Catching the bug for reading through interactive read-alouds
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=241
A lesson plan for grades K–2 English Language Arts and Healthful Living
This lesson, from ReadWriteThink, uses an interactive read-aloud of Miss Bindergarten Stays Home From Kindergarten by Joseph Slate to help students learn reading strategies and how to prevent the spread of germs in their classroom. Students discuss how germs are spread, how to cope with having a substitute teacher, and how to construct a caring classroom community, all while learning about story structure, new vocabulary, and a variety of reading strategies.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
English Language Arts (2004)
Grade 1
- Goal 2: The learner will develop and apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
- Objective 2.03: Read and comprehend both fiction and nonfiction text appropriate for grade one using:
- prior knowledge.
- summary.
- questions.
- graphic organizers.
- Objective 2.05: Predict and explain what will happen next in stories.
- Objective 2.03: Read and comprehend both fiction and nonfiction text appropriate for grade one using:
- Goal 3: The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
- Objective 3.01: Elaborate on how information and events connect to life experiences.
Grade 2
- Goal 2: The learner will develop and apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
- Objective 2.01: Read and comprehend both narrative and expository text appropriate for grade two by:
- determining purpose (reader's and author's).
- making predictions.
- asking questions.
- locating information for specific reasons/purposes.
- recognizing and applying text structure.
- comprehending and evaluating author's decisions and word choice.
- determining fact and opinion.
- recognizing and comprehending figurative language.
- making inferences and drawing conclusions.
- Objective 2.06: Recall main ideas, facts and details from a text.
- Objective 2.01: Read and comprehend both narrative and expository text appropriate for grade two by:
- Goal 3: The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
- Objective 3.01: Use personal experiences and knowledge to interpret written and oral messages.
Kindergarten
- Goal 2: The learner will develop and apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
- Objective 2.03: Use preparation strategies to activate prior knowledge and experience before and during the reading of a text.
- Objective 2.05: Predict possible events in texts before and during reading.
- Objective 2.09: Identify the sequence of events in a story.
- Goal 3: The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
- Objective 3.01: Connect information and events in text to experience.
- Objective 3.02: Discuss concepts and information in a text to clarify and extend knowledge.
- Objective 3.04: Use speaking and listening skills and media to connect experiences and text
- listening to and re-visiting stories
- discussing, illustrating, and dramatizing stories
- discovering relationships.
Healthful Living Education (2006)
Grade 1
- Goal 2: The learner will develop knowledge and skills to enhance personal and consumer health.
- Objective 2.01: Describe and demonstrate measures for preventing the spread of germs.
- Objective 2.02: Predict symptoms of sickness and summarize measures to get well.
Grade 2
- Goal 2: The learner will develop knowledge and skills to enhance personal and consumer health.
- Objective 2.02: Summarize methods for preventing the spread of germs through food, water, air, and touch.
Kindergarten
- Goal 2: The learner will develop knowledge and skills to enhance personal and consumer health.
- Objective 2.01: Predict situations that should include hand washing and demonstrate correct hand washing technique.


