Big Question: How do chameleons change? Author Author: Russell Benfanti Genre Genre: Concept Book

Big Question: How do chameleons change? Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Review

Monday How do chameleons change?

Today we will learn: Build Background Amazing Words Shared Reading: Hide, Clyde! Vocabulary Words Practice /o/ High-Frequency Words Decodable Reader 17: The Mop Grammar: Sentences Journal Writing Time for Science: Where Animals Live

Talk with Me, Sing with Me

Oh, Little Chameleon Oh, little chameleon, always trying to hide. He scampered through the jungle, many miles wide. When he senses danger, he changes his skin. To a color or pattern that he can hide in.

chameleon

jungle

pattern

skin

hide

scampered

brothers

mother

window

bumblebee

creatures

__ x ox m__p mop d__t dot h__t hot l__t lot

m__m mom n__t not p__p pop p__t pot t__p top

Blend Sounds m o p t o p r o d o n p o d

High Frequency Words

they

of

then

so

you

many

these

each

Word Work

Blending Practice T o m m o p t o p c o t c a n o n D o t P a t f i t s i t n a p a t

High Frequency Words Review of they look you

the door is open The door is open.

Grammar When we put words together to tell a complete idea, we make a sentence. The cat sat on a hat. What does the sentence tell us? Sentences being with uppercase letters and end with periods.

Grammar the house We will paint the house. Which of these groups of words is a sentence? How do you know it is a sentence? What does the sentence tell us?

Let’s Write! The black spider spins a web. The dog and the kitten play in the house.

Daily Journal Writing Write about places where animals hide.

Oral Language Comprehension Grammar Tomorrow we will read about Clyde again.

Tuesday Why do chameleons change the color of their skin?

Today we will learn Today we will learn: Build Background Amazing Words Shared Reading: Hide, Clyde! Vocabulary Words Practice /o/ High-Frequency Words Phonics Story: A Cap for Tom Grammar: Sentences Shared Writing Journal Writing Time for Social Studies: Identify Events in a Sequence

Talk with Me, Sing with Me

Oh, Little Chameleon Oh, little chameleon, always trying to hide. He scampered through the jungle, many miles wide. When he senses danger, he changes his skin. To a color or pattern that he can hide in.

chameleon

jungle

brothers

mother

window

bumblebee

creatures

Fox, Fox, Cleans His Shop Fox, Fox, cleans his shop. He uses a spotted mop. Fox, Fox, scrubs a lot. His job makes him toasty hot. Fox, Fox, pops a top. On a spotted chair he'll flop. Fox, Fox, did the job. Don't tell him he missed a blob!

Blending Practice n o t T o m c a n ca p o n i t r a t i n p o t

High Frequency Words Review see is the have a

i wish i could change colors I wish I could change colors.

Grammar When we put words together to tell a complete idea, we make a sentence. Sentences being with uppercase letters and end with periods or question marks.

Let’s Write! Let’s Write! Tell about places in the jungle where Clyde tried to hide. ColorPlace

Amazing Word Review roots stem

Daily Journal Writing Write about places to hide in your house.

Oral Language Grammar Homework Tomorrow we will read about the animals going to school again Oral Language Grammar Homework Idea Tomorrow we will read more about chameleons.

Wednesday Why do chameleons need to hide?

Today we will learn: Build Background Amazing Words Shared Reading: Hide, Clyde! Vocabulary Words Practice /o/ High-Frequency Words Student Reader: Chameleons Grammar: Meaningful Word Groups Shared Writing Journal Writing Time for Science: Where’s Clyde?

Talk with Me, Sing with Me

Oh, Little Chameleon Oh, little chameleon, always trying to hide. He scampered through the jungle, many miles wide. When he senses danger, he changes his skin. To a color or pattern that he can hide in.

pattern

skin

brothers

mother

window

bumblebee

creatures

Letter Substitution hat hot hit bat bit big bag pot pit pat

Blend Sounds t o p c a n s i t b i t o n p i t s i n n a p

New Words chameleons rocks

High Frequency Words

see

there

no

were

look

which

way

High-Frequency Words Review they you the a look

they are not on top They are not on top.

Grammar frogs, hop, can When I say these words like this, they are just words. They don’t tell us anything. Now let’s change the order. Frogs can hop. Now the words tell me something.

Grammar When we put words together in a meaningful group, they become a sentence. Change the order of these next words to make a meaningful word group or sentence.

Grammar spots, frogs, have Frogs have spots. pond, sit, a, frogs, in Frogs sit in a pond. Mom, not, does, frogs, like Mom does not like frogs.

Grammar green, spots, have, of, lots, frogs Frogs have lots of green spots.

Let’s Write! They did not drop the rocks. You have a spot on the top of your hat.

Daily Journal Writing Write about how chameleons change.

Respond to Literature Grammar Homework Idea Tomorrow we will read about seeds and how they grow.

Thursday How and where do other animals hide?

Today we will learn: Build Background Amazing Words Shared Reading: Seeds Practice /o/ High-Frequency Words Decodable Reader 18: Tip the Top Grammar: Sentences Shared Writing Journal Writing Time for Science: Edible Plants

Talk with Me, Sing with Me

Oh, Little Chameleon Oh, little chameleon, always trying to hide. He scampered through the jungle, many miles wide. When he senses danger, he changes his skin. To a color or pattern that he can hide in.

hide

scampered

Blend Sounds R o d

High Frequency Words of you the is they

alphaBuddy wants a pet AlphaBuddy wants a pet.

Grammar A sentence is a group of words that tells us a complete idea. All sentences begin with an uppercase letter and end with a period or question mark. seeds need water to sprout Seeds need water to sprout.

Let’s Write! The _____ is on top of the _____.

Daily Journal Writing If you were a chameleon, to what color would you change?

Respond to Literature Grammar Homework Idea Tomorrow we will read about other animals that hide.

Friday How do chameleons change?

Today we will learn: Build Background Amazing Words Shared Reading: “Color Me Chameleon” Review /o/ High-Frequency Words Progress Monitoring: Read the Words and Sentences Grammar: Sentences Time for Science: Time Lines Time for Art: Make Clyde! Time for Math: Colorful Patterns

Talk with Me, Sing with Me

Oh, Little Chameleon Oh, little chameleon, always trying to hide. He scampered through the jungle, many miles wide. When he senses danger, he changes his skin. To a color or pattern that he can hide in.

chameleon

jungle

pattern

skin

hide

scampered

“Color Me Chameleon”

Phonics

High Frequency Words

see

there

no

were

look

which

way

High Frequency Words you they of

do you like me Do you like me?

Grammar A sentence is a group of words that tells us a complete idea. All sentences begin with an uppercase letter and end with a period or question mark.

Grammar Which group of words are sentences? mouse cat Her doll has a red dress. They are on the top. mop the

Let’s Write! A chameleon lives in the jungle. Chameleons can change the color of their skin. Seeds need moisture to grow.

Daily Journal Writing Write about a chameleon.

Phonics Shared Reading High-Frequency Words Next week we will read about the adventures of a family of bunnies.

New Words Review

High Frequency Words they of then so you many these each

Vocabulary Words brothers mother window bumblebee creatures

Amazing Words chameleon jungle pattern skin hide scampered

Progress Monitoring Progress Monitoring

Read the Words Set A dot Ron pop rod

Read the Words Set B not pots pods nod Tom dots

Read the Sentences Set C 1. Tom sees the map. 2. They like my little cat. 3. The dog stops to hop. 4. You have the pots. 5. He sat on top of the bin.