Unit 2 Week 3 Animal Babies
Unit Theme: Where do animals live?
ELL Planning Sheet
High Frequency Words: like, my, we
New Phonics Skills: Pp /p/
Grammar: Adjectives – color/ shape
Amazing Vocabulary: calf, grassland, cub, pup, joey, foal
Activity
Building
Background
Knowledge
Vocabulary
(Amazing Words
And
Story Vocabulary
Tier II and III)
Reading
Comprehension
Grammar
Writing
Story Vocabulary: trouble, pale
Monday
Activate Prior
Knowledge:
Poster 9
Poster Talk-Through
Poster activities Day 1
(combine with HF
words lesson)
Video Clip: Grasslands
Talk with me/Sing with
me Chart 9A/B:
calf, grassland, cub,
pup, joey, foal
Tuesday
Poster 9 Day 2
Review vocabulary
Wednesday
Talk with me Chart 9A
calf, grassland, cub,
pup, joey, foal
Talk with me Chart 9A
calf, grassland, cub,
pup, joey, foal
Story Vocabulary:
trouble, pale
Read: Animal Babies in
the Grasslands
Re-read: Animal Babies
in the Grasslands
Compare/contrast:
mom and baby
Re-read: Animal
Babies in the
Grasslands
Compare/contrast:
mom and baby
Re-read Animal
Babies in the
Grasslands
Compare/contrast:
mom and baby
Adjectives – color
Animal colors t-chart
Teacher model write a
sentence: Capital
letter/period
Adjectives – shape 4
column graphic
organizer (circle,
square, rectangle,
triangle)
(pg 183) teacher
model write a
sentence
Adjectives –shape &
color(pg 183) shape
pattern w/ sentence
frames
The round pink pig is
in the mud.
1
Thursday
Friday
Animal Babies in the
Grasslands
Main Idea:
graphic organizer
(139)
Unit Connection
Adjectives –shape
Practice Book pg 30
Unit 2 Week 3 Animal Babies
Unit Theme: Where do animals live?
High Frequency
Words
Spelling
(Phonics)
Readers
Like, my, we
(combine with Build
Background
Knowledge lesson)
Flash Cards
Pp/p/
Phonemic Awareness /
segment
word/discriminate
initial sound
(di.47 di 25)
Like, my, we
spell/sentences
Find HF words in
Phonics Reader:Pat the
Cat
Flash Cards
Pp/p/
Phonemic Awareness
discriminate end
sound/Phonics blending
(Di.27)
Phonic Reader: Pat the
Cat
(keep to re-read on
Day 3)
Like, my, we
Poster 9 Day 3 Activity
Speaking Practice
Flash Cards
Like, my, we
Flash Cards
Find HF words in
Decodable Reader:
My Map
Like, My, We
Flash Cards
Pp/p/
Phonics workbook pg.
68
Pp/p/
Phonics blending
(di.28)
Pp/p/
Phonics- spell words
(di 29
Re-read Phonics
Reader: Pat the Cat
Decodable Reader:
My Map
(keep to re-read on
Day 5)
Decodable Reader
My Map
Unit 1 Proposed Assessment Plan
Measure
High frequency words
Frequency
weekly
Assessor
Classroom teacher
Verbal retell
weekly
Classroom teacher
Writing CBM
biweekly
ELL tutor
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Day 1
High Frequency Words: like, my, we
New Phonics Skills: Pp /p/
Grammar: Adjectives – color/ shape
Amazing Vocabulary: calf, grassland, cub, pup, joey, foal
Background
Knowledge
Vocabulary
(Amazing
Words
and
Story
Vocabulary
Tier II and III)
Story Vocabulary: trouble, pale
Poster 9
 Poster Talk-through – read aloud and point as you describe the poster. Have
students repeat the underlined words in the script, after you say them and
identify on the poster.
 Students need to respond to the following questions with one of the embedded
answer choices
 Error Corrections: If needed, model, test, and ask the same question at the end
of this section to retest.
o Is the lion on the floor or the bed? The lion is on the bed.
o Is the girl holding the giraffe or the snake? The girl is holding the giraffe.
o Which animal is black and white, the elephant or the zebra? The zebra is
black and white
o Are the monkey and kangaroo yellow or brown? The monkey and
kangaroo are brown.
o How many cheetah slippers are there, one or two? There are two
cheetah slippers.
o Are these real animals or toy animals. These are toy animals.
 Day 1 Develop Concepts and Vocabulary (Combine for High Frequency Word
lesson)
Video Clip: Grasslands
Display Talk with Me Chart 9A
“This week we are going to talk about animal babies and their mothers.”
