1. Big Question: Who lives in an orange grove?
Author:
Jim Arnosky
Genre:
Animal Fantasy

2. Big Question: Who lives in an orange grove?
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Review

3. Review New Words Progress Monitoring

4. Who lives in an orange grove?
Monday
Who lives in an orange grove?

5. Today we will learn: Build Background Amazing Words
Shared Reading: Armadillio’s Orange
Vocabulary Words
Introduce Initial /s/
High-Frequency Words
Decodable Reader 7: A Little Mat
Grammar: Proper Nouns
Shared Writing
Journal Writing
Science: Investigate Habitats
Comprehension: Setting

6. Talk with Me, Sing with Me

7. Orange Grove Here comes little Armadillo,
Watch her burrow in her hole,
Looking for grubs and insects to eat.
There’s her neighbor, rattlesnake,
Mr. Tortoise, his time he takes,
In the orange grove, look at all you meet!

8. Shared Reading

10. Vocabulary Words

11. home

12. orange

13. neighbors

14. honeybees

15. orange grove

16. soil

17. Phonics

20. Blend Sounds
s a t
S a m
m a t
a t
a m

21. High Frequency Words

22. have

23. this

24. has

25. how

26. is

27. or

28. an

29. Word Work

30. Blending Review
a m
T a m
m a t
a t

31. High Frequency Words Review
have is I am
the
little a

32. Grammar

33. armadillos have strong feet

34. Grammar
Nouns, or naming words, name people, animals, places, and things.
Proper nouns name specific people, places, or things. They always begin with uppercase letters.

35. Our cat is named Mittens.
Let’s Write!
Our cat is named Mittens.

36. Write your name and draw a picture of yourself.
Daily Journal Writing
Write your name and draw a picture of yourself.

37. Oral Language Comprehension Grammar
Tomorrow we will read about life in the orange grove again.
Oral Language
Comprehension
Grammar

38. Why is it good to have friends who live near you?
Tuesday
Why is it good to have friends who live near you?

39. Today we will learn: Build Background Amazing Words
Shared Reading: Armadillo’s Orange
Vocabulary Words
Practice Initial /s/
High-Frequency Words
Phonics Story: Sock Sack
Grammar: Proper Nouns
Shared Writing
Journal Writing
Science: Plant and Animal Habitats
Comprehension: Setting

40. Talk with Me, Sing with Me

41. Orange Grove Here comes little Armadillo,
Watch her burrow in her hole,
Looking for grubs and insects to eat.
There’s her neighbor, rattlesnake,
Mr. Tortoise, his time he takes,
In the orange grove, look at all you meet!

42. Amazing Words

43. armadillo

44. burrow

45. Shared Reading

47. Vocabulary Words

48. home

49. orange

50. neighbors

51. honeybees

52. orange grove

53. soil

54. Phonics

55. See, See, See My Kite See, see, see my kite, See my kite fly by,
It seems like it is miles away,
When it soars so way up high.
See, see, see it soar,
It sails over the trees,
It looks ready to touch the sky,
When it rides across the breeze.

57. Blending Review
S a m
T a m
m a t
a t
s a t
s a ck

58. High Frequency Words Review
have is I am
the
little a

59. High Frequency Words

60. have

61. this

62. has

63. how

64. is

65. or

66. an

67. Grammar

68. sam the snake slithers along

69. Grammar
Nouns, or naming words, name people, animals, places, and things.
Proper nouns name specific people, places, or things. They always begin with uppercase letters.

70. Armadillo’s home has many green leaves.
Let’s Write!
Armadillo’s home has many green leaves.

71. Amazing Words

72. ocean

73. world

74. Draw and label five words that begin with s.
Daily Journal Writing
Draw and label five words that begin with s.

75. Oral Language Oral Language Grammar Grammar Homework Homework Idea
Tomorrow we will read about friends named Tam and Sam. What do you think they do together?
Oral Language
Grammar
Homework
Oral Language
Grammar
Homework Idea
Tomorrow we will read about the animals going to school again

76. What does a tortoise look like?
Wednesday
What does a tortoise look like?

77. Today we will learn: Build Background Amazing Words
Shared Reading: Armadillo’s Orange
Vocabulary Words
Practice Final /s/
High-Frequency Words
Student Reader: Tam and Sam in the Orange Grove
Grammar: Plural Nouns
Shared Writing
Journal Writing
Science: Basic Needs of Living Animals
Comprehension: Setting

78. Talk with Me, Sing with Me

79. Orange Grove Here comes little Armadillo,
Watch her burrow in her hole,
Looking for grubs and insects to eat.
There’s her neighbor, rattlesnake,
Mr. Tortoise, his time he takes,
In the orange grove, look at all you meet!

