I’m a Caterpillar
Big Question: What changes can we
observe in nature?
Author:
Jean Marzollo
Illustrator:
Judith Moffatt
Genre:
Narrative Nonfiction
SMALL GROUP
Timer
BIG QUESTION
WHAT CHANGES CAN WE OBSERVE IN
NATURE?
DAY 1
DAY 2
DAY 3
DAY 4
DAY 5
I’m a Caterpillar
Day 1
Daily Fix-it
1. The gurl saw a bug
2. it was on hur shirt.
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 1
Daily Fix-it
1. The gurl saw a bug
The girl saw a bug.
2. it was on hur shirt.
It was on her shirt.
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 1
Morning Warm-up
What changes can we observe in
nature?
Let’s take a closer look. We learned
about how some plants change.
Soon we’ll read about a few ways
animals change.
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 1
Life Cycle
The insect hatches out.
Then she eats leaves all day.
As soon as she has had enough,
She’ll hide herself away.
She’ll make herself a shell
That keeps her warm and dry.
All winter she’ll develop
And become a butterfly.
As soon as summer comes,
She flies around the glen
She lays a bunch of eggs and them
The cycle starts again.
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 1
Oral Vocabulary
• cycle
A cycle is a series of
events that always
happens in the same
order.
• develop
Develop means “grow.”
• insect
An insect is an animal
that has six legs and
usually has wings.
r-Controlled
vowels
for
far
• s ir
sir
• c ur l
curl
• v er s
verse
• th ir st
thirst
her
h er
b ir d
t ur n
•v er b
verb
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 1
Blend Words
• p er ch
• st ir
• s ur f
• tw ir l
• ch ur ch
• sw er ve
• th ir d
er
ir
ur
germ
dirt
fur
clerk
girl
hurt
serve
first
burst
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 1
Word Reading
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ferns
smart
chicken
swirl
turn
jerk
curb
shore
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curve
chirp
thirty
skirt
nurse
fork
spun
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 1
1. Reading WB page 43
2. Spelling WB page 65
3. Journal – Write to tell how a pet
you know changed as it grew.
4. AR test
5. Centers
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 1
Changes in Nature
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 1
Daily Journal Writing
Day 1
Write to tell how a
pet you know
changed as it grew.
I’m a Caterpillar
Day 2
Daily Fix-it
3. She did not want to hert it?
4. she pickked it up.
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar - Day 2
Daily Fix-it
3. She did not want to hert it?
She did not want to hurt it.
4. she pickked it up.
She picked it up.
Morning Warm-up
Summer, winter, spring, and fall.
I can name the seasons all.
Autumn is another name.
Fall and autumn are the same.
What season are we in?
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 2
Amazing Words
• yearly
Yearly means
“once a year.”
• rearrange
When you
rearrange
something, you put
things in a different
order.
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 2
aren’t
• she’s
she is
• you’ve
you have
• we’re
we are
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar - Day 2
she’ll
• what’s
what is
• I’ve
I have
• you’re
you are
Blend Words
• it’s
it is
• we’ve
we have
• they’re
they are
• let’s
let us
• they’ve
they have
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 2
they’ve
who’s
we’re
we’ve
she’s
they’re
is
he’s
have
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you’re it’s
you’ve
I’ve
are
Word Reading - Contractions
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he’s
isn’t
you’ll
you’ve
they’re
she’s
it’s
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Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 2
I’m
didn’t
I’ve
they’ll
we’ve
we’re
what’s
wasn’t
Read the Words
Let’s find out about insects.
Do you know what’s in here?
When the insect inside is
done growing, it will push
its way out.
What will it be?
Wait and see.
Then it will visit the garden.
1. Reading WB pages 44, 45, 46
2. Spelling WB page 66
3. Journal – Write about how a chicken
egg or a frog egg changes.
4. AR test
5. Centers
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 2
am
is
are
was
were
Last night he ____________ hungry.
Today she ____________ happy.
Yesterday the dogs __________ tired.
Now I _________ six years old.
Today the kittens __________ quiet.
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 2
Daily Journal Writing
Day 2
Write about how an
egg changes.
I’m a Caterpillar
Day 3
Daily Fix-it
5. The bug yelow wings had.
6. what kind of bug was it.
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 3
Daily Fix-it
5. The bug yelow wings had.
The bug had yellow wings.
6. what kind of bug was it.
What kind of bug was it?
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar - Day 3
Morning Warm-up
Have you ever seen a large caterpillar
inch across the schoolyard?
Today we’ll read about how this insect
makes an amazing change.
What changes might a caterpillar make?
