Unit at a Glance
Each grade includes three units, one for each of the themes: Exploration , Connections , and Good Reads . The Scholar Zone Summer Teacher’s Guide and the Scholar Zone Summer Student Handbook are designed to work hand in hand as you progress through a unit. Unit Opener Each of the three units includes a two-page opener that introduces the main idea of the unit, along with an essential question that educators will refer to throughout the unit. The unit opener also includes titles and covers of all the books in the unit. There’s a unit opener in both the Scholar Zone Summer Teacher’s Guide and the Scholar Zone Summer Student Handbook . Planning and Pacing Guide In the Scholar Zone Summer Teacher’s Guide , each unit includes a day-by-day planner for managing the elements of the 90-minute literacy block: Read-Alouds (Whole Class), Teacher-Led Reading Instruction (Small Group), Book Clubs (Independent/Partner/Small Group), and Writing & Speaking . Read-Alouds Each unit includes 5 Read-Aloud titles (1 copy of each). All Read-Aloud titles relate to the main idea of the unit. The educator reads these titles aloud to the whole class. • In the Teacher’s Guide , the lesson for each Read-Aloud provides background and guidance for the teacher, including the Unit Question, to encourage daily discussion of the question, as well as a related Question of the Day , which connects the Unit Question to the Read-Aloud . The Read-Aloud lesson also includes suggested questions for whole-class discussion. • In the Student Handbook , there are activities for students before, during, and after the Read-Aloud . Teacher-Led Reading Instruction Books Each unit includes 3 titles for Teacher-Led Reading Instruction (6 copies of each). These books address a variety of topics and will not necessarily relate to the main idea of the unit. The educator will lead this instruction in small groups. • In the Teacher’s Guide , detailed lessons guide teachers through small-group Teacher-Led Reading Instruction .
viii Scholar Zone Summer: Reading & Writing
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