Curriculum Guide 2015 Class: Reading Grade: 2nd

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1 Curriculum Guide 2015 Class: Reading Grade: 2nd Timeline Instructional Activities s 8/24 9/4 Unit 1 Week 1 RWW Title: Little Flap learns to fly Anthology: Title: Help Genre: Fiction/ Fantasy Strategy: Visualize Blending; Categorization; Segmentation Skill: short a, i Analysis: Plural Nouns: -s, -es Strategy: Prefixes Concept: Friends Help Friends Question: How do friends depend on each other? Strategy: Visualize Skill: Key Details Genre: Fantasy A: Cat and Dog O: The Quest E: The Quest B: Class Pets Genre: Poem A: "Uncle Max and I" O: "Together" E: "It Takes a Friend" B: "What Friends Do" A: 230L O: 340L E: 300L B: 500L READING L.3.5.A RF3.3 L.3.4.C.F L3.6 RL1.1 RF.4.4B WRITING GRAMMAR L1.1 L1.2 mcgrawhill.com actions, afraid, depend, nervously, peered, perfectly, rescue, secret Additional Domain hedgehog, prickles Additional characters, events, evidence, Strategy: Inflectional Endings ball, blue, both, even, for, help, put, there, Activity Word Sound Spelling

2 Read Aloud: The New Kid why, yellow Oral awkward, outrageous, panic, relief, squawked Timeline Instructional Activities s Sept. 7- Sept. 18 Unit 1 Week 2 RWW Title: Marie Celebrates Brazil Genre: Realistic Fiction Anthology Title: Big Read Lollipop Genre: Fiction Strategy: Visualize Identify and Generate Rhymes; Isolation; Blending; Segmentation Skill: Short e, o, u Analysis: Inflectional Endings: - s, -es Strategy: Strategy: Visualize Skill: Character, Setting, Events Genre: Informational A: Music in My Family O: Happy New Year! E: Happy New Year! B: I'm Down Under Genre: Fiction A: "Making Music" O: "New Year's Eve" E: "New Year's Eve" L.3.4.c R.F.3.3.f RL.1.3 RF.4.4.B mcgrawhill.com aside, culture, fair, invited, language, plead, scurries, share musical, triangle Additional compare, exclamation, setting, could, find, funny, green, how, little, one, or, see, Activity Word Sound Spelling

3 Root Words Concept: Families Around the World Question: How are families around the world the same and different? B: "Families Around the World" A: 250L O: 350L E: 300L B: 560L sounds Oral colorful, confusing, noticed, overflowing, tasty Read Aloud: Dinner at Alejandro s Timeline Instructional Activities s Sept. 21 Oct. 2 Unit 1 Week 3 RWW Title: Finding Cal Anthology Title: Not Norman Genre: Fiction Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions Categorization; Substitution; Blending Skill: 2-letter blends (r, s, t, l) Analysis: Closed Syllables Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions Skill: Key Details: Use Illustrations Genre: Fiction A: Too Many Pets? O: A New Home For Henry E: A New Home For Henry B: Hello, Koko! Genre: Poetry L.3.4.a.f RL.3.7 W.13 mcgrawhill.com decide, different, friendship, glance, proper, relationship, stares, trade goldfish Additional closing, greeting, rhyming boy, by, girl, Activity Word Sound Spelling

4 Concept: Pets are Our Friends Strategy: Suffixes Question: How can a pet be an important friend? Read Aloud: My Partner and Friend A: "My Dog Loves Me" O: "My Best Friend Forever" E: "Hoppy" B: "Who is My Best Friend?" A: 240L O: 450L E: 350L B: 510L he, here, she, small, want, were, what Oral apologized, gazed, partner, rummaged, scent Timeline Instructional Activities s Oct. 5 Oct. 9 Unit 1 Week 4 RWW Title: Taking Care of Pepper Anthology Title: Lola and Tiva Genre: Narrative Nonfiction Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions Segmentation; Categorization; Blending Phonics/ Spelling Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions Skill: Key Details: Use Photos Genre: Informational A: People Helping Whales O: People Helping Whales E: People Helping Whales B: People L.3.4.c.f L3.6 RI.3.7 RFA= mcgrawhill.com allowed, care, excited, needs, roam, safe, wandered, wild conservancy, rhino Additional categorize, organization, sequence, subject Activity Word Sound Spelling

