Kindergarden - Stories

Stories: Supplemental Guide | Introduction 1

This introduction includes the necessary background information to be

used in teaching the Stories domain. The Supplemental Guide for Stories

contains ten daily lessons, each of which is composed of two distinct

parts. Odd-numbered lessons contain Supplemental Guide activities

while even-numbered lessons feature activities related to the stories read.

All lessons may be divided into smaller chunks of time and presented at

different intervals during the day.

Lesson Structure

Odd-Numbered Lessons

Odd-numbered lessons contain two parts (50 minutes total) which are to

be covered at different intervals during the day.

Part A (35 minutes) includes:

• Introducing the Read-Aloud


• Presenting the Read-Aloud


• Discussing the Read-Aloud
  If necessary, Part A can be divided into two sessions with fifteen minutes
  for Introducing the Read-Aloud up to Purpose for Listening and twenty
  minutes for Purpose for Listening, Presenting the Read-Aloud, and
  Discussing the Read-Aloud.
  Later in the day, Part B (15 minutes) should be covered and includes the
  activities unique to the Supplemental Guide:


• Multiple Meaning Word Activity


• Syntactic Awareness Activity


• Vocabulary Instructional Activity
  Each activity may take up to five minutes to complete. The Multiple
  Meaning Word Activity helps students to determine and clarify the
  different meanings of words. The Syntactic Awareness Activity calls

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