1. How the Leopard Got His Spots
Author and Illustrator :
Gerald McDermott
Genre:
Folktale

2. Word Work - Digraph ch and -tch
ch in ch op ch ick ch ip ma tch pi tch

3. Practice
ca tch
mu ch
ba tch
sti tch
ch op
ri ch

4. Let’s Read 1. hip chip hop chop hum chum
2. bat batch match patch hit pitch
3. chap chick rich much match batch
4. chat check latch chin catch stitch
5. fizz drip path claps
6. clap than handed strap
7. which chain beach porch
8. This animal can scratch.
9. Chuck and his dad play catch.

5. Word Reading chin chip much math thick chop rich that think thump bath
path
chain
which
patch
porch
bathtub
match
chick

6. Sequence of Events
Most story events are told in time order. This order is call sequence of events.
Good readers think about what happens first, next, and last so that a story make sense.
You can use a flow chart to write about the events in a story.

7. How the Leopard Got His Spots Day 2

8. Word Work
take that trap best tame ditch this such chase

9. Let’s Read 1. hip chip hop chop hum chum
2. bat batch match patch hit pitch chat chin
3. chap chick rich much match batch check stitch
4. fizz drip path claps
5. clap than handed strap
6. which wish whip badge beach porch
7. Mom and Dad get Rich a dog. Fletch and Rich are pals.

10. High Frequency Words
been
brown
know
never
off
out
own
very

11. How the Leopard Got His Spots Day 3

12. Words to Read
ditch
lump
that
then
rain
check
chance

13. High - Frequency Words
been
brown
know
never
off
out
own
very

14. Let’s Read Base Words Possessives with ‘s
ant ant’s mom mom’s cat cat’s
chimp’s Bill’s dog’s Pam’s pig’s Dan’s
dog dog’s van van’s Ben Ben’s
duck’s cups flag’s Chuck’s mops webs
inches strap grasp stretch
6. jumped rested fast mitt
hadn’t lamb knob isn’t page ripe
Dutch is Bill’s dog.
9. Dutch and Chet play catch.

15. How the Leopard Got His Spots Day 4

16. Word Reading chop bat pitch match path ant’s beach math thumping
Chuck’s
much
asked
fizz
bathtub
duck’s
clicks
rich
match
Dutch
pathway
with
animal
which
stretch

17. Sentences Where is the chick? My family went to the beach this summer.
Which way did the leopard go?
I sit on the porch at night.
Ken loves to read Dr. Seuss.

18. High Frequency Words Unit 3
blue
cold
far
little
been
brown
know
never
live
their
water
where
off
out
own
very

19. High Frequency Words Unit 2
away
call
come
every
hear
said
her
now
our
after
draw
picture
read
was
write
animal
how
make of
some
why
she
today
would
eat
give
one
put
small
take

20. High Frequency Words Unit 1
and be
help
play
with
you
for
have he
look
too
what do
find
funny
sing no
they
all
does
here me my
who
friend
full
good
hold
many
pull