 The animals we are going to read about all live in the grassland .
o Grasslands are parts of land where tall grass grows.
o What are grasslands? Land where tall grass grow.
o What do we call a part of the land where lots of tall grasses grow?
Grasslands
o Look at the pictures on the chart. All of these animals live in the
grasslands.
o Name some of the animals that live in grasslands. Lions, elephants,
zebras, kangaroos, prairie dogs
o What do we call the land that lions, elephants, zebras, kangaroos and
prairie dogs live? Grasslands
o Do grasslands have hills and mountains or are they flat? Grasslands are
flat.
o Do grasslands have lots of grasses or trees? Grasslands have lots of
grasses.
o Do you think there is a lot of water during the summer in grasslands?
 Point to the elephants. This is the mother elephant and her baby.
o A baby elephant is called a calf .
o What is a calf? A baby
o What do we call a baby elephant? A calf
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Display pg 26-27 of Animal Babies in the Grasslands. This is a mother
giraffe and her baby.
o A baby giraffe is also called a calf.
o What is a calf? A baby
o What do we call a baby giraffe? A calf
o What do we call a baby giraffe and a baby elephant? A calf
o Can you think of any other baby animals we call a calf? (Cow, deer,
whale, rhino…)
 Look at this father lion and the baby lion.
o A baby lion is called a cub .
o What is a cub? A baby
o What do we call a baby lion? A cub
 Look at the prairie dog and the baby.
o A baby prairie dog is called a pup .
o What is a pup? A baby
o What do we call a baby prairie dog? A pup
 Display page 22-23 of Animals Babies in the grasslands. Look at the kangaroo
and the baby.
o A baby kangaroo is called a joey .
o What is a joey? A baby
o What do we call a baby kangaroo? A joey
 Look at the zebra and the baby
o A baby zebra is called a foal.
o What is a foal? A baby
o What is a baby zebra called? A foal
Reading
Display Animal Babies in the Grasslands.
Comprehension
 Look at the cover.
 Think Aloud: “ I see the face of a baby lion. He seems to be looking right at me.
The title of this book is Animal Babies in the Grasslands. What do you think this
story will be about?
 Read Animal Babies in the Grasslands
Grammar and
Writing
High Frequency Like, my, we
Words
Display poster 8. (Day 1 - Develop Concepts and Vocabulary)
 Have children echo this rhyme, calling on a different person each time to supply
the name of an animal on the poster:
o I like my animal friends. We have so much fun. Of all my animal friends,
_________ is my favorite one.
 Here are this week’s high frequency words.
This word is like. What word? like
This word is my. What word? My
This word is we. What word? we
Second Time
When I touch under the word, say the word in your head.
When I tap under the word, everyone will say the word aloud.
Practice the word list until they read the list without errors.
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Spelling
(Phonemic
Awareness/
Phonics)
Unpredictable individual turns (Not everyone will have an individual turn.)
Pp /p/
Today we will learn a new sound. Listen and watch as I say the sound: /p/, /p/, /p/.
o Show students how to say /p/ by closing your lips, curling them under,
and then quickly opening you lips to emit a puff of air.
o Please say the /p/ sound……/p/ /p/ /p/
 Show the pan and puzzle picture. Pan and puzzle start with the /p/ sound.
o Say pan….pan. What sound does pan start with? /p/
o Say puzzle….puzzle. What sound does puzzle start with? /p/
 Display pictures of: pen, pig, penguin, cat, fan, bell
o Let’s say the names of these pictures together.
o Show me what pictures start with the /p/ sound.
 Use three fingers to help children see the number of sounds you say while
segmenting a word. Model then have students repeat.
o Segment the word pan. Hold up fingers as you say the individual sounds.
“pan: P - a - n”
o Say it with me. pan: p - a - n
o You do it. Pan: p - a - n
o Repeat with the following words: pig, pen, hop, stop
Readers
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Day 2
High Frequency Words: like, my, we
New Phonics Skills: Pp /p/
Grammar: Adjectives – color/ shape
Amazing Vocabulary: calf, grassland, cub, pup, joey, foal
Story Vocabulary: trouble, pale
Background
Knowledge
Poster 9 Day 2
 Do activity: Animal Rhymes
 I am going to give you some clues. Guess what animal I am talking about
 My neck is long. Who am I? giraffe
 Repeat by allowing students to take turns giving clues and guessing.
Vocabulary
Display Talk with Me Chart 9A
(Amazing
“This week we are going to talk about animal babies and their mothers.”