5 Skill: short a, long a: a_e Analysis: Inflectional Endings: - ed, -ing Strategy: Multiple-Meaning Words Read Aloud: All Kinds of Vets Helping Whales Paired Selections Genre: Informational A: "Working With Animals" O: "Working With Animals" E: "Working With Animals" B: "Working With Animals" A: 240L O: 550L E: 360L B: 610L another, done, into, move, now, show, too, water, year, your Oral duty, equipment, profession, satisfaction, thorough Timeline Instructional Activities s Oct. 12- Oct. 20 Unit 1 Week 5 RWW Title: Families Work Anthology Title: Families Working Together Genre: Expository Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions Skill: Key Details Genre: Informational A: Families at Work O: Families at L.3.4.c.f RI.1.1.F mcgrawhill.com checks, choose, chores, cost, customers, jobs, spend, tools Additional combine, comparison, expand Activity

6 Isolation; Categorization; Blending Phonics/ Spelling Skill: short i, long i: i_e Analysis: Possessives Concept: Families Working Together Question: What happens when families work together? Work E: Families at Work B: Families at Work Paired Selections Genre: Informational A: "A Family Sawmill" O: "A Family Sawmill" E: "A Family Sawmill" B: "A Family Sawmill" all, any, goes, new, number, other, right, says, understands, work Oral exchange, homework, lucky, members, treasure Word Sound Spelling A: 300L O: 400L E: 370L B: 630L Timeline Instructional Activities s Oct. 21 Oct. 30 Unit 2 Week 1 RWW: A Visit to the Desert Anthology: Sled Dogs Run Genre: Realistic Fiction Strategy: Make, Confirm, Revise Predictions Skill: Character, Setting, Plot Genre: Realistic Fiction L.3.4.A.f L3.6 RI.1.3 Connect.mcgrawhill.com adapt, climate, eager, freedom, fresh, sense, silence, shadows Additional

7 Addition; Substitution; Blending Phonics/ Spelling Skill: short o, long o: o_e Analysis: Doubling Final Consonants; Drop Final e: -ed, -ing Strategy: Prefixes Concept: Animals in Nature Question: How do animals survive? Read Aloud: Swamp Life A: Hippos at the Zoo O: Where Are They Going? E: Where Are They Going? B: An Arctic Life for Us Paired Selections Genre: Informational A: "Hippos" O: "A Whale's Journey" E: "A Whale's Journey" B: "What is a Ptarmigan?" A: 220L O: 440L E: 380L B: 600L Opinion because, cold, family, friends, have, know, off, picture, school, took Oral capture, chorus, croak, reason, visitor Activity Word /activiti es Timeline Instructional Activities s Nov. 2- Nov 6 Unit 2 Week 2 RWW: The Boy Who cried Wolf Anthology: Wolf! Wolf! Genre: Fable Strategy: Reread Skill: Main Topic and Key Details L.3.4.a.c RF3.3.f Connect. believe, delicious, feast, fond, lessons, remarkable, snatch,

