October THIS WEEK IN READING STREET:
September 4th-6th:
Learning Classroom Rules and Routines
Literary Texts and Related Activities:
"Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" by John Archambeault and Bill Martin Jr.
"Chrysanthemum!" by Kevin Henckes
"Brown Bear, Brown Bear" by Eric Carle
September 9th-13th:
Unit One / Week One:
Concept Question: How do we live, work, and play together?
Literary Text: “The Little School Bus” by Emily Roth
Letter Recognition: Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee / Matching Upper & Lowercase Letters
Sight words: I, am
Phonemic Awareness: Discriminating Rhyming Words/Lively Letters (a, b, c, d,e)
Comprehension Element: Character
Written Expression: Journal Pages/Draw and Label
Handwriting: Trace/Write Letters Aa- Ee, Numbers1-5
September 16th-20th:
Unit One/Week Two:
Concept Question: How Do People Help Each Other?
Literary Text: “Fix-It Duck” by Jez Alborough
Letter Recognition: Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll
Sight Words: I, am
Phonemic Awareness: Syllables/Rhyming (Lively Letter f, g, h, I, j, k, l)
Comprehension: Setting
Written Expression: Journal Pages/Draw and Label
Handwriting: T Trace/Write Letters Ff-Ll, Numbers1-5
September 23rd-27th:
Unit One/ Week Three:
Concept Question: How Do Families Cooperate?
Literary Text: “Plaidypus Lost” by Janet Stevens
Letter Recognition: Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr
Sight Words: the/little
Phonemic Awareness: Initial Sound Discrimination (Lively Letters m, n, o, p, q, r)
Comprehension: Sequencing Events
Written Expression: Journal Pages/Draw and Label
Handwriting: Tracing First Names w/ lowercase letters, Trace/Write Letters Mm-Rr, Numbers1-5
September 30th-October 4th:
Unit 1/Week Four:
Concept Question: How Do People in the Community Cooperate?
Literary Text: “Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip With Kindergarten” by Joseph Slate
Letter Recognition: Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz (Lively Letters s, t, u, v, w, x, y,, z)
Sight words: the/little
Phonemic Awareness: Initial Sound Discrimination
Comprehension: Classify and Categorize
Written Expression: Journal Pages
Handwriting: Tracing First Names, Tracing Letters a-z,
Numbers 1-5
October 7th-11th:
Unit 1/Week Five:
Concept Question: How Do People and Animals Cooperate?
Literary Text: "Julius" by Dav Pilkey
Phonics: Connect Mm to /m/
Sight words: to / a
Phonemic Awareness: Initial sound /m/
Comprehension: Character
Written Expression: Journal Pages/ I am sentences
Handwriting: Capital and Lowercase Mm
October 14th-18th:
Unit 1/Week Six:
Concept Question: How Do Machines Help People Work Together?
Literary Text: "Dig, Dig, Digging" by Margaret Meyer
Phonics: Connect Tt to /t/
Sight words: to / a
Phonemic Awareness: Initial/final sound /t/
Comprehension: Classify and Cateregorize
Written Expression: Journal Pages/ I am sentences
Handwriting: Capital and Lowercase Tt
Mystery Science Lessons
Week October 21st-25th
Unit 2/Week 1:
Concept Question: What is an ocean environment?
Informational Text: "Life in an Ocean" by Carol K. Lindeen
Phonics: Connect Aa to /a/
Sight words: have/ is
Phonemic Awareness: Initial/medial sound /a/
Comprehension: Compare and Contrast
Written Expression: Journal Pages/ I am sentences
Handwriting: Capital and Lowercase Aa
Week of October 28th-November 1st
Unit 2/Week 2:
Concept Question: What Lives in an Orange Grove?
Literary Text: "Armadillo's Orange" by James Arnosky
Phonics: Connect Ss to /s/
Sight words: have/ is
Phonemic Awareness: Initial sound /s/
Comprehension: Setting
Written Expression:Journal Pages/ Sight Word Sentences
Handwriting: Capital and Lowercase SS
Week of November 4th-8th
Unit 2/Week 4:
Concept Question: What Lives in the Grassland?
