Lesson 11: At Home in the Ocean by Rozanne Williams
Essential Question: What kinds of plant and animals would you find in the ocean?
Phonic of the week: review digraph th; base words and -s, -es, -ed, -ing.
Words of the week: blue, cold, far, little, live, their, water, where.
Comprehension: author's purpose - tell why an author writes a book, analyze/evaluate - tell how you feel about the text and why.
Fluency Practice: phrasing - attention to punctuation, especially the comma (where you take a quick stop and a short breath.
Vocabulary Strategies: classify and categorize using color words
Grammar: using proper nouns - names of people or animals, also titles for people (use capital letter at the beginning of the sentence)
Writing: informative writing - sentences that inform (use adverbs)
The spelling words of the week are: blue, cold, far, live, their, where
Challenge word: little
The phonics skill of the week are words with th (examples: that, the, with). The students will have 4 th words on their spelling test. Practice here
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Phonic of the week: review digraph th; base words and -s, -es, -ed, -ing.
Words of the week: blue, cold, far, little, live, their, water, where.
Comprehension: author's purpose - tell why an author writes a book, analyze/evaluate - tell how you feel about the text and why.
Fluency Practice: phrasing - attention to punctuation, especially the comma (where you take a quick stop and a short breath.
Vocabulary Strategies: classify and categorize using color words
Grammar: using proper nouns - names of people or animals, also titles for people (use capital letter at the beginning of the sentence)
Writing: informative writing - sentences that inform (use adverbs)
The spelling words of the week are: blue, cold, far, live, their, where
Challenge word: little
The phonics skill of the week are words with th (examples: that, the, with). The students will have 4 th words on their spelling test. Practice here
Spelling Word Practice:Web Resources:
Lesson 12: How Leopard Got His Spots by Gerald McDermott
Essential Question: How are jungle animals different from animals on a farm?
Phonic of the week: digraphs ch and tch; possessives with 's, phonogram - atch
Words of the week: been, brown, know, never, off, out, own, very.
Comprehension: sequence of events - tell the order in which things happen, question - ask questions about what you are reading.
Fluency Practice: reading rate
Vocabulary Strategies: homophones - words that are said the same way but may not be spelled the same or mean the same. (example - son and sun)
Grammar: using proper nouns - names of places (capital letter at the beginning of the word)
Writing: informative writing - instructions in a letter
The spelling words of the week are: been, know, off, out, own, very
Challenge word: never
The phonics skill of the week are words with ch and tch (examples: chin, chew, watch, catch). The students will have 4 ch words on their spelling test. Practice here
Spelling Word Practice:Web Resources:
Phonic of the week: digraphs ch and tch; possessives with 's, phonogram - atch
Words of the week: been, brown, know, never, off, out, own, very.
Comprehension: sequence of events - tell the order in which things happen, question - ask questions about what you are reading.
Fluency Practice: reading rate
Vocabulary Strategies: homophones - words that are said the same way but may not be spelled the same or mean the same. (example - son and sun)
Grammar: using proper nouns - names of places (capital letter at the beginning of the word)
Writing: informative writing - instructions in a letter
The spelling words of the week are: been, know, off, out, own, very
Challenge word: never
The phonics skill of the week are words with ch and tch (examples: chin, chew, watch, catch). The students will have 4 ch words on their spelling test. Practice here
Spelling Word Practice:Web Resources:
Lesson 13: Seasons by Pat Cummings
Essential Question: What changes do the different seasons cause?
Phonic of the week: digraphs sh, wh, ph; contractions with 's and n't.
Words of the week: down, fall, goes, green, grow, new, open, yellow.
Comprehension: cause and effect - tell what happens and why, visualize - picture what is happening as you read.
Fluency Practice: accuracy - recognizing words quickly
Vocabulary Strategies: -ed, -ing, and -s endings
Grammar: subjects and verbs- subject and verb agreements, verbs that have -s at the end.