8 Deletion; Segmentation; Blending Phonics/ Spelling Skill: short u, long u: u_e Analysis: CVCe Syllables Strategy: Multiple-Meaning Words Concept: Animals in Stories Question: What can animals in stories teach us? Read Aloud: The Fox and the Crane Genre: Nonfiction A: Animal Families O: Animal Families E: Animal Families B: Animal Families Genre: Nonfiction A: "Tadpoles into Frogs" O: "Tadpoles into Frogs" E: "Tadpoles into Frogs" B: "Tadpoles into Frogs" A: 320L O: 490L E: 390L B: 600L RL.1.3 stories morsel, scrumptious Additional fable, reflect, root words, change, cheer, fall, five, look, open, should, their, won, yes Oral affection, crave, frustrated, nourishment, seek Activity Word /activiti es Timeline Instructional Activities s Nov. 9 Nov. 13 Unit 2 Week 3 RWW: A Prairie Guard Dog Anthology: Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out! Strategy: Make, Confirm, Revise Predictions Skill: Main Topic and Key Details L.3.A.a.d Connect. buried, escape, habitat, journey, nature,

9 Genre: Narrative Nonfiction Segmentation; Substitution; Blending Skill: Soft c and g Analysis: Prefixes: re-, un-, dis- Strategy: Suffixes Concept: Animal Habitats Question: What are features of different animal habitats? Read Aloud: Explore a Coral Reef Genre: Informational A: A Tree Full of Life O: A Tree Full of Life E: A Tree Full of Life B: A Tree Full of Life Genre: Informational A: "Life in a Termite Mound" O: "Life in a Termite Mound" E: "Life in a Termite Mound" B: "Life in a Termite Mound" A: 310L O: 460L E: 410L B: 630L RF3.3.f R.I.1.2 peeks, restless, spies hatch, raccoons Additional abbreviation, collective noun, common noun, almost, buy, food, out, pull, saw, sky, straight, under, wash Oral defend, encounter, located, positive, react Activity Word /activiti es Timeline Instructional Activities s Nov. 16- Nov. 20 RWW: Eagles and Eaglets Strategy: Reread Skill: Main Topic L.3.A.a Connect. adult, alive,

10 Unit 2 Week 4 Anthology: Baby Bears Genre: Expository Identify and Generate Rhymes; Segmentation; Blending Skill: Consonant Digraphs: ch, -tch, sh, ph, th, ng, wh Analysis: Suffixes: -ful, -less Concept: Baby Animals Question: How are offspring like their parents? and Key Details Genre: Nonfiction A: Animal Families O: Animal Families E: Animal Families B: Animal Families Genre: Nonfiction A: "Tadpoles into Frogs" O: "Tadpoles into Frogs" E: "Tadpoles into Frogs" B: "Tadpoles into Frogs" A: 320L O: 490L E: 390L B: 600L.d.f RI.1.2 W.1.2 covered, fur, giant, groom, mammal, offspring Additional diagram, baby, early, eight, isn't, learn, seven, start, these, try, walk Oral guide, leader, protect, provide, separate Activity Word /activiti es Strategy: Multiple- Meaning Words Read Aloud: Wild Animal Families

11 Instructional Activities s Nov. 30 Dec. 4 Unit 2 Week 5 RWW: Cats and Kittens Anthology: Beetles and The Little Turtle Genre: Poetry Identify and Generate Rhymes; Substitution; Blending Skill: 3-letter Blends: scr, spr, str, thr, spl, shr Analysis: Compound Words Strategy: Multiple- Meaning Words Concept: Animals in Poems Strategy: Reread Skill: Key Details Genre: Fiction A: Amira's Petting Zoo O: Alice's New Pet E: Alice's New Pet B: Ava's Animals Genre: Poem A: "Sheep Season" O: "Baby Joey" E: "Four Little Ducklings" B: "Nanook" A: 250L O: 470L E: 350L B: 570L L.3.4.a L.3.4.d.f R Connect. behave, express, feathers, flapping bird, far, field, flower, grow, leaves, light, orange, ready, until Oral alarm, howling, knobby, munch, problem Activity Word /activiti es Question: What do we love about animals? Read Aloud: The Furry Alarm Clock and Little Crocodile