Words
 The animals we are going to read about all live in the grassland .
and
o Grasslands are parts of land where tall grass grows.
Story
o What are grasslands? Land where tall grass grow.
Vocabulary
o What do we call a part of the land where lots of tall grasses grow?
Tier II and III)
o Do you think there is a lot of water during the summer in grasslands?
 Point to the elephants. This is the mother elephant and her baby.
o A baby elephant is called a calf .
o What is a calf? A baby
o What do we call a baby elephant? A calf
o Can you think of any other baby animals we call a calf? giraffe
 Look at this father lion and the baby lion.
o A baby lion is called a cub .
o What is a cub? A baby
o What do we call a baby lion? A cub
o Can you think of other baby animals called cubs? ( bear,)
 Look at the prairie dog and the baby.
o A baby prairie dog is called a pup .
o What is a pup? A baby
o What do we call a baby prairie dog? A pup
o Can you think of other baby animals called a pup? (dog)
o A prairie dog and her pup sleep underground at night.
o Where do a prairie dog and her pup sleep? underground
 Display page 22-23 of Animals Babies in the grasslands. Look at the kangaroo
and the baby.
o A baby kangaroo is called a joey .
o What is a joey? A baby
o What do we call a baby kangaroo? A joey
 Look at the zebra and the baby
o A baby zebra is called a foal.
o What is a foal? A baby
o What is a baby zebra called? A foal
o
Reading
Display Aniamls Babies in the Grasslands
Comprehension
 Tell me some of the animals that where in this book.
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

Grammar and
Writing
High Frequency
Words
We are going to talk about how grassland mommies and babies are the same
and different.
Let students select what mother/baby animal they want to compare/contrast
today.
Use the Venn Diagram. Dictate student responses.
Re-read Aniamls Babies in the Grasslands
Adjectives: color
 We use some words to tell us what something looks like.
o Words that tell us what something looks like are called adjectives.
o What are adjectives? Adjectives are words that tell us what something
looks like.
o What do we call a word that tells us what something looks like? An
adjective
o Color words can tell us what something looks like. Color words are
adjectives. What are color words? adjectives
 Use the t-chart . Fill in color words to describe the animals
 Model writing a sentence, using the information from the T-chart. Make sure to
point out that sentences start with a capital letter and end with a period.
Example: The grey elephant ran.
Like, my, we
This word is like. What word? like
Everyone, spell like. L-i-k-e
What word did you spell? like
A sentence with the word like is….”I like to eat chocolate.”
Ask students to use like in a sentence.
This word is my. What word? my
Everyone spell my. m-y
What word did you spell? my
A sentence with the word my is… “My shirt is (color word).”
Ask students to use is in a sentence.
This word is we. What word? we
Everyone spell we. w-e
What word did you spell? we
A sentence with the word we is… “We are at school.”
Ask students to use is in a sentence.
Second Time
When I touch under the word, say the word in your head.
When I tap under the word, everyone will say the word aloud.
Practice the word list until they read the list without errors.
Unpredictable individual turns (Not everyone will have an individual turn.)
Have students mark the words: is, have in the Phonics reader Pat the Cat
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Spelling
(Phonics)
Readers
Pp /p/
 Listen to the word I am going to say. Map
o Do you hear the /p/ sound in map?
o Say it with me. /m/ /a/ /p/, map.
o Map has the /p/ sound at the end of the word.
o What sound do you hear at the end of map? /p/
o Repeat with: cap, sheep, top, up
 Hold up a P letter card. This is the letter P. It makes the /p/ sound.
o Give each student an P letter card.
o Trace the letter P on your card and say /p/.
o What sound does this letter make? /p/
o What is the name of this letter? P
 Use the page with arrows and blocks to practice blending words together.
o With students slowly sound out each letter while pointing to the letter
with finger.
o With students repeat sounding out and pointing at a faster speed.
o With students repeat reading and pointing at a normal speed.
Phonics Reader : Pat the Cat
Keep reader to re-read on Day 3
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BOTH
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NOUN
COLOR
Elephant
Zebra
Grass
Sentence:
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P
P
P
P
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P
a
m
t
a
p
m
a
t
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Day 3
High Frequency Words: like, my, we
New Phonics Skills: Pp /p/
Grammar: Adjectives – color/ shape
Amazing Vocabulary: calf, grassland, cub, pup, joey, foal
Vocabulary
(Amazing
Words
and
Story
Vocabulary
Tier II and III)
Story Vocabulary: trouble, pale
Display Talk with Me Chart 9A
“This week we are going to talk about animal babies and their mothers.”
