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Halloween Fluency

Fourth grade reading students will be able to read short passages using various voices. "We read with expression when we put feelings into our words," teacher says. Reading with expression allows you to feel whether the tones of the words are sad, happy, scary, confused, mad, or many other moods.

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Halloween Fluency

Fourth grade reading students will be able to read short passages using various voices. "We read with expression when we put feelings into our words," teacher says. Reading with expression allows you to feel whether the tones of the words are sad, happy, scary, confused, mad, or many other moods.

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Kayla Bosse

I. Title of Lesson: Halloween Fluency


Grade: 4

II. Michigan Curriculum Framework:


Students will: R.WS.04.06 fluently read beginning grade-level text and increasingly demanding text as the year proceeds. R.AT.04.01 be enthusiastic about reading and do substantial reading and writing on their own.

III. Lesson Objective :


Following the lesson the fourth grade reading students will be able to read short passages using various different voices, pitches, and rates.

IV. Materials Needed:


Fluency Game board Dice Felt Halloween Rings Halloween Erasers Halloween Poems Halloween Passages

V. Anticipatory Set:
Mind Capture: In a monotone voice, say: Hello class. Today we are going to learn how to read with expression. Does anyone know what expressions are? (Allow students to respond and then change voice to speak expressively.) I was not using expressions in the way I was just talking. We read with expression when we put feelings into our words and when we change the speed and volume of our voices. Reading with expression allows you to feel whether the tones of the words are sad, happy, scary, confused, mad, or many other moods. When we learn to read with expressions, we learn how to enjoy the books we are reading. Today, we are going to work on reading with expressions and practice, practice, practice, so we can learn to enjoy the books we are reading, even more than we already do! Bridge to Previous Learning: We have been learning about the tools to read non-fiction. Statement of Purpose: Today we are going to add another tool to our belt that will help us to become better readers.

Kayla Bosse

VI. Instructional Input:


Write the following sentence on the board: Halloween is here, and we will wear a costume. Read it in a monotone voice. Then ask for volunteers to read the same sentence with expression. Allow for a couple of students to try. Then write this sentence on the board Tonight I am going to be a ghost for Halloween. Ask for a volunteer to read the sentence without expression and then with expression.

VII. An Opportunity to Practice: Guided Practice:


Introduce the game. Show the students the game board and talk about the various voices. Ask for volunteers to come up and read one of the cards from the game with and without expression. Tell them that they need to read the card to themselves first. Allow for enough volunteers to get through all of the voices. Have the managers get the baskets that contain all of the materials they will need to play the game. Explain how to set up the game and play it. 1. Place the game board on the desks. 2. Have each student pick an eraser to use as a game piece 3. Place the rings on the pumpkin in the center 4. Make a pile of little cards and I pile of big cards 5. Explain that the big cards are the orange cards and the little cards are the ones they will read from when they land on a style to read 6. Tell them that each time they pass the collect ring space they can pick out a ring to wear Have the student with the lowest number go first and then move around the group.

Independent Practice:
Allow the students to play the game until it is time to clean up.

IX. Closure:
Make sure that all of the game pieces are put away. You may keep one ring each. Ask them which was their favorite way to read and why? Which was their least favorite to do and why?

X. Multiple Intelligence:
Visual/Spatial: Moving the game pieces within the boxes, reading the cards Verbal Linguistic: Answering questions, reading aloud Bodily/Kinesthetic: Rolling the die, moving their game piece Interpersonal: Working in small groups

XI. Learning/Teaching Styles:


Visual: Reading the cards Auditory: Listening to instructions, listening to others read Kinesthetic: Rolling the die, moving their game piece

Kayla Bosse

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