12 Content or Unit of Study including Instructional Activities s Dec. 7 Dec. 18 Unit 3 Week 1 RWW: Magnets Work Anthology: I Fall Down Genre: Expository Identify and Generate Rhyme; Categorization; Blending Skill: Long a: a, ai, ay, ea, ei, eigh, ey Analysis: Contractions with 's, 're, 'll, 've Strategy: Similes Concept: The Earth's Forces trategy: Reread Skill: Author's Purpose Genre: Informational A: Forces at Work O: Forces at Work E: Forces at Work B: Forces at Work Genre: Informational A: "Machines to Push and Pull" O: "Machines to Push and Pull" E: "Machines to Push and Pull" B: "Machines to Push and Pull" A: 220L O: 460L E: 360L B: 600L.c.f RI.2.6 RF.4.4b W.1.2 amazing, force, measure, objects, proved, speed, true, weight gravity Additional author's purpose, comparison, contractions, about, around, good, great, idea, often, part, second, two, world Activity Word Question: How do the Earth's forces affect us? Read Aloud: Apples and Gravity Oral college, famous, path, planets, straight

13 Content or Unit of Study including Instructional Activities s Jan. 4 Jan 15 Unit 3 Week 2 RWW: Starry Night Anthology: Mr. Putter & Tabby See the Stars Genre: Fiction Isolation; Substitution; Blending; Categorization Skill: Long i: i, y, igh, ie Analysis: Open Syllables Strategy: Compound Words Concept: Look At the Sky Strategy: Reread Skill: Character, Setting, Plot: Sequence Genre: Fiction A: A Special Sunset O: A Different Set of Stars E: A Different Set of Stars B: Shadows in the Sky Genre: Informational A: "Shadows and Sun Dials" O: "Stars" E: "Stars" B: "Eclipses" A: 200L O: 390L E: 330L B: 540L.c.f RI.2.5 adventure, delighted, dreamed, enjoyed, grumbled, moonlight, neighbor, nighttime jellyroll, Big Dipper, Milky Way also, apart, begin, either, hundred, over, places, those, which, without Oral exactly, present, reports, telescopes, total Activity Word Question: What can we see in the sky?

14 Content or Unit of Study including Instructional Activities s Jan. 18 Jan. 22 Unit 3 Week 3 RWW: Lighting Lives Anthology: Biblioburro and The Enormous Turnip Genre: Narrative Nonfiction/ Folktale Deletion; Substitution; Addition; Blending Skill: Long o: o, oa, ow, oe Strategy: Synonyms Concept: Ways People Help Question: How can people help out their community? Read Aloud: Color your community Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions Skill: Author's Purpose Genre: Narrative Nonfiction A: City Communities O: City Communities E: City Communities B: City Communities Genre: Folktale A: "Magic Anansi" O: "Magic Anansi" E: "Magic Anansi" B: "Magic Anansi" A: 290L O: 470L E: 400L B: 620L.c.f RI.2.5 across, borrow, countryside, ideas, insists, lonely, solution, villages burro, Colombia Additional Narrator better, group, long, more, only, our, started, three, who, won't Oral artist, celebration, commented, community, mural Activity Word

15 Content or Unit of Study including Instructional Activities s Jan. 25 Feb. 5 Unit 3 Week 4 RWW: Tornado Anthology: Wild Weather and Can you predict the Weather? Identify Syllables; Categorization; Blending Skill: Long e: e, ee, ea, ie, y, ey, e_e Analysis: -s, -es Strategy: Antonyms Concept: Weather Alert! Question: How does weather affect us? Strategy: Visualize Skill: Theme Genre: Folktale A: Why Turtles Live in Water O: How Butterflies Came to Be E: How Butterflies Came to Be B: Why Spider Has 8 Thin Legs Genre: Folktale A: "Why Corn Has Silk" O: "How the Rainbow Was Made" E: "How the Rainbow Was Made" B: "Why There Are Stars" A: 290L O: 440L E: 340L B: 600L LACC.4.f RI.2.5 W.1.2 L.I.2.d damage, dangerous, destroy, event, harsh, prevent, warning, weather temperature Additional pattern again, behind, eyes, gone, happened, house, inside, neither, stood, young Oral blustery, chilly, drenched, drizzle, task Activity Word Read Aloud: Clouds all Around

