1. Big Question: How do animals build their homes?
Author:
Angela Wilkes
Genre:
Informational Text

2. Big Question: How do animals build their homes?
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Review

3. Review New Words Progress Monitoring

4. How do animals build their homes?
Monday
How do animals build their homes?

5. Today we will learn: Build Background Amazing Words
Shared Reading: Animal Homes
Vocabulary Words
Decode Words
High-Frequency Words
Decodable Reader 35: Fun in the Sun
Grammar: Complete Sentences
Science: Favorite Animals

6. Talk with Me, Sing with Me

7. Why Do Animals Build Their Homes?
Build their homes, build their homes?
Why do animals build their homes?
To keep them safe and warm.
Some build a nest for a colony,
For a colony, for a colony.
Some build a nest for a colony

8. Some use twigs and bark, Twigs and bark, twigs and bark
Some use twigs and bark, Twigs and bark, twigs and bark. To keep them safe and warm. Some have shells to shield them, Shield them, shield them. Some have shells to shield them

9. Some hide in holes to catch their prey, Catch their prey, catch their prey. Some hide in holes to catch their prey To keep them safe and warm. Some need shelter from predators, From predators, from predators. Some need shelter from predators

10. Amazing Words

11. predators

12. shelter

13. shields

14. prey

15. colony

16. bark

17. Shared Reading

19. Vocabulary Words

20. safe

21. pond

22. cocoon

23. hibernate

24. den

25. burrow

26. amphibian

27. damp

28. mollusk

29. hollow

30. larva

31. roost

32. Phonics

33. s p o t p a s t l i n t t e n s a p p a d s e n d o x y e s
Decode Words
s p o t
p a s t
l i n t
t e n
s a p
p a d s
e n d
o x
y e s

34. Read Words
mug
zap
milk
quack
bun
wet
won
help
lips
lift

35. Read Words
get
rag
bell
egg
quit

36. High-Frequency Words
they a
the

37. Word Work

38. Review
Todd
fed
run
had
net
did
hot
fun
Wes
bat
hen in

39. Review
got
sun
tan
egg
will
Kim

40. Grammar

41. sit on the top step
Sit on the top step.

42. Grammar pizza and carrots This is not a complete sentence.
A complete sentence has a naming part and an action part.

43. Grammar AlphaBuddy ate pizza and carrots for lunch today.
This is a complete sentence.
There is a naming part – AlphaBuddy, and an action part – ate.

44. Grammar
If you asked me what I had for breakfast this morning, which or these answers would be a complete sentence?
ham and eggs
I had ham and eggs.

45. Let’s Write
I am going to ask a question. I want you to answer it with a complete sentence.
What do you do after school?

46. Let’s Write
The first word of a sentence should begin with an uppercase letter.
Every sentence should end with a period.
A complete sentence should have a naming part and an action part.

47. Draw and write about a bird’s home.
Daily Journal Writing
Draw and write about a bird’s home.

48. Oral Language Comprehension Grammar
Tomorrow we will read about animal homes again.
Oral Language
Comprehension
Grammar

49. Which animals build their homes on land?
Tuesday
Which animals build their homes on land?

50. Today we will learn: Build Background Amazing Words
Shared Reading: Animal Homes
Vocabulary Words
Decode Words
High-Frequency Words
Phonics Story: What Can You Do?
Grammar: Complete Sentences
Shared Writing
Journal Writing
Science: Where Do Animals Live?

51. Talk with Me, Sing with Me

52. Why Do Animals Build Their Homes?
Build their homes, build their homes?
Why do animals build their homes?
To keep them safe and warm.
Some build a nest for a colony,
For a colony, for a colony.
Some build a nest for a colony

53. Some use twigs and bark, Twigs and bark, twigs and bark
Some use twigs and bark, Twigs and bark, twigs and bark. To keep them safe and warm. Some have shells to shield them, Shield them, shield them. Some have shells to shield them

54. Some hide in holes to catch their prey, Catch their prey, catch their prey. Some hide in holes to catch their prey To keep them safe and warm. Some need shelter from predators, From predators, from predators. Some need shelter from predators

55. Amazing Words

56. predators

57. prey

58. Shared Reading

60. Vocabulary Words

61. safe

62. pond

63. cocoon

64. hibernate

65. den

66. burrow

67. amphibian

68. damp

69. mollusk

70. hollow

71. larva

72. roost

73. Phonics

74. Quickly, Thump on the Mud
Beavers ten, beavers ten.
Quickly, tuck in the ends,
Busy beavers!
You can fix up a big dam,
With your front paws wham,
wham, wham!
Chomp-chomp with big teeth,
Just roll that log to water!

