Unit 1
Theme:
· How are people and animals important to one another?
o How do people take care of pets?
o How can people help animals?
o How can animals help people?
o What can we learn about animals by watching them?
o Which wild animals can we find in our neighborhood?
o How can we help animals around the world?
Week 1: Sam Come Back
Word Study:
· vowels sounds of short a (cat, bag, jam)
· final –ck (back, rack, pack)
Spelling Words:
· at, can, cat, back, dad, am, bat, mad, ran, sack, way, on
Star Words:
· in, on, way
Reading Skills:
· characters
· monitor and fix up (recognizing when something does not sound right and going back to reread)
Fluency: (reading smoothly and accurately)
· reading with accuracy
Writing:
· voice (putting feeling in our sentences)
· describing objects around us
Grammar:
· complete sentences with capitals and periods
Week 2: Pig in a Wig
Word Study:
· short I (pig, wig, pit)
· final –x (fox, box, six)
Spelling Words:
· in, it, did, sit, six, fix, lip, mix, pin, wig, and, take
Star Words:
· and, take, up
Reading Skills:
· Realism and Fantasy (deciding what could really happen and what is make-believe)
· Summarize (thinking about the most important parts in the story to remember what you read)
Fluency: (reading smoothly and accurately)
· reading with accuracy
Writing:
· conventions (making sure that your sentence starts with a capital letter, ends with a punctuation mark and double checking to make sure that all of the words are spelled correctly)
Grammar
· naming parts of sentences (tells who or what a sentence is about)
Week 3: The Big Blue Ox
Word Study:
· short o (box, pot, dog)
· plurals with –s (dogs, cats, pigs)
Spelling Words:
· mom, hot, hop, pot, pop, ox, lock, mop, got, rock, help, use
Star Words:
· get, help, use
Reading Skills:
· character and setting (where the story takes place)
· visualize (making a movie in your head of what you just read)
Fluency: (reading smoothly and accurately)
· reading with appropriate speed
Writing:
· sentences (have a naming part and an action part)
Grammar
· action parts of sentences (tells what a person or thing does)