 The animals we are going to read about all live in the grassland .
o Grasslands are parts of land where tall grass grows.
o What are grasslands? Land where tall grass grow.
o What do we call a part of the land where lots of tall grasses grow?
Grasslands
 Point to the elephants. This is the mother elephant and her baby.
o A baby elephant is called a calf .
o What is a calf? A baby
o What do we call a baby elephant? A calf
o Can you think of any other baby animals we call a calf? a giraffe
 Look at this father lion and the baby lion.
o A baby lion is called a cub .
o What is a cub? A baby
o What do we call a baby lion? A cub
 Look at the prairie dog and the baby.
o A baby prairie dog is called a pup .
o What is a pup? A baby
o What do we call a baby prairie dog? A pup
 Display page 22-23 of Animals Babies in the grasslands. Look at the kangaroo
and the baby.
o A baby kangaroo is called a joey .
o What is a joey? A baby
o What do we call a baby kangaroo? A joey
o A mother kangaroo has a pouch on its stomach. At first the joey is so
small it stays in the mothers pouch.
o The joey will grow, but it cannot move as quickly as its mommy. The
joey climbs in the pouch and the mother can move quickly.
o What does the mother keep in her pouch? A joey
o What else could a joey do in the pouch? A joey could sleep in the pouch.
 Look at the zebra and the baby
o A baby zebra is called a foal.
o What is a foal? A baby
o What is a baby zebra called? A foal
o Can you think of another baby animals called a foal? (horse)
o A foal learns to walk very quickly. Soon the foal can run with its
mommy.
o Why do you think a foal needs to learn to run?
Reading
Display Aniamls Babies in the Grasslands
Comprehension
 Tell me some of the animals that where in this book.
 We are going to talk about how grassland mommies and babies are the same
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
Grammar and
Writing
High Frequency
Words
Spelling
(Phonics)
and different.
Let students select what mother/baby animal they want to compare/contrast
today.
Use the Venn Diagram. Dictate student responses.
Re-read Aniamls Babies in the Grasslands
Adjectives: color
 We use some words to tell us what something looks like.
o Words that tell us what something looks like are called adjectives.
o What are adjectives? Adjectives are words that tell us what something
looks like.
o What do we call a word that tells us what something looks like? An
adjective
o Show students the 4 column shape chart. Point to shapes and have
students name the shapes.
o Shape words can tell us what something looks like. Shape words are
adjectives. What are Shape words? adjectives
 Use the4 column chart. Have students look around the room to identify shape
items. Do a quick sketch and or write the word of students selected items in the
correct column.
o Model writing a sentence, using the information from the 4 columnchart. Make sure to point out that sentences start with a capital letter
and end with a period. Example: The round clock showed the time.
Like, my, we
Poster 9 Day 3
First Time
 Display Poster 9.
 Have students think of their favorite toy.
 Model the following sentences frame. I like my (snake). We have fun. Hold up
the high frequency flash cards for like, my and me, when the words are spoken.
 Have students repeat the sentence and point to the correct high frequency flash
cards (like, my and me) when the words are spoken.
 Allow students to take turns filling in the sentence frame. After each student
says their sentence. Have all students repeat the sentence.
Second Time
When I touch under the word, say the word in your head.
When I tap under the word, everyone will say the word aloud.
Practice the word list until they read the list without errors.
Unpredictable individual turns (Not everyone will have an individual turn.)
Pp/p/
 Display an p letter card. This is the letter p. It makes the /p/ sound.
o What is the name of this letter? p
o What sound does this letter make? /p/
o Pass out letter P cards to students.
o Have students trace the letter P and make the /p/ sound.
 Phonics Workbook Page 68
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Readers
Re-read Phonics Reader : Pat the Cat
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BOTH
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CIRCLE
SQUARE
RECTANGLE
Sentence:
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TRIANGLE
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Day 4
High Frequency Words: like, my, we
New Phonics Skills: Pp /p/
Grammar: Adjectives – color/ shape
Amazing Vocabulary: calf, grassland, cub, pup, joey, foal
Story Vocabulary: trouble, pale
Vocabulary
(Amazing
Words
and
Story
Vocabulary
Tier II and III)
Tier Two Story Vocabulary:, trouble, pale
“This week we are going to talk about animal babies and their mothers.”
 Display and read pg 16-17 of Animal Babies in the Grasslands
o Trouble can mean when something bad might happen, or if something
dangerous is near.
o “When trouble or something bad is near the prairie dog barks loudly.”
o Why would a prairie dog bark loudly if there is trouble near? To warn
the other prairie dogs, or try to scare the trouble away.
o What would be something that could cause trouble for the prairie dog?
