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Lesson 6: Jack and the Wolf by Chris Sheban Question to think about: What lessons can you learn from story characters? |
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Words to Know: away, call, come, every, hear, and said |
Spelling Words: an, bad, can, had, cat, and ran |
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Phonics: Using the letters double final consonants, ck and short a; Using -ack |
Comprehension: Understanding charactersand summarize |
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Vocabulary Strategies: Classify and categorize-using action words |
Fluency Practice: Expression (changing your voice to make the story more interesting to the listener) |
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Grammar: Using complete sentences-What is a sentence? |
Writing: Writing describing sentences and thinking about ideas |
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Decodable stories to read: Ann Packs, Tess and Jack, A Duck in Mud, and Ducks Quack |
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Word Families Click on all |
Roy the Zebra Where does the period go? |
Words That RhymeDrag the word that rhymes to help Belinda. |
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The Patchworker Game Can you make sense of a sentence? |
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Lesson 7: How Animals Communicate by William Munoz Question to think about: How do animals communicate? |
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Words to Know: animal, how, make, of, some and why |
Spelling Words: in, will, did, sit, six, and big |
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Phonics: Using br, cr, dr, gr, tr, and short i; using -ip |
Comprehension: Details and infer/predict |
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Vocabulary Strategies: Using a glossary |
Fluency Practice: Reading rate (the speed at which a person reads) |
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Grammar: Sentence parts-the naming part and the action part of a sentence |
Writing: Writing poetry and thinking about word choice |
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Decodable stories to read: Brad and Cris, What Did Dad Get?, Crabs, and The Big Job |
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cvcPop Click on i |
Word Families SortClick on i |
Animals Creature Feature National Geographic |
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Capital Letters Click on where the capital letter goes. |
Say What What animals say by PBS |
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Lesson 8: A Musical Day by Jerdine Nolen Question to think about: Why is the order of story events important? |
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Words to Know: her, now, our, she, today,and would |
Spelling Words: on, got, fox, pop, not, and hop |
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Phonics: Using bl, fl, pl, sl, and short o; using-ock |
Comprehension: Sequence of events andanalyze/evaluate the text |
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Vocabulary Strategies: classify and categorizetime words |
Fluency Practice: Phrasing-natural pauses as you read |
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Grammar: Statements |
Writing: Writing thank-you notes and thinking about word choice |
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Decodable stories to read: Our Flag, The Plan, Our Sled Club, and The Pet Club |
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Lesson 9: Dr. Seuss by Helen Lester Question to think about: How do words and pictures help tell a story? |
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Words to Know: after, draw, pictures, read, was, and write |
Spelling Words: yes, let, red, ten, bed, and get |
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Phonics: Using the letters st, sw, sn, squ, str,and short e |
Comprehension: Text and graphicfeaturesand questions Questioning is a strategy that readers can use before, during, and after reading. |
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Vocabulary Strategies: Antonyms |
Fluency Practice: Accuracy-being able to recognize words quickly while reading |
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Grammar: Using singular and plural nouns |
Writing: Writing description and thinking about ideas |
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Decodable stories to read: Step Up!, Splat! Splat!, Nuts for Ben and Jen, and Miss Tess Was Still |
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Hopposites An opposite game |
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Squanky the Tooth Taker Find the opposites |
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Lesson 10: A Cupcake Party by David McPhail Question to think about: How do the parts of a story work together? |
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Words to Know: eat, give, one, put, small,and take |
Spelling Words: us, sun, but, fun, bus, and run |
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Phonics: Using -nd, -mp, -nt, -st, and short u; Using -ump |
Comprehension: Story structure (beginning, middle, and end of the story) and visualizeThis means to create visual pictures or focus on the sounds, textures, smells, and tastes of the story. Retelling a story. |
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Vocabulary Strategies: Synonyms (words that mean about the same) |
Fluency Practice: Stress (emphasizing certain words more than others) |
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Grammar: Using prepositions and prepositional phrases-prepositions for where(on, up, away) and for when (after, now, today) |
Writing: Writing descriptions and thinking about organization |
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Decodable stories to read: Who Likes to Jump, The Lost Cat, Flint and Scamp, and The List |
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