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iSPIRE Lesson Planner

What is the SPIRE Lesson Planner?

The SPIRE Lesson Planner is a tool designed to help teachers plan and document their daily SPIRE lessons. It provides a structured template incorporating all the key components of a comprehensive SPIRE lesson.

PDF guide: Check Mark Lesson Planner

 

Planner Format

  • Single-page template that can be copied for ongoing use

  • Includes sections for each lesson component with space to record specific activities, words, and sentences

  • Allows for documentation of the independent work activity

Key Components

  1. Phonogram Cards (5 min): Review and introduce phonograms

  2. Phonological Awareness (5 min): Rhyming, sound providing, categorization, and segmentation activities

  3. Word Building (5 min): Build words with letter tiles

  4. Decoding and Sentence Reading (10 min): Apply decoding strategies to words and sentences

  5. Prereading (5 min): Introduce sight words and analyze target words

  6. Reading (15 min): Word Find and sentences for introductory lessons; reading selection, graphic organizer, and decodable reader for reinforcing lessons

  7. Sound Dictation (2 min): Dictate sounds for writing practice

  8. Prespelling (3 min): Introduce spelling word list

  9. Spelling (5 min): Practice spelling words

  10. Sentence Dictation (5 min): Dictate sentences for writing practice


Benefits


    • Ensures all essential components of a practical S.P.I.R.E. lesson are addressed

    • Provides a consistent structure for daily lessons

    • Allows for easy tracking of objectives, activities, and student progress

    • Serves as a guide for pacing and time management during lessons