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Genre: Poetry
Comprehension Strategy
Summarize
Comprehension Skill
Problem Solving
character
problem solution
Characters in a story have a problem to solve. Characters try to find the best possible solution.
Phonics
Vowel Pairs /oa/ and /ow/
oa
ow
low show mow blow grow
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Spelling Words
boat toad coat float slow grow show flow blow know oat load
Vocabulary Words
agree book(s) food hoptoad
Writing Skill:
Writing Clearly with Naming Words
Writing clearly means writing exactly what one means. We use specific naming words for people, animals, things, and places to give readers clear information.
Friendship Words
nice share play helpful work together happy
Example: We play with it. (not clear) We play with the ball. (clear)
Grammar Skill:
Proper Nouns for People and Animals
A proper noun names a specific person or animal. A proper noun begins with a capital letter.
Examples: Buzzy the bee flew to his hive. The teacher told Mary to raise her hand.
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Theme 7: We Can Work It Out (People and animals find solutions to their problems.) Week Two Main Selection Social Studies Link
Genre of Main Selection: Fantasy
(Examples of Fantasy)
A boy helps a bear who is lost in the city find his way back to the forest.
Genre: Nonfiction
A story with make believe characters. These characters may be talking animals.
Comprehension Strategy
Monitor and Clarify
Comprehension Skill
Sequence of Events
First
In order to understand the story you can either look at the pictures, re-read, or keep reading.
Next
Last
A story follows a specific order. We use the words first, next, last to tell about this order.
Phonics
The /oo/ sound for oo Compound Words cook + book = cookbook bird + seed = birdseed mail + box = mailbox
oo
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Spelling Words
book hoof stood cookbook cook hood notebook good foot wood food crook
Vocabulary Words
building(s)
disappears friendly park worry city elevator library scare
Writing Skill:
Writing a Message
A message is a note that gives someone information. A message includes whom the message is for, the actual message, and who wrote the message.
City Words
buildings taxis subway truck bridge skyscraper
Example:
Dad, I am going to the park to play volleyball with my friends. John
Grammar Skill:
Proper Nouns for Places and Things
A proper noun names a specific place or thing. A proper noun begins with a capital letter.
Examples: Buzzy the bee flew to Oak Street. We went to Barnes and Nobles.
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Theme 7: We Can Work It Out (People and animals find solutions to their problems.) Week Three Main Selection Health Link
Genre of Main Selection: Fantasy/Realism
(Examples of Fantasy/Realism) A girl has her hands full when she offers a high-energy pig a pancake! A story with make believe characters and settings. The events can happen in real life.
Genre: Recipe
Comprehension Strategy
Question
Comprehension Skill
Fantasy and Realism
Ask yourself different questions as you read the story and then see if you find the answer as you keep reading.
Stories have elements that cannot happen in real life and elements that can happen in real life. The characters and settings are made-up, but the circumstances can happen.
Phonics
The ew, ue, ou, u, u_e, u-e for /oo/. The ie, igh sound for /i/.
ew
threw tube
ue
blue Julie
ou
through
ie
pie fries
igh
thigh tight
u_e u
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Spelling Words
food moon room soon too zoo balloon moose might flight night tie pie sigh high
Vocabulary Words
born piano drop bubbles probably stir closet remind music maple syrup flip sift crack favorite
Writing Skill:
Writing a Summary
A summary is written to re-tell a story using your own words. It is a shortened form of the actual story. This story is about a pig who wanted a pancake. After she had the pancake, there were many other silly things that she needed as the story went on. Each event caused something else to happen. The story ended with the author reminding us what to think of if a pig wanted a pancake.
House Words
roof house porch window home rooms door apartment kitchen
Example:
Grammar Skill:
Pronouns
Pronouns are words that are used to replace a regular noun. Pronouns are used as a generalization, they are not specific.
Examples: Mary saw the bee buzzing outside. She saw the bee buzzing outside.
John, Michael, and Jean are ready for story time.
Graphics/Fonts by DJ Inkers Content/Book info: HM 1 st Grade Please do not share or reproduce without permission: faithfulinfirst.blogspot.com