Unit 3 Week 3 Day 3: Jan’s New Home
Changes
High Frequency Words: away, car, friends, house, our, school
Comprehension: Theme
Grammar: Verbs that do not add -s
Vocabulary : Amazing Words: arrive, depart, location, route, swoop, tumble, crumple, stampede
Selection Words: window, toys, move
Reading
Reading Street Book #3
Comprehension: Story: Jan’s New Home
Main Idea
We are going to read a story about a family that moves to a new home.
Story
Look at the pictures in the story Jan’s New Home.
Vocabulary
Do you think this story is real or make-believe? Real.
How do you know? People can really move to a new house.
Who are the characters in this story? Jan, mom and dad are the character in the story.
Story Vocabulary
window – A window is an opening in a wall or room that lets in fresh air and light.
What is a window? A window is an opening in a wall or room that lets in fresh air and
light.
toys – Toys are things to play with.
What are toys? Toys are things to play with.
move - Move means to change the place where you live.
What does move mean? Move means to change the place where you live.
Story Theme
All stories have a big idea. The big idea is what the author wants you to learn or know.
As you read ask yourself what the author wants you to learn or know.
(Read Jan’s New Home aloud while the children follow along.)
Story Comprehension
What is happening in the beginning of the story? Jan and her family are getting ready
to move.
How do you think Jan feels about moving? She probably doesn’t want to move because
the picture shows her sad face.
What does Jan take with her when she moves? She packs her toys, her clothes, the
things on her wall, and all her stuff.
What happened in the middle of the story? Jan’s family stopped for a picnic.
What does Jan see during the trip to her new house? She sees horses, sheep, trees,
flowers, and bees. In the city she sees cars, buses, stores, towers, and people
everywhere.
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Unit 3 Week 3 Day 3: Jan’s New Home
Changes
What does Jan learn about her new home? She learns that although some things are
different, the most important things stay the same.
What does the author of this story want us to learn? Some things change, but the most
important things stay the same.
Grammar:
Verbs that do
not add -s
Last week we learned about verbs that add –s.
A verb that adds –s tells what someone or something is doing now.
This week we are going to learn about verbs that do not add –s.
A verb that does not add –s tells what more than one person or animal is doing.
Do not add –s to a verb to tell what two or more people or animals are doing.
Write) Carl and Jan (move, moves)to a new house.
Read this sentence. Carl and Jan (move, moves) to a new house.
Who moves to a new house? Carl and Jan move to a new house.
Does the sentence tell about one person or more than one person? more than one, 2
people
Which word shows a verb that says what more than one person is doing? move
Move is a verb that tells what more than one person is doing.
Read the sentence using the word move. Carl and Jan move to a new house.
(Write) They (see, sees) new friends.
Read this sentence. They (see, sees) new friends.
Who sees new friends? They see new friends.
Does the sentence tell about one person or more than one? more than one
Which word shows a verb that says what more than one person is doing? see
See, is a verb that tells what more than one person is doing.
Read the sentence using the word see. They see new friends.
(Write) Jim and Annie (bring, brings) a gift.
Read this sentence. Jim and Annie bring, brings a gift.
Who brings a new gift? Jim and Annie bring a new gift.
Does the sentence tell about one person or more than one? more than one
Which word shows a verb that says what more than one person is doing? bring
Bring, is a verb that tells what more than one person is doing.
Read the sentence using the word bring. Jim and Annie bring a gift.
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