An Egg Is an Egg
Big Question: How do we change as
we grow?
Author:
Nicki Weiss
Genre:
Realistic Fantasy
SMALL GROUP
Timer
BIG QUESTION
HOW DO WE CHANGE AS WE GROW?
DAY 1
DAY 2
DAY 3
DAY 4
DAY 5
Life in the Forest
Day 1
Daily Fix-it
1. i am lucki.
2. Alwas try your best
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 1
Daily Fix-it
1. i am lucki.
I am lucky.
2. Alwas try your best
Always try your best.
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 1
Morning Warm-up
Everything changes. Once you were
a new baby. What are some things
babies do? Now you can do other
things. How do we change as we
grow?
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 1
Oh My
Oh my, I used to be so small.
Oh my, I see me growing tall.
Oh my, my measurement changed.
It’s showing a healthy result.
Oh my, I was a baby.
Oh my, do you think maybe,
Oh my, that I will keep growing.
And one day become an adult?
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 1
Amazing Words
• adult If you are an adult, you are grown-up.
• healthy If you are healthy, your body is well and
strong.
• measurement A measurement is the size or amount of
something.
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 1
Vowel Sounds of y
hide
these
cry
Word Work
cry
cri
 When y is at the end of a
one syllable word, the y
usually stands for the
vowel sound long i.
bunny
bune
 When y ends a word that
has two or more syllables,
the y usually stands for
the vowel sound long e.
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 1
muddy
fry
puppy
shy
nanny
by
candy
sky
jelly
dry
tummy
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 1
Word Reading - Vowel sounds of y
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•
•
•
•
•
•
by
buddy
yell
dry
happy
yummy
sky
ugly
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•
•
•
•
•
•
bumpy
cry
daddy
yuck
shy
funny
sly
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 1
1. Reading WB page 3
2. Spelling WB page 49
3. Journal – Write about something
you can do in first grade that you
could not do in kindergarten.
4. AR test
5. Centers
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 1
Baby
Now
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 1
Daily Journal Writing
Day 1
Write about something
you can do in first
grade that you
couldn’t do in
kindergarten.
Life in the Forest
Day 2
Daily Fix-it
3. take good care of your puppe.
4. Those things Are sily.
Unit 3 An Egg is An Egg - Day 2
Daily Fix-it
3. take good care of your puppe.
Take good care of your puppy.
4. Those things Are sily.
Those things are silly.
Unit 3 An Egg is An Egg - Day 2
Morning Warm-up
Today we will read about a young
boy and an old man. They are
special friends. Do you think people
still grow and change when they are
old?
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 2
Share Literature
• shuffle
• teeter
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 2
Amazing Words
shuffle –
Shuffle means “to walk slowly
and drag your feet.”
teeter –
Teeter means “to walk in a
wobbly way as if you are about to
fall.”
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 2
Long Vowels (CV)
home
hide
go
 When a word or a
syllable ends with one
vowel, the vowel
sound is usually long.
• me
• hi
• no
• be
• she
• hello
Long e
Long i
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 2
Long o
Word Reading - Long Vowels (CV)
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•
•
•
•
•
•
•
no
we
pet
me
dive
he
ho
so
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•
•
•
•
•
•
globe
she
my
pro
go
these
got
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 2
1. Reading WB pages 4, 5, 6
2. Spelling WB page 50
3. Journal – List ways you have
changed since you were a baby.
4. AR test
5. Centers
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 2
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 2
Daily Journal Writing
Day 2
List ways you have
changed.
Life in the Forest
Day 3
Daily Fix-it
5. Mi pupy is white.
6. try not to cri.
Unit 3 An Egg is An Egg - Day 3
Daily Fix-it
5. Mi pupy is white.
My puppy is white.
6. try not to cri.
Try not to cry.
Unit 3 An Egg is An Egg - Day 3
Morning Warm-up
Today we will read about things that
change. We’ll see that just about
everything can change. Can you think
of anything that can’t change?
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 3
Amazing Words
• crooked If something is
crooked, it is not
straight.
