Fourth Grade JGB Outline
(subject to change at teacher discretion)
Day 1 Prereading Activity, First Reading
Day 2
Second Reading with markings/annotations
Day 3 Vocabulary
Day 4 GPS Connection (reading skills)
Day 5 Inquiry Discussion
August 24, 2009
Fresh
The format for teaching JGB has been modified. We will usually only spend the
third week of the month doing a JGB story. There will not be any formal
assessments given that specifically test story knowledge. Rather, students
will be encouraged to stretch their thinking to apply thier natural sense of
inquiry to questions that arise from the reading. Independent activities,
completed during our small group instruction block the week following a JGB
story week, will extend the student's comprehension, elicit creative
responses, and reinforce GPS taught using the text.