Example used was for 4th grade so page numbers in the guide may not line up for other grade levels.

This is where you can find the pages where each lesson piece is taught. Weekly planning of lessons starts on page 5.

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Word Study Lessons start on page 37.

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The guide gives you the weekly lesson for each section. So all of the spelling/phonics weekly lessons will be together, then all of the weekly vocabulary will come next, etc.

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The actual Reading Minilessons start on page 177.

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See rest of Table of Contents on page iii for the remaining lessons.

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Page iv of the Language and Literacy Guide gives a snapshot of how the book is laid out…

Weekly lessons include:

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~ The main reading selection from Journeys

~ The companion story selection

~ Read-alouds

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~Spelling

~Phonics

~Vocabulary

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~Writing

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These page numbers take you to each week’s lesson planner. For example, Lesson 1 is Week 1. When you look at the planner, you will find information on that specific week’s lesson and the page numbers to use. See next slide for a breakdown of a planning page.

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The Instructional Focus includes the book titles and page numbers to find the stories in the Student Book. The Mini-Lesson focuses on story structure. Word Work emphasis is short and long ‘a’ and writing is narrative.

These page numbers are where you will find these lessons in this guide.

These page numbers are where you will find the stories in the student books. Note the read-aloud - Sideline Support is in the Literacy and Language Guide book...in this case on page 378.

This section is for if you are instructed to do small group guided reading.

Word Study Lessons

The Word Study lesson for Week 1 is found on page 56-57 of the Teacher Guide. Table of contents for Word Study lessons is on page 37. See next slide for layout of week and tips to teach.

Daily lessons for the week. Spelling list will have a spelling pattern so be sure to tie it into the sound/spelling cards on the wall if they are up in the classroom.

Idea: Make the word cards on 3x5 cards for the sorts and other activities.

Modify the daily lesson to meet your needs. For the Day 4 speed sort you could have students make a T-chart on blank paper and as you call our a word or have partners do this - the student will write where the word goes.

Example:

Short a

Long a

Vocabulary for this grade level starts on page 116, after the Spelling/Phonics section. These are also a daily lessons. Each day will focus on something different.

Layout of week’s lessons

Main selection - found in student book. Spend at least 2 days on the lessons on this page. Note the suggested stopping points and the mini-lesson on story structure.

Day 3 can be the Read-Aloud Passage and mini-lesson. The weekly passages start on page 378 of the guide.

Day 4 and 5 can be on the second story.

The writing lessons start on page 260 of the guide and utilize the Writing Handbook which each student should have.

Sample Weekly Plan for Week 1 - 4th Grade