“There is no more important homework than reading… the single most important indicator of academic success is the amount of time children spend reading books.” Nancie Atwell, The Reading Zone
Phonic skill - word endings - er and -est
Idioms
Target vocabulary - lonely, seriously, copy, heavily, planning, answered, guessed, knot
Vocabulary strategy- Figurative language/idioms
Comprehension skill - understanding characters
Comprehension strategy- asking questions about what you are reading
Writing - Informative slide/ compare and contrast
PBL - Why is agriculture important to grasslands and vernal pools?
Finish sharing information on Bee PBL - poster/comic strip/ commercial
Idioms
Target vocabulary - lonely, seriously, copy, heavily, planning, answered, guessed, knot
Vocabulary strategy- Figurative language/idioms
Comprehension skill - understanding characters
Comprehension strategy- asking questions about what you are reading
Writing - Informative slide/ compare and contrast
PBL - Why is agriculture important to grasslands and vernal pools?
Finish sharing information on Bee PBL - poster/comic strip/ commercial
Phonic Skills - words with r-controlled vowels - er, ir, and ur
Target Vocabulary - finally, junior, otherwise, slippery, waterproof, webbed, and whistle
Vocabulary Strategy - Using a dictionary
Comprehension Skill - main idea and details - ideas and details about a topic
Comprehension Strategy - Infer/Predict - using text clues to figure out important ideas
Writing focus - Informative/Explanatory writing
Target Vocabulary - finally, junior, otherwise, slippery, waterproof, webbed, and whistle
Vocabulary Strategy - Using a dictionary
Comprehension Skill - main idea and details - ideas and details about a topic
Comprehension Strategy - Infer/Predict - using text clues to figure out important ideas
Writing focus - Informative/Explanatory writing
Phonics - Long i ( i, igh, y)
find, child, sky, bright, wild, fly, right, flight, spider, cry, blind, myself
High Frequency words-
any, blue, carry, doing , else , room, studied, sure, teacher , turned
Vocabulary -
practice, hurried ,position , roared , extra, curb , cheered, final
Sequence of events
Formal and informal language
subject - verb agreement
Reading fluency cont.
Writing -
Informational Report
Poetry
ELD - GOOGLE SLIDE on Bees
PBL-WHY ARE BEES IMPORTANT?
Unit 2 Lesson 1 - Animals Building Homes/ Whose Home is This?
Informational Text
Text and Graphic Features
Using Context
More Plural Nouns
Prefixes - un- (not or opposite) unhappy, undo
re-( again or back )redo, recount, retrace, rewind
Phonemic Awareness - segmenting words, identifying vowel sounds, and sounds that come before and after
Spelling - common final blends _nd, _ng, nk, _nt, _ft, _xt, _mp
next hunt end stand
camp long sank stamp
sing pond drink bring
High Frequency Words -
animals second bear she
know sleep most three
myself work
Vocabulary -
shaped deepest branches break
pond hang beaks winding
Writing - Lantern Poem
Letter to Santa ( Friendly letter)
Pen Pal in Africa lettesr
Unit 1 lesson 4 - Diary of a Spider/A Swallow and a Spider
Cause and Effect
Figurative Language
Summarize
Context Clues
Spelling - No excuse words
are come
from for
of was
went with
you your
have very
said
Challenge words:
around
many
Spelling - long vowel o. u, e
doze nose use rose
pole close cute woke
mule rode role tune
High Frequency spelling words:
could
today
High Frequency Words -
by cheer could hello
hundred mind play read
see today
Vocabulary -
insects dangerous scare sticky
rotten screaming breeze judge
Writing - Description
The Perfect Pumpkin
Unit 1 Lesson 3 - Dogs/ Helping paws
Author's Purpose
Compare and Contrast
Informational Text
Analyze/Evaluate
Spelling Pattern- Long Vowels a, i spelled with final silent e.
Sound of "c"
cake prize mine
plate race size
line ate pile
wipe grape rake
High Frequency Words-
city full no
other places put
school sing think
this
Vocabulary -
hairy mammals litter
stayed canned chews
clipped coat
Writing -
Continue with facts and opinions.
Writing - opinion/description - word choice/elaboration
Pen Pal letters to Africa
Social Studies/Science- PBL - Can you grow garden plants without a garden space?
Photosynthesis - leaves
Changing Weather
Pumpkins/Bats
Mystery Science - plants cont.
