Big Question: What kinds of homes do people

around the world build?

Author: Judy Nayer

Genre:Informational

Text

Big Question: What kinds of homes do people around the

world build?Monday Tuesday

WednesdayThursday

FridayReview

Review New WordsProgress Monitoring

Monday

What kinds of homes do people around the world

build?

Today we will learn:Build BackgroundAmazing WordsShared Reading: Homes Around the

WorldVocabulary WordsReteach /a/ and /i/High-Frequency WordsDecodable Reader 30: The QuizGrammar: Verbs That Add -sScience: Building MaterialsComprehension: Compare and Contrast

Seasons

Talk with Me, Sing

with Me

I’ve Been LivingI’ve been living in the country,My home is on a farm.

I’ve been living in the city, Home is an apartment.

Both use tools and materials,To build from ground to roof.

We’ve been living in our home,Where our hearts are found!

Amazing Words

home

roof

tools

apartment

city

country

Shared Reading

Vocabulary Words

mud

grass

sticks

wood

stone

water

suburb

mobile

materials

Phonics

Blend Sounds l a s t l a p m a p s a n d g i f t s i n k z i p

High Frequency

Words

the

a

is

said

Word Work

Review six him Mom add run

Jim quiz sit top bus

Review can big sat ten did

will on yak quit

Grammar

it is ten past sixIt is ten past six.

GrammarWords that tell what we do are action words, or verbs.

She claps her hands.I jump rope.My friend jumps rope.

Let’s WriteLet’s make a list of verbs to tell about the things we do.

Then we will use one of our verbs in a sentence to tell about something I do.

Daily Journal Writing

Draw and write about the home you live in.

•Oral Language•Comprehension•Grammar

Tomorrow we will read about homes around the world again.

Tuesday

What do people around the world use to build their

homes?

Today we will learn:Build BackgroundAmazing WordsShared Reading: Homes Around the WorldVocabulary WordsPractice /a/ and /i/High-Frequency WordsPhonics Story: Vin and the BagGrammar: Verbs That Add -sShared WritingJournal WritingScience: Compare Human and Animal

HomesComprehension: Alike or Different?

Talk with Me, Sing

with Me

I’ve Been LivingI’ve been living in the country,My home is on a farm.

I’ve been living in the city, Home is an apartment.

Both use tools and materials,To build from ground to roof.

We’ve been living in our home,Where our hearts are found!

Amazing Words

home

roof

Shared Reading

Vocabulary Words

mud

grass

sticks

wood

stone

water

suburb

mobile

materials

Phonics

Here Comes King Vip’s Big Ship

Here comes King Vip’s big ship,

Into it we all zip.Quick! Grab my hand!Flip as you dance;Now mix with the band.The king’s jazz band isBest in the land!

Blending Practice b o x b u s d e s k d r u m

g u m

p i g h e n h a t r e d r u g

Blending Practice z i p V i n h a d b a g b i g

h e g o t c a n n e t K i t

Blending Practice r a g w i l l a n d g o o n

t r i p

High Frequency

Words

High-Frequency Words Review

here you what do are

for look the where with

Grammar

do you live in the city

Do you live in the city?

GrammarWords that tell what we do are action words, or verbs.

GrammarUse these verbs in a sentence.

walks, puts, sings, talks, plays, writes

Let’s Write!People build homes out of the materials they find where they live.

People who live where there are lots of trees use logs or wood to build their homes.

Some people make their homes out of snow because that is all they have to build a home with.

Let’s Write!Some homes are made from logs.

Some people build homes out of snow.

Amazing Word Review

vaporetto cable car

Daily Journal Writing

Draw and write about what

houses in the city are like.

•Oral Language•Grammar•Homework

Tomorrow we will read about the animals going to school again

•Oral Language•Grammar•Homework Idea

Tomorrow we will read about Jen and Max. Who do you think they are?

Wednesday

How are homes in the city and the

country different?

Today we will learn:Build BackgroundAmazing WordsShared Reading: Homes Around the WorldVocabulary WordsPractice /a/ and /i/High-Frequency WordsStudent Reader: Jen and MaxGrammar: VerbsShared WritingJournal WritingSocial Studies: What Makes a House a

Home?

Talk with Me, Sing

with Me

I’ve Been LivingI’ve been living in the country,My home is on a farm.

I’ve been living in the city, Home is an apartment.

Both use tools and materials,To build from ground to roof.

We’ve been living in our home,Where our hearts are found!