Informational Text: "Animal Babies in Grasslands"
Phonics: Connect Pp to /p/
Sight words: we/ like/ my
Phonemic Awareness: Initial sound /p/
Comprehension:
Written Expression: Journal Pages/ Sight Word sentences
Handwriting: Capital and Lowercase Pp
Week of November 12th-15th
Unit 2/Week 4:
Concept Question: Why does a bear hibernate?
Literary Text: "Bear Snores On" by Karma Wilson
Phonics: Connect Cc to /k/
Sight words: we/ like/ my
Phonemic Awareness: Initial sound /k/
Comprehension: Realism versus Fantasy
Written Expression: Journal Pages/ Sight Word sentences
Handwriting: Capital and Lowercase Cc
Week of November 18th-22nd
Unit 2/Week 5
Concept Question:What kind of homes do animals need for winter?
innformational Text: "A Bed for the Winter" by Carolyn Wallace
Phonics/Phonemic Awareness: Connect Ii to / i /
Segment and Blend with /i/
Comprehension: Sequence
Sight Words: he/for
Handwriting: Capital and lowercase Ii
Written Expression: Sight Word Sentences
Literacy Centers
Week of December 2nd-6th
Unit 2/Week 6
Concept Question:Who lives in a garden?
Literary Text: "Whose Garden is It?" by Mary Ann Hoberman
Phonics/Phonemic Awareness: Connect Ii to /i/
Segment and Blend with /i/
Comprehension: Realism and Fantasy
Sight Words: he/for
Handwriting: Capital and lowercase Ii
Literacy Centers
Week of December 9th-13th
Unit 3/Week 1
Concept Question:
How does a panda change in its first year of life?
Informational Text: "Little Panda"
Phonics/Phonemic Awareness: Connect Bb to /b/ and Nn to /n/
Segment and Blend with /b/ and /n/
Comprehension:
Sight Words: me/with/she
Handwriting: Capital and lowercase Bb and Nn
Literacy Centers
Week of January 6th-10th
Unit 3/Week 2:
Question of the Week: What new things can you do as you grow and change?
Amazing Words: duckling, pond, paddle, plunged, proud, brave
Literary Text: "Little Quack" by Lauren Thompson
Phonemic Awareness: Blend and Segment with /r/
Phonics: Connect Rr to /r/ for Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: me/ with/ she
Handwriting: Capital and lowercase Rr
Journal Writing
Literacy Centers/Leveled Reading Groups
Week of January 13th-17th
Unit 3/Week 3
Question of the Week: How do children change as they grow?
Amazing Words: twins, newborn, crawl, walk, children, babies
Informational Text: "See How We Grow" by Katacha Diaz
Phonemic Awareness: Blend and Segment with /d/ and /k/
Phonics: Connect Dd to /d/ and Kk to /k/for Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: see/look
Journal Writing/Handwriting Dd and Kk
Literacy Centers/Leveled Reading Groups
Week of January 21st-24th
Unit 3/Week 4:
Question of the Week: How do friendships change?
Amazing Words: goose, gosling, caterpillar, butterfly, reflection, cocoon, chrysalis
Literary Text: "Farfallina and Marcel" by Holly Keller
Phonemic Awareness: Blend and Segment with /f/
Phonics: Connect Ff to /f/ for Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: see/look
Phonics Story-"For Me"
Decodable 16-"In the Kit"
Journal Writing/Handwriting Ff
Week of January 27th-31st
Unit 3/Week 5:
Question of the Week: What do seeds become?
Amazing Words: pod, pit, sprouts, stem, seeds, roots, blossom
Informational Text: "Seeds" by Ken Robbins
Phonemic Awareness: Blend and Segment with /0/
Phonics: Connect Oo to /o/for Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: they/ you/ of/ friend
Phonics Story-"Little Rob" (Words to Blend: Rob, sad, on, mat, top, not)
Decodable 17-"The Mop" (Words to Blend: Tom, mop, cot, on, Dot, top)
Journal Writing/Handwriting Oo
Literacy Centers/Leveled Reading Groups
Week of February 3rd-7th
Unit 3/Week 6:
Question of the Week: How do chameleons change?