75. m u s t c u t s l i m p s i p s w e t b o x f a n l e g s h a n d
Decode Words
m u s t
c u t s
l i m p
s i p s
w e t
b o x
f a n
l e g s
h a n d

76. N e d r u n c a n a m J e n K e n f e d d o g b i g l e g s
Blend Sounds
N e d
r u n
c a n
a m
J e n
l e g s
K e n
f e d
d o g
b i g

77. Blend Sounds
f a s t
a n d
a t
j u m p
h a n g
K i m

78. High-Frequency Words
see to
the
look
from
here is he
little
she go me

79. High-Frequency Words
you I my
what do

80. Grammar

81. the dog jump on the bed
The dog jumps on the bed.

82. Grammar A sentence tells a complete thought or idea.
There is always a noun and a verb in a complete sentence.

83. Grammar If someone asks me where the pencil sharpener is, I could say:
over there
The pencil sharpener is over there.
Which answer is a sentence?

84. Let’s Write!
Let’s write about animal homes. I am going to write about apes.
Apes build leafy nests in trees.

85. Amazing Word Review
electricians
plumbers

86. Draw and write about animals that carry their homes on their backs.
Daily Journal Writing
Draw and write about animals that carry their homes on their backs.

87. Oral Language Oral Language Grammar Grammar Homework Homework Idea
Tomorrow we will read about animal homes again.
Tomorrow we will read about the animals going to school again

88. What kinds of animals live in water?
Wednesday
What kinds of animals live in water?

89. Today we will learn: Build Background Amazing Words
Shared Reading: Animal homes
Vocabulary Words
Decode Words
High-Frequency Words
Student Reader: Animals at Home
Grammar: Exclamations
Shared Writing
Journal Writing
Science: Where Do Animals Nest?

90. Talk with Me, Sing with Me

91. Why Do Animals Build Their Homes?
Build their homes, build their homes?
Why do animals build their homes?
To keep them safe and warm.
Some build a nest for a colony,
For a colony, for a colony.
Some build a nest for a colony

92. Some use twigs and bark, Twigs and bark, twigs and bark
Some use twigs and bark, Twigs and bark, twigs and bark. To keep them safe and warm. Some have shells to shield them, Shield them, shield them. Some have shells to shield them

93. Some hide in holes to catch their prey, Catch their prey, catch their prey. Some hide in holes to catch their prey To keep them safe and warm. Some need shelter from predators, From predators, from predators. Some need shelter from predators

94. Amazing Words

95. shelter

96. shields

97. Shared Reading

99. Vocabulary Words

100. safe

101. pond

102. cocoon

103. hibernate

104. den

105. burrow

106. amphibian

107. damp

108. mollusk

109. hollow

110. larva

111. roost

112. Phonics

113. Decode Words
h a t
m u d
t a b
p i g
d a d
w e b
n o d

114. h e n i t b i g n e s t c a n s p o t e g g i n r e s t p e n
Blend Sounds
h e n
i t
b i g
n e s t
c a n
s p o t
e g g
i n
r e s t
p e n

115. g e t f e d p i g a n d d e n w i l l s t o p t e l l w e b h o t
Blend Sounds
g e t
f e d
p i g
a n d
d e n
w i l l
s t o p
t e l l
w e b
h o t

116. s u n s i t b a t d r o p t o p s w i m s e t u p g r a s s a n t
Blend Sounds
s u n
s i t
b a t
d r o p
t o p
s w i m
s e t
u p
g r a s s
a n t
h i l l

117. High-Frequency Review
little
the is
what to
see
where
blue
one
you
from
here

118. Grammar

119. she has the best dog
She has the best dog.

120. Grammar
If I see something strange in the sky. I might say, “Look at that!”
When we say something that expresses a strong feeling or reaction to something, it is called an exclamation.

121. Grammar
Look at that!
Exclamations are sentences so they begin with uppercase letters.
An exclamation has an exclamation point at the end, instead of a period.

122. Grammar Identify each sentence that is an exclamation.
She is not here.
Look out!
Are you ready?
My dog is gone!
Close your eyes.
Hurry up!

123. Let’s Write!
In our story Animals at Home, we read about places where animals live. Let’s write sentences about the animals’ homes.
Spiders spin big webs.
The big pig is in the pen.