Writing: informative writing - sentences that inform
The spelling words of the week are: down, fall, goes, grow, new, open
Challenge word: yellow
The phonics skill of the week are words with sh, wh, ph (examples: wish, ship, what, whip, phone, graph) The students will have 4 sh, wh, ph words on their spelling test. Practice here
Spelling Word Practice:Web Resources:
Phonic of the week: digraphs sh, wh, ph; contractions with 's and n't.
Words of the week: down, fall, goes, green, grow, new, open, yellow.
Comprehension: cause and effect - tell what happens and why, visualize - picture what is happening as you read.
Fluency Practice: accuracy - recognizing words quickly
Vocabulary Strategies: -ed, -ing, and -s endings
Grammar: subjects and verbs- subject and verb agreements, verbs that have -s at the end.
Writing: informative writing - sentences that inform
The spelling words of the week are: down, fall, goes, grow, new, open
Challenge word: yellow
The phonics skill of the week are words with sh, wh, ph (examples: wish, ship, what, whip, phone, graph) The students will have 4 sh, wh, ph words on their spelling test. Practice here
Spelling Word Practice:Web Resources:
Lesson 14: The Big Race by Pam Munoz Ryan
Essential Question: Why is it important to have rules?
Phonic of the week: long a (the magic e at the end of the word). soft c, g, dge, phonogram -ake
Words of the week: four, five, into, over, starts, three, two, watch.
Comprehension: conclusions - use details to figure out more about the text, infer/predict - use clues to figure out more about story parts.
Fluency Practice: expression
Vocabulary Strategies: classify and categorize number words
Grammar: verbs and time
Writing: Informative writing - report
The spelling words of the week are: four, five, into, over, three
Challenge word: starts, watch
The phonics skill of the week are words with long a using the bossy e (examples: lake, cane, date) The students will have 5 long a words on their spelling test. Practice here
Spelling Word Practice:Web Resources:
Phonic of the week: long a (the magic e at the end of the word). soft c, g, dge, phonogram -ake
Words of the week: four, five, into, over, starts, three, two, watch.
Comprehension: conclusions - use details to figure out more about the text, infer/predict - use clues to figure out more about story parts.
Fluency Practice: expression
Vocabulary Strategies: classify and categorize number words
Grammar: verbs and time
Writing: Informative writing - report
The spelling words of the week are: four, five, into, over, three
Challenge word: starts, watch
The phonics skill of the week are words with long a using the bossy e (examples: lake, cane, date) The students will have 5 long a words on their spelling test. Practice here
Spelling Word Practice:Web Resources:
Lesson 15: Animal Groups by James Bruchac
Essential Question: What makes birds different from mammals?
Phonic of the week: long i (with bossy e), digraphs kn, wr, gn, mb; phonograms -ine, -ite.
Words of the week: bird, both, eyes, fly, long, or, those, walk.
Comprehension: compare and contrast - tell how two things are alike or not, monitor/clarify - find ways to figure out what doesn't make sense
Fluency Practice: intonation
Vocabulary Strategies: suffixes -er and -est
Grammar: using the verb be - using the words is, are, was, and were.
Writing: informative writing - report
The spelling words of the week are: bird, both, eyes, fly, long, walk
Challenge word: those
The phonics skill of the week are words with long I using the bossy e (examples: line, bike, wipe) The students will have 4 long i words on their spelling test. Practice here
Spelling Word Practice:Web Resources:
Phonic of the week: long i (with bossy e), digraphs kn, wr, gn, mb; phonograms -ine, -ite.
Words of the week: bird, both, eyes, fly, long, or, those, walk.
Comprehension: compare and contrast - tell how two things are alike or not, monitor/clarify - find ways to figure out what doesn't make sense
Fluency Practice: intonation
Vocabulary Strategies: suffixes -er and -est
Grammar: using the verb be - using the words is, are, was, and were.
Writing: informative writing - report
The spelling words of the week are: bird, both, eyes, fly, long, walk
Challenge word: those
The phonics skill of the week are words with long I using the bossy e (examples: line, bike, wipe) The students will have 4 long i words on their spelling test. Practice here
Spelling Word Practice:Web Resources: