1. Unit 1 Week 1 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Spelling Words
High Frequency Words
Phonics Resources: Short a
Phonics Resources: Final ck
Comprehension Resources: Character
Practice and Spelling Workbook Pages
Grammar Resources: Sentences
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2. How do people take care of pets?
Question of the Week
How do people take care of pets?

3. Day 1 Morning Warm-Up! The cat needs some water. The dog wants a bone.
That bird lives in a birdhouse where she feels quite at home.
How do people take care of pets?

4. Amazing Words
needs
shelter
responsibility

5. Shared Literature Please Get Me a Pet
Pets are great, but they all have
Needs, needs.
Dogs and cats need shelter and
Songbirds must have seeds.
Mommy, Daddy, please,
Get a pet for me.
I am old enough to take
Responsibility.
Click to Play Song

6. a t at c a t cat s a t sat Word Work
BLEND AND SEGMENT PHONEMES: Short a a t at c a t
cat s a t
sat

7. Phonemic Awareness a t am
cat
ham an
ran
bat ad
mad
tag

8. Read the short a words. am
bat
can
ran
cap
bag
cab
tag
mad

9. Introduce Phonics Target Skill: Short a
Activity 1: Long A and Short A Sounds
and Short and Long Diacritical Marks   
(04:09)
Activity 2: Short A Words with the C-V-C Pattern   (01:42)

10. Building Words
Fridge Magnets Smartboard Gallery

11. Spelling Words Phonics Resources : Short a Vowel cat dad gap jam man
How to Decode Words Video
Blending Words Game
Spelling City
Short a rhyming words: Click a word and jump to that link.
cat dad gap jam man

12. Spelling Words at am

13. Spelling Words
can

14. Spelling Words
cat

15. Spelling Words
bat

16. Spelling Words
ran

17. Spelling Words
dad

18. Spelling Words
mad

19. Spelling Words
back

20. Spelling Words
sack

21. Decodable Reader and Leveled Readers
Apply Phonics
Decodable Reader and Leveled Readers

22. Build Background

23. Build Background
Taking Care
of Pets

24. Shared Writing

25. Writing and Grammar
A sentence is a group of words that tells a complete idea.
It begins with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark.
Grammar
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26. Daily Fix-It Daad said my kat ran. 2. I im mab at that cat.

27. Grammar Resources : Sentences
Scrambled Sentences
Interactive Complete the Sentence
Interactive Sentence Builder
Can You Make Sense of the Sentence?
Making Sentences Game
Put Words in the Right Order
Interactive Put the Sentence in the Correct Order
What’s the Correct Word Order?

28. Day 2 Morning Warm-Up! Today we will read about dogs.
Many kids around the
world have dogs.
Do you think a dog would make
good friend?

29. Amazing Words
cuddle
tickle

30. Shared Literature What are some ways you can cuddle a dog?
What does it feel like when a dog licks your face?

31. b a ck back s a ck sack p a ck pack Makes one sound: k
Introduce Phonics Target Skill: Final ck
Makes one sound: k b a ck
back s a ck
sack p a ck
pack

32. Read the sentences. I am
mad .
Dad
had a
bag . I am
back .

33. Building Words
Fridge Magnets Smartboard Gallery

34. Phonics Resources : Final ck
Powerpoint ck
Word Blender

35. Vocabulary Words
in on way

36. Use a vocabulary word to finish the sentence.
Sam is on my foot.

37. Which way did he go?

38. Sam was in the yard.

39. HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS to review:
the do that

40. Grammar

41. Speaking and Listening
Why We Speak

42. How do you play with pets?
Cats
Dogs

43. Daily Fix-It 3. look at the little cat 4. she is in that sakk.

44. Day 3 Morning Warm-Up! Today we will read about a pet cat named Sam.
Sam is a cat that runs away.
Why did he go?
Will Sam come back?

45. Amazing Words
faithful

46. Shared Literature What dogs in this book look faithful?
Do you think a dog is a kid’s best friend? Why?

47. Building Words
Fridge Magnets Smartboard Gallery

48. Build Background
Things Cats Do

49. Vocabulary

50. Comprehension Target Skill: character
Definition: A character is a person or animal in a story.
Who are the characters in the story Goldilocks and the Three Bears ?

51. Practice finding the character.

52. Daily Fix-It
5. My dad ren with the cat
the cat was in the sak.

53. Interactive Elements of a Story
Comprehension Resources : Character
Character Trading Cards: Lesson and Resources
Interactive Elements of a Story
Summarize Story Elements
Drama Map: Complete Lesson and Resources

54. Day 4 Morning Warm-Up! Today we will read about
games puppies like to play.
Did you ever play with a puppy?
What games have you
played with pets?

55. Amazing Words
fetch
heel

56. Shared Literature How do animals learn to play fetch?
How do pets heel?

57. Vocabulary Words
in on way

58. How does a written sentence always begin?
Grammar
What is a sentence?
How does a written sentence always begin?
How do many written sentences end?
Click here to take the Sentence Quiz

59. Daily Fix-It
7. Sam ran bac
8. dad is at dat.

60. Day 5 Morning Warm-Up! This week we read about animal friends.
Cats like to cuddle, jump, and run.
Faithful dogs fetch and heel.
How do responsible owners take care of their pets?

61. Shared Literature Where do cats like to sleep?
What does the hedgehog do instead of learning to fetch, heel, or answer?
How do you think the boy knows when the gerbil is hungry?

62. gingerly Challenge Word I will cuddle your hedgehog gingerly.
Pam rubbed her toe gingerly after she fell.

63. Look at the cat on the sack. Pack a can of ham. Jack ran to tag me.
Short a and Final ck Review
Circle the short a words and final ck words.
Look at the cat on the sack.
Pack a can of ham.
Jack ran to tag me.

64. Vocabulary Words
in on way

65. Sam ran away on a
sunny day.
Which way did Sam go?
Sam was in the yard.

66. Animal Friends
Taking Care
of Pets

67. Daily Fix-It
9. dad is made at Sam.
10. sam ran bak to Dad.