First Chapter Friday Launch Lesson & Year Plan, Grades 5-8

Start First Chapter Friday with a lesson that teaches students what the routine is and how to listen, plus a teacher toolkit that keeps it going all year. It works with the first chapter of any book you own.

What's inside

• 13 slides, with speaker notes on every slide
• Lesson plan, 2 pages: 40-minute sequence keyed to slide numbers, a 30-minute short version and a Watch For list
• Teacher Toolkit, 4 pages: the 10-minute Friday script, year plan, guide to picking a first chapter, and a teacher log of chapters read
• Sample first chapter, 1 page: a made-up chapter written for this lesson, for you to read aloud
• Student pages, 2 pages: the Listener's Job card and the Talk About It sheet
• Rubric and look-for key, 1 page, with one scored model
• Print All PDF, 10 pages: the lesson plan, Teacher Toolkit, sample chapter, student pages and rubric together

Answer key included

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