Download - InTASC 5- Interactive Read Aloud
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Brittany Wolgast
Interactive Read-Aloud
Objectives: Students will follow events of a plot with multiple events.
1. Students will infer characters feelings from the text.
2. Students will recognize and identify some aspects of text
structure, specifically letter formatting.
Materials: Book- Dear Mr. Blueberry by Simon James
Procedure:
1. Have all students sit on the reading rug in the front of the room.
2. Today we will be reading Dear Mr. Blueberry. By looking at the cover of the book, what
are some predictions we can make? (Encourage participation if necessary)
3. Read aloud the first letter to Mr. Blueberry; ask students what they notice about the
words on the page, any special format, pictures, etc. Allow time for students to share
their ideas.
4. Continue reading the letters and ask who the characters are and if they notice any
patterns. Stop on letters #4 & #7
5. After finishing the book, have a whole class discussion about the difference and
similarities in the letters to and from Mr. Blueberry. Allow students to talk to a partner
before sharing with the class. Ask questions such as:
a. Who is Mr. Blueberry?
b. Why were they writing letters?
c. How did Emily use her imagination?
d. How do you think Emily felt when reading the letters from Mr. Blueberry?
6. While I would not have the 1st grade students go back to their seats to individually write
letters, we could write a letter as a class to Emily, Mr. Blueberry or the whale if there
was extra time to do so. This would be a good segue into writing their own letters with
using the model we created together.
Evaluation:
- Observe student participation and note their responses during the read aloud
discussion.
- Listen for techniques of letter-writing in group discussion.