Amazing Words: chameleon, jungle, pattern, skin, hide, scampered
Literary Text: "Hide Clyde" by Russell Benfanti
Phonemic Awareness: Blend and Segment with /o/
Phonics: Connect Oo to /o/for Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: they/ you/ of/ friend
Phonics Story-"A Cap for Tom" (Words to blend: cap, Tom, not, on)
Decodable 18-"Tip the Top" (Words to Blend: tip, top, Don, not, on, cot, Dot, Rod)
Journal Writing/Handwriting Oo
Literacy Centers/Leveled Reading Groups
Unit 4/Week 1: February 10th-14th:
Question of the Week: What adventures do you have throughout the day?
Amazing Words: chores, bustle, race, tidy, story, hungry
Literary Text: "Bunny Day" by Rick Walton
Phonemic Awareness: Blend and Segment with /h/
Phonics: Connect Hh to /h/ for Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: do/ are/ that
Phonics Story- "I Have" (Words to blend: hat, hit, hop)
Decodable 19- "Hob Can Hit" (Words to Blend: Hob, hit, hat, had, hot)
Journal Writing/Handwriting Hh
Literacy Centers/Leveled Reading Groups
Unit 4/Week 2: Week of February 24-28th
Question of the Week: What happens on a lucky day?
Amazing Words: lucky, filthy, piglet, fox, cook, scrubber
Literary Text: "My Lucky Day" by Keiko Kasza
Phonemic Awareness: Blend and Segment with /l/
Phonics: Connect Ll to /l/ for Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: do/ are/ that
Phonics Story- "Lad and Me" (Words to Blend-Lad, lap, lid, lot, sit)
Decodable 20-"Can It Fit?" (Words to Blend-Tab, Kit, Lil, lit, lap, sit, lot, lid, fit)
Journal Writing-Empowering Writers (First/Next/Last)
Handwriting Ll
Literacy Centers
Leveled Reading Groups
Unit 4/Week 3: March 2nd-March 6th:
Question of the Week: What adventures can animals have?
Amazing Words: woodland, nest, shadows, hollow, vale, comfortable
Literary Text: "One Little Mouse" by Dori Chaconas
Phonemic Awareness: Consonant Blends (sl/ pl/ cl/ fl/ cr/ sp/ tr/ st, dr)
Phonics: Consonant Blends/ Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: one/ two/ three/ four/ five
Phonics Story: "My Words" (Words to Blend-cap, clap, cab, crab, pot, spot, tap, trap)
Decodable 21- "One to Five' (Words to Blend: flop, plop, spin, land, slam, jump, drop, stop)
Journal Writing
Literacy Centers
Leveled Reading Groups
Unit 4/Week 4: March 9th-13th:
Question of the Week: What adventures can a child have?
Amazing Words: small/tiny, middle-sized, big/large, cottage, porridge, bears, lair
Literary Text: "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" by Valeri Gorbachev
Phonemic Awareness: Segment and Blend with /g/
Phonics: Connect Gg to /g/ for Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: one/ two/ three/ four/ five
Phonics Story: "How Many?" (Words to Blend-dog, kids, pigs, frogs, Lin, Hap)
Decodable 22- (Words to Blend: Gil, got, sad, pop. flag, Mom, not)
Journal Writing
Literacy Centers
Leveled Reading Groups
Unit 4/Week 5:
Question of the Week: What would it be like to take an adventure to the Antarctic?
Amazing Words: Antarctica, continent, icebergs, penguins, seals, whales
Informational Text: "If You Could Go to Antarctica" by Fay Robinson
Phonemic Awareness: Segment and Blend with /e/
Phonics: Connect Ee to /e/ for Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: go/ here/ from
Phonics Story: "Ten, Ten, Ten!" (Words to Blend: ten, pen, hen, pet)
Decodable 23- "Red Hen" (Words to Blend: Ben, get, red, hen, pen, Len, did, not, in)
Journal Writing
Literacy Centers
Leveled Reading Groups
Unit 4/Week 6:
Question of the Week: What adventures can you have throughout the day?
