Hook:  
Tongue Twisters: students choose a tongue twister to read out loud

Short & Silly

Six slippery snails slid slowly southward. 

Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. 

Red lorry, yellow lorry, red lorry, yellow lorry.

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! 

She sells seashells by the seashore. 

Reading fluency means reading smoothly, clearly, and with expression. It’s not just about reading fast—it’s about understanding what you read and making it sound interesting.

Here’s why it’s important:

Helps You Understand Better

When you read fluently, your brain can focus on the meaning of the words instead of just decoding them. This makes it easier to understand the story or information.

Makes Reading Enjoyable

If you can read smoothly and with expression, the story comes alive! You can imagine the characters, the action, and even the funny parts.

Mini Lesson:

Provide students with a short, funny script 

Students are divided into small groups, assigned roles, and practice their lines focusing on expression, pace, and phrasing.

Groups perform their script for the class.

Fun Twist: Students can add sound effects (clapping, stomping, whispering) to build engagement

Differentiated Independent  Practice
1. Teacher Group (Amplify)

2. Spelling group suffix

3. Technology Group Tier 2 Google Classroom Reading Passage- Posted on google classroom with 

4. Book Club Group/ independent reading

Reflection
After each performance, peers give feedback using a checklist (e.g., Did they use clear voices? Did they pause at punctuation? Did it sound interesting?). 

Hook:  
Create a Tier 2 Vocabulary word wall. 

Mini Lesson:

Tongue Twisters: students choose a tongue twister to read out loud

Animal Fun
Green frogs fly through fresh fields on Fridays.

A big blue bear sat on a big blue rug. 

Three grey geese in the green grass grazing. 

Silly sheep sleep in shiny shoes.

Helps You Speak Confidently

Reading aloud with fluency practices your speaking skills. You learn how to pause, emphasize, and use expression—skills that help you in presentations, assemblies, and conversations.

Saves Energy for Thinking

If you don’t have to concentrate on each word, you can spend more brain power thinking, predicting, and making connections to the story.

Differentiated Independent  Practice
Students select a short song, poem or rap (age-appropriate and rhythmic).

They first read it aloud monotone (boring voice) to highlight lack of fluency.

Then, practice reading it with expression, rhythm, and performance voice.

Students “perform” their piece in pairs or small groups.

Reflection
Add to class anchor chart.

Hook:  
Tongue Twisters: students choose a tongue twister to read out loud

Food Twisters Fresh fried fish, fish fresh fried, fried fish fresh. Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said the butter’s bitter. Four fine fresh fish for you. A proper cup of coffee from a proper copper coffee pot.

Mini Lesson:

Recap why fluency is important :-) 

Reading groups:
Prepare a set of short, engaging paragraphs (humorous or quirky facts).

In teams, students take turns reading a paragraph with fluency (accuracy + expression).

The “audience” listens and scores each reader on clarity, pace, and expression.

The team works to improve their overall fluency score in each round.

Reflection
Fun Twist: Add a “tongue-twister challenge” at the end of each round to practice tricky phrasing and have a laugh.