Get the Egg
Big Question: Which wild animals can we
find in our neighborhood?
Author:
Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Illustrator:
Bernard Adnet
Genre:
Realistic Fiction
SMALL GROUP
Timer
BIG QUESTION:
WHICH WILD ANIMALS CAN WE FIND IN
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD?
DAY 1
DAY 2
DAY 3
DAY 4
DAY 5
Get the Egg
Day 1
Daily Fix-it
1. ten men sat on a jett.
2. your redd sled is wet.
Unit 1 Get the Egg - Day 1
Daily Fix-it
1. ten men sat on a jett.
Ten men sat on a jet.
2. your redd sled is wet.
Your red sled is wet.
Unit 1 Get the Egg - Day 1
Morning Warm-up
The fox and her kit lived in a zoo. A man
gave them food to eat. Do other wild
animals eat this way too? Which wild
animals can we find in our own
neighborhood?
Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 1
Time to Hatch
Crack! The eggs begin to hatch now.
New birds come alive.
They look at their habitat to
See how they can survive.
Little birdies see a pond and
Feeders filled with seed,
Thorny bushes they can hide in -Everything they need!
Unit 1 Get the Egg - Day 1
Amazing Words
• habitat –
A habitat is the place where an animal or a plant
lives or grows.
• hatch –
to hatch means to come out of an egg
• survive –
to survive means to stay alive or live through
Unit 1 Get the Egg - Day 1
Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 1
Short e
bag
jet
men
web
hen
yet
m e ss
sit
jet
men
web
hen
yet
mess
Word Work
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yes
w e ll
e gg
ten
fed
pen
t e ll
net
Unit 1 Get the Egg - Day 1
red
Word Reading - Short e
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pet
pick
deck
hen
bell
rag
egg
six
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fell
bed
get
win
pen
miss
lock
Unit 1 Get the Egg - Day 1
1. Reading WB page 43
2. Spelling WB page 17
3. Journal – Think about “Time to Hatch”. Write about what the new little birds do
first, next, and last.
4. AR test
5. Centers
6.
Read a book at your desk.
Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 1
Animals in Our
Neighborhood
Unit 1 Get the Egg - Day 1
1. we saw a little egg
2. a green frog hops up
3. i see the kit lick her lips
Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 1
Daily Journal Writing
Write about what the new
birdies do first, next, and
last.
Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 1
Get the Egg
Day 2
Daily Fix-it
3. i saw two men packing a sled
4. I saw Pop stepp on a weet rock.
Unit 1 Get the Egg - Day 2
Daily Fix-it
3. i saw two men packing a sled
I saw two men packing a sled.
4. I saw Pop stepp on a weet rock.
I saw Pop step on a wet rock.
Unit 1 Get the Egg - Day 2
Morning Warm-up
Today we will read more about animals.
We will see which ones travel on the
ground. What animals have you seen
walking around?
Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 2
Amazing Words
• gentle
• nudge
Unit 1 Get the Egg - Day 2
Amazing Words
 gentle –
Gentle means mild and soft.
 nudge –
When you nudge someone you push
them without much force, often with
your elbow.
Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 2
Initial Blends
top
stop
st o p
The sounds of the two
consonant letters at the
beginning of the word
are blended together.
cl a m clam
tr i m
sl i ck
sm e ll
st i ff
Unit 1 Get the Egg - Day 2
trim
slick
smell
stiff
Word Work
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gl a d
br i ck
sk i p
cl a p
gr i n
sp e ll
fl a p
tr i p
sp i ll
glad
brick
skip
clap
grin
spell
flap
trip
spill
rip
Unit 1 Get the Egg - Day 2
Word Reading - Initial Blends
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flip
grin
skip
glass
frog
snap
clock
trick
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stack
block
crab
spot
slip
dress
swim
Unit 1 Get the Egg - Day 2
1. Reading WB page 44, 45, 46
2. Spelling WB page 18
3. Journal – Write about how baby
animals move about.
4. AR test
5. Centers
Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 2
Daily Journal Writing
Draw animals and tell
how they move.
Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 2
Get the Egg
Day 3
Daily Fix-it
5. Yor legg got wet in the pond.
6. We caw Tim get a nett to use.
Unit 1 Get the Egg - Day 3
Daily Fix-it
5. Yor legg got wet in the pond.
Your leg got wet in the pond.
6. We caw Tim get a nett to use.
We saw Tim get a net to use.
Unit 1 Get the Egg - Day 3
Morning Warm-up
Today we will read about Brad and Kim.
They help a bird whose egg is in danger.
What could cause danger for a real bird’s
eggs?
Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 3
Share Literature
• perch
• private
Unit 1 Get the Egg - Day 3
Amazing Words
perch –
When you perch on something, you rest or sit
on it.
private –
If something is private, it is done alone or
hidden from others.
Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 3
Short e and Initial Blends
led
s led
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sled
When you come to a
new word, look at all the
letters in the word. Think
about its vowel sounds and
if the sounds of consonant
letters can be blended
together.
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leg
gr a b
web
sp e ll
Unit 1 Get the Egg - Day 3
leg
grab
web
spell
Spying on Animals
I love to spy on animals
That cross through my backyard.
If I sit on my back step,
It is not very hard.
I see wrens
On their nests
Full of eggs.
I watch spiders spin their webs and
Butterflies
Flying free.
They spend their time with me.
Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 3
get
step
dress
men press tell
Short e Without Blend
Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 3
sled
yes
Short e With Blend
Why Birds Build Nests
Unit 1 Get the Egg - Day 3
 We know that birds build
nests to make a safe place
to lay their eggs.
Sometimes something can
happen to the egg before it
hatches. Kim and Brad are
characters in the story we
are about to read. We’ll
find out what they do to
save a red bird’s egg.
Vocabulary
• bird
• nest
High – Frequency Words
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saw
are
small
the
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tree
too
your
you
Unit 1 Get the Egg - Day 3
Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 3
1. Reading WB page 47
2. Spelling WB page 19
3. AR test
4. Journal – Write about a bird, bug, or
other animal you have seen in nature.
5. Centers
Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 3
habitat
animal
backyard
water
desert
forest
Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 3
Brad puts the egg back in the nest.
A big twig knocks an egg out of a
nest.
Brad uses his net to get the egg.
Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 3
The red bird lays eggs in the nest.
Baby birds hatch from the eggs.
The red bird makes a nest in a tree.
Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 3
Character
What Happened
Sam
Pig
Ox
Fox
Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 3
Daily Journal Writing
Write about a bird, bug, or
other animal you have
seen in nature.
Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 3
Get the Egg
Day 4
Daily Fix-it
7. the mix is a hitt
8. This mix winz too
Unit 1 Get the Egg - Day 4
Daily Fix-it
7. the mix is a hitt
The mix is a hit.
8. This mix winz too
This mix wins too.
Unit 1 Get the Egg - Day 4
Morning Warm-up
Did you ever see a bird perched in a tree?
Did you watch it resting in a nest? Today
we will read about a way we can help birds
eat. What other animals can we help that
live in a backyard?
Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 4
Amazing Words
• moist If something is
moist it is slightly
wet or damp.
Unit 1 Get the Egg - Day 4
taps
mixing
-s
- ing
Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 4
Word Reading
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Tom
eat
this
said
kicks
too
naps
locking
man
sits
Unit 1 Get the Egg - Day 4
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look
van
where
her
of
hops
did
packing
pad
pot
Read Words in Context
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Did you see where Tom sits and naps?
“I will eat a pot of this too,” said Nick.
Look at the man packing and locking the van.
The frog hops and kicks to get to her pad.
Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 4
1. Reading WB page 48, 49
2. Spelling WB page 20
3. Journal – Write about what
happens when you find a nest with
eggs in it.
4. AR test
5. Centers
Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 4
Telling Sentences
1. The bird sits in its nest.
the bird sits in its nest
2. a frog flops in the pond
A frog flops in the pond.
3. the fox licks its lips
The fox licks its lips.
Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 4
Daily Journal Writing
Write about what happens
when you find a nest with
eggs in it.
Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 4
Get the Egg
Day 5
Daily Fix-it
9. You can use my nett
10. stepp up here to see a bird.
Unit 1 Get the Egg - Day 5
Daily Fix-it
9. You can use my nett
You can use my net.
10. stepp up here to see a bird.
Step up here to see a bird.
Unit 1 Get the Egg - Day 5
Morning Warm-up
This week we read about many wild
animals. A baby polar bear gets a gentle
nudge. Another baby animal has a private
perch. Why does a wild animal pick a
certain habitat?
Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 5
Review – Short e and Initial Blends
o The clam and the crab will get wet.
o I have ten blocks and six bricks.
o Look at the red and black sled.
o I can skip and Ben can swim.
Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 5
tree
small
sawyour
Where is ___________ nest, birdie?
How ____________ can it be?
I think I just __________ it,
In that big oak ___________!
Unit 1 Get the Egg - Day 5
1. Handwriting sheet – to be graded
2. Journal – Write about a way you
can help birds.
3. AR test
4. Centers
Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 5
Daily Journal Writing
Write about a way you
can help birds.
Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 5