Another animal that wants to eat it….
o Trouble can mean something wrong or dangerous.
o What does trouble mean? Something wrong or dangerous
o What is the word for when something is wrong or dangerous? Trouble
o Sometimes when we do something wrong we get in trouble with our
parents.
o When I was little, sometimes I would get in trouble for not eating all my
dinner.
o If we don’t follow the rules on the playground, we might get in trouble.
 Display and read page 26-27 of Animal Babies in the Grasslands
o Look at the calf. Are her spots as dark as the mother’s spots? No
o The calf’s spots are pale.
o Pale means the color is lighter or not very dark.
o What does pale mean? The color is lighter or not very dark
o What do we call a color if it is lighter or not very dark? Pale
o Have students look for and point out examples of pale colors in the
room.
Reading
Display Aniamls Babies in the Grasslands
Comprehension
 Tell me some of the animals that where in this book.
 We are going to talk about how grassland mommies and babies are the same
and different.
 Let students select what mother/baby animal they want to compare/contrast
today.
 Use the Venn Diagram. Dictate student responses.
Grammar and
Writing
Re-read Aniamls Babies in the Grasslands
Adjectives: color
 We use some words to tell us what something looks like.
o Words that tell us what something looks like are called adjectives.
o What are adjectives? Adjectives are words that tell us what something
looks like.
o What do we call a word that tells us what something looks like? An
adjective
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o
High Frequency
Words
Shape and color words can tell us what something looks like. Shape and
color words are adjectives. What are shape and color words? adjectives
 Use the “pink” pig picture. Encourage students to create a sentence that
describes the color and shape of the pig.
o Model writing a sentence. Make sure to point out that sentences start
with a capital letter and end with a period. Example: The pink round
pig sat in the brown mud.
Like, my, we
First Time
When I touch under the word, say the word in your head.
When I tap under the word, everyone will say the word aloud.
Practice the word list until they read the list without errors.
Unpredictable individual turns (Not everyone will have an individual turn.)
Second Time
Pass out Decodable Reader -My Map
Have students find and underline the sight words like, my, we in the story.
Spelling
(Phonics)
Readers
Pp /p/
Display an P letter card. This is the letter P. It makes the /p/ sound.
What is the name of this letter? P
What sound does this letter make? /p/
Have students air write the letter P while saying the /p/ sound.
Use the page with arrows and blocks to practice blending words together.
With students slowly sound out each letter while pointing to the letter with finger.
With students repeat sounding out and pointing at a faster speed.
With students repeat reading and pointing at a normal speed.
Decodable Reader: My Map
Keep reader to re-read on Day 5
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_________
_________
BOTH
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Sentence:
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m
a
p
s
a
t
P
a
t
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Day 5
High Frequency Words: like, my, we
New Phonics Skills: Pp /p/
Grammar: Adjectives – color/ shape
Amazing Vocabulary: calf, grassland, cub, pup, joey, foal
Story Vocabulary: trouble, pale
Vocabulary
(Amazing
Words
and
Story
Vocabulary
Tier II and III)
Reading
Display Animal Babies in the Grasslands.
Comprehension
 Display main idea graphic organizer.
 Prompt students to identify parts of the story. Joey, foal, calf, cub, pup,
grasslands
 Record students’ responses in the outer circles of the web.
 What is this whole story about? Animal Babies in the grasslands –
 Record students response in the center circle.
Grammar and
Writing
High Frequency
Words
Spelling
(Phonics)
Readers
 Where do some animals live? Grasslands, oceans
 What animals live in the grasslands?
 What animals live in the oceans?
Adjectives: shape and color
 Practice Book pg 30
Like, me my
When I touch under the word, say the word in your head.
When I tap under the word, everyone will say the word aloud.
Practice the word list until they read the list without errors.
Unpredictable individual turns (Not everyone will have an individual turn.)
Pp /p/
Hold up the P letter card.
What is the name of this letter? p
What sound does the letter P make? /p/
Have students air write the letter P while saying /p/.
We are going to spell some words. Pass out writing materials. If a word is a proper
noun, remind students to begin that word with a capital letter.
 Teacher say “pat”
 Students say “pat”
 Teacher and students segment word. Hold up one finger for each letter sound.
p - a - t
 Students write the word.
 Repeat for the following words: pat, at, mat, Tam, Sam, sat
Decodable Reader : My Map
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