16 Content or Unit of Study including Instructional Activities s Feb. 8 - Feb. 12 Unit 3 Week 5 RWW: They ve Got the Beat! Anthology: Many Ways to Enjoy Music Genre: Expository Addition and Deletion; Identify and Generate Alliteration; Blending Skill: Long u: u_e, ew, ue, u Analysis: Comparative Endings: -er, -est Strategy: Prefixes Concept: Express Yourself Question: How do you express yourself? Read Aloud: Why People Drum Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions Skill: Main Idea and Key Details Genre: Informational A: The Sounds of Trash O: The Sounds of Trash E: The Sounds of Trash B: The Sounds of Trash Genre: Informational A: "Talking Underwater" O: "Talking Underwater" E: "Talking Underwater" B: "Talking Underwater" A: 410L O: 530L E: 380L B: 590L.f RI.2.5 W.1.1.f cheered, concert, instrument, movements, music, rhythm, sounds, understand Additional blend, combine, America, beautiful, began, climbed, come, country, didn't, give, live, turned Oral communicate, festivals, respect, squeezing, tradition Activity Word

17 Instructional Activities s Feb. 15 Feb. 26 Unit 4 Week 1 RWW: Alaska Anthology: Rain Forest Genre: Expository Identity; Categorization; Blending Skill: Silent Letters wr, kn, gn, mb, sc Analysis: Prefixes/Suffixes Strategy: Compound Words Concept: Different Places Question: What makes different parts of the world different? Strategy: Reread Skill: Connections Within a : Compare and Contrast Genre: Expository A: Rocky Mountain National Park O: Rocky Mountain National Park E: Rocky Mountain National Park B: Rocky Mountain National Park Genre: Expository A: "Yellowstone" O: "Yellowstone" E: "Yellowstone" B: "Yellowstone" A: 320L O: 540L E: 430L B: 630L.f RI.1.3 W.1.2 a eerie, growth, layers, lively, location, region, seasons, temperate Amazon, equator, tropical below, colors, don't, down, eat, many, morning, sleep, through, very Oral factories, harbors, produce, timber, valleys Activity Word Read Aloud: Where do you live?

18 Content or Unit of Study including Instructional Activities s Feb. 29 March 4 Unit 4 Week 2 RWW: Into the Sea Anthology: Volcanos and To the Rescue Genre: Expository Segmentation; Blending; Substitution Skill: r-controlled vowels /ûr/ er, ir, ur, or Analysis: Inflectional Endings Strategy: Sentence Clues Concept: Earth Changes Question: How does the Earth change? Strategy: Reread Skill: Connections Within a : Cause and Effect Genre: Expository A: Earthquakes O: Earthquakes E: Earthquakes B: Earthquakes Genre: Expository A: "Glaciers" O: "Glaciers" E: "Glaciers" B: "Glaciers" A: 350L O: 530L E: 430L B: 630L.f RI.2.5 W.1.2 active, Earth, explode, island, local, properties, solid, steep erupt, lava Additional time-order words animal, away, building, found, from, Saturday, thought, today, toward, watch Oral carved, glide, sphere, suddenly, surface Activity Word Read Aloud: Earth Changes

19 Content or Unit of Study including Instructional Activities s March 7 March 11 Unit 4 Week 3 RWW: Happy New Year! Anthology: Dear Primo Genre: Realistic Fiction Generate Rhyme; Initial Sound and Substitution; Blending Skill: r-controlled vowels /ôr/ or, ore, oar; /är/ ar Analysis: Irregular Plurals Strategy: Similes Concept: Our Culture Makes Us Special Question: How are kids around the world different? Strategy: Visualize Skill: Character, Setting Plot: Compare and Contrast Genre: Realistic Fiction A: Sharing Cultures O: A New Life in India E: A New Life in India B: Akita and Carlo Genre: Informational A: "Music Around the World" O: "Dress Around the World" E: "Dress Around the World" B: "Food Around the World" A: 350L O: 480L E: 440L B: 620L.f RI.1.3 common, costume, customs, favorite, parade, surrounded, travels, wonder cousin, primo Additional Voice ago, carry, certain, everyone, heavy, outside, people, problem, together, warm Oral accompanies, assigns, crowded, locker, usual Activity Word Read Aloud: My New School

