1. Just Words
Maria Angala, NBCT
Jefferson Academy, Washington DC

2. FIRST FIVE!
1. Come in quietly and take your
seat
2. Place materials on desk
3. Take out HW assignment
4. Write down HW assignment in
agenda book
5. Begin “JUST START!”

3. JUST START! (5 min)
- Open your
Student Challenge
Book on page __
- Practice reading
these words. I
want to see you
tapping each word
and meaningfully
reading it.

4. PRIDE scholars, hit it!!
 Vocabulary,
vocabulary how
many words do you
know?
 We’ll have power to
read in Just Words
class
 Here we go!!

5. OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the lesson, SWBAT:
- read, tap & spell 8 out of 10 words with
bonus letters/ welded sounds
…as measured by quick checks.

6. Let’s review!!
 We will have a quick drill of the
words that we discussed this week
so that you become automatic with
them!!
 Ready?
Let’s go!!...

7. QUICK REVIEW hide
 Who wants to volunteer
 WORDS on board with to tap each word? How
soundcards: many letters? Sounds?
Tap. What is the bonus
 spill
letter/ welded sounds?
 vall How do we mark these
words?
 brank
 Let’s skywrite each word
 steff
 Now you did an
 cramp
OUTSTANDING job, I’m
 bring sure you are ready for
our Unit Test!!

8. UNIT DICTATION TEST hide
 Find the Unit Test page
____ in your Student
Challenge Book
 I’m going to dictate the
word to you and you will
spell it.
 You can tap but I want
you to use your inside
voice.
 READY?

9. UNIT DICTATION TEST hide
 PART 1-
 What makes /ung/? /ol/?
/ink/?
 PART 2-
 quill, press, mall, king,
scrub, bliff, shung, ploss,
stronk, spink
 Star the bonus letters and
box the welded sounds
 Mark the closed syllables
and exceptions

10. CONTINUATION… hide
 PART 3-
 why some thrill
 how it shrunk
 who are strong
 which prank
 PART 4-
 When did Jeff spill his
drink?
 What stuff did you bring
in your trunk? I am collecting your notebooks and
we will discuss the results next week.
HIGH FIVE your buddy!!

11. HOMEWORK
 1. Write these phrases
three times in different
colors, and
 2. Use these phrases in a
sentence:
 how to link
 come with Stan
 was how long
 who was strong
 for some prank

12. DID WE MEET THE OBJECTIVES?
By the end of the lesson, SWBAT:
- read, tap & spell 8 out of 10
words with bonus letters/ welded
sounds
…as measured by quick checks.

13. YOU ARE AMAZING!!!
You deserve a
Chimpan-CHEER!!!

14. LAST FIVE!
1. Homework in homework folder
2. Notes in folders
3. Materials put away
4. Clean desk and area
5. Line up when instructed