Peter’s Chair
Big Question: What treasures can we find in the earth?
Author:
Ezra Jack Keats
Genre:
Realistic Fiction

BIG QUESTION
WHAT TREASURES CAN WE SHARE AT
HOME?
DAY 1
DAY 2
DAY 3
DAY 4
DAY 5

Peter’s Chair

Daily Fix-it
1. The bird in the big tre sat.
2. The one flashlights went out?
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 1

Daily Fix-it
1. The bird in the big tre sat.
The bird sat in the big tree.
2. The one flashlights went out?
The one flashlight went out.
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 1

Morning Warm-up
What treasure can we share at home? My family has eight treasures.
They are my brothers and sisters. They touch my heart and make me laugh.
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 1

A Special Toy
My sibling , don’t be jealous
That I’ve got this toy.
Our daddy played with it
When he was just a boy.
I cleaned it up,
Fixed the wheels too.
Our relatives say
It looks like new.
And what I want is
To share this treasure with you.
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 1

Amazing Words
• sibling -
Your sibling is your brother or sister.
• jealous -
If you are jealous of someone, you wish you had what he or she has.
• relatives -
A relative is a person who belongs to the same family as someone else.
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 1

A compound word is a word made from two shorter words.
day rain light bow daylight rainbow snow man tug boat bee any hive where snowman tugboat beehive anywhere
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 1

Blend Words
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
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 1

• house
• light
• boat
• work
• dog
• fly
houseboat
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 1

Word Reading - Compound Words
• snowflake
• dragonfly
• birthday
• catfish
• anyway
• ballplayer
• pancake
• grasshopper
• popcorn
• sailboat
• sunflower
• evergreen
• bedtime
• hummingbird
• anywhere
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 1

Treasures at
Home

1. Reading WB page 103
2. Spelling WB page 89
3. Journal - Draw a picture of something you had when you were a baby.
Write about it.
4. AR test
5. Centers
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 1

Daily Journal Writing

Peter’s Chair

Daily Fix-it
3. I packed a flashlite in my back pack.
4. The blewbird outside were singing.
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 2

Daily Fix-it
3. I packed a flashlite in my back pack.
I packed a flashlight in my backpack.
4. The blewbird outside were singing.
The bluebird outside was singing.
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 2

Morning Warm-up
Today we will read about what a memory is and why memories are important. What family memory always makes you laugh?
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 2

Amazing Words
• secret -
A secret is something you don’t tell very many people.

blue new g r ew c l ue s ui t kn ew j ui ce t r ue s c r ew b r ui se
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 2

• c r ui se
• b l ue
• d r ew
• ch ew
• g l ue
• f r ui t
Blend Words fruit

Word Reading - vowels ew, ue, ui
• flew
• juice
• blue
• glue
• drew
• cruise
• dew
• flute
• blur
• fruit
• rude
• fur
• news
• clue
• grew
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 2

1. Reading WB pages 104, 105, 106
2. Spelling WB page 90
3. Journal - Write about ways to renew an old object to make it into a treasure.
4. AR test
5. Centers
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 2

Daily Fix-it
5. He’s lunch box was in his backpack.
6. he packed the baseball in his suit case.
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 3

Daily Fix-it
5. He’s lunch box was in his backpack.
His lunchbox was in his backpack.
6. he packed the baseball in his suit case.
He packed the baseball in his suitcase.
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 3

Morning Warm-up
Today we will read about Peter and his new baby sister. Peter finds out that sharing with his sister does not always suit him. What do you share with your brother or sister?
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 3

Compound Words and Vowels ew, ue, ui n ew spaper bl ue print grapefr ui t
• weekend
• threw
• glue
• suitcase
• sidewalk
• juice
• shrewd
• newt
• bluebird
• true
• outgrew
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 3