Unit 1 Lesson 2 - My Family
Compare and Contrast
Informational Text
Using a Glossary
Phonic Focus -review short o, u , e CVC pattern and blending
High Frequency words:
bring like
children make
comes those
do use
family with
Vocabulary:
remembered stuck
porch visit
crown cousin
spend piano
Writing: Friendly Letter: Write a friendly thank you letter to a family member
Simple sentences - subject/predicate
Social Studies - Families
Science -
Plants/leaves/photosynthesis
ELD - Mystery Science: Do plants eat dirt?
Compare and Contrast
Informational Text
Using a Glossary
Phonic Focus -review short o, u , e CVC pattern and blending
High Frequency words:
bring like
children make
comes those
do use
family with
Vocabulary:
remembered stuck
porch visit
crown cousin
spend piano
Writing: Friendly Letter: Write a friendly thank you letter to a family member
Simple sentences - subject/predicate
Social Studies - Families
Science -
Plants/leaves/photosynthesis
ELD - Mystery Science: Do plants eat dirt?
Lesson 1
Anchor Text - Henry and Mudge
Phonic Focus - review short a and i words
blending 2 syllable CVC words
High Frequency words -
around or
be pull
five take
help until
next walked
Vocabulary -
curly weighed
straight stood
floppy collars
drooled row
Writing - Summer Narrative
Opinion - What is the best pet?
ELD - Mystery Science -Animal Characteristics - classifying animals
How many different kinds of animals are there?
Information Writing - Animal Report
Phonic skill - or, ore
Compare/Contrast
compound words
Using complete sentences
Punctuation - Capitals used at the beginning of a sentence and for proper nouns
Haiku Poems
Science of Snow
Martin Luther King Jr.
Mystery Science - Animal Characteristics
Phonic skill - or, ore
Compare/Contrast
compound words
Using complete sentences
Punctuation - Capitals used at the beginning of a sentence and for proper nouns
Haiku Poems
Science of Snow
Martin Luther King Jr.
Mystery Science - Animal Characteristics
Week 3 - Continue Henry and Mudge
spelling - sight words
with they
when was
what said
have about
some many
make like
Writing- narrative
Social Studies - Community
Science - Planting seeds
spelling - sight words
with they
when was
what said
have about
some many
make like
Writing- narrative
Social Studies - Community
Science - Planting seeds
Phonics - Long i ( i, igh, y)
find, child, sky, bright, wild, fly, right, flight, spider, cry, blind, myself
High Frequency words-
any blue carry doing else room studied sure teacher turned
Vocabulary -
practice hurried position roared extra curb cheered final
Sequence of events
Formal and informal language
subject - verb agreement
Reading fluency cont.
Writing - google slide on the desert, desert plant , and animal
Three Wishes
ELD - Mystery Science - Plants and adaptation
Phonics - Long i ( i, igh, y)
find, child, sky, bright, wild, fly, right, flight, spider, cry, blind, myself
High Frequency words-
any blue carry doing else room studied sure teacher turned
Vocabulary -
practice hurried position roared extra curb cheered final
Sequence of events
Formal and informal language
subject - verb agreement
Reading fluency cont.
Writing - google slide on the desert, desert plant , and animal
Three Wishes
ELD - Mystery Science - Plants and adaptation
Week 1 -
School rules and procedures
Review Alphabet
All about me pennant
Back to school activities
STAR reading test
i - Ready assessment
i-Read
School rules and procedures
Review Alphabet
All about me pennant
Back to school activities
STAR reading test
i - Ready assessment
i-Read
Unit 2 lessons 8- Super Storms
Informational text
Spelling Lesson 7 and 8 - words ending with double consonants, ck used after one short vowel, and consonant digraphs - sh, th, wh, ch, and tch.
dress spell cliff add
neck kick rock black
dish such chest these
while itch
Vocabulary -
Informational text
Spelling Lesson 7 and 8 - words ending with double consonants, ck used after one short vowel, and consonant digraphs - sh, th, wh, ch, and tch.
dress spell cliff add
neck kick rock black
dish such chest these
while itch
Vocabulary -
Unit 1 lesson 5 - Teacher's Pet/See Westburg by Bus
Story Structure/ Author's Word Choice
Base words endings - _ed, and _ing
Singular and Plural Nouns
Spelling - consonant blends using r, l, and s
spin test clap skin
grade drag swim glide
place just last stage
High-Frequency Words -
both cold little long
eat says find table
green we
Vocabualry -
wonderful share noises noticed
quiet bursting sprinkled suddenly
Writing -
Christmas Lantern Poem
Non-fiction - Informative (Planets)
Unit 1 test
Week 2-
i-Ready assessment
Writing a narrative - "What I did this summer"
personal word bank - journal
Character traits
i-Ready assessment
Writing a narrative - "What I did this summer"
personal word bank - journal
Character traits