Amazing Words: abuela, park, city, adventure, airport, harbor, flock
Literary Text: "Abuela" by Arthur Dorros
Phonemic Awareness: Segment and Blend with /e/
Phonics: Connect Ee to /e/ for Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: go/ here/ from
Phonics Story: "Ted and the Pet"
(Words to Blend: Ted, pet, tent, nest, big)
Decodable 24-"Red Hen"
(Words to Blend: Red, Hen, pen, pet, Peg, Ned, bed, get, did, nap)
Journal Writing
Literacy Centers
Leveled Reading Groups
Unit 5/Week 1:
Question of the Week: How many forms of transportation can you name?
Amazing Words: plane, jet, jetway, subway, tunnel, ferryboat, sidecar
Literary Text: "Max Takes the Train" by Rosemary Wells
Phonemic Awareness: Segment and Blend with /j/ and /w/
Phonics: Connect Jj to /j/ and Ww to /w/ for Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: green/ yellow/ blue
Phonics Story: "Jen and Will" (Words to Blend: Jen, Will, jet, big, jobs)
Decodable 25- "On a Jet" (Words to Blend: Wes, wet, will, job, jet, Jen, had, big, got, fill, gas, sat, hop, grin, fast, bag)
Unit 5/Week 2:
Question of the Week: What forms of transportation help us in an emergency?
Amazing Words: rescue, piliot, yacht, sailor, mechanic, shimmering
Informational Text: "Mayday! Mayday!" by Chris Demarest
Phonemic Awareness: Segment and Blend with /x/
Phonics: Connect Xx to /x/ for Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: green/ yellow/ blue
Phonics Story: "Max" (Words to Blend: Max, mix, ox, fox, legs, six, box, hid, mom, pal, Rex)
Decodable 25- "Fox Can Fix It" (Words to Blend: fox, fix, get, it)
Journal Writing
Literacy Centers
Leveled Reading Groups
Unit 5/Week 3:
Question of the Week: What kinds of transportation help people do their jobs?
Amazing Words: messenger, delivery, radios, pickup, escalator, eyeshades
Literary Text: "Messenger, Messenger" by Robert Berleigh
Phonemic Awareness: Segment and Blend with /u/
Phonics: Connect Uu to /u/ for Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: what/was/said
Phonics Story: "Fun For Jud" (Words to Blend: fun, Jud, sun, hot, got, bed, has, plan, pals, ran, let, us)
Decodable 26- "Fun For Bud" (Words to Blend: Bud, pup. up, ruff, run, jump, sun, dug, mud, fun, tub, hug)
Journal Writing-(My Bike)
Literacy Centers
Leveled Reading Groups-
Unit 5/Week 4:
Question of the Week: ?
Amazing Words: (engine, passenger, tracks, roundhouse, mountain, valley)
Literary Text: "The Little Engine That Could" by Watty Piper
Phonemic Awareness: Segment and Blend with /u/
Phonics: Connect Uu to /u/ for Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: what/was/said
Phonics Story: "Jan and Gus" (Words to Blend: Jan, Gus, fun, sun, hot, run, pals)
Decodable 27- "Jan at the Fair" (Words to Blend: Jan, sub, bug, run, red, cup, big, wet, mud, fun)
Journal Writing-
Literacy Centers
Leveled Reading Groups-
Unit 5/Week 5:
Question of the Week: How do people in different parts of the world travel?
Amazing Words: travel/ kayak/ llama/ dogsled/ double-decker bus/ submarine
Informational Text: "On the Move!" by Donna Latham
Phonemic Awareness: Segment and Blend with /v/ and /z/
Phonics: Connect Vv to /v/ and Zz to /z/ for Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: where/ come
Phonics Story: "Val's Top"
Decodable 29- "Zip Up, Val!"
