The Farmer in the Hat
Big Question: How do we learn
together at school?
Author:
Pat Cummings
Genre:
Realistic Fiction
SMALL GROUP
Timer
BIG QUESTION:
HOW DO WE LEARN TOGETHER AT
SCHOOL?
DAY 1
DAY 2
DAY 3
DAY 4
DAY 5
The Farmer in the Hat
Day 1
Daily Fix-it
1. bob is in my class
2. Can he work wit me.
Unit 2 Farmer in the Hat - Day 1
Daily Fix-it
1. bob is in my class
Bob is in my class.
2. Can he work wit me.
Can he work with me?
Unit 2 Farmer in the Hat - Day 1
Morning Warm-up
School is a good place. We all learn
new things. No one is left out. How
do we learn together at school?
Unit 2 The Farmer in the Hat – Day 1
Good Classmates
We are polite. We show respect.
We say please,
Share with ease.
When we work in any group,
We never fight or tease.
We all treat each other well,
Show concern,
Wait our turn,
All our classmates are good friends.
We help each other learn.
Unit 2 A Farmer in the Hat – Day 1
Amazing Words
group –
A group is a number of people or things that
belong together.
respect –
When you show respect, you show that you
think a lot of someone or something.
share –
To share means to let someone else have,
use, or do something.
Unit 2 Farmer in the Hat - Day 1
Long a (CVCe)
cat
man
tape
tap
tame
tam
save
sav
make
mak
crate
cr a t
snake
sn a k
CVCe
Word Work
• ate
• face
• name
• rake
• game
• state
• trade
• shape
ate
face
name
rake
game
st a t e
tr a d e
sh a p e
Unit 2 Farmer in the Hat - Day 1
Word Reading - Long a
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gave
take
tall
bake
gas
grape
plate
base
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talk
shade
map
van
tame
plane
skate
Unit 2 Farmer in the Hat - Day 1
1. Reading WB page 73
2. Spelling WB page 29
3. Journal – Write about your favorite
activities at school.
4. AR test
5. Centers
Unit 2 A Farmer in the Hat – Day 1
Learning Together at School
Helping One Another
Sharing
Unit 2 A Farmer in the Hat – Day 1
Playing Together
Daily Journal Writing
Write about your
favorite activities at
school.
The Farmer in the Hat
Day 2
Daily Fix-it
3. tina helps me at school
4. Hse is my friend?
Unit 2 Farmer in the Hat - Day 2
Daily Fix-it
3. tina helps me at school
Tina helps me at school.
4. Hse is my friend?
He is my friend.
Unit 2 Farmer in the Hat - Day 2
Morning Warm-up
Let’s pretend to take a walk in a
city. Think about all the things you
can see. What will we talk about
when we get home?
Unit 2 A Farmer in the Hat – Day 2
Amazing Words
aquarium –
An aquarium is
a place where you
can see fish and
underwater
animals.
Unit 2 A Farmer in the Hat – Day 2
c/s and g/j
cape
game
gem
ginger
cent
face
pencil
fas
page
p a ge
Word Work
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c a ge
l a ce
w a ge
pl a ce
st a ge
a ge
r a ce
p a ce
sp a ce
tr a ce
cage
lace
wage
place
stage
age
race
pace
space
trace
age
Word Reading c/s, g/j
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stage
place
cage
lace
cake
got
cage
brace
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page
race
call
gem
wage
cent
gas
Unit 2 Farmer in the Hat - Day 2
1. Reading WB pages 74, 75, 76
2. Spelling WB page 30
3. Journal – Make a list of school rules.
Add a new rule to the list.
4. AR test
5. Centers
Unit 2 The Farmer in the Hat – Day 2
Daily Journal Writing
Make a list of school
rules.
The Farmer in the Hat
Day 3
Daily Fix-it
5. The cat has the Hat
6. jake can mak a mask.
Unit 2 Farmer in the Hat - Day 3
Daily Fix-it
5. The cat has the Hat
The cat has the hat.
6. jake can mak a mask.
Jake can make a mask.
Unit 2 Farmer in the Hat - Day 3
Morning Warm-up
Today we will read about a group
of children who put on a class play.
They know how to share and work
together. How does our class work
together?
Unit 2 The Farmer in the Hat – Day 3
Amazing Words
• borrow –
When you
borrow
something, you
may take it to
use, but you
must give it
back.
Unit 2 Farmer in the Hat - Day 3
Long a and c/s, g/j
lake
race
wage
CVCe
c/s
g/j
safe
vase
cage
face
Unit 2 Farmer in the Hat - Day 3
My Favorite Place
I wake up every morning
With a huge smile on my face,
I dress and eat and race to school.