Amazing Words

tools

apartment

Shared Reading

Vocabulary Words

mud

grass

sticks

wood

stone

water

suburb

mobile

materials

Phonics

Blend Sounds b a g a t i t f a n f i n h i m ham

J i m j a m t a n t i n w i g w a g

Blend Sounds

M a x J e n s i x b i g k i d s

c a n z i p r u n a n d M o m

Blend Sounds

D a d b o x i t c a t r e d

g i f t i n a t a n d T a g

High Frequency

Words

High-Frequency Review

see a they

the

you are to have

High-Frequency Review

what

for look is

like little

Grammar

she sings a songShe sings a song.

GrammarWords that tell what we do are action words, or verbs.

Let’s Write!In our story, Jen and Max get a gift from Mom and Dad. Have you ever given someone a gift?

I’m going to write a sentences about a gift I have given. I will use a word with /a/.

Let’s Write!

I gave Jeff a baseball bat.

Daily Journal Writing

Draw and write about what houses in the suburbs are

like?

Respond to LiteratureGrammarHomework Idea

Tomorrow we will read about all the different ways children travel to school.

Thursday

How are all houses alike?

Today we will learn:Build BackgroundAmazing WordsShared Reading: This Is the Way We Go

to SchoolConnect /a/ to Aa and /i/ to IiHigh-Frequency WordsDecodable Reader 31: If Kip CanGrammar: Verbs That Add -sShared WritingJournal WritingScience: Compare and Contrast

Transportation

Talk with Me, Sing

with Me

I’ve Been LivingI’ve been living in the country,My home is on a farm.

I’ve been living in the city, Home is an apartment.

Both use tools and materials,To build from ground to roof.

We’ve been living in our home,Where our hearts are found!

Amazing Words

city

country

Shared Reading

Phonics

Blend Sounds

n a p K i p b i g S a m w i l l

i f c a n d i g t a p c a t

Blend Sounds

p a s s p i t f i t i n g a p

High Frequency Words

little the is go

here do what with

Grammar

how do u get to school

How do you get to school?

GrammarSome words are verbs. Verbs tell what we do.

Let’s Write!Behind the bed the big bunny bounced.

What do you notice about the sentence AlphaBuddy just read? Did you hear /b/ a lot?

Let’s Write!Sometimes sentences have words that begin with the same sound.

Fill in the blanks on this sentence frame with words with the same beginning sound.

Let’s Write!Ann __________ asks for ____ ______ .

Daily Journal Writing

Draw and write about what

houses in the country are like.

Respond to LiteratureGrammarHomework Idea

Tomorrow we will read about another kind of home in a story called “House of Snow.”

Friday

What kinds of homes do people around the world

build?

Today we will learn:Build BackgroundAmazing WordsShared Reading: “House of Snow”Review /a/ to /i/High-Frequency WordsProgress Monitoring: Read the Words

and SentencesGrammar: Verbs That Add -sScience: What Is a House Made Of?Science: Wood or IceSocial Studies: Word Pictures

Talk with Me, Sing

with Me

I’ve Been LivingI’ve been living in the country,My home is on a farm.

I’ve been living in the city, Home is an apartment.

Both use tools and materials,To build from ground to roof.

We’ve been living in our home,Where our hearts are found!

Amazing Words

home

roof

tools

apartment

city

country

Shared Reading

“House of Snow”

Phonics

High Frequency

Words

High Frequency Words

they little with here

Grammar

my cat is not mad

My cat is not mad.

GrammarSome words are verbs. Verbs tell what we do.

Grammar

My dad plays golf.I play golf.

Let’s Write!This week we read and sang about how people around the world do things differently.

What did you learn about how people in other parts of the world do things?

Let’s Write!Let’s write about some things we learned this week.

Some people live in houses made of snow.

Some children go to school on skis.

Daily Journal Writing

Draw and write about houses

people build all around the world.

PhonicsShared ReadingHigh-Frequency Words

Next week we will read about a sheep who builds something in a woodshop.

New Words Review

Vocabulary Words mud grass sticks wood stone

water suburb mobile materials

Amazing Words home roof tools apartment city country

Progress

Monitoring

Read the WordsSet A

pat hid rip

lap wig sad

Read the WordsSet B

spin man quit tip snap

sit yak camp bat

Read the SentencesSet C

1. Jan hid the pig.2. She pets the cats.3. Ned had a big van.4. Jill can sit on the lid.5. I am glad you are not

sad.