This Week’s Reading Selections
Unit 2: Lessons 6 - 10
Name: ____________________________
Stories: Day & Night in the Desert/Animals Black &White
Date: ____________________
Total Words Read: _____/36
Your child will encounter the following words in this week’s reading stories. Please practice reading and using
all words. Your child’s confidence level and self-esteem will increase as they expand their reading and oral
vocabulary. With daily practice, you will soon notice your child becoming a “Super Reader.” I will give a
formal assessment on Friday. Please practice reading these words nightly.
*Continue practicing words not highlighted in green.
*Green = Read Fluently
Spelling Words
Words Read: ___________/11
jug
mug
sub
sun
stun
buzz
fuzz
luck
duck
stuck
hungry
Sight Words
to
Words Read: ___________/7
ask
of
as
he
Vocabulary Words
his
just
Words Read: _________/18
desert
strikes
nearby
gobbles
darts
pounce
prey
bother
warning
beneath
plains
herd
dive
surface
striped
crisp
ecology
protection
Focus Sound Spelling Patterns
Short Vowel:
u
Consonants:
g j _dge
z _zz
Day 1: Focus Sound Spellings for initial g
gap
gas glass
glad
grid
grin
grand
Day 1: Focus Sound Spellings for final _g
log
frog
bag
flag big pig
bug
mug
Day 2: Focus Sound Spellings for initial j
jam jog
job
jig
jet
jug
jack jump
Day 2: Focus Sound Spellings for _dge
badge bridge ridge fudge judge smudge
Day 3: Focus Sound Spellings for short vowel _u_
up
cup
us
bus
tug
slug
luck
drum stump just
zag
Liz
zig
mud
Day 4: Focus Sound Spellings for z
zap
zaps
zip
sub
zips
Day 4: Focus Sound Spellings for _zz
jazz
buzz
fuzz
sun
must
Zack
fizz
desert
very dry land
The desert is very hot and dry.
strikes
to attack
The snake strikes quickly.
nearby
close to something
The mother bird watched the baby birds nearby.
gobbles
to eat quickly without chewing
The bird gobbles up the fish.
darts
Makes sudden, quick movements
The road runner darts around the desert.
pounce
to rush down upon quickly.
The animal will pounce on his prey.
prey
an animal hunted as food.
A fly is prey for a frog.
bother
to take the trouble.
The coyote doesn’t bother to chase the roadrunner.
protection
keeping safe.
Porcupines have sharp quills for protection.
warning
a tell of danger.
Warning signs tell us when something is dangerous.
beneath
under or below
Penguins swim beneath the cold ice.
plains
large flat land
We could see for miles as we walked across the plains.
herd
a group of animals
The herd of elephants walked together.
dive
to go quickly headfirst downward into water
Penguins like to dive into water.
surface
top part of something
The ducks float on the surface of the water.
striped
a narrow band of color
A skunk has a black and white striped tail.
crisp
fresh and firm
Rabbits like to eat crisp lettuce.
ecology
the relationship of living things to each
other
and to what’s around them.