Journal Writing-
Literacy Centers
September 4th-6th:
Learning Classroom Rules and Routines
Literary Texts and Related Activities:
"Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" by John Archambeault and Bill Martin Jr.
"Chrysanthemum!" by Kevin Henckes
"Brown Bear, Brown Bear" by Eric Carle
September 9th-13th:
Unit One / Week One:
Concept Question: How do we live, work, and play together?
Literary Text: “The Little School Bus” by Emily Roth
Letter Recognition: Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee / Matching Upper & Lowercase Letters
Sight words: I, am
Phonemic Awareness: Discriminating Rhyming Words/Lively Letters (a, b, c, d,e)
Comprehension Element: Character
Written Expression: Journal Pages/Draw and Label
Handwriting: Trace/Write Letters Aa- Ee, Numbers1-5
September 16th-20th:
Unit One/Week Two:
Concept Question: How Do People Help Each Other?
Literary Text: “Fix-It Duck” by Jez Alborough
Letter Recognition: Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll
Sight Words: I, am
Phonemic Awareness: Syllables/Rhyming (Lively Letter f, g, h, I, j, k, l)
Comprehension: Setting
Written Expression: Journal Pages/Draw and Label
Handwriting: T Trace/Write Letters Ff-Ll, Numbers1-5
September 23rd-27th:
Unit One/ Week Three:
Concept Question: How Do Families Cooperate?
Literary Text: “Plaidypus Lost” by Janet Stevens
Letter Recognition: Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr
Sight Words: the/little
Phonemic Awareness: Initial Sound Discrimination (Lively Letters m, n, o, p, q, r)
Comprehension: Sequencing Events
Written Expression: Journal Pages/Draw and Label
Handwriting: Tracing First Names w/ lowercase letters, Trace/Write Letters Mm-Rr, Numbers1-5
September 30th-October 4th:
Unit 1/Week Four:
Concept Question: How Do People in the Community Cooperate?
Literary Text: “Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip With Kindergarten” by Joseph Slate
Letter Recognition: Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz (Lively Letters s, t, u, v, w, x, y,, z)
Sight words: the/little
Phonemic Awareness: Initial Sound Discrimination
Comprehension: Classify and Categorize
Written Expression: Journal Pages
Handwriting: Tracing First Names, Tracing Letters a-z,
Numbers 1-5
October 7th-11th:
Unit 1/Week Five:
Concept Question: How Do People and Animals Cooperate?
Literary Text: "Julius" by Dav Pilkey
Phonics: Connect Mm to /m/
Sight words: to / a
Phonemic Awareness: Initial sound /m/
Comprehension: Character
Written Expression: Journal Pages/ I am sentences
Handwriting: Capital and Lowercase Mm
October 14th-18th:
Unit 1/Week Six:
Concept Question: How Do Machines Help People Work Together?
Literary Text: "Dig, Dig, Digging" by Margaret Meyer
Phonics: Connect Tt to /t/
Sight words: to / a
Phonemic Awareness: Initial/final sound /t/
Comprehension: Classify and Cateregorize
Written Expression: Journal Pages/ I am sentences
Handwriting: Capital and Lowercase Tt
Mystery Science Lessons
Week October 21st-25th
Unit 2/Week 1:
Concept Question: What is an ocean environment?
Informational Text: "Life in an Ocean" by Carol K. Lindeen
Phonics: Connect Aa to /a/
Sight words: have/ is
Phonemic Awareness: Initial/medial sound /a/
Comprehension: Compare and Contrast
Written Expression: Journal Pages/ I am sentences
Handwriting: Capital and Lowercase Aa
Week of October 28th-November 1st
Unit 2/Week 2:
Concept Question: What Lives in an Orange Grove?
Literary Text: "Armadillo's Orange" by James Arnosky
Phonics: Connect Ss to /s/
Sight words: have/ is
Phonemic Awareness: Initial sound /s/
Comprehension: Setting
Written Expression:Journal Pages/ Sight Word Sentences
Handwriting: Capital and Lowercase SS
Week of November 4th-8th
Unit 2/Week 4:
Concept Question: What Lives in the Grassland?
