A Big Fish for Max

Author:

Rosemary WellsIllustrator:

Jody WheelerGenre:

Animal Fantasy

A Big Fish for MaxDay 1

Digraphs sh, th

sled thank

ship sh i pthin th i n

Blend Words

sh e ll shellp a th pathsh a ck shackth a nk thankbr u sh brush

• d i sh• th u d• m a th• f i sh• sh o p• tr a sh• th i nk• cr u sh

sh th

shellfishshutcrash

thickbaththenmath

Word Reading

• shack• shop• mask• math• plug• pond• fresh• than

• shut• stack• rush• them• trip• went• with

Our FamilyIt is all for one and one for all

In this family.

We help each other if we fall

In our family.

We are glad to share

And to show we care.

We walk and talk.

We are always there

For each other,

Because we are a family.

A Big Fish for MaxDay 2

Vowel Sound in ball

• hat man • ball b a ll• walk w a l k• a ll all• b a l d bald• f a ll fall• s a l t salt• s m a ll small• t a l k talk

Blend Words

• h a ll hall• c a ll call• h a l t halt• w a ll wall

• m a l t malt

maltmallsmallstalltalltalkstalk

3

Word Reading

• small• walk• snack• tall• halt• all• wall• talk

• pan• call• stalk• drag• hall• malt• stall

• Our Family• It is all for one and one for all

• In this family.

• We help each other if we fall

• In our family.

• We are glad to share

• And to show we care.

• We walk and talk.

• We are always there

• For each other,

• Because we are a family.

A Big Fish for MaxDay 3

Digraphs sh, th andVowel Sound in ball

shedsh

wallalall

• shop• thick• dish• with• talk• mall

High Frequency Words

• good• eat• catch• he• no

• home• want• said• put• to

• Sometimes when people go

fishing they catch a lot of fish. Other times they might not catch any fish at all. Max is a character in the story we are about to read. He wants to catch a fish to eat. We’ll find out whether or not Max gets a fish for his dinner.

Amazing Words

chore – A chore is a job.cooperation – Cooperation means working

together.household – Your household is your home and

what goes on there.rule – A rule is a guide for how you should act.

Amazing Words

commute – Commute means to travel often between home and school or work.

subway – A subway is a train that runs under the ground.

Unit 2 A Big Fish for Max – Day 2

Amazing Words

downtown – The downtown is the place in a city where offices and stores are.

Amazing Words

display – Display means to put things in a

place where people can see them.

A Big Fish for MaxDay 4

Short u and Final Blends

bun bunt

Short u Not Short utrust stampsunk deskbug blond

Word Reading

• home• many• five• hens• gift• pond• Grant• buzz• into• got

• me• little• bugs• them• pen• plant• red• spot• hum• was

Sentences to Read Five red hens got into the pen.

That spot is a good home for them.

Many little bugs hum and buzz at the pond.

The plant was a gift to me from Grant.