Life in the Forest
Big Question: How do plants and
animals live together?
Author:
Claire Daniel
Illustrator:
Genre:
Expository Nonfiction
SMALL GROUP
Timer
BIG QUESTION
HOW DO PLANTS AND ANIMALS LIVE
TOGETHER?
DAY 1
DAY 2
DAY 3
DAY 4
DAY 5
Life in the Forest
Day 1
Daily Fix-it
1. I hop its warm next week.
2. W’ell go to the park on sunday.
Unit 2 Life in the Forest - Day 1
Daily Fix-it
1. I hop its warm next week.
I hope it’s warm next week.
2. W’ell go to the park on sunday.
We’ll go to the park on Sunday.
Unit 2 Life in the Forest - Day 1
Morning Warm-up
Many animals eat plants. There are
other ways plants help animals. How
do plants and animals live together?
Unit 2 Life in the Forest – Day 1
A Good Environment
A good environment,
A good environment,
All living things require
A good environment.
From bears, to deer, to birds,
To bees, and tiny ants,
All animals get shelter and
The food they need from plants.
A good environment,
A good environment,
All living things can thrive
In a good environment.
Unit 2 Life in the Forest – Day 1
Amazing Words
environment –
The environment is the world around you that
affects how you live and grow.
require –
To require means “to need or insist on having.”
thrive –
To thrive means “to stay healthy and grow.”
Unit 2 Life in the Forest – Day 1
Long u, Long e (CVCe)
hide
cube
these
fume
Pete
dune
Gene
cute
rode
cube
th e s e
fume
Pete
dune
Gene
cute
Unit 2 Life in the Forest - Day 1
Word Work
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use
tune
eve
Zeke
fuse
huge
use
tune
eve
Zeke
fuse
huge
Unit 2 Life in the Forest - Day 1
rude
rule
mule
mute
cute
flute
Word Reading - Long u and e
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cube
Gene
shake
huge
use
white
mule
Pete
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slope
rule
tune
fume
tube
fuse
these
Unit 2 Life in the Forest - Day 1
1. Reading WB page 103
2. Spelling WB page 41
3. Journal – List some animals and
insects that you might see in a forest.
4. AR test
5. Centers
Unit 2 Life in the Forest – Day 1
What Plants Need
What Animals Need
Unit 2 Life in the Forest – Day 1
One and More Than One
pigs
frog
parks
girls
One
plant
bones
kites
lake
More Than One
Daily Journal Writing
Day 1
List some animals
and insects that you
might see in a forest.
Life in the Forest
Day 2
Daily Fix-it
3. W’ell play on tuesday.
4. Do you like thanksgiving.
Unit 2 Life in the Forest – Day 2
Daily Fix-it
3. W’ell play on tuesday.
We’ll play on Tuesday.
4. Do you like thanksgiving.
Do you like Thanksgiving?
Unit 2 Life in the Forest – Day 2
Morning Warm-up
Today we’ll read about a frog that
lives in a bog. I’m afraid he’ll get a
surprise if he isn’t careful. What kind
of surprise would be fun to find?
Unit 2 Life in the Forest – Day 2
Amazing Words
• slimy
• inhales
Amazing Words
• slimy If something is slimy, it is covered
with a slippery, gooey material.
• inhale To inhale means “to draw in”. If a
person inhales his food, he takes it in
quickly.
Inflected Ending -ed
kicks
kicking
She kicked the ball.
I filled the cup.
I wanted to go.
rushed
worked
printed
checked
looked
• thanked
• yelled
• planted
• brushed
• called
• tilted
Unit 2 Life in the Forest - Day 2
/t/
/d/
/ed/
asked
spilled
rested
wished
called
wanted
pitched
smelled
printed
missed
grilled
handed
Unit 2 Life in the Forest – Day 2
Word Reading
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melted
runs
eating
called
camping
wants
asked
helped
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worked
added
hops
going
walked
spelled
looked
Unit 2 Life in the Forest - Day 2
1. Reading WB pages 104, 105, 106
2. Spelling WB page 42
3. Journal – Draw a picture of the bog
where the frog lives. Show and label the
animals and insects that live in a bog.
4. AR test
5. Centers
Unit 2 Life in the Forest – Day 2
Daily Journal Writing
Day 2
Draw animals and
insects in the bog.
Life in the Forest
Day 3
Daily Fix-it
5. What peckt the tree
6. A Squirrel is cut.
Unit 2 Life in the Forest - Day 3
Daily Fix-it
5. What peckt the tree
What pecked the tree?
6. A Squirrel is cut.
A squirrel is cute.
Unit 2 Life in the Forest - Day 3
Morning Warm-up
Today we will read about a forest.
We’ll learn about animals that live
there. We’ll see how plants and
animals live together. What would you
like to do or see in a forest?
Unit 2 Life in the Forest – Day 3
Amazing Words
• sludge Sludge is a thick,
wet, slimy material.