20 Instructional Activities s March 14 March 18 Unit 4 Week 4 RWW: Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky Anthology: How the Beetle got her Colors and How the Finch got its Colors Genre: Folktale/Drama Segmentation; Blending; Identify Syllables Skill: r-controlled vowels /îr/ eer, ere, ear Analysis: Abbreviations Strategy: Root Words Concept: Folktales About Nature Question: How can we understand nature? Read Aloud: How Thunder and Lightning came to be. Strategy: Visualize Skill: Theme Genre: Folktale A: Why Turtles Live in Water O: How Butterflies Came to Be E: How Butterflies Came to Be B: Why Spider Has 8 Thin Legs Genre: Folktale A: "Why Corn Has Silk" O: "How the Rainbow Was Made" E: "How the Rainbow Was Made" B: "Why There Are Stars" A: 290L O: 440L E: 340L B: 600L.f R.b ashamed, boast, dash, holler, plenty, similarities, victory, wisdom Strategy: Root Words again, behind, eyes, gone, happened, house, inside, neither, stood, young Oral blustery, chilly, drenched, drizzle, task Activity Word

21 Instructional Activities s March 28 April1 Unit 4 Week 5 RWW: Snow Shapes Anthology: April Rain Song and Helicopters, Windy Tree Genre: Poetry Identify Syllables; Categorization; Blending Skill: r-controlled vowels /âr/ are, air, ear, ere Analysis: r-controlled Vowel Syllables Strategy: Similes Concept: Poems About Nature Question: What excites us about nature? Strategy: Visualize Skill: Theme Genre: Fiction A: A Hike in the Woods O: A Little World E: A Little World B: Star Party Genre: Poem A: "The Woods" O: "See a Star" E: "By the Sea" B: "Moon" A: 340L O: 500L E: 400L B: 590L.f R.c drops, excite, outdoors, pale Additional sensory words among, bought, knew, never, once, soon, sorry, talk, touch, upon Oral broad, dunes, plump, swaying, twirling Activity Word Read Aloud: Redwood National Forest

22 Instructional Activities s April 4 April 15 Unit 5 Week 1 RWW: A Difficult Decision Anthology: Grace for President Genre: Realistic Fiction Reversal; Initial and Final Sound Substitution; Blending Skill: Diphthongs ou, ow Analysis: Irregular Plurals Strategy: Suffixes Concept: Being a Good Citizen Question: What do good citizens do? Read Aloud: A boy named Martin Strategy: Summarize Skill: Point of View Genre: Realistic Fiction A: Fixing the Playground O: The Food Crew E: The Food Crew B: How Many Greats? Genre: Narrative Nonfiction A: "Hero" O: "A School Feeds Others" E: "A School Feeds Others" B: "Freedom Walk" A: 340L O: 480L E: 430L B: 620L L.3.4.a.f RL.2.6 L. champion, determined, issues, promises, responsibility, rights, volunteered, votes electoral, constituents, candidate Additional quotation marks, answer, been, body, build, head, heard, minutes, myself, pretty, pushed Oral calm, concern, exhausted, offered, treat Activity Word

