Home Plan - [LRS2-L6-U1-LC1-8 His Biggest Fan]

The document covers tips for engaging students in leveled reading activities using a chatbox, focusing on vocabulary, comprehension, and interaction with the text. It then delves into a narrative about Kenny, a track athlete, who faces emotional turmoil before a race but ultimately wins and finds encouragement in a handwritten note. The following lessons introduce cause and effect relationships in comprehension skills, providing examples from Kenny’s story and prompting interactive activities for students to understand the concept. The document stresses the importance of checking for interactions on each slide and reviewing content to conclude the lesson effectively.

Contents

• Pages 1—30: Chatbox reading tips.
• Pages 31—47: Alone before race.
• Pages 48—67: Father race regret.
• Pages 68—77: Cause and effect relationships.

This section of the document provides tips for using a chatbox during leveled reading activities. It emphasizes the importance of checking each slide thoroughly for interactions. The tips include strategies such as describing pictures, asking questions, introducing vocabulary words, guiding understanding, and encouraging engagement with the text. There are also prompts to connect to prior knowledge, predict the story, and focus on specific details while reading. The content revolves around engaging students in reading activities, incorporating vocabulary, comprehension, and interaction with the text through the chatbox feature.

Kenny, a track athlete, was feeling alone and distracted before a race, thinking about an argument he had with his dad who was giving him advice. His dad asked about the race time to attend the event, which made Kenny uncomfortable. Kenny decided he preferred to race without his dad watching to avoid feeling nervous. Despite feeling alone, he prepared for the race by following his dad’s advice of getting plenty of sleep, eating lightly, and doing warm-ups.

Kenny had an argument with his father before a race, causing him to feel regret and unease at the starting blocks. Despite his emotional turmoil, Kenny ran the race with determination, focusing solely on his performance. He pushed himself to the limit and won the race, achieving a personal record. However, even after winning, Kenny didn’t feel as good as he had hoped. After the race, he changed his clothes and received his first-place medal at the award ceremony. Kenny’s coach asked him to retrieve the team bag, which led Kenny to find a handwritten note at the top of the stadium, praising his performance. The note uplifted Kenny’s spirits as he recognized the handwriting. The document transitions to introduce the lesson on cause and effect in comprehension skills, providing examples as well.

This section of the document discusses cause and effect relationships. It explains that a cause is an event that leads to something happening, while the effect is the result of that event. Examples of cause and effect relationships are provided, such as Kenny not wanting his dad at his race because it could make him nervous. The section also includes interactive activities where students match causes with their effects. Additionally, there are prompts for students to think and discuss the feeling of becoming more independent as they get older. The section emphasizes checking for interactions on each slide and reviewing content before concluding the lesson.