124. Draw and write about a spider’s home.
Daily Journal Writing
Draw and write about a spider’s home.

125. Respond to Literature Grammar Homework Idea
Tomorrow we will read about the people who help build a house.
Respond to Literature
Grammar
Homework Idea

126. What kinds of animals live in the ground?
Thursday
What kinds of animals live in the ground?

127. Today we will learn: Build Background Amazing Words
Shared Reading: The House That Tony Lives In
Decode Words
High-Frequency Words
Decodable Reader 36: The Box
Grammar: Complete Sentences
Shared Writing
Journal Writing
Science: Building Materials and Tools

128. Talk with Me, Sing with Me

129. Why Do Animals Build Their Homes?
Build their homes, build their homes?
Why do animals build their homes?
To keep them safe and warm.
Some build a nest for a colony,
For a colony, for a colony.
Some build a nest for a colony

130. Some use twigs and bark, Twigs and bark, twigs and bark
Some use twigs and bark, Twigs and bark, twigs and bark. To keep them safe and warm. Some have shells to shield them, Shield them, shield them. Some have shells to shield them

131. Some hide in holes to catch their prey, Catch their prey, catch their prey. Some hide in holes to catch their prey To keep them safe and warm. Some need shelter from predators, From predators, from predators. Some need shelter from predators

132. Amazing Words

133. colony

134. bark

135. Shared Reading

137. Phonics

141. Blend Sounds f o x o d d b i g b o x Pam yes T o m d i d l e t i n
h a d
t a n

142. Blend Sounds b e d j u m p o n i t r e d f a n s i t f l a t p a n
f e d
h o t
h a m

143. Blend Sounds
y u m
f u n
n o t
b a d

144. High Frequency Words
what
said
see
you
the
with I
for
they

145. Grammar

146. an Ant is on the rug
An ant is on the rug.

147. Grammar A sentence tells a complete thought or idea.
There is always a noun and a verb in a complete sentence.
A sentence starts with an uppercase letter and ends with an end mark.

148. Let’s Write! Let’s write a report about what we learned from our book.
The mouse rests in a _____.
A _____ likes it damp.
Polar bears dig a ____.

149. Draw and write about a bee’s home.
Daily Journal Writing
Draw and write about a bee’s home.

150. Respond to Literature Grammar Homework Idea
Tomorrow we will read a poem about animal houses.
Respond to Literature
Grammar
Homework Idea

151. How do animals build their homes?
Friday
How do animals build their homes?

152. Today we will learn: Build Background Amazing Words
Shared Reading: “Animals’ Houses”
Decode Words
High-Frequency Words
Progress Monitoring: Read the Words and Sentences
Grammar: Complete Sentences
Science: Build or Borrow?
Social Studies: Homes Around the World
Science: Animal Home Characteristics

153. Talk with Me, Sing with Me

154. Why Do Animals Build Their Homes?
Build their homes, build their homes?
Why do animals build their homes?
To keep them safe and warm.
Some build a nest for a colony,
For a colony, for a colony.
Some build a nest for a colony

155. Some use twigs and bark, Twigs and bark, twigs and bark
Some use twigs and bark, Twigs and bark, twigs and bark. To keep them safe and warm. Some have shells to shield them, Shield them, shield them. Some have shells to shield them

156. Some hide in holes to catch their prey, Catch their prey, catch their prey. Some hide in holes to catch their prey To keep them safe and warm. Some need shelter from predators, From predators, from predators. Some need shelter from predators

157. Amazing Words

158. predators

159. shelter

160. shields

161. prey

162. colony

163. bark

164. Shared Reading

165. “Animals’ Houses”

166. Phonics

167. Decode Words
Let’s read this sentence together and blend the sounds together to say the words.
Stan let his dog jump on the bed.

168. High Frequency Words
what
the
you I

169. Grammar

170. stop the bus
Stop the bus!

171. Grammar
next week
This is not a complete sentence. It doesn’t express a complete thought. We don’t know what the words mean.

172. Grammar I will be six next week.
This is a complete sentence. We know what this sentence is telling us. It tells a complete thought.

173. Grammar Make each group of words a complete sentence. on the bed
a big bug
in the box
a hot dog

174. Let’s Write!
This week we read and sang about how animals build their homes. What did you find most interesting about how animals build their homes?
Today we will write silly rhymes about animals and their homes.

175. Let’s Write! Bats live in colonies, So do ants and bumblebees.
I have a tortoise. His name is Jack.
He carries his home on his back.

176. Draw and write about animals that build their homes in trees.
Daily Journal Writing
Draw and write about animals that build their homes in trees.

177. Phonics
Shared Reading
High-Frequency Words

178. New Words Review

179. Vocabulary Words safe amphibian pond damp cocoon mollusk hibernate
den
burrow
amphibian
damp
mollusk
hollow
larva
roost

180. Amazing Words
predators
shelter
shields
prey
colony
bark

181. Progress Monitoring

182. Read the Words Set A
wax
jog
nut
six
met
bug

183. Read the Words Set B
pens
cast
huts
glad
digs
mask
vest
frog
drop

184. Read the Sentences Set C
Did you see the frog?
Can I have the gift?
She has the best tent in the land.
The duck and the pig got on the bus.
The egg is in the pan.