1. DAY 1

2. This week we will talk, sing, read and write about animals as they grow and change.

3. Animals don’t just change in looks as they grow. They also change in what they eat and the things they can do.

5. mature features natural The song says that the puppy gets bigger as he matures. When people or animals mature, they grow older and become adults. Features are parts or details that stand out. We talk about people’s or animals’ features to tell what they look like. Something natural grows on its own in nature and is not made by people. The wild flowers were a natural beauty. One change that happens to children as they mature is ________________. One feature of a turtle is ____________. It’s natural for a cat to _________________.

6. What kind of flower do you see in the picture? The word roses is made from a base word and an ending. The base word is rose. The ending is /ez/. What kind of seats do you see in the picture? Benches is also made from a base word and ending. The base word is bench. What ending do you hear?

7. Phonics digs hats What do you know about reading these words? Hat is a noun. In a noun, an –s ending means “more than one.” Digs is a verb. In a verb, an –s ending means that someone is doing something now.

8. For some base words, we use the ending –es instead of –s. peaches This word is made up of the base word peach and the ending –es. peach es peaches

9. roses benches fences bushes horses crunches

10. fixes Fixes is made from the base word fix and the ending –es. When I come to a word that ends with –es, I look to see if it has a base word and an ending. I read the base word and the ending: fix, -es. Then I read the two parts together as one word: fixes. fix es fixes

11. taxes waxes messes dresses kisses fishes flushes pinches What do you know about reading these words? If the base word is a noun, -es means more than one. If the base word is a verb, -es means that someone is doing something now.

12. Team Talk: Take turns reading each of the sentences aloud with your partner.

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15. Spelling Words

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18. Break into small groups!

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23. Conventions: Verbs That Do Not Add -s Today you listened to a story called “The End of Summer.” We can say sentences to tell about what the cubs do. The cubs ________________. The cubs _________________. All of the things that more than one cub does now are verbs that do not add –s.

24. Conventions: Verbs That Do Not Add -s A verb is the action word in a sentence. It tells what someone or something does. Verbs that do not add -s tells what more than one person, animal or thing is doing now in the present tense. Go, sit and swim are verbs that do not add -s. A verb in the present tense means the action is happening now. Verbs can also be in the past tense or future tense.

25. 1. Carl and Jan (move, moves) to a new house. 2. They (sees, see) Jim and Annie. 3. Jim and Annie (bring, brings) a gift. 4. They (talks, talk) to Carl and Jan. 5. Carl and Jan (like, likes) their new neighbors.

26. Let’s complete these sentences using the same verb for each pair of sentences. He ____________ the dog. They__________ the dog. Sam ______the milk. Tom and Ray ___________the milk. Team Talk: Turn to your partner and talk about things you like to do with a friend. Use verbs in your sentences. Conventions: Verbs That Do Not Add -s

27. DAILY FIX-IT 1.My dad fickses buss. 2.i have a vere friendly class.

28. DAILY FIX-IT 1.My dad fickses buss. My dad fixes buses. 2. i have a vere friendly class. I have a very friendly class.

30. Wrap Up Your Day! benches What does the –es ending show? mashes inches misses sixes Think about the story “The End of Summer.” What did you learn about animals in this story?

31. DAY 2

32. Do you think this puppy could dig holes when he was first born? Why or why not?

33. tumble swoop They tumble for a while; they swoop. This sentence describes how leaves look as they fall from a tree. Think about a leaf falling from a tree. What does the leaf look like when it tumbles? What does it look like when it swoops? Harry tells of watching leaves tumble from the trees. To tumble means to fall helplessly. You tumble to the ground when you trip. Cereal tumbles into the bowl when you pour it from a box. To swoop is to come down on something. The owl swoops to catch the mouse. The eagle is waiting to swoop down on the rabbit.

34. Look at the man sweeping in the picture. He is doing one of his chores. The middle sound in chores is /or/. The last sound in chores is /z/. Listen to the sounds in chores: /ch/ /or/ /z/. There are three sounds in chores. Let’s blend those sounds: /ch/ /or/ /z/, chores.

