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Stephanie Brown

Grade 1

Guided Reading: The Old Cat

Monday, April 14, 2015

Overview
Students in guided reading group H will participate in a series of guided reading activities that will test each students reading
comprehension, their ability to sequence events in the book, as well as their ability to use words and pictures in order to
analyze and understand the book

Objectives
Students will be able to infer meaning using only images in order to build prior knowledge. Students will also identify the
main characters as well as the sequence and events of the book. Students will also identify the problem in the story and discuss
how the problem was solved. Finally, students will retell the story using a tally sheet that they have made.

Activities
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Students will make inferences about the book using only the image on the cover as a reference. Using these inferences
students will discuss what they think the book is about.
One at a time students will read the book out loud. As each student reads the book I will assess their word-solving skills,
vocabulary, understanding of punctuation, and their comprehension of the text. I will also give students certain reading
strategies during the reading in order to help them when they run into difficulties.
After reading, students will discuss what they learned about the book.
Who are the main characters in the story?
What is the problem in the story?
How did the characters solve the problem?
Why does Mrs. Mudge give the cat eye drops?
Why does Mrs. Mudge have to keep a tally?
How do you know that the cat is frightened?
How do you think the cat feels about getting the eye drops?
What do you notice about the cats eyes throughout the book?
How do you think the old cat feels at the end of the book?
Have you ever had to take care of a sick animal?
Have you ever had to have eye drops?
Students will retell the story without using the book.
Students will create a daily tally about something they are interested in. Example: Hockey goals.
As a group we will discuss the high frequency words in the book, as well as difficult words.

Materials

5 copies of The Old Cat.


A pre-made tally worksheet for the students to fill out

Guided Reading: The Old Cat

Assessment
Through this guided reading I will be able to assess:

Reading comprehension
Visual comprehension (ability to analyze images and infer meaning)
Vocabulary
Word-solving skills
Sequencing skills
Ability to identify major events in the book
Ability to identify the main characters of the book
Ability to make a running tally in order to document information
Ability to identify character motivation
Ability to retell the story without using the book (from the students knowledge of the sequence of events)

Guided Reading: The Old Cat

Notes and Reflections

Guided Reading: The Old Cat

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