Alliteration+Interactive+Read-Aloud

= Interactive Read-Aloud =


 * Grade:** 5 **Time:** 15 minutes

1. Listen actively for a variety of purposes such as enjoyment and obtaining information.
 * Standards:** 3.4.4 A Active Listening


 * Objective:** The students will listen as the teacher reads aloud, stopping to make predictions, connections, and wonderings.


 * Materials:** //June 29, 1999// by David Wiesner


 * Lesson Sequence:**

§ **Before Reading:** o “Boys and girls, today I am going to read a book aloud by an author that my daughter and I really enjoy. His name is David Wiesner. Has anyone ever heard of him? [Wait…Students respond]. He illustrates his own books and a few of his books are just illustrations with no text. Has anyone ever seen his books Flotsam or Sector 7? [Wait…Students respond]. Those are two of my daughter’s favorites. The book I’m going to read today is titled //June 29, 1999//. Has anyone every read it?” [Wait…Student’s respond]. o “Before I start reading, I want you to look at the cover and tell me what you see. [Students respond]. Now let’s look at the first page in the book. What do you see on this page? [Students respond]. Based on your observations of the cover and the first page, what do you think this book will be about? Can you make a prediction? [Students make predictions]. o “Those are very interesting predictions. I’m going to start reading and I want you to listen as I read and look at the pictures to determine if your predictions were confirmed.” o Begin reading book.

§ **During Reading:** o Stop reading occasionally and allow students to confirm and change predictions. Possible stops:

o [Stop at page with peppers]. After reading page: § “Boys and girls, do you think these vegetables are from Holly’s experiment?”

o [Stop at next page]. After reading page: § “Do you still think these are Holly’s vegetables?”

o [Stop at page where Holly realizes these aren’t her vegetables] After reading page: § “Where do you think the vegetables came from?”

o [Stop at page with aliens]. After reading page: § “Where do you think their supper will come from?”

§ **After Reading:** o “I want you to turn and talk to a neighbor about two things: § What do you think will happen next with the aliens? § What do you think will happen to the vegetables on earth?” o “OK, who wants to share their thoughts?” [Call on students] § “I’ll take two more.” o “Those are great ideas. Thank you for letting me share this book with you.”