Pig in a Wig
Big Question: How can people help
animals?
Author:
Susan Stevens
Crummel
Illustrator:
Janet Stevens
Genre:
Fantasy
SMALL GROUP
Timer
BIG QUESTION
HOW CAN PEOPLE HELP ANIMALS?
DAY 1
DAY 2
DAY 3
DAY 4
DAY 5
Pig in a Wig
Day 1
Daily Fix-it
1. Ficks the wigg.
2. the pig did id.
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 1
Daily Fix-it
1. Ficks the wigg.
Fix the wig.
2. the pig did id.
The pig did it.
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 1
Morning Warm-up
Pets are furry. They are cute and fun.
People have many ways to take care of
them. How can people help animals?
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 1
Oral Vocabulary
• career
• service
• tool
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 1
Amazing Words
• career A career is an occupation or
profession.
• service Service is work done to help others.
• tool A tool is something that helps people
do work.
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 1
at
rap
pig
pig
it
in
hip
fit
jig
lid
m i ss
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 1
Word Work
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zip
hit
kid
rig
big
f i ll
lit
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 1
sit
Word Reading - Short i
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bit
sick
sack
rip
bat
nip
in
kiss
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pick
hit
map
lap
will
back
dig
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 1
1. Reading WB page 13
2. Spelling WB page 5
3. Journal - Make a list of people who help
animals.
4. Centers
5. Read a book at your desk.
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 1
Daily Journal Writing
Make a list of people who
help animals.
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 1
Pig in a Wig
Day 2
Daily Fix-it
3. Pig said sitt here
4. he can Mix it.
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 2
Daily Fix-it
3. Pig said sitt here
Pig said sit here.
4. he can Mix it.
He can mix it.
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 2
Morning Warm-up
Today we will read about dogs. Their
owners make sure they are neat. Have
you ever helped take care of a dog?
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 2
Amazing Words
• scrub When you scrub
something, you clean it
by rubbing hard.
• sloppy If something is
sloppy, it is wet or
messy.
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 2
Final x
lick
ck = /k/
fox
six
sax
fix
wax
mix
fax
x=/ks/
six
sax
fix
wax
mix
fax
Unit 1 Pig in a Wiig - Day 2
Word Work
Max
six
wax
sax
fix
mix
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 2
mix
Word Reading - Final x
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fix
kick
quick
sax
pack
Max
wax
back
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rack
mix
fax
lick
six
pick
sax
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 2
Read the Words
1. Pig will mix it up.
2. Pig is sad, and she is
sick.
3. She will take a sip.
Genre: Fantasy
A fantasy is a story that
could not really happen.
In the next story you will
read about a pig that
does things that a real pig
can not do.
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5.
Reading WB page 14, 15, 16
Spelling WB page 6
Journal -Tell how you can help animals.
Centers
Read a book at your desk.
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 2
Naming Parts of Sentences
• The cat takes a nap.
The cat takes a nap.
• The pig sits in back.
The pig sits in back.
Naming parts of sentences tell who or what the
sentence is about. What can the naming part of a
sentence name?
- a person, place, animal or thing.
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 2
Daily Journal Writing
Tell how you can help
animals.
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 2
Pig in a Wig
Day 3
Daily Fix-it
5. Jak can fiks it.
6. dad can mix et
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 3
Daily Fix-it
5. Jak can fiks it.
Jack can fix it.
6. dad can mix et
Dad can mix it.
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 3
Morning Warm-up
Today we will read about a pig who
likes to cook and taste! A real pig
cannot cook. Why can’t a real pig
cook?
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig
Day 3
Amazing Words
exercise
When you exercise,
you move your body
to keep it in shape.
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig
Day 3
Short i and Final x
hit
When i is the only
vowel letter in a word,
the i usually stands for
the short i sound.
CVC
six
mix
pig
it
fix
six
mix
pig
it
fix
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 3
A Tasty Mix
Six thin birds,
Six thin birds,
In a big tree,
Staring at me.
So I fix a treat that will make them grin.
Pour a box of flax seeds in a tin.
Add some bits of bread and then mix
them in.
Six fat birds!
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig Day 3
Short i
Final x
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig Day 3
Pigs
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig
Day 3
• We know that real
pigs eat special pig
feed. We are about
to read a story about
a made-up pig. We’ll
find out what this
pig eats and what
happens when it
eats too much.
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 3
Vocabulary
• play - to perform
on a musical
instrument
High-Frequency Words
• and
• she
• three
• that
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 3
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take
what
that
you
Descriptive Words
three
I saw three dogs.
I have six pennies.
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 3
1. Reading WB page 17
2. Spelling WB page 7
3. Journal – Write about a time when you
helped someone feel better.
4. Centers
5. Read a book at your desk.
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 3
Conventions
• Does this sentence begin with a capital
letter?
• Does this sentence have an end mark?
• Is every word spelled correctly?
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 3
Correcting Sentences
Pig is big.
a red wig is on Pig.
A red wig is on Pig.
Max and Pam play for Pig
Max and Pam play for Pig.
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 3
Naming Parts of Sentences
Animals
The ____ is in the sack.
Tools
The ____ is in the sack.
Daily Journal Writing
Write about a time when
you helped someone
feel better.
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 3
Pig in a Wig
Day 4
Daily Fix-it
7. pig is en back.
8. Take that weg
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 4
Daily Fix-it
7. pig is en back.
Pig is in back.
8. Take that weg
Take that wig.
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 4
Morning Warm-up
Today we will read about vets. They
take care of sick pets and offer shelter
to strays. What makes vets want to
help animals?
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig
Day 4
Amazing Words
• comfort
• search
Amazing Words
• comfort A comfort is someone or something that
makes you feel better.
• search When you search for something, you look
for it carefully.
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 4
High - Frequency Words
and
up
take
One day my gerbil, Buddy, got out of his
cage. Buddy ran ________ the stairs. Mom
_______ Dad ran after Buddy. “ _________
some food with you,” I said. “Buddy loves to
eat!”
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 4
tag
Short a
rack
Not Short a
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig
Day 4
Word Reading
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bag
can
to
my
see
Matt
sack
Dad
do
ran
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way
pack
nap
on
back
you
in
tan
like
van
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 4
Read Words in Context
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I like to pack my bag.
Dad and I can nap in the van.
Do you see the tan sack?
Matt ran on the way back.
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig
Day 4
1. Reading WB page18, 19
2. Spelling WB page 8
3. Journal – Write about what happens when
Pig eats too much.
4. Centers
5. Read a book at your desk.
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 4
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 4
Daily Journal Writing
Write about what
happens when Pig eats
too much.
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 4
Pig in a Wig
Day 5
Daily Fix-it
9. sit end mix it.
10. Pig ded et.
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 5
Daily Fix-it
9. sit end mix it.
Sit and mix it.
10. Pig ded et.
Pig did it.
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 5
Morning Warm-up
Pam used tools to scrub sloppy pets, and
Peter comforted a seal. Vets love to help
sick pets. How might you help an animal?
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig
Day 5
Short i and Final x
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Max can fix the rip.
Mix it in the bin.
Tim hid the big wig.
I see a bit of wax on it.
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig
Day 5
up
take
and
“ ___________ it back!” we both
agree. It’s too much food for you
_________ me. But Pig eats it
__________ -- one, two, three!
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 5
1. Handwriting sheet – graded
2. Journal - Write about an animal you
read about this week.
3. Centers
4. Read a book at your desk.
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 5
Daily Journal Writing
Write about an animal
you read about.
Unit 1 Pig in a Wig - Day 5