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.