Informational Text: "Animal Babies in Grasslands"
Phonics: Connect Pp to /p/
Sight words: we/ like/ my
Phonemic Awareness: Initial sound /p/
Comprehension:
Written Expression: Journal Pages/ Sight Word sentences
Handwriting: Capital and Lowercase Pp
Week of November 12th-15th
Unit 2/Week 4:
Concept Question: Why does a bear hibernate?
Literary Text: "Bear Snores On" by Karma Wilson
Phonics: Connect Cc to /k/
Sight words: we/ like/ my
Phonemic Awareness: Initial sound /k/
Comprehension: Realism versus Fantasy
Written Expression: Journal Pages/ Sight Word sentences
Handwriting: Capital and Lowercase Cc
Week of November 18th-22nd
Unit 2/Week 5
Concept Question:What kind of homes do animals need for winter?
innformational Text: "A Bed for the Winter" by Carolyn Wallace
Phonics/Phonemic Awareness: Connect Ii to / i /
Segment and Blend with /i/
Comprehension: Sequence
Sight Words: he/for
Handwriting: Capital and lowercase Ii
Written Expression: Sight Word Sentences
Literacy Centers
Week of December 2nd-6th
Unit 2/Week 6
Concept Question:Who lives in a garden?
Literary Text: "Whose Garden is It?" by Mary Ann Hoberman
Phonics/Phonemic Awareness: Connect Ii to /i/
Segment and Blend with /i/
Comprehension: Realism and Fantasy
Sight Words: he/for
Handwriting: Capital and lowercase Ii
Literacy Centers
Week of December 9th-13th
Unit 3/Week 1
Concept Question:
How does a panda change in its first year of life?
Informational Text: "Little Panda"
Phonics/Phonemic Awareness: Connect Bb to /b/ and Nn to /n/
Segment and Blend with /b/ and /n/
Comprehension:
Sight Words: me/with/she
Handwriting: Capital and lowercase Bb and Nn
Literacy Centers
Week of January 6th-10th
Unit 3/Week 2:
Question of the Week: What new things can you do as you grow and change?
Amazing Words: duckling, pond, paddle, plunged, proud, brave
Literary Text: "Little Quack" by Lauren Thompson
Phonemic Awareness: Blend and Segment with /r/
Phonics: Connect Rr to /r/ for Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: me/ with/ she
Handwriting: Capital and lowercase Rr
Journal Writing
Literacy Centers/Leveled Reading Groups
Week of January 13th-17th
Unit 3/Week 3
Question of the Week: How do children change as they grow?
Amazing Words: twins, newborn, crawl, walk, children, babies
Informational Text: "See How We Grow" by Katacha Diaz
Phonemic Awareness: Blend and Segment with /d/ and /k/
Phonics: Connect Dd to /d/ and Kk to /k/for Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: see/look
Journal Writing/Handwriting Dd and Kk
Literacy Centers/Leveled Reading Groups
Week of January 21st-24th
Unit 3/Week 4:
Question of the Week: How do friendships change?
Amazing Words: goose, gosling, caterpillar, butterfly, reflection, cocoon, chrysalis
Literary Text: "Farfallina and Marcel" by Holly Keller
Phonemic Awareness: Blend and Segment with /f/
Phonics: Connect Ff to /f/ for Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: see/look
Phonics Story-"For Me"
Decodable 16-"In the Kit"
Journal Writing/Handwriting Ff
Week of January 27th-31st
Unit 3/Week 5:
Question of the Week: What do seeds become?
Amazing Words: pod, pit, sprouts, stem, seeds, roots, blossom
Informational Text: "Seeds" by Ken Robbins
Phonemic Awareness: Blend and Segment with /0/
Phonics: Connect Oo to /o/for Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: they/ you/ of/ friend
Phonics Story-"Little Rob" (Words to Blend: Rob, sad, on, mat, top, not)
Decodable 17-"The Mop" (Words to Blend: Tom, mop, cot, on, Dot, top)
Journal Writing/Handwriting Oo
Literacy Centers/Leveled Reading Groups
Week of February 3rd-7th
Unit 3/Week 6:
Question of the Week: How do chameleons change?
