Guided Reading Lesson Plan (Levels A-L)
Title: The Crow and the Pitcher
Level: G ISBN: 0-673-61349-6 Publisher: Scott Foresman
Familiar Read: (3 min.)
Familiar Writing: (3 min.)
Word Building (3 min.)
1. could
4. went
sh: ash > mash > lash > slash > splash
2. very
5. some
silent b > limb > climb > comb > crumb
3. little
6. about
Before Reading: (5-7 min.)
 Book Introduction: (include meaning, structure, visual)
o This book is about a group of animals who are very hot outside. They all see a pitcher of water and
want a drink, but they all have trouble getting to the water. Finally a bird has an idea to get to the
water. Let’s look at the pages and try to guess what bird will do?
o Turn to page 4. Who is trying to get the water here?
o On page 6 who do you see?
o On page 8 Crow tries to get to the water, but she almost fell in. Then she comes up with an idea to
help her get that water. What do you think it will be?
o Let’s read the book to find out how she gets to the water?
 Difficult Words/Vocabulary
reached, quite, decide, remember
 Suggested Teaching Point: (refer to Behaviors to Notice and Support)
Readers think about the story and predict what may happen next.
During Reading: (5-10 min.) *Revisit the teaching point as needed.
Prompts to Support readers:
Does it match?
Does it sound right?
Does it make sense?
After Reading: (5-7 min.)
 Discuss the story
o What problem did the animals have in the story?
o How did Bear and Mouse try to get the water?
o How did Crow fix her problem? How did the rocks help her get the water? When she started
putting the rocks in did you think it would work?
o How would you describe Crow?
o Why do you think Mouse was watching Crow while she worked?
o How did Crow feel about herself when she was done?
o Look at the last page. Why do you think the author included that page with the sign at the end of
the book?
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Return to Teaching Point
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Comprehension Strategy Focus: connections, questions, inferences, visualizing, summarizing,
synthesizing, determining importance
Writing Connection: (5 min.)
How did Crow fix her problem?