Post on 23-Dec-2015
Big Question: Who lives in the
grasslands?
Author: Jennifer
SchofieldGenre:
Concept Book
Big Question: Who lives in the
grasslands?
Monday Tuesday
WednesdayThursday
FridayReview
Review New WordsProgress Monitoring
Monday
Who lives in the grasslands?
Today we will learn:Build BackgroundAmazing WordsShared Reading: Animal Babies in
GrasslandsVocabulary WordsIntroduce /p/High-Frequency WordsDecodable Reader 8: Sam and TamGrammar: Adjectives for ColorShared WritingJournal WritingScience: Match Animals and BabiesComprehension: What’s My Job?
Talk with Me, Sing
with Me
Who Lives in the Grassland?
Who lives in the grassland,The grassland, the grassland?Who lives in the grassland?Tell me what you see.
There’s cow with her calf,With her calf, with her calf.There’s cow with her calf.Tell me what you see.
There’s bear with her cub,With her cub, with her cub.There’s bear with her cub.Tell me what you see.
Who Lives in the Grassland?
There’s dog with her pup,With her pup, with her pup.There’s dog with her pup.Tell me what you see.
There’s kangaroo with her joey,With her joey, with her joey.There’s kangaroo with her joey.Tell me what you see.
There’s horse with her foal,With her foal, with her foal.There’s horse with her foal.Tell me what you see.
Amazing Words
calf
grassland
cub
pup
joey
foal
Shared Reading
Vocabulary Words
zebra
lion
kangaroo
giraffe
prairie dog
meerkat
Phonics
Blend Sounds
p a t m a p P a m t a p
High Frequency Words
we
like
by
more
my
had
word
now
Word Work
Blending Review
S a m T a m a m a t m a t s a t
High Frequency Words Review
have is I am the little a
Grammar
pam lives in a Pretty pink house
Pam lives in a pretty pink house.
GrammarAdjectives, or describing words, tell about people, animals, places, and things.
Color words are describing words, or adjectives.
Let’s Write!
The pink pig lives in a red barn.
Daily Journal Writing
Dictate the name and draw a picture
of a grassland baby.
•Oral Language•Comprehension•Grammar
Tomorrow we will read about baby animals again.
Tuesday
Where can we see animals?
Today we will learn:Build BackgroundAmazing WordsShared Reading: Animal Babies in
GrasslandsVocabulary WordsPractice /p/High-Frequency WordsPhonics Story: Pat the CatGrammar: Adjectives for ShapesShared WritingJournal WritingScience: Animals Resemble Their ParentsComprehension: Main Idea
Talk with Me, Sing
with Me
Who Lives in the Grassland?
Who lives in the grassland,The grassland, the grassland?Who lives in the grassland?Tell me what you see.
There’s cow with her calf,With her calf, with her calf.There’s cow with her calf.Tell me what you see.
There’s bear with her cub,With her cub, with her cub.There’s bear with her cub.Tell me what you see.
Who Lives in the Grassland?
There’s dog with her pup,With her pup, with her pup.There’s dog with her pup.Tell me what you see.
There’s kangaroo with her joey,With her joey, with her joey.There’s kangaroo with her joey.Tell me what you see.
There’s horse with her foal,With her foal, with her foal.There’s horse with her foal.Tell me what you see.
Amazing Words
calf
grassland
Shared Reading
Vocabulary Words
zebra
lion
kangaroo
giraffe
prairie dog
meerkat
Phonics
Perky Little Peppy Pups
Perky little peppy pups,Peppy pups, peppy pups,Perky little peppy pups,You’re such a funny pair.
Your perky ears are pointing up,
Pointing up, pointing up,Your perky ears are pointing up,Your paws are in the air.
Blend Sounds p a t s m a p P a m t a p p a t s a t m a t
High Frequency Words Review
my have is to a the little I am
High Frequency Words
we
like
by
more
my
had
word
now
Grammar
my pup is on the rug
My pup is on the rug.
GrammarAdjectives, or describing words, tell about people, animals, places, and things.
Words that help explain the shape of something are describing words, or adjectives.
Let’s Write!
I like the big elephant.
Daily Journal Writing
Draw and label five things that begin
with /p/.
•Oral Language•Grammar•Homework
Tomorrow we will read about the animals going to school again
•Oral Language•Grammar•Homework Idea
Tomorrow we will read about a map. What is a map used for?
Wednesday
How do you think a prairie dog pup
would play?
Today we will learn:Build BackgroundAmazing WordsShared Reading: Animal Babies in
GrasslandVocabulary WordsPractice Final /p/High-Frequency WordsStudent Reader: Tam and Sam Go to the
ZooGrammar: Proper NounsShared WritingJournal WritingScience: Animal Names and ResemblancesComprehension: Main Idea
Talk with Me, Sing
with Me
Who Lives in the Grassland?
Who lives in the grassland,The grassland, the grassland?Who lives in the grassland?Tell me what you see.
There’s cow with her calf,With her calf, with her calf.There’s cow with her calf.Tell me what you see.
There’s bear with her cub,With her cub, with her cub.There’s bear with her cub.Tell me what you see.
