Reading Comprehension: 'The Snowy Day'

Miss Rubin's reading workshop focuses on teaching students how to retell stories using sequencing. The session begins with an introduction and objectives, followed by a discussion using accountable talk. Students learn about sequencing through a song and apply it to the story 'The Recess Queen'. They then work independently on sequencing 'The Snowy Day'.

What is the main focus of today's reading workshop?

• Learning new vocabulary

• Retelling stories

• Writing essays

• Drawing illustrations

What activity are students encouraged to do with a partner?

• Write a summary

• Turn and talk

• Draw a picture

• Read silently

What tool do students use to enhance their discussions?

• A storybook

• A thesaurus

• An accountable talk chart

• A dictionary

What is the teaching point for the day?

• Reading aloud

• Writing a story

• Sequencing a story

• Drawing a character

Which sequence word is newly introduced in the lesson?

• Then

• First

• Last

• After

What is the purpose of the sequencing song?

• To help with spelling

• To learn new vocabulary

• To remember sequence words

• To practice singing

Which story are students going to sequence together?

• Where the Wild Things Are

• The Very Hungry Caterpillar

• The Recess Queen

• The Snowy Day

What strategy is used to sequence 'The Recess Queen'?

• Two-step strategy

• Three-step strategy

• Five-finger strategy

• Seven-step strategy

What is the first event in 'The Recess Queen' story?

• Mean Gene plays with the new student

• Mean Gene is not nice in the schoolyard

• A new student arrives

• Mean Gene is nice to her friends

What happens after the new student arrives in 'The Recess Queen'?

• Mean Gene becomes friends with her

• They all play together

• Mean Gene is upset

• The new student leaves