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 3
Word Work
• sky
• penny
• so
When you come to
a new word, look at
all the letters in the
word and think
about its vowel
sounds.
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•
•
•
•
•
why
me
sunny
fly
go
hi
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 3
My Fussy Baby Brother
My fussy baby brother
Starts to cry.
Mom says he is hungry,
That is why.
But he is growing bigger.
Soon he’ll be
A happy first grader,
Just like me.
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 3
my
buddy
hi
me
shy
cry
sleepy
candy
Long e
Long i
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 3
How Children
How Children
Change Over Time
Stay the Same
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 3
We think we know an
egg when we see one.
Eggs are oval, smooth,
and have a shell. But
can an egg change?
What can it become?
In the story we are
about to read, we’ll
find out how many
things change over
time.
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 3
Vocabulary
• boy
• tower
• grew
• sunset
• night
High - Frequency Words
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•
•
•
•
•
•
•
many
some
things
always
day
now
water
there
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•
•
•
•
•
•
are
they
you
stays
become
everything
nothing
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 3
1. Reading WB page 7
2. Spelling WB page 51
3. Journal – Write about something
you’ll be able to do when you are an
adult.
4. AR test
5. Centers
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 3
Antonyms
Nothing stays the same.
Everything can change.
We read an old story.
Todd’s bike is very slow.
That lunchbox is empty.
That backpack is too big.
Mary lost her mittens.
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 3
Conventions
A seed grows into a flower
white snow covers the grass.
A chick hatches from an eg
do babies grow up
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 3
Daily Journal Writing
Day 3
Write about
something you’ll be
able to do when
you are an adult.
Life in the Forest
Day 4
Daily Fix-it
7. The puppie ran by the door
8. i am alwais late.
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 4
Daily Fix-it
7. The puppie ran by the door
The puppy ran by the door.
8. i am alwais late.
I am always late.
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 4
Morning Warm-up
Today we will read about a boy
who grows. Now he needs a new
coat and new boots. What
happens to your clothes when you
get bigger?
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 4
Amazing Words
bounce –
Bounce means
“spring back after
hitting something.”
handsome –
Handsome means
“good-looking”.
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 4
she
one syllable
sheet
basket
two syllables
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 4
Word Reading
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•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
peeping
kitten
Ned
other
met
there
meet
new
good
Reed
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
family
me
Pete
paper
be
also
these
some
down
picnic
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 4
Read Words in Context
There are these other chicks peeping also.
My family met some new people at the
picnic.
Pete will meet me down by the paper bin.
Ned and Reed will be good and help the
kitten.
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 4
1. Reading WB page 8, 9
2. Spelling WB page 52
3. Journal – Write how you are like the
boy in the story. Write how you are
different.
4. AR test
5. Centers
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 4
Daily Journal Writing
Day 4
Write how you are
like the boy in the
story and how you
are different.
Life in the Forest
Day 5
Daily Fix-it
9. mom loks at the trees.
10. the bear drinks from the lak.
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 5
Daily Fix-it
9. mom loks at the trees.
Mom looks at the trees.
10. the bear drinks from the lak.
The bear drinks from the lake.
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 5
Morning Warm-up
This week we read about ways
children change as they grow to be
healthy adults. What are some ways
you can take a measurement of how
much you are growing?
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 5
Vowel sounds of y and long vowels (CV)
Danny gave me fifty cents.
Why did Di try to go?
This jelly is so messy!
No, my fussy kitty will not eat cat food.
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 5
Review High – Frequency Words
stays
things
day
always become
everything
nothing
• I’m the opposite of never. I have six letters.
• Seven of me make a week. I rhyme with hay.
• I start with /b/. I rhyme with some.
• I have ten letters. I’m the opposite of nothing.
• I start with /n/. I’m the opposite of something.
• I’m the opposite of goes. I have five letters.
• I start with /th/. I rhyme with brings.
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 5
1. Handwriting sheet
2. Journal – Write about something
you have grown out of.
3. AR test
4. Centers
Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 5
Daily Journal Writing
Day 5
Write about
something you have
outgrown.