Although I am using Daily 5 and CAFE to structure my reading block, I will be pulling my mini-lessons from these two books:

On this page, I will post read aloud ideas and correlating lessons from the books pictured above.

This is a work in progress - I have recently rearranged this page. I am leaving the lesson plans for Aug/Sept but there probably won't be any more for future months because I am just not going to be able to keep up with this. Instead I hope to list a lesson from Growing Readers (GR) or Reading with Meaning (RWM) to go along with each of the picture books listed here. I have also broken this down into several pages because it was just getting too long! Please note these books are not listed in any particular order at the moment (although I have tried to group them somewhat). Maybe sometime in the future I will rearrange them in order.

August/September - Establishing Workshop Procedures

3 ways to read, Building stamina, Why we read

GR p.89 – Strong readers read the pictures

Use for 3 ways to Read a Book - D5

GR p.89 – Strong readers read the story

RWM p.30 – What readers do

GR p.61 – Strong Readers read every day

Good book for teaching stamina (D5)

RWM p.31 – WHY? do readers do these things?

GR p.62 – Strong readers take care of books and protect their reading time

Choosing good fit books

GR p.135 – Choosing Just Right Books

GR p.163 – Readers choose books carefully

GR p.135 – Choosing Just Right Books

GR p.163 – Readers have strategies to tell if a book is just right

Choosing a spot for Reading

RWM p.30 – Where readers read

RWM p.30 – Where readers read

RWM p.30 – Where readers read

Taking care of books

GR p.79 – Readers take care of books and the classroom library

GR p.81 – Readers follow the system for taking books home and bringing them back

GR p.62 – Strong readers take care of books and protect their reading time

GR p.81 – Readers borrow and return books carefully

GR p.81 – All readers are responsible for library housekeeping

GR p.80 – Readers take care of books and the classroom library

GR p.81 – Readers know what’s in the classroom library and how to take care of it

Voracious Reading

GR p.62 – Good Readers read everything in sight

GR p.62 – Good Readers read everything in  (awesome book for teaching Voracious reading)

General D5 procedures

RWM p.32 – Establishing workshop and classroom procedures

GR p.87 – Noise levels that are good for all readers, Kind reminders for noisy or distracting behavior

GR p.87/88 – Be considerate of other readers, Move smoothly and quickly

GR p.88 – Learners stay focused, Readers don’t interrupt reading conferences

RWM p.32 – Establishing workshop and classroom procedures

RWM p.32 – Establishing workshop and classroom procedures

GR p.87 – Noise levels that are good for all readers, Kind reminders for noisy or distracting behavior

Lessons for teaching Read to Someone (or book partnerships, etc):

GR p.90 – Readers Think and Talk About Books with Others

GR p.91 – Partners sit side by side and read with the book in the middle

GR p.92 – Partners talk about their books

GR p.92 – Partners plan ways to read together, Partners take turns making decisions

GR p.92 – Partners solve their own problems

CAFE strategies introduced in this unit:

Use the pictures, Retell the story, Voracious reading, Read appropriate level texts that are a good fit

Lesson plans:

Click to download augsept.pdf or augsept.doc

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