Who Lives in the Grassland?
There’s dog with her pup,With her pup, with her pup.There’s dog with her pup.Tell me what you see.
There’s kangaroo with her joey,With her joey, with her joey.There’s kangaroo with her joey.Tell me what you see.
There’s horse with her foal,With her foal, with her foal.There’s horse with her foal.Tell me what you see.
Amazing Words
cub
pup
Shared Reading
Vocabulary Words
zebra
lion
kangaroo
giraffe
prairie dog
meerkat
Phonics
Blend Sounds
m a p P a t P a m T a m S a m t a p m a t
Rebus Words zoo penguins polar bears
High Frequency Words
we
like
by
more
my
had
word
now
Word Work
Grammar
a baby panda is A cub
A baby panda is a cub.
GrammarNouns, or naming words, name people, animals, places, and things.
Proper nouns name specific people, places, or things. They always begin with uppercase letters.
Let’s Write!
We pat my little puppy.
Daily Journal Writing
Name a shape and draw it on paper.
Respond to LiteratureGrammarHomework Idea
Tomorrow we will read about animals that are all wet!
Thursday
Which grassland animal is your
favorite?
Today we will learn:Build BackgroundAmazing WordsShared Reading: Life in An OceanPractice /s/ and/p/High-Frequency WordsDecodable Reader 9: My MapGrammar: Adjectives for ColorShared WritingJournal WritingSocial Studies: Animal EnvironmentsWriting a Story About a MittenComprehension: Main Idea
Talk with Me, Sing
with Me
Who Lives in the Grassland?
Who lives in the grassland,The grassland, the grassland?Who lives in the grassland?Tell me what you see.
There’s cow with her calf,With her calf, with her calf.There’s cow with her calf.Tell me what you see.
There’s bear with her cub,With her cub, with her cub.There’s bear with her cub.Tell me what you see.
Who Lives in the Grassland?
There’s dog with her pup,With her pup, with her pup.There’s dog with her pup.Tell me what you see.
There’s kangaroo with her joey,With her joey, with her joey.There’s kangaroo with her joey.Tell me what you see.
There’s horse with her foal,With her foal, with her foal.There’s horse with her foal.Tell me what you see.
Amazing Words
foal
joey
Shared Reading
Phonics
Blend Sounds m a p P a m s a t a t m a t t a p p a t
High Frequency Words
we
like
by
more
my
had
word
now
Grammar
we swim in the ocean
We swim in the ocean.
GrammarAdjectives, or describing words, tell about people, animals, places, and things.
Color words are describing words, or adjectives.
Let’s Write!We have a ____ of the petting zoo.
We _____ little pigs in the pen.
We ____ the button to get food pellets.
Daily Journal Writing
Write a color name and use that color to fill in a circle.
Respond to LiteratureSpeaking & ListeningHomework Idea
Tomorrow we will read more about animals.
Friday
Who lives in the grasslands?
Today we will learn:Build BackgroundAmazing WordsShared Reading: “All Night Near the Water”Review Initial and Final /p/High-Frequency WordsProgress Monitoring: Read the Words and
SentencesGrammar: Adjectives for ShapesShared WritingJournal WritingScience: Plant and Animal EnvironmentsTime for Drama: Who Am I?Time for Math: Numerals and Counting
Talk with Me, Sing
with Me
Who Lives in the Grassland?
Who lives in the grassland,The grassland, the grassland?Who lives in the grassland?Tell me what you see.
There’s cow with her calf,With her calf, with her calf.There’s cow with her calf.Tell me what you see.
There’s bear with her cub,With her cub, with her cub.There’s bear with her cub.Tell me what you see.
Who Lives in the Grassland?
There’s dog with her pup,With her pup, with her pup.There’s dog with her pup.Tell me what you see.
There’s kangaroo with her joey,With her joey, with her joey.There’s kangaroo with her joey.Tell me what you see.
There’s horse with her foal,With her foal, with her foal.There’s horse with her foal.Tell me what you see.
“All Night Near the Water”
Phonics
High Frequency Words
we
like
by
more
my
had
word
now
Grammar
the puppy plays with me
The puppy plays with me.
GrammarAdjectives, or describing words, tell about people, animals, places, and things.
Words that help explain the shape of something are describing words, or adjectives.
Let’s Write!
Mr. Chin would like to be a crab.
Hailey would like to be a zebra.
Thomas would like to be a mouse.
Daily Journal Writing
Draw or write about something that you do with
your family members.
PhonicsShared ReadingHigh-Frequency Words
Next week we will read about a snoring bear. What do you think will happen?
New Words Review
High Frequency Words we like by more my had word now
Vocabulary Words zebra lion kangaroo giraffe prairie dog meerkat
Amazing Words calf grassland cub pup joey foal
Progress Monitoring
Read the WordsSet A
pat
map Pam tap
Read the WordsSet B
pass pats Pam spat past taps
Read the SentencesSet C
1. My pet is a pig.2. We have pink pants.3. We have a little puppy.
4. Pam taps on the pad.5. Pat got a big stamp.