Brittany Frazier

RDG 370

Guided Reading Script-Narrative If You Take a Mouse to School by: Laura Numeroff
Grade Level: 1st grade students during the month of May Ability Group: LOW Skill !on"ept Strategy #aught: "ompound $ords

1. Teacher sele"ts te%t and skill strategy prior to lesson. Boo selected for guided reading group is !"f #ou Ta e a $ouse to School% by Laura Numeroff. Reading s ill&strategy being taught is compound 'ords

(. Teacher introdu"es te)t: &estates the skill strategy that $ill be addressed in guided reading today !Today 'e are going to be learning about compound 'ords%. 'ntrodu"es title and author !The boo 'e are going to read today is called If You Take a Mouse to School . !*an anyone point out 'ho the author of this boo is+% ,Laura Numberoff!.)cellent. No' can someone point out 'ho the illustrator of this boo is+% ,/elicia Bond(n"ourages students) prior *ba"kground+ kno$ledge e%perien"es $ith topi" "hara"ters in the story !*an anyone tell me 'hat they thin this boo If You Take a Mouse to School is about+% !0as anyone e1er had a pet mouse before+% !2o you thin this boo is going to be about a realistic mouse or a fictional mouse+%

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!"t does loo li e it is going to be about a fictional mouse. 0o' did you ma e that prediction+% !3sing the co1er is a great 'ay to figure out clues about the story.% 'nvites students to make a te%t to te%t "onne"tion !*an anyone gi1e me a te)t to te)t connection 'ith a boo 'e ha1e read before+% ,rovides some information about from the story *ne$ vo"abulary unfamiliar topi" et"-+ !4e are going to focus on some 1ocabulary 'ords today.% !4e are going to loo at compound 'ords.% !2oes anyone remember 'hat a compound 'ord is+% !*orrect. 5 compound 'ord is made up of t'o 'ords that come together to ma e one ne' 'ord.% !" 'ant you to listen for these 'ords in the story.% !*an you turn to page 6 and loo at the last 'ord and read it for me+% ,lunchbo)!*an you turn to page 78 line (8 the last 'ord on this line and read it for me+% ,noteboo !*an you loo at page 9 and read the :th 'ord for me+% ,bac pac !*an you turn to page 11 and read the last 'ord on the page for me+% ,bathroom!Turn to page 16 and read the last 'ord of line t'o for me please.% ,lunchroom!Let;s loo at page 198 the last 'ord on line t'o.% ,boo shelf-

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,robes for kno$ledge of $ord meaning topi" understanding !*an anyone tell me 'hat all of these 'ords ha1e in common+% ,rovides information about the $ord meaning topi" !.1eryone made some great guesses about 'hat these 'ords all ha1e in common.% ! 4e 'ill see if your predictions 'ere correct at the end of this story.% (n"ourages students to interpret illustrations front "over ba"k "over title page of story !4e are going to ta e a picture 'al through this story.% !Let;s turn to page <. *an anyone predict 'hat they thin this boo is about based on this page+% !Let;s loo at page :. No' 'hat do you thin this story is going to be about+% !#ou all ha1e made some great predictions.%

.efines problem of story plot of story et"!4hat do you thin is happening on page 1=+%

!4hat is the mouse doing here+% 'nvites personal response to problem or plot of story !4hat do you thin the problem of the story could be+%

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!0a1e any of you e1er had a problem li e this before+% .ra$ attention to "ertain aspe"ts of the story *illustrations/ bubble "onversations thoughts/ unusual print on the page/ et"-+/ if they offer additional 0insight meaning1 into story !>n page < notice the long line at the end of the sentence instead of a period.% !2oes anyone no' 'hat that line means+%

(%plain $hat these aspe"ts are and ho$ they "an help the reader understand the story more !4hen 'e turn to page 7 there is the rest of the sentence. The author 'anted us to ha1e to turn the page before she finished the sentence so she put that line at the end of the 'ords on page < to let us no' that there 'as still more to the sentence on the ne)t page.% 2o"uses attention to begin reading !4e are going to start reading to find out 'hat happens 'hen you ta e a mouse to school.% !Remember to eep an eye out for compound 'ords in the story.%

6. Students read the te%t Students read the te%t silently or aloud in the small group !Student ? can you please read page ( for us+% ,*ontinue through the pages 'ith each student reading one page at a time'f needed/ the tea"her assist students $ho may be need help reading !Let;s read the first page together.%

<. Teacher and students dis"uss and revisit the te)t. #he tea"her asks students 3uestions about $hat they read noti"ed in story

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!4hat 'as your fa1orite part of the story+% !4hat did you learn from this story+%

7. Teacher e%pli"itly tea"hes the reading pro"ess skill strategy using the elements from the story !4e are going to use this story to help us 'ith compound 'ords.% !Let;s ta e a loo at those 'ords.% !0o' many compound 'ords are there on page 6+% ,Go through each page and count the compound 'ords Teacher 'ill 'rite the compound 'ords on a dry erase board. !Let;s ta e a loo at the compound 'ords and see 'hat t'o 'ords the compound 'ord is made up of.% !"n the 'ord lunchbo) 'hat are the t'o 'ords that ma e up that compound 'ord+% !Great. 4hat does the 'ord lunch mean+% !4hat does the 'ord bo) mean+% !No' 'hat does the compound 'ord lunchbo) mean+% !2o you notice ho' the meaning of the compound 'ord relates to the meaning of the t'o 'ords that ma eup that compound 'ord+% !This is not al'ays the case but for today all of our indi1idual 'ords that ma e up the compound 'ords are all similar in meaning.% Teacher 'ill go through each compound 'ord and ha1e student dissect the t'o 'ords that ma e up the compound 'ord as 'ell as go o1er their meanings.

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!Let;s practice loo ing for compound 'ords throughout this 'ee during our groups 'hen you read to self or read to someone8 'e 'ill re1ie' the 'ords ne)t time 'e meet.%

9. Teacher e%tends understanding of students. #ea"her dis"usses skill strategy learned or plot/ setting/ "hara"ters/ symbolism/ et" !*an anyone tell me the setting of this story+% !*an anyone tell me the plot in this story+% !*an anyone gi1e me a te)t to self connection after reading this boo +%

:. @@Teacher 'or s 'ith student on $ord $ork@@Teacher may or may not do this step