It is my favorite place.
I say “Hi” to my classmates and
Take out my pencil case.
I am ready to start school.
I can quickly do a math page,
Sing a song out on the school stage.
I know lots for someone my age.
I learned it all in school.
Unit 2 The Farmer in the Hat – Day 3
Long a
Short a
Unit 2 The Farmer in the Hat – Day 3
Old MacDonald’s
Farm
Unit 2 The Farmer in the Hat – Day 3
Costumes and masks
can help people look
more like the
characters in a play.
The characters in the
story we are about to
read are putting on a
play about a farm.
We’ll find out what
happens when
several children want
to play the same
part.
Unit 2 Farmer in the Hat - Day 3
Vocabulary
• MacDonald
• squeak
• farmer
• gerbil
High Frequency Words
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could
for
be
one
horse
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was
paper
said
old
you
Unit 2 Farmer in the Hat - Day 3
1. Reading WB page 77
2. Spelling WB page 31
3. Journal – Pretend you are a farm
animal that can talk. Write what
animal you are and what you might
say to a farmer.
4. AR test
5. Centers
Unit 2 The Farmer in the Hat – Day 3
The have hat I.
Can pig you be a.
Masks make must we.
Made face a Dave.
Duck a Max mask makes.
Max makes a duck mask.
Grace stands on the stage.
On Grace the stands stage.
Put children on a the play.
The children put on a play.
Unit 2 The Farmer in the Hat – Day 3
Noun
Proper Noun
girl
boy
cat
Unit 2 The Farmer in the Hat – Day 3
Daily Journal Writing
Write about being a
farm animal that
can talk.
The Farmer in the Hat
Day 4
Daily Fix-it
7. dave made a cak.
8. Did pam help.
Unit 2 Farmer in the Hat - Day 4
Daily Fix-it
7. dave made a cak.
Dave made a cake.
8. Did pam help.
Did Pam help?
Unit 2 Farmer in the Hat - Day 4
Morning Warm-up
Boys and girls work together at
school. Today we will read about a
club where children take care of
pigs, cows, and hens. Do you think
working together can be fun?
Unit 2 The Farmer in the Hat – Day 4
Share Literature
• lines
• rehearsals
• soothes
Unit 2 Farmer in the Hat - Day 4
Amazing Words
• lines –
Lines are the words an actor
speaks.
• rehearsal –
A rehearsal is a practice.
• soothe –
When you soothe something, you
make it feel better.
Unit 2 The Farmer in the Hat – Day 4
ship
short a
thin
tall
sound of a in ball
Unit 2 The Farmer in the Hat – Day 4
Word Reading
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two
what
mall
yellow
catch
path
no
that
fat
glass
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shop
go
and
good
walk
fish
put
cap
look
want
Unit 2 Farmer in the Hat - Day 4
Read Words in Context
 That is a good way to catch two fat
fish.
 No! I do not want to put on a yellow
cap.
 Go to the mall and look in the glass
shop.
 What is the best path to walk?
Unit 2 The Farmer in the Hat – Day 4
1. Reading WB page 78, 79
2. Spelling WB page 32
3. Journal – Write what might
happen next in “The Farmer in the
Hat”.
4. AR test
5. Centers
Unit 2 The Farmer in the Hat – Day 4
Daily Journal Writing
Write what might
happen next in “The
Farmer in the Hat.”
The Farmer in the Hat
Day 5
Daily Fix-it
9. the cat has the Hat.
10. I will mak a mask
Unit 2 Farmer in the Hat - Day 5
Daily Fix-it
9. the cat has the Hat.
The cat has the hat.
10. I will mak a mask
I will make a mask.
Unit 2 Farmer in the Hat - Day 5
Morning Warm-up
This week we read about working
together at school. What do we
share as a group? How can we
show respect for our classmates?
Unit 2 The Farmer in the Hat – Day 5
Review – Long a and c/s/, g/j/
o The ape will shake her cage.
o Fill in the space on page two.
o Take my pet snake to a safe place.
o Will you face the back of the stage?
Unit 2 The Farmer in the Hat – Day 5
be paper
horse old could
I neigh, neigh, neigh all around.
_______________
I am the opposite of new. ___________
I rhyme with would. ____________
I rhyme with she and he. ____________
I come from trees. ______________
Unit 2 Farmer in the Hat - Day 5
1. Handwriting sheet
2. Journal – Write about a time when
you had fun with your classmates.
3. AR test
4. Centers
Unit 2 The Farmer in the Hat – Day 5
Daily Journal Writing
Write about when
you had fun with
classmates.