23 Instructional Activities s April 18 April 22 Unit 5 Week 2 RWW: Soccer Friends Anthology: The Golden Flower Genre: Fiction Blending; Substitution; Segmentation; Deletion Skill: Diphthongs oy, oi Analysis: Consonant + le (el, al) Syllables Strategy: Idioms Concept: Cooperation Works! Question: How do people get along? Strategy: Summarize Skill: Point of View Genre: Realistic Fiction A: Fixing the Playground O: The Food Crew E: The Food Crew B: How Many Greats? Genre: Narrative Nonfiction A: "Hero" O: "A School Feeds Others" E: "A School Feeds Others" B: "Freedom Walk" A: 340L O: 480L E: 430L B: 620L.f R.L.3.3.f LRL.2.6 amused, cooperate, describe, entertained, imagination, interact, patient, peaceful brainstormed brought, busy, else, happy, I'll, laugh, love, maybe, please, several Oral audience, decorate, instructions, pretended, shiver Activity Word Read Aloud: My First Day

24 Instructional Activities s April 25 May 10 Unit 5 Week 3 RWW: C easar Cha vez Anthology: Brave Bessie Genre: Biography Identify Syllables; Categorization; Blending Skill: Variant Vowels: /ü/ oo, u, u_e, ew, ue, ui; /ů/ oo, ou, u Analysis: Contractions with not Strategy: Synonyms Concept: Our Heroes Question: What do heroes do? Strategy: Summarize Skill: Connections Within a : Sequence Genre: Biography A: Rudy Garcia-Tolson O: Rudy Garcia-Tolson E: Rudy Garcia-Tolson B: Rudy Garcia-Tolson Genre: Biography A: "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" O: "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" E: "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" B: "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" A: 380L O: 550L E: 470L B: 640L.f RI.2.3 W.1.2.a agree, challenging, discover, heroes, interest, perform, study, succeed air, along, always, draw, during, ever, meant, nothing, story, won't Oral competing, inspired, limited, overcome, refused Activity Word Read Aloud: A Hero on and off Skis

25 Instructional Activities s May 11 May 20 Unit 5 Week 4 RWW: The Art Project Anthology: The Woodcutter s Gift Genre: Fiction/Myth Identify Syllables; Deletion; Blending; Addition Skill: Variant Vowels: /ô/ a, aw, au, augh, al, ough Analysis: Vowel Team Syllables Strategy: Homophones Concept: Preserving Our Earth Question: How can we protect the Earth? Read Aloud: Clean Water Strategy: Make, Confirm, Revise Predictions Skill: Character, Setting, Plot: Problem and Solution Genre: Fiction A: Let's Carpool O: Our Beautiful Tree E: Our Beautiful Tree B: Family Night Unplugged Genre: Informational A: "The Clean Air Campaign" O: "Dirt!" E: "Dirt!" B: "Tips For Saving Power" A: 350L O: 550L E: 470L B: 640L LR.3.3.f RL.1.3.c curious, distance, Earth resources, enormous, gently, proudly, rarely, supply Additional cause and effect, city, father, mother, o'clock, own, questions, read, searching, sure, though Oral hesitated, memorable, pollution, reasons, suggest Activity Word

26 Instructional Activities s May 23 June 3 Unit 5 Week 5 RWW: Visiting the Past Anthology: Setting the Rules Genre: Expository Deletion; Segmentation; Reversal; Blending Skill: Short Vowel Digraphs: /e/ ea; /u/ ou; /i/ y Analysis: Alphabetical Order (two letters) Strategy: Multiple- Meaning Words Concept: Rights and Rules Strategy: Make, Confirm, Revise Predictions Skill: Connections With a : Cause and Effect Genre: Expository A: Government Rules O: Government Rules E: Government Rules B: Government Rules Genre: Expository A: "Pool Rules" O: "Pool Rules" E: "Pool Rules" B: "Pool Rules" A: 460L O: 540L E: 490L B: 670L.f RI.1.3 exclaimed, finally, form, history, public, rules, united, writers Additional alphabetical order,, symbols anything, children, everybody, instead, paper, person, voice, whole, woman, words Oral elected, permission, recycle, services, transportation Activity Word Question: Why are rules important? Read Aloud: Town Rules

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