spelling Test
and Procedures
(15 min.)
Spelling
Test
Tricky
Words
Tricky Word
Cards (10 min.)
Tricky Word
Cards (10 min.)
Tricky Word
Cards (10 min.)
Tricky
Spelling
Today’s
Spellings
Double-Letter
Spellings for
Consonant
Sounds
(15 min.)
Double-Letter
Spellings for
Consonant
Sounds
(15 min.)
The Tricky
Spelling ‘g’
(15 min.)
Tricky Spelling
‘c’ (15 min.)
The Tricky
Spelling ‘g’
(10 min.)
Tricky Spelling
‘c’ (10 min.)
“The Snack
Mix”: Group 1Partner
Reading, Group
2- Reading with
Teacher
(15 min.)
“The Snack
Mix”: Group 1Reading with
Teacher, Group
2- Partner
Reading
(20 min.)
60 min.
60 min.
Two-Syllable
Words (15 min.)
Practice
Partner
Reading
Friday
Lesson 15
“The Hot Dog”
(20 min.)
“The Chicken
Nugget”: Group
1- Partner
Reading, Group
2- Reading with
Teacher
(25 min.)
Small Group
Reading
Whole
Group
Reading
“The Chicken
Nugget”
(15 min.)
Comprehension
Order of Story
Events
(15 min.)
Take-Home
Material
Family Letter;
Spelling Words
Tricky Words
Practice
“The Hot Dog”
Total Time
60 min.
60 min.
60 min.
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Week Four
Spelling
Test
Monday
Lesson 16
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Tuesday
Lesson 17
Wednesday
Lesson 18
Thursday
Lesson 19
Friday
Lesson 20
Student
Spelling Test
(15 min.)
Unscramble
Decodable
Sentences
(5 min.)
Warm-Up
Sentence
Capitalization
and
Punctuation
(5 min.)
Tricky Words
Practice
(10 min.)
Tricky Words
Review
(10 min.)
Past Tense –ed
(15 min.)
Concept
Review
Tricky Word
Cards (10 min.)
Tricky
Words
Tricky Word
Cards (10 min.)
The Tricky
Spelling ‘s’
(20 min.)
Tricky
Spelling
Today’s
Spellings
Review of
Spelling
Alternatives for
Consonant
Sounds
(15 min.)
Review of
Spelling
Alternatives for
Consonant
Sounds
(15 min.)
Review of
Spelling
Alternatives for
Consonant
Sounds
(15 min.)
Practice
Spelling
Alternatives for
Consonant
Sounds
(10 min.)
Sound-Spelling
Practice
(10 min.)
Sound-Spelling
Practice
(10 min.)
Sound Search
Worksheet
(10 min.)
The Tricky
Spelling ‘s’
(10 min.)
“The Milk”:
Group 1Partner
Reading, Group
2- Reading with
Teacher
(25 min.)
Small Group
Reading
Whole
Group
Reading
“The Ham”
(20 min.)
“The Fish”
(20 min.)
“The Milk”
(20 min.)
Take-Home
Material
Family Letter
and Spelling
Words
“The Ham;”
Tricky Word
Worksheet
“The Chicken
Nugget”
Total Time
60 min.
60 min.
60 min.
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60 min.
60 min.
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Week Five
Spelling
Words
Monday
Lesson 21
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Tuesday
Lesson 22
Introduce
Spelling Words
(15 min.)
Warm-Up
Sounds and
Spellings
Review
(10 min.)
Tricky
Words
Tricky Word
Cards (10 min.)
Tricky Word
Cards (10 min.)
Assessment
Comprehension
Assessment for
“The Catfish”
(20 min.)
Wiggle
Cards
Wiggle Cards
(5 min.)
Assessment
Dictation
Identification
(10 min.); Skills
Assessment
(15 min.)
Spelling
Test
Student
Spelling Test
(15 min.)
Partner
Reading
“The Chips”
(25 min.)
Take-Home
Material
Parent Letter;
Spelling Words
Total Time
60 min.
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60 min.
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