Owl+at+Home

Day 1:

 * 1) Talk about chapter books. Look at cover. What can you tell about Owl from the cover?
 * 2) Look at table of contents; check for understanding of how it works.
 * 3) p. 4 It is a cold, winter night and Owl is sitting at home by the fire.
 * 4) p. 6-7 He hears someone pounding on the door so he goes down to open it, but no one is there! (point out "knock")
 * 5) whirled, whooshed -- review
 * 6) Send to read chapter 1

Day 2:

 * 1) Go over what good readers do when they get stuck on a tricky word: what makes sense? parts of the word you know; tap out the beginning
 * 2) Read the whole chapter. Note tricky words they figure out or don't figure out on a sticky.
 * 3) Share tricky words and how they figured them out.
 * 4) What did you find out about Owl? Start a list.

Day 1:

 * 1) Review what we have found out about Owl so far.
 * 2) What to do when you get stuck on a tricky word: think about what makes sense / stop if it doesn't make sense.