80. Amazing Words

81. tortoise

82. rattlesnake

83. Shared Reading

85. Vocabulary Words

86. home

87. orange

88. neighbors

89. honeybees

90. orange grove

91. soil

92. Phonics

95. Blend Sounds
s a t
T a m
S a m
a t

96. Story Words
tree
six
bugs
one
silly
butterfly
soft
sings

97. Review High Frequency Words
have is to a
the
little I am

98. High Frequency Words

99. have

100. this

101. has

102. how

103. is

104. or

105. an

106. Grammar

107. three animals walk down the road

108. Grammar
Nouns, or naming words, name people, animals, places, and things.
When you have more than one, you add an –s.

109. I have six silly sisters.
Let’s Write!
I have six silly sisters.

110. Draw the orange grove where armadillo lives.
Daily Journal Writing
Draw the orange grove where armadillo lives.

111. Respond to Literature Grammar Homework Idea
Tomorrow we will read about a pig who learns to share.
Respond to Literature
Grammar
Homework Idea

112. Thursday
Who are your neighbors?

113. Today we will learn: Build Background Amazing Words
Shared Reading: Julius
Practice Short /a/ and/s/
High-Frequency Words
Decodable Reader 8: Tam and Sam
Grammar: Proper Nouns
Shared Writing
Journal Writing
Science: How Animals Move
Writing a Story About a Mitten
Language Arts: Habitats

114. Talk with Me, Sing with Me

115. Orange Grove Here comes little Armadillo,
Watch her burrow in her hole,
Looking for grubs and insects to eat.
There’s her neighbor, rattlesnake,
Mr. Tortoise, his time he takes,
In the orange grove, look at all you meet!

116. Amazing Words

117. grubs

118. insects

119. Shared Reading

121. Phonics

123. Blend Sounds
s a t
m a t
T a m
S a m
a m
a t

124. High Frequency Words

125. have

126. this

127. has

128. how

129. is

130. or

131. an

132. Grammar

133. armadillo and tortoise saw the orange

134. Grammar
Nouns, or naming words, name people, animals, places, and things.
Proper nouns name specific people, places, or things. They always begin with uppercase letters.

135. ____ sings a ____, and six ____ sing along.
Let’s Write!
____ sings a ____, and six ____ sing along.

136. Dictate or write the first names of three people.
Daily Journal Writing
Dictate or write the first names of three people.

137. Respond to Literature Speaking & Listening Homework Idea
Tomorrow we will read about a mouse who finds a mitten in the forest! I wonder what the mouse does with the mitten?
Respond to Literature
Speaking & Listening
Homework Idea

138. Who lives in an orange grove?
Friday
Who lives in an orange grove?

139. Today we will learn: Build Background Amazing Words
Shared Reading: “The Mitten”
Review /s/
High-Frequency Words
Progress Monitoring: Read the Words and Sentences
Grammar: Proper Nouns
Shared Writing
Journal Writing
Science: Animal Characteristics
Social Studies: Geography
Time for Drama: Who Am I?

140. Talk with Me, Sing with Me

141. Orange Grove Here comes little Armadillo,
Watch her burrow in her hole,
Looking for grubs and insects to eat.
There’s her neighbor, rattlesnake,
Mr. Tortoise, his time he takes,
In the orange grove, look at all you meet!

142. “The Mitten”

143. Phonics

145. High Frequency Words

146. have

147. this

148. has

149. how

150. is

151. or

152. an

153. Grammar

154. tortoise moves slowly
Tortoise moves slowly.

155. Grammar
Nouns, or naming words, name people, animals, places, and things.
Proper nouns name specific people, places, or things. They always begin with uppercase letters.

156. Let’s Write! Mr. Smith liked Tam and Sam in the Orange Grove.
Susan liked Armadillo’s Orange.
Jimmy liked Sam and Tam.

157. Draw and label two animals that live in Armadillo’s neighborhood.
Daily Journal Writing
Draw and label two animals that live in Armadillo’s neighborhood.

158. Phonics Shared Reading High-Frequency Words
Next week we will read about Animal Babies in Grasslands. What do you think the story is about?
Phonics
Shared Reading
High-Frequency Words

159. New Words Review

160. High Frequency Words
have
this
had
how is or an

161. Vocabulary Words
home
orange
neighbors
honeybees
orange grove
soil

162. Amazing Words
armadillo
burrow
tortoise
rattlesnake
grubs
insects

163. Progress Monitoring

164. Identify /a/ Set A
mat
Sam
sat

165. Read the Words Set B at
mats
sat
Tam am
mat

166. Read the Sentences Set C
1. The cat sat on the mat.
2. Is the cat on the mat?
3. I have a mat.
4. Sam is on the mat.
5. I have a little cat and a
little mat.