Literacy Lessons

Story Title: Lets Tap! (Theme 1 Lesson 1)

Week of:

Daily Language
Oral Language
High-Frequency
Words/Word Wall
Words
Shared Reading
Phonemic
Awareness

Word

Work
Phonics
Spelling
High-Frequency
Words

READING
Skills & Strategies
Reading
Fluency
Comprehension
Build Robust
Vocabulary

Day 1
Wednesday 9/3

Day 2
Thursday 9/4

Question of the Day (aloud) p.

T34
Think of ways you can move. For
example, you can jump. What are
some other ways you can move?
Read-Aloud p. T34 Big Book: Go,
Go, Go! Kids on the Move
Word Wall p. T35: a, the, go, who,
like
Phonological Awareness p. T35Word Segmentation (individual words
in sentences)
Phonics p. T36 Intro Short Vowel
/a/ a
Connecting Letter to Sound
Word Blending
Word Building
Ind. Practice: PB p. 2
Spelling p. T39 am, at, cat, can,
ran, man, map, tap a, the
Word Building
Ind. Practice: PB p. 3
High-Frequency Words p.T40
Review-who

Question of the Day p. T50

What make you happy?
Read-Aloud p. T50
Big Book of Rhymes and Poems p. 4
Word Wall p. T51: we, this you,
she, for, go
Phonological Awareness p. T51Word Segmentation (individual
words in sentences)

Reading p. T40-Get Started Story,

Tag Decodable Text (options for
Reading)
Apply Short Vowel /a/a
Monitor Comprehension
Check Comprehension-retell
Fluency p. T45-Repeated Reading
Read with a partner
Comprehension p.T46-Read Aloud
Anthology Jamaica Tag-Along p.4
Preview: Make Predictions
Build Robust Vocabulary p. T47 Intro-bothered, distance, form
Practice/Apply

Comprehension p.T54- 55
Teach/Model- Intro
Comprehension
Practice/Apply
Reading p. T58-65 Lets Tap
Discuss Nonfiction
Build Background- set
purpose and predict
Think Critically Questionsorally as a class
Check Comprehension p.T66
Summarize
Graphic Organizer
Build Robust Vocabulary p. T67 Use vocab in different
contexts-bothered, distance,
form

Phonics p. T52 Short Vowel /a/ a

Word Building
Read Words in Context
Ind. Practice: PB p. 4
High Frequency Words p.T56-56
Intro Words- help, lets, now
Practice/ApplyStudent Edition pp. 26-27

Literacy Lessons
Story Title: Lets Tap! (Theme 1 Lesson 1)
Week of:
Language Arts
Grammar

Grammar p. T48
Intro: Sentences
Guided Practice- Identify
Sentences
Practice/Apply-Dictate
Sentences

Grammar p. T68
Review: Sentences
Practice/Apply
Ind. Practice: Grammar
PB p. 1

Day 3
Friday 9/5

Day 4
Monday 9/8

Day 5
Tuesday 9/9

Question of the Day p. T70

How do you show youre happy?
(Aloud)
Read-Aloud p. T70
Big Book of Rhymes and Poems,
If Youre Happy and You Know
it p.4
Word Wall p. T71: lets, help,
now, this, go, like, for, you
Phonological Awareness p.
T71
Word Segmentation (individual
words in sentences)
Phonics p. T72
Word Building
Read Words in ContextTransp. R1
Spelling p. T73
Review Spelling Words
High Frequency Words p.T74
Review-lets
Practice/Apply
Ind. Prac: PB p. 5

Question of the Day p. T82

What dances do you like? (aloud)
Read Aloud p. T82
Big Book of Rhymes and Poems:
Hokey Pokey p. 5
Word Wall p. T83
like, good, for, help, one, and, now,
want
Phonological Awareness p. T83
Word Segmentation (individual
words in sentences)

Question of the Day p. T82

Do you like to dance? Why or
why not?
Read Aloud p. T92
Big Book of Rhymes and Poems:
Hokey Pokey p. 5
Word Wall p. T93
lets, do, now, up, down
Phonological Awareness p.
T93
Word Segmentation (individual
words in sentences)

Phonics p. T84
Introduce: Inflection s
Read Words in Context
-*Transp. R2
Short Vowel /a/a
o Build words
High Frequency Words p. T86
Read and write HFW
Guided Practice: using sent
strips

Phonics p. T94: Inflection s

Root words and endings
Work with partners: Add
s
o Read word, add s,
read new word
Ind. Practice- PB p. 7
Spelling p. T 95 Short Vowel /a/
a
***DO THIS FIRST ON DAY
6***
Posttest: pass out Spelling
Test Paper and privacy
folders
High-Frequency Words p. T 96
Reinforce word

Literacy Lessons
Story Title: Lets Tap! (Theme 1 Lesson 1)
Week of:

Fluency p. T75 Accuracy

Review
Practice/Apply
Comprehension p. T76 Make
Predictions
Review-talk about
predictions
Practice/Apply-Transp.
GO7 (from day 2)
Ind. Practice- PB p. 6
Reading p. T77 Paired
Selection: Wag, Hop, Hide!
Student Edition pp. 44-45
Monitor Listening
Comprehension
Connections
Build Robust Vocabulary p.
T79
Intro Vocab: attention,
perform, supportive
Practice/Apply
Grammar p. T80
Review: Dictate Can Do
Sentences
Ind. Practice: Grammar
PB p. 2

Fluency p. T87
Model Reading with
Accuracy
Guided Practice: partners
read Lets Tap
Make Predictions p. T88
Talk about making
predictions
Use prior knowledge/set a
purpose
Build Robust Vocabulary p. T89
Review robust vocab:
attention, perform,
supportive

Grammar p. T90
Identify sentences
Practice changing phrases to
sentences
Ind. Practice: Grammar
PB p. 3

recognition
Sort words
Fluency p. T97
Perform Lets Tap:
Student Edition pp. 28-39
Comprehension p. T98
Make Predictions
Review Selections:
o Lets Tap Student
Edition pp.28-39
o Go, Go, Go! Kids on
the Move" Big Book
o Jamaica Tag-Along
Read-Aloud Anthology
p.4
Build Robust Vocabulary p.
T99
Reinforce Meanings by
asking questions
Word Webs

Grammar p. T100
Review: Write a sentence
Ind. Practice: PB p. 8