Amazing Words: chameleon, jungle, pattern, skin, hide, scampered
Literary Text: "Hide Clyde" by Russell Benfanti
Phonemic Awareness: Blend and Segment with /o/
Phonics: Connect Oo to /o/for Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: they/ you/ of/ friend
Phonics Story-"A Cap for Tom" (Words to blend: cap, Tom, not, on)
Decodable 18-"Tip the Top" (Words to Blend: tip, top, Don, not, on, cot, Dot, Rod)
Journal Writing/Handwriting Oo
Literacy Centers/Leveled Reading Groups
Unit 4/Week 1: February 10th-14th:
Question of the Week: What adventures do you have throughout the day?
Amazing Words: chores, bustle, race, tidy, story, hungry
Literary Text: "Bunny Day" by Rick Walton
Phonemic Awareness: Blend and Segment with /h/
Phonics: Connect Hh to /h/ for Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: do/ are/ that
Phonics Story- "I Have" (Words to blend: hat, hit, hop)
Decodable 19- "Hob Can Hit" (Words to Blend: Hob, hit, hat, had, hot)
Journal Writing/Handwriting Hh
Literacy Centers/Leveled Reading Groups
Unit 4/Week 2: Week of February 24-28th
Question of the Week: What happens on a lucky day?
Amazing Words: lucky, filthy, piglet, fox, cook, scrubber
Literary Text: "My Lucky Day" by Keiko Kasza
Phonemic Awareness: Blend and Segment with /l/
Phonics: Connect Ll to /l/ for Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: do/ are/ that
Phonics Story- "Lad and Me" (Words to Blend-Lad, lap, lid, lot, sit)
Decodable 20-"Can It Fit?" (Words to Blend-Tab, Kit, Lil, lit, lap, sit, lot, lid, fit)
Journal Writing-Empowering Writers (First/Next/Last)
Handwriting Ll
Literacy Centers
Leveled Reading Groups
Unit 4/Week 3: March 2nd-March 6th:
Question of the Week: What adventures can animals have?
Amazing Words: woodland, nest, shadows, hollow, vale, comfortable
Literary Text: "One Little Mouse" by Dori Chaconas
Phonemic Awareness: Consonant Blends (sl/ pl/ cl/ fl/ cr/ sp/ tr/ st, dr)
Phonics: Consonant Blends/ Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: one/ two/ three/ four/ five
Phonics Story: "My Words" (Words to Blend-cap, clap, cab, crab, pot, spot, tap, trap)
Decodable 21- "One to Five' (Words to Blend: flop, plop, spin, land, slam, jump, drop, stop)
Journal Writing
Literacy Centers
Leveled Reading Groups
Unit 4/Week 4: March 9th-13th:
Question of the Week: What adventures can a child have?
Amazing Words: small/tiny, middle-sized, big/large, cottage, porridge, bears, lair
Literary Text: "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" by Valeri Gorbachev
Phonemic Awareness: Segment and Blend with /g/
Phonics: Connect Gg to /g/ for Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: one/ two/ three/ four/ five
Phonics Story: "How Many?" (Words to Blend-dog, kids, pigs, frogs, Lin, Hap)
Decodable 22- (Words to Blend: Gil, got, sad, pop. flag, Mom, not)
Journal Writing
Literacy Centers
Leveled Reading Groups
Unit 4/Week 5:
Question of the Week: What would it be like to take an adventure to the Antarctic?
Amazing Words: Antarctica, continent, icebergs, penguins, seals, whales
Informational Text: "If You Could Go to Antarctica" by Fay Robinson
Phonemic Awareness: Segment and Blend with /e/
Phonics: Connect Ee to /e/ for Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: go/ here/ from
Phonics Story: "Ten, Ten, Ten!" (Words to Blend: ten, pen, hen, pet)
Decodable 23- "Red Hen" (Words to Blend: Ben, get, red, hen, pen, Len, did, not, in)
Journal Writing
Literacy Centers
Leveled Reading Groups
Unit 4/Week 6:
Question of the Week: What adventures can you have throughout the day?