A New Baby
Amy got some very good news -
That a new baby is due.
Maybe it will be a girl, and
If It is, they’ll name her Sue.
Amy looked inside her closet
To find things that she outgrew.
She will share her old blue blanket
And a suit that’s just like new.
Amy’s family sticks together.
Everyone says they’re like glue.
They can’t wait for the new baby
To complete their happy crew.
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 3

rise sand glue out run set news yard do grew shine smart side drive sun ________ out_________ __________way
__________paper __________stick
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 3

Good Things about
Having a Brother or
Sister
Bad Things about Having a Brother or Sister
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 3

We know that having a brother or sister can be fun. Other times having a brother or sister is not that much fun. Peter is a character in the story we are about to read. He is not sure if he likes the idea of having a new baby sister. We’ll find out what Peter does when he feels his baby sister is getting all the attention.

Vocabulary cradle crocodile idea curtain biscuits cookies

High - Frequency Words
• picture
• down
• room
• house
• thought
• could
• remember
• away
• stood
• won’t
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 3

1. Reading WB page 107
2. Spelling WB page 91
3. Journal - Write about something that you treasure at home.
4. AR test
5. Centers
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 3

Daily Journal Writing

Peter’s Chair

Daily Fix-it
7. Her packed her suitcase all by her self.
8. He will draw a pikture in side.
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 4

Daily Fix-it
7. Her packed her suitcase all by her self.
She packed her suitcase all by herself.
8. He will draw a pikture in side.
He will draw a picture inside.
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 4

Morning Warm-up
Today we’ll read about how Peter and his grandma share news by e-mail.
How do you share news with relatives?
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 4

• collector
• flourish
• seriousness

Amazing Words
• collector -
A collector is someone who gathers things together.
• flourish -
If you do something with a flourish , you do it with an excited action.
• seriousness -
Seriousness means “not in a joking way.”
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 4

stood room picture thought remember
• This word begins with r and means the opposite of forget. _______________
• This word begins with r and names a part of a house. _______________
• This word begins with p and tells about something you can put in a frame.
_________________
• This word begins with st and is the opposite of sat.
______________
• This word begins with th and rhymes with bought.
_____________________

tried might know wrist
• highway
• necktie
• wristwatch
• knothole
• nighttime
• potpie
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 4
• shipwreck
• knockout
• firefighter
• handwriting
• lighthouse
• kneecap

• always
• tries
• laugh
• old
• bright
• moon
• flew
• high
• above
• trees
Word Reading
• people
• family
• touch
• knee
• put
• eight
• blue
• green
• wrapped
• pile
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 4

1. John always tries to make us laugh with his old jokes.
2. The bright moon flew high above the trees.
3. Can any people in your family touch their nose with their knee?
4. Mom wrapped eight blue and green toy tugboats and put them in a pile.
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 4

1. Reading WB pages 108, 109
2. Spelling WB page 92
3. Journal - Draw something old that you treasure. Write about it.
4. AR test
5. Centers
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 4

Daily Journal Writing

Peter’s Chair

Daily Fix-it
9. the blue bird sang a song.
10. She will brain storm a list of words by hereself.
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 5

Daily Fix-it
9. the blue bird sang a song.
The bluebird sang a song.
10. She will brain storm a list of words by hereself.
She will brainstorm a list of words by
herself.
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 5

Morning Warm-up
This week we read about some treasures that relatives share. What treasures have you shared with your siblings or other relatives?
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair
Day 5

Compound Words and Vowels ew, ue, ui
The sunset turned the blue sky red.
The tugboat crew ran to put on raincoats.
Can you eat fruit with your new chopsticks?
Is it true that your birthday is today?
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 5

room thought picture stood remember
• I hang on the wall in a pretty frame.
What am I? ______________
• I’m what you do when you think about the past. What am I? ______________
• I’m what you have when you use your brain.
What am I? ________________
• I’m what you did when you got tired of sitting? What am I? ________________
• I’m a part of a house. What am I?
_______________

1. Reading WB page 110
2. Journal - Write about an object you would like to pass on to a younger child. Tell why.
3. AR test
4. Centers
Unit 4 Peter’s Chair - Day 5

Daily Journal Writing