Spelling Words Set Challenge Words like ride baseball smile time classmate white bike frustrate dime hide handmade ice kite mistake who work update High Frequency Words to know and read. people live work who out Amazing Words citizen – a person who lives in a certain place. leader – the head of the group community – a group of people and the place where they live law – a rule that tells people what they can or cannot do headquarters – places where business or city leaders work branch – a part of the bigger system patrol – walking around to make sure a place is safe earn – when you get paid for work you do Comprehension Skill Author’s Purpose: is his or her reason for writing a story (persuade, entertain, to inform) Strategy: analysis; important Ideas Language Skills: Proper nouns (Beth, Sunrise School, Elm Street, Max) and titles (Mr. Mrs. Dr. Ms.) Writing: Explanation / Identify and Focus Topic Phonemic Awareness: segment and blend Phonemes

Spelling test on Thursday; reading test on Friday!

Study this week: long i silent e (i_e)

First Grade Homework Unit2 Week 3

Long i: i__e life rice prize fine kite mine dime glide shine mice hide pile slime pride kite smile line wipe drive slice tile

Words to Know J

people live work who out

High Frequency Words to Know J

Consonant Digraphs wh, ch, tch, ph

chill which graph check white when phase fetch much catch photo math whale pitch such shop ditch whip chin patch chip watch shade champ

Words to Know J

After school, Kim went to the community center to find his mother, the mayor of the town. He walked down the hall to her office and tripped over something big. “A trash bag.?” He thought. “Who put that in the hall?” The door to his mother’s office was blocked with more trash bags. “Mom, what’s going on?” he asked. “I’m not sure,” she said. “There are trash bags everywhere!” Just then the office worker walked in and threw trash bags on the desk. “Excuse me, Joe,” said Kim’s mom. “Please do not throw trash on my desk.” Why do you think that there is so much trash everywhere? We will finish reading this story in class! J ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Too Much Trash (read the following passage, make a prediction)