Amazing Words: abuela, park, city, adventure, airport, harbor, flock
Literary Text: "Abuela" by Arthur Dorros
Phonemic Awareness: Segment and Blend with /e/
Phonics: Connect Ee to /e/ for Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: go/ here/ from
Phonics Story: "Ted and the Pet"
(Words to Blend: Ted, pet, tent, nest, big)
Decodable 24-"Red Hen"
(Words to Blend: Red, Hen, pen, pet, Peg, Ned, bed, get, did, nap)
Journal Writing
Literacy Centers
Leveled Reading Groups
Unit 5/Week 1:
Question of the Week: How many forms of transportation can you name?
Amazing Words: plane, jet, jetway, subway, tunnel, ferryboat, sidecar
Literary Text: "Max Takes the Train" by Rosemary Wells
Phonemic Awareness: Segment and Blend with /j/ and /w/
Phonics: Connect Jj to /j/ and Ww to /w/ for Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: green/ yellow/ blue
Phonics Story: "Jen and Will" (Words to Blend: Jen, Will, jet, big, jobs)
Decodable 25- "On a Jet" (Words to Blend: Wes, wet, will, job, jet, Jen, had, big, got, fill, gas, sat, hop, grin, fast, bag)
Unit 5/Week 2:
Question of the Week: What forms of transportation help us in an emergency?
Amazing Words: rescue, piliot, yacht, sailor, mechanic, shimmering
Informational Text: "Mayday! Mayday!" by Chris Demarest
Phonemic Awareness: Segment and Blend with /x/
Phonics: Connect Xx to /x/ for Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: green/ yellow/ blue
Phonics Story: "Max" (Words to Blend: Max, mix, ox, fox, legs, six, box, hid, mom, pal, Rex)
Decodable 25- "Fox Can Fix It" (Words to Blend: fox, fix, get, it)
Journal Writing
Literacy Centers
Leveled Reading Groups
Unit 5/Week 3:
Question of the Week: What kinds of transportation help people do their jobs?
Amazing Words: messenger, delivery, radios, pickup, escalator, eyeshades
Literary Text: "Messenger, Messenger" by Robert Berleigh
Phonemic Awareness: Segment and Blend with /u/
Phonics: Connect Uu to /u/ for Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: what/was/said
Phonics Story: "Fun For Jud" (Words to Blend: fun, Jud, sun, hot, got, bed, has, plan, pals, ran, let, us)
Decodable 26- "Fun For Bud" (Words to Blend: Bud, pup. up, ruff, run, jump, sun, dug, mud, fun, tub, hug)
Journal Writing-(My Bike)
Literacy Centers
Leveled Reading Groups-
Unit 5/Week 4:
Question of the Week: ?
Amazing Words: (engine, passenger, tracks, roundhouse, mountain, valley)
Literary Text: "The Little Engine That Could" by Watty Piper
Phonemic Awareness: Segment and Blend with /u/
Phonics: Connect Uu to /u/ for Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: what/was/said
Phonics Story: "Jan and Gus" (Words to Blend: Jan, Gus, fun, sun, hot, run, pals)
Decodable 27- "Jan at the Fair" (Words to Blend: Jan, sub, bug, run, red, cup, big, wet, mud, fun)
Journal Writing-
Literacy Centers
Leveled Reading Groups-
Unit 5/Week 5:
Question of the Week: How do people in different parts of the world travel?
Amazing Words: travel/ kayak/ llama/ dogsled/ double-decker bus/ submarine
Informational Text: "On the Move!" by Donna Latham
Phonemic Awareness: Segment and Blend with /v/ and /z/
Phonics: Connect Vv to /v/ and Zz to /z/ for Reading and Spelling
Sight Words: where/ come
Phonics Story: "Val's Top"
Decodable 29- "Zip Up, Val!"
Journal Writing-
Literacy Centers