ELA+Reading

__//Bend 1: Readers Read Learn-about-the-World Books//__
 * Unit 1: We Are Readers**

//It's time,// //it's time for Readers' Workshop.// //Come join me for a good book.// //We'll listen real closely// //and see what it says.// //come on and let's have a look.// //It is time for Readers' Workshop.// //We do it every day.// //It is time for Readers' Workshop.// //It is not time to play.// //Every day I'm getting smarter// //By reading books in school.// //It is time for Readers' Workshop/// //Reading is really cool!//
 * These are alternate songs that can used to invite students to the gathering area:
 * sung to the tune of "Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone"
 * sung to the tune of "I've Been Working on the Railroad"
 * Book bin labels
 * Concept Book labels (Numbers, Colors, Opposites, Alphabet)
 * [[file:Learning About the World Genre Library Labels.pptx|Learning-About-the-World Genre Labels]]
 * Letter to parents asking them to send in two "old favorites" for their child to read and share.

//__Bend 2: Readers Read Old Favorite Storybooks__// The following books are included in the Chets Creek collection of "//Star Books"// (Lucy refers to these as "Favorite Storybooks"): //Three Billy Goats Gruff, Caps for Sale, Where the Wild Things Are, Goldilocks and the Three Bears,// //Harry the Dirty Dog, Red Riding Hood, A Pocket for Corduroy,// //Peter's Chair, Mop Top, Frederick, The Little Red Hen, Jack and the Beanstalk,The Gingerbread Boy, Big Al.// Chets Creek teachers should find multiple copies of these books in their resources. Books that were added later were //The Carrot Seed// and //Koala Lou// (from the 1st Grade Mem Fox author study).

Organizing Star Books: Most teachers keep their Star Books in a single bin but in this class they have a seperate bin for each Star Book title marked with a picture of the book cover - a nice way to keep these important books organized throughout the year. Favorite Storybooks book bin labels

Extra activities for retelling for each of the "Star Books" are included on this wiki such as puppet, stick puppet and headband patterns and pictures to sequence.

Chets Creek teachers may access Vocabulary words and activities for each "Star book" on this closed wiki. Other teachers may access the vocabulary words and activities on [|Teacherspayteachers] Copy one for each child to record conference notes
 * [[file:kindergartencce/Sulzby-Running Records.doc|Sulzby-Running Record ]]is a class graph that can be used for keeping both Sulzby and running record levels for the class
 * [[file:kindergartencce/Guided Reading Checklist a-d.doc|A-D]] Guided reading skills. Level D is considered the standard for the end of kindergarten.
 * [[file:kindergartencce/Guided Reading Checklist E-I.doc|E-I]] Guided reading skills. Level I is considered the standard for the end of 1st grade. Kindergarten students may not be tested above level I.
 * Blog about teaching [|Fluency-Intonation] during Guided Reading with examples of reading word-by-word and then another example reading fluently.
 * Levels H-I at Chets Creek also require a written benchmark assessment.

//__Bend 1: Using Super Powers to Look and Point, and Then Read Everything__// __//Bend 2:Taking On Even the Hardest Words//__ __//Bend 3: Bringing Books to Life//__
 * Unit 2: Super Powers**
 * [|Pinterest Superhero clip art] to spice up your charts and ideas for this unit.

//__Bend 1: Tracking More Challenging Books__// //__Bend 2: Zooming In on Letters and Sounds__// //__Bend 3: Graduation: Becoming Stronger Readers__//
 * Unit 3: Bigger Books, Bigger Reading Muscles**

//__Bend 1: Becoming an Avid Reader__// //__Bend 2: Learning From All-About Books__// //__Bend 3: Falling in Love with Poetry__// [|The Swing by Robert Louis Stevenson]
 * Unit 4: Becoming Avid Readers**