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Lesson 11: Sea Animals by Norbert Wu |
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Words to Know: blue, cold, far, little, live, their, water, and where |
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Phonics: Using th, plus base words with -s, -es, -ed, and -ing endings |
Comprehension: Author's purpose (reason why the author wrote what they did) and analyze/evaluate |
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Vocabulary Strategies: Classify and categorize-using color words |
Fluency Practice: Phrasing-attention to punctuation, especially the comma (where you take a quick stop and a short breath) |
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Grammar: Using proper nouns-names for people and animals, also titles for people |
Writing: Writing to inform and thinking aboutideas |
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Decodable stories to read Seth and Beth, Zeb Yak, The Duck Nest, and Animal Moms |
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Lesson 12: How Leopard Got His Spots by Gerald McDermott |
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Words to Know: been, brown, know, never, off, out, own, and very |
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Phonics: Using ch, tch, and possessive 's; Using -atch |
Comprehension: Sequence of events and questions |
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Vocabulary Strategies: Homophones (words that are said the same way but may not be spelled the same or mean the same For example: son and sun ) |
Fluency Practice: Reading rate |
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Grammar: Using proper nouns-names of places |
Writing: Writing a letter to inform and thinking about sentence fluency |
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Decodable stories to read Scratch, Chomp, Rich Gets a Dog, Champs, and Kits, Chicks, and Pups |
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Lesson 13: Seasons by Pat Cummings |
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Words to Know: down, fall, goes, green, grow, new, open, and yellow |
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Phonics: Using sh, wh, ph, the contractions 'sand n't |
Comprehension: Cause and effect and visualize (creating a picture in your mind of the story or using your senses to experience what you are reading about For example: eating an ice cream cone--think about how it tastes, feels, looks like) |
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Vocabulary Strategies: -ed, -ing, and -s endings |
Fluency Practice: Accuracy-recognizing words quickly |
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Grammar: Subjects and verbs-subject and verb agreements, verbs that have -s at the end |
Writing: Writing sentence to inform and thinking about ideas |
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Decodable stories to read Phil's New Bat, In a Rush, Ralph Goes to Camp, and Trish's Gift |
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Lesson 14: The Big Race by Pam Munoz Ryan |
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Words to Know: four, five, into, over, starts, three, two, and watch |
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Phonics: Using soft c, soft g, dge, and long a (CVCe); using -ake, -ace |
Comprehension: Conclusions and infer/predict (using what you know and what the story tells you to read between the lines/ taking a guess as to what you think will happen) |
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Vocabulary Strategies: Classify and categorize-number words |
Fluency Practice: Expression |
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Grammar: Verbs and time |
Writing: Writing a report to inform and thinking about ideas |
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Decodable stories to read Tate's Cakes, Dave and the Whales, A Safe Lodge, and The Race |
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Word Families Click on ate |
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Lesson 15: Animal Groups by James Bruchac |
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Words to Know: bird, both, eyes, fly, long, or, those, and walk |
Spelling Words: time, like, kite, bike, white,and drive |
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Phonics: Using kn, wr, gn, mb, and long i (CVCe); Using -ine, -ite |
Comprehension: Compare/contrast and monitor/clarify |
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Vocabulary Strategies: Suffixes -er and -est |
Fluency Practice: Intonation |
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Grammar: Using the verb be-using the words is, are, was, and were |
Writing: Writing a report to inform and thinking about word choice |
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Decodable stories to read Mike's Bike, The Nest, The Nice Vet, and Kite Time |
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