35. Group Practice thorn horse horn doors floor cores born board porch worm

36. spot You studied words like this already. What sound does o spell in this word? Today you’ll learn to read words with the /or/ sound. The sound you hear at the beginning of orchestra is /or/. The sound /or/ can be spelled or. corn In this word, the letters or spell the sound /or/. This is how I blend this word. /k/ /or/ /n/ corn /m/ /or/ more I What do you know about reading these words?

37. Look at the pictures on this page. The word in the first picture is orchestra. When I say orchestra, the first sound I hear is /or/. In orchestra, /or/ is spelled or. The word in the second picture is score. When I say score, the last sound I hear is also /or/. In score, /or/ is spelled ore. Team Talk: Take turns reading each of the sentences aloud.

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40. REVIEW :Long e: ee, Long i: i_e, Vowel Sounds of y shyhidefeet muddy treedrive teethcarrydry Why will Mike look at the sky? My puppy is sweet and funny. Sandy likes to ride in a jeep.

41. Nonsense Word Fluency wekpovrekdomcet fiprotnovgabhag sicnucsabfivjoz

42. Spelling Words 1. fix6. wishes 2. fixes 7. kiss 3. class 8. kisses 4. classes 9. bus 5. wish 10. buses

43. very car away our house school friends

44. Expository text is writing that gives facts and information.

45. Good readers read for a purpose. Setting a purpose helps us to think and understand more as we read. Good readers often ask themselves if they understand what they are reading. If something doesn’t make sense, they try different ways to fix the problem.

46. Break into small groups!

47. Verbs That Do Not Add –s 1.Erik rides his bike. 2.Erik and his mother ride to school. Which of these sentences is talking about more than one person? What is the verb in each sentence? These verbs are in the present tense. What does that mean? We do not add s to a verb if it shows what more than one person does now. That’s why the verb in the second sentence is ride.

48. Verbs That Do Not Add –s Use present tense verbs in the sentences below. 1. We _____________ our stories. 2. The girls ____________ at the park. 3. Maria _________________her food.

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53. DAILY FIX-IT 3. I kis my mom before I catch the buss. 4. My fiends meet at the bus sop.

54. DAILY FIX-IT 3. I kis my mom before I catch the buss. I kiss my mom before I catch the bus. 4. My fiends meet at the bus sop. My friends meet at he bus stop.

55. Wrap Up Your Day! core form Which letters stand for the sound /or/ ? away car friends house our school very

56. DAY 3

57. Why is it interesting to have a baby animal as a pet?

58. crumple Do you think Mr. George Baker likes going to school? How can you tell? Why do you think he is happy to go ? I like his crumpled hat and his long stretchy legs. What does a crumpled hat look like? What does stretchy legs mean? Team Talk: Finish this sentence. I like his _____________hat and his long __________legs.

59. Harry says George’s hat is crumpled, and so are his shoes. When you crumple something, you bend it our of shape and wrinkle it. A car’s front end may be crumpled after it is in an accident. Paper is crumpled when it is in a ball. A hat may look crumpled after you sit on it.

60. Today we are going to use this picture to help us add a sound to one word to make a new word. When I add /t/ to the end of shore, I make a new word: short. Now I will look for something that is short in the picture. /k/ ow she /p/ /g/ oat row /z/ /store /m/ /ch/ or core /d/ say/f/

61. Now we are going to build words with /or/ spelled or or ore. Look at this word: horn. Watch me change the h to w. My new word is worn. torn tore more shore

62. Nonsense Word Fluency hezjazhumzoknov gamkepwoxbubmin tuflizgivcapsel

63. Spelling Words 1. fix6. wishes 2. fixes 7. kiss 3. class 8. kisses 4. classes 9. bus 5. wish 10. buses

64. Fluent Word Reading stork I know the sounds for s, t, or and k. I blend them and read the word stork. foxes I see es at the end, so I know this might be a base word with the –es ending. Do I see a base word? Yes, I see fox. I blend fox with –es and read foxes. Say the sounds or word parts in your head for each word you see. When I point to the word, we’ll read it together. dashes morning fort buses fizzes store bunches

65. 1.Dan wishes he had his kite. 2.The bus ride was very nice. 3.We sang with my friends.

