TME Transitional Guided Reading Plan 

Levels J-P  
Date: 
Title: Frog and Toad Together  Level: K  Strategy Focus: Theme 
3/19-3/22 
Day 1: Pages _18-29_____  Day 2: Pages _30-41______  Day 3: Pages _52-64_____ 
1. Reread previous section or chapter  1. Reread previous section or 
1. Introduction
for fluency and running record  chapter for fluency and running 
scuss genre, author’s purpose and text
minutes) record ​(5 minutes)
features)
2. Preview new section and  2. Preview new section and 
2. Preview section and vocabulary
vocabulary vocabulary
3. Students read independently
3. Students read independently 3. Students read independently
Introduction and Vocabulary: Vocabulary: Vocabulary:
Cookies The Dream

garden, poems, frightened willpower costume, theater, presenting

Observations: Observations Observations:

2. Teaching Points/Strategies : Choose 1 per day

Comprehension:  Decoding Strategies:  Vocabulary Strategies: 
     ☐ Reread & think what would make sense ☐ Reread for context clues
Fiction  Nonfiction:  ☐ Cover (or attend to) the ending. ☐ ​Check the picture or visualize
☐ Organizer  ☐ Organizer  ☐ Use a known part (sh​ou​ted) ☐ Use a known part (compound words)
☐ BME ☐ Questioning ☐ Use analogies (saw – jaw) ☐ Use the glossary
☐ Summarize ☐ Write key words ☐ ​Chunk big words/syllables (re-mem-ber)
☐ Story elements ☐ Compare/Contrast  
☐ Describe a ☐ Determine
Fluency & Phrasing: 
character’s importance
☐ Phrasing
feelings and traits ☐ Summarize
☐ Attend to ​bold​ words
☐ Main idea or ☐ Main idea/Details
☐ Dialogue, intonation, expression
theme ☐ Predicting
☐ Attend to punctuation
☐ Predicting

3. Discussion Prompt   3. Discussion Prompt  3. Discussion Prompt 

1. Plot, Main Idea, Theme 1. Plot, Main Idea, Theme 1. Plot, Main Idea, Theme
2. Beyond and About Text Question 2. Beyond and About Text Question  2. Beyond and About Text Question 
What was Toad and Frog’s What happened in Toad’s dream?
problem?
Why did Toad believe the seeds were
Why was Frog getting smaller in
afraid?
What is the meaning of “will Toad’s dream?
power”?

Adapted by Nathan Elliott from: ​Richardson, J. (2009). ​The next step in guided reading : focused assessments and targeted lessons for helping every student become a better reader​. New York: Scholastic Inc.
What helped the seeds to finally grow in When we’re very good at
Toad’s garden? How did Frog and Toad show will something, should we brag about
power at the end of the story? it to our friends?
What’ is the message of the story? What is the message of the story? What do you think the message
(looking for: through hard work and (should be either: too much of a of this story is?
patience, you can reach your goals) good thing isn’t always good or
the importance of will power so
What is an example in your life where you don’t overdo things)
you had to show hard work and
patience to reach a goal?
4. Word Study ​(2-3 minutes)  4. Word Study ​(2-3 minutes)  4. Word Study ​(2-3 minutes) 
 ☐ Sound boxes  ☐ Sound boxes ☐ Sound boxes
 ☐ Analogies ☐ Analogies ☐ Analogies
 ☐ Syllables ☐ Syllables ☐ Syllables

Adapted by Nathan Elliott from: ​Richardson, J. (2009). ​The next step in guided reading : focused assessments and targeted lessons for helping every student become a better reader​. New York: Scholastic Inc.