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Lesson 16: Let's Go to the Moon by Stephen R. Swinburne Question to think about: What is important to know about the moon? |
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Words to Know: around, because, before, bring, carry, light, show, and think |
Spelling Words: so, go, home, hole, no, rope, joke, poke, stove, and bone |
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Phonics: Using long o (CV, CVCe) and long u (CVCe) |
Comprehension: Main idea and details andquestions |
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Vocabulary Strategies: suffixes -y, -ful |
Fluency Practice: Stress |
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Grammar: Questions-What is a question? |
Writing: Writing a narrative (a story about a fictional or real event) and thinking aboutideas |
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Decodable stories to read Go, Jones!, So Much Fun, June's Picture, and My Mule, Duke |
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Lesson 17: The Big Trip by Baleri Gorbachev Question to think about: How are ways to travel the same and different? |
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Words to Know: about, could, sure, by, don't, there, car, and maybe |
Spelling Words: me, be, read, feet, tree, keep, eat, mean, sea, and these |
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Phonics: Using long e (CV, CVCe), ee, ea, -ng, and -nk; using -ean, -ink |
Comprehension: Compare and contrast andvisualize; Author's craft: dialogue |
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Vocabulary Strategies: Classify and categorize: transportation words |
Fluency Practice: Phrasing with attention to punctuation especially question marks(punctuation marks are like road signs--For example: they help you to know when to stopl) |
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Grammar: Kinds of sentences-Is it a statement or a question? |
Writing: Writing a narrative and thinking about ideas |
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Decodable stories to read At the Beach, Who Will Teach Us?, Plunk, Plunk, and The King's Song |
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Long Vowel PracticeStarfall |
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Lesson 18: Where Does Food Come From? by Shelley Rotner and Gary Goss Question to think about: Why do authors write nonfiction? |
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Words to Know: first, right, under, food, sometimes, your, ground, and these |
Spelling Words: play, grain, sail, mail, may, rain, way, day, stay, and pain |
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Phonics: Using ai, ay, -ain, and contractions:'ll and 'd |
Comprehension: Author's purpose andsummarize; Author's craft: predictable text |
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Vocabulary Strategies: Multiple-Meaning words |
Fluency Practice: Expression |
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Grammar: Names of months, days, and holidays; using commas with dates |
Writing: Writing a friendly letter and thinking about sentence fluency |
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Decodable stories to read Ray Trains Dex, Sweet Treats, What Will We Do?, and Let's Eat |
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Word Families Click on ail |
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Lesson 19: Tomás Rivera by Jane Medina Question to think about: What clues help you figure out how characters feel? |
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Words to Know: done, paper, were, great, soon, work, laugh, and talk |
Spelling Words: show, blow, road, row, snow, toad, grow, boat, coat, and low |
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Phonics: Using oa, ow, -oat, and contractions: 've and 're |
Comprehension: Conclusions andmonitor/clarify; Author's craft: word choice using descriptive details |
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Vocabulary Strategies: Synonyms |
Fluency Practice: Intonation |
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Grammar: Future tense-using the words willand going to |
Writing: Writing a personal narrative and thinking about organization |
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Decodable stories to read It Was Snow Fun, Boat Rides, Fun with Gram, and Rex Knows |
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Lesson 20: Little Rabbit's Tale by Wong Herbert Yee Question to think about: What makes a story funny? |
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Words to Know: door, old, want, more, try, wash, mother, and use |
Spelling Words: bedtime, sunset, bathtub, sailboat, flagpole, backpack, playpen, raincoat, inside, and himself |
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Phonics: Using compound words, and ea (short e) |
Comprehension: Cause and effect andinfer/predict; Author's craft: patterned text |
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Vocabulary Strategies: Compound words |
Fluency Practice: Reading rate |
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Grammar: Prepositions and prepositional phrases-prepositional words that tell whereand when |
Writing: Writing a personal narrative and thinking about word choice |
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Decodable stories to read Bedtime for Ray, Pancake Ran, A Springtime Rain, andRosebud |
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