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 3
r-Controlled er, ir, ur and
Contractions
• fern
• dirt
• curl
• he’s
•
•
•
•
•
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 3
jerk
you’ve
sir
you’re
purse
Burst Out, Bugs
The insect lays her eggs
In dirt or on a fern.
When she’s done, she flies
away.
She never will return.
Little bugs burst out.
Their heads turn to the sky.
They’ve been inside those eggs
so long,
And now they’re going to fly.
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Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar - Day 3
er
ir
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 3
ur
Contractions
• she’s
she is
• they’re
they are
• they’ve
they have
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar - Day 3
Caterpillars and Butterflies
How can you tell a caterpillar
from another insect?
What do caterpillars eat?
How does a caterpillar
change?
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 3
Caterpillars
Both
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Butterflies
Caterpillars like to eat
and eat and eat. The
caterpillar in the
selection we are going
to read likes to eat too.
When it’s impossible for
him to eat anything
more, some things
begin to change. We’ll
find out what changes.
Vocabulary
•caterpillar
•crawl
•chrysalis
•pupa
•shiver
High – Frequency Words
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•
•
•
done
now
know
push
food
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•
•
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afraid
visit
wait
away
soon
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 3
1. Reading WB page 47
2. Spelling WB page 67
3. Journal – Make a list of the things you
would like to know about a butterfly.
4. AR test
5. Centers
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 3
Vocabulary
butterfly
ant
deer
caterpillar
ABC order
1. ______________
2. ______________
3. ______________
4. ______________
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 3
Main Idea:
A caterpillar grows and changes into a
butterfly.
Nectar is a sweet liquid in flowers.
Flowers are many colors.
Butterflies eat nectar.
Bees make honey from nectar.
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 3
Grammar
One thing or person:
Use am, is, or, was.
More than one thing or person:
Use are or were.
She ______________ funny.
My mom _______________ kind.
I ___________ tired.
The children _______________ silly.
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 3
Daily Journal Writing
Day 3
Write a list of the
things you would like
to know about a
butterfly.
I’m a Caterpillar
Day 4
Daily Fix-it
7. It can fli veree high.
8. She saw it fly awae?
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar - Day 4
Daily Fix-it
7. It can fli veree high.
It can fly very high.
8. She saw it fly awae?
She saw it fly away.
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar - Day 4
Morning Warm-up
Today we’ll learn how to use computers.
A computer can be a huge help.
How can a computer help us learn?
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 4
Share Literature
• emerge
• fragile
• vessel
Amazing Words
• emerge
Emerge means “to come into
view.”
• fragile
If something is fragile, it can be
easily broken.
• vessel
A vessel is a thin tube inside your
body.
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 4
High – Frequency Words
•done
•know
•push
•visit
•wait
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 4
Review – Inflected endings, ar
patted
patting
park
-ed
-ing
flipped
marking
barked
jogging
harmed
marching
dropped
stepping
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 4
Word Reading
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jar
park
few
dark
shark
there
hopping
afraid
want
who
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Clark
water
large
how
soon
kissed
hugged
read
again
swimming
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 4
Read Words in Context
• Who has a few large bugs hopping in
a jar?
• How is Clark the dark shark swimming
in the water?
• Clark was afraid to go so he kissed and
hugged Mom again.
• She’ll want to read the park map to
get there soon.
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 4
Am, Is, Are, Was and Were
I _________ tall.
You ___________ funny.
It ___________ old.
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar - Day 4
1. Reading WB page 48, 49
2. Spelling WB page 68
3. Journal – Write another title for “I’m a
Caterpillar”.
4. AR test
5. Centers
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 4
Life Cycle
of a
Butterfly
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 4
Daily Journal Writing
Day 4
Write another title for
“I’m a Caterpillar.”
I’m a Caterpillar
Day 5
Daily Fix-it
9. ann watch butterflies.
10. Its your turn to bat
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar - Day 5
Daily Fix-it
9. ann watch butterflies.
Ann watches butterflies.
10. Its your turn to bat
It’s your turn to bat.
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar - Day 5
Morning Warm-up
Butterflies are very pretty,
but once that was not so.
How do insects change and grow?
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 5
r-Controlled er, ir, ur and
Contractions
• You’ve got some dirt on your shirt.
• That’s a big bird on a small perch.
• We’re going to surf in the deep
water.
• She’s a clerk in the garden store.
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 5
High – Frequency Words
push
know
done
visit
wait
When chores are ___________,
I __________ and see
I ants can ____________ things
up their hill.
Butterflies will ___________
When they ___________ that I
am still.
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 5
1. Reading WB page 50
2. Handwriting sheet
3. Journal – List ways you use a
computer.
4. AR test
5. Centers
Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 5
Daily Journal Writing
Day 5
List ways you use a
computer.