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67. Reading Words in Context 1. My mom teaches tenth grade at that _________. 2. We like talking with our _____________on the phone. 3. His class has a brown _________in a cage. 4. Did she see a cat with very thick black ____________. 5. Deb and Mike drove away in a red ___________. 6. My friends will meet me at my _________next week. friends mouse school house car fur

69. When we tell how things are like each other, we compare; when we tell how things are different we contrast. Seeing how things are alike and different helps us understand our reading. What is one way that newborn mice are like many other newborn animals? What is one way that newborn mice are different from other newborn animals?

70. Verbs That Do Not Add –s We do not add –s to the end of a verb that shows what more than one person, animal or thing does in the present tense. Sally and Tom jump. We make pancakes. 1.The girls _____________basketball. 2.They __________in the choir. 3.The babies ____________. What verb tense are we using in these sentences?

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72. DAILY FIX-IT 5. I wich Kim was in my klass. 6. My best freinds ride the bus

73. DAILY FIX-IT 5.I wich Kim was in my klass. I wish Kim was in my class. 6.My best freinds ride the bus My best friends ride the bus.

74. Wrap Up Your Day! In The Class Pet, the author says, The pet is a cute tan mouse. Which part of this sentence is fact? Which part is an opinion?

75. DAY 4

76. The puppy in the song has a person to care for him. Who cares for baby animals that live outdoors in the natural world?

77. Expository Text  Expository Text tells facts and information. “Pup Grows Up”

78. nibble nudges wriggle nibble As the seal pup grew, he began to nibble food from the ocean. When you nibble something, you eat it with small bites or in small pieces. At snack time we nibbled some corn chips. What snacks do you like to nibble on during a movie? nudges Nudges means to touch or push gently. The dog nudges me with her nose when she wants to be petted. My brother nudged me to wake me up during the movie. wriggle When you wriggle, you twist and move back and forth. The baby wriggled in her highchair because she wanted to play on the floor. The worm wriggles through the dirt.

79. Phonemic Awareness This week we read about a mouse named Dory. Listen as I say the two syllables in Dory. /dor/ /e/ Now I will blend the two syllables together to say the name: /dor/ /e/, Dory.

80. hang chunk You studied words like these last week. What do you know about the sound you hear when a word ends with ng? What do you know about the sound you hear when a word ends with nk? Phonics Review

81. Compound Words cupcake You can read this word because it is a compound word. A compound word is made up of two or more smaller words. What are the two short words in this word? Let’s look at some more compound words.

83. Nonsense Word Fluency poccadfecwizhut bacjifpikyedjul hostevhifdegkuk

84. Spelling Words 1. fix6. wishes 2. fixes 7. kiss 3. class 8. kisses 4. classes 9. bus 5. wish 10. buses

85. DAILY FIX-IT 7. I wich I could ride the bus 8. The buses were lat

86. DAILY FIX-IT 7. I wich I could ride the bus I wish I could ride the bus. 8. The buses were lat The buses were late.

87. DAILY FIX-IT 9. dad say hi. 10. Jan iz on her way?

88. DAILY FIX-IT 9. dad say hi. Dad says hi. 10. Jan iz on her way? Jan is on her way.

89. Wrap Up Your Day! roses benches fences Can we see that dog? Yes, we can!

90. DAY 5

91. Amazing Words features matures natural swoop tumble crumple nibble nudges wriggle

92. Phonemic Awareness

93. Spelling

94. Nonsense Word Fluency dopfibmugzoscej sepvigcodhidmak bukzupbegmaflig