Teacher Resources for Instructional Planning


Kindergarten, Reading Std Comprehension VB: Comprehension, a meaning making process, is the primary goal of reading and is constructed through the dynamic interaction between reader and text. Demonstrate comprehension of passages heard by retelling stories and by answering questions. (AL COS 5) (SAT 10) B. Make Predictions (AL COS) recognize patterns in sentences and stories predict words and phrases in a story using pictures and context clues make predictions about what will happen next

Lesson Plans: Reading Illustrations Students explore how illustrations contribute to the telling of a story. They will learn to "read" illustrations as they look at the ways in which pictures reveal information about the characters, setting, and plot of a story. Circular Stories Use If You Give a Mouse a Cookie to predict and create a circular story. Little Blue and Little Yellow Prediction activities for this story A Getting-Acquainted Activity Using My Teacher's Secret Life Children will listen to My Teacher's Secret Life, discuss the content, and make predictions about what the teacher and their peers do when they are away from school.

Resources: And Then: Use this reproducible for working on prediction What Will Happen Next? Students will draw their predictions. Suggestions for English Language Learners (ELLs): (E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding) E/B: Listen to stories read aloud and respond to comprehension questions by using nonverbal communication or one-or-two word responses. E/B: Respond to meaning and sequence of stories from a variety of sources through pictures and key spoken words or phrases when prompted; D: Respond orally to stories from a variety of sources with simple sentences; E: Respond to stories from a variety of sources by speaking or writing with simple sentences. E/B: Identify the title of a book through visual support; D: Identify and restate the title and author of a book; E: Identify and restate the title, author, and characters of a book. E/B: Convey understanding of basic facts through gesturing (i.e. pointing to pictorial representations), using key words orally, and possibly spoken words and phrases; D: Summarize understanding of basic facts with key spoken phrases or sentences when prompted; E: Summarize plot sequence and main idea with simple sentences and with limited support.
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