Word Work
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cute
these
checked
spilled
melted
Unit 2 Life in the Forest - Day 3
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use
Pete
blocked
called
twisted
Along the Forest Path
Oh, I walked along the forest path,
Beyond the sandy dune.
The scene was filled with birds and plants
On a sunny day in June.
Cute birds perched
On huge and leafy plants.
They chirped a tune as I looked up.
They seemed about to dance.
Unit 2 Life in the Forest – Day 3
eve
listed
yelled
Long u
flute
cube
Long e
Unit 2 Life in the Forest – Day 3
use
these
packed
Ending -ed
Things Found in a Forest
Animals
Plants
Unit 2 Life in the Forest – Day 3
 Some tiny creatures call
the forest their home.
Some bigger animals also
live there. Many kinds of
plants grow in a forest. In
the selection we are
about to read, we’ll find
out why the forest is such
a busy place and how the
animals and plants live
together.
High-Frequency Words
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find
eat
food
many
grow
Unit 2 Life in the Forest - Day 3
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too
water
small
under
tree
around
1. Reading WB page 107
2. Spelling WB page 43
3. Journal – Write about something
your family might see during a walk in
the forest.
4. AR test
5. Centers
Unit 2 Life in the Forest – Day 3
Our school is a busy place.
Place your hands on your desk.
fall
to drop to the ground
a season of the year
bill
a bird’s mouth
a list that tells how
much money you
owe
shine
to give light
to polish something
Unit 2 Life in the Forest – Day 3
The forest is dark and damp. I hear strange sounds all
around me. They make me jump.
The forest is a wonderful place. I love watching the
animals. They are so amazing!
I saw a bug.
That is the ugliest bug ever.
I got so wet I squished.
It rained.
Unit 2 Life in the Forest – Day 3
One
tree
More than One
trees
Unit 2 Life in the Forest – Day 3
Daily Journal Writing
Day 3
Write about something
your family might see
during a walk in the
forest.
Life in the Forest
Day 4
Daily Fix-it
7. We went on a hik last Saturday.
8. Our leader was mr. jones.
Unit 2 Life in the Forest - Day 4
Daily Fix-it
7. We went on a hik last saturday.
We went on a hike last Saturday.
8. Our leader was mr. jones.
Our leader was Mr. Jones.
Unit 2 Life in the Forest - Day 4
Morning Warm-up
Today we will read about another
kind of forest. First, we will learn why
this forest is special. Then, we will
learn what animals and plants live
there. How do you think a forest is a
community?
Unit 2 Life in the Forest – Day 4
Amazing Words
• creatures A creature is a
living animal or
person.
• capture Capture means
“to catch”.
High – Frequency Words
tawer
erdun
ndif
rounad
ofod
wogr
Unit 2 Life in the Forest – Day 4
rope
didn’t
I’m
it’ll
Long o
Not Long o
Unit 2 Life in the Forest – Day 4
Decodable and High – Frequency
Words
shop
place
can’t
inside
too
saw
together
slide
I’m
be
Mike
we’ll
stove
home
now
your
Rose
there
down
same
Unit 2 Life in the Forest – Day 4
Read Words in Context
Rose saw a stove inside your home.
We’ll go down there together to shop.
Can’t Mike be on the slide too?
Now I’m at the same place.
Unit 2 Life in the Forest – Day 4
1. Reading WB page 108, 109
2. Spelling WB page 44
3. Journal – Finish this sentence
frame several times:
________ eat _______. Yum, yum!
4. AR test
5. Centers
Unit 2 Life in the Forest – Day 4
One and More Than One
hand
cats
squirrels
caves
bear
stone
cent
bones
cake
Unit 2 Life in the Forest – Day 4
Daily Journal Writing
Day 4
Complete sentence
frames about what
forest animals eat.
Life in the Forest
Day 5
Daily Fix-it
9. the bear isnt sleeping.
10. The squirrel gathered nut
Unit 2 Life in the Forest - Day 5
Daily Fix-it
9. the bear isnt sleeping.
The bear isn’t sleeping.
10.The squirrel gathered nut
The squirrel gathered nuts.
Unit 2 Life in the Forest - Day 5
Morning Warm-up
We read how each plant and each
animal – even slimy creatures that
crawl in sludge – are part of the
environment. They all need each
other to grow healthy and strong.
How do members of a community
need each other?
Unit 2 Life in the Forest – Day 5
Review Long u, e and ending –ed
Pete checked the rule.
Duke filled the tube with these stones.
June handed the flute to Steve.
Zeke jumped on a huge sand dune.
Unit 2 Life in the Forest – Day 5
find
water
around
grow
food
under
Take a walk. Look all _________________.
In the ______________ and ______________
the ground.
You’ll _____________ animals that you
know.
Eating _____________ to make them
_______________.
Unit 2 Life in the Forest – Day 5
1. Handwriting sheet
2. Reading WB page 110
3. Journal - Write about an animal you
have learned about this week.
4. AR test
5. Centers
Unit 2 Life in the Forest – Day 5
Daily Journal Writing
Day 5
Write about the
animals on your
Day1list.