Browse this page to find Jen's mini-lessons:
(Many of the mini-lessons below were created to support visits with consultant Shelly Klein.)
Conferring Materials
Reading / Writing Conference Template
Guided Reading Lessons ("Teaching Small")
Guided Reading Lesson Template
LEVEL U: Inferring Character's Motivation (step 1)
Modeling Personal Connection to go Deeper into Character's Motivation (step 2)
Text- "The Marble Champ" by Gary Soto
Interactive Read-Aloud
"The Missing Piece Meets the Big O" by Shel Silverstein (with strategic stopping points)
Mini-Lessons
READING: Coding Non-fiction to Understand Beyond Text
Students use a T-chart to develop deeper thinking around the non-fiction article "Deadly Bites"
READING: Paraphrasing Strategy
Students chunk nonfiction text and pick out the most important words
READING: "Putting Clothes on Books"
Students are introduced to pushing thoughts onto post-its.
READING: Readers Notice How Characters Change
Students sort post-its in a T-chart to make an inference about character change.
Text- "Now One Foot, Now the Other" by Tomie dePaola
READING: Readers Notice What Characters Do and Say
Students code fiction text and add their thinking in the margins.
Text- "Lilly's Plastic Purple Purse" by Kevin Henkes
READING: Sorting Post-it Worthy Thinking
Students organize thoughts written on post-it notes and determine which notes reflect deep thinking.
READING: Using Events, Reactions, and Partner Talk to Find a Story's Big Idea
Students use a T-chart to determine the big idea of the picture book "Elephants Never Forget!"
(thinking within and beyond text)