Unit 2 Week 6 Whose Garden Is It?
Unit Theme: Where do animals live?
ELL Planning Sheet
High Frequency Words: he for
New Phonics Skills: Ii /i/
Grammar: Adjectives
Amazing Vocabulary: garden, gardener, plant, seed, soil, blossoms
Activity
Building
Background
Knowledge
Vocabulary
(Amazing Words
And
Story Vocabulary
Tier II and III)
Reading
Comprehension
Grammar
Writing
Monday
Activate Prior
Knowledge:
Poster 12
Poster Talk-Through
Poster activities Day 1
(Combine with High
Frequency Words)
Video clip: The
Blooms and the Bees;
short clip shows how a
couple of plants get
bees to pollinate them
Talk with me/Sing with
me Chart 12 A/B:
garden, gardener,
plant, seed, soil,
blossoms
Read: Whose Garden
Is It
Story Vocabulary: shower, permission, pollinate, wonder
Tuesday
Poster 12 Day 2
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Talk with me Chart 12
garden, gardener,
plant, seed, soil,
blossoms
Talk with me Chart 12
garden, gardener,
plant, seed, soil,
blossoms
Story Vocabulary:
shower, permission,
pollinate, wonder
Story Vocabulary:
shower, permission,
pollinate, wonder
Re-read: Whose
Garden Is It
Realism/Fantasy
pg.327
Definitions
Re-read: Whose
Garden Is It
Realism/Fantasy traits
of one character
Re-read Whose
Garden Is It
Realism/Fantasy
traits of one
character
Whose Garden Is It
Narrative text retell
graphic organizer
Unit Connection
Adjectives
Show picture
Students describe with
adj.
Adjective
Show picture Students describe with
adj.
Adjective
Show picture Students describe
with adj.
Adjectives for
Opposites Practice
Book pg 60
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High Frequency
Words
Spelling
(Phonics)
Readers
He, for
(Build Background
Knowledge lesson
Poster 12 Day 1)
Flash Cards
Ii /i/
Phonemic Awareness
pictures initial/middle
sort (inch, ink, kitten,
pickle, dig, fix, iguana,
insect, igloo, mitten)
segment (pit, tip)
Teacher model write
Teacher model writing
sentence
Students write
I see a ____ bus.
He, for
Spell
Flash Cards
He for
Sentences
Flash Cards
He for
Flash Cards
Find HF words in
Decodable Reader:
Tim and Sam
He, for
Flash Cards
Ii /i/ Phonics Phonics Workbook pg
79
Ii /i/ Phonics
Change middle sound
(tap/tip, pot/pit,
pop/pip, sad/Sid)
Ii /i/ Phonics spelling
(tip, sit, cap)
Ii /i/ Phonicsspelling
(mat, sip)
Decodable Reader:
Tim and Sam
(keep to re-read on
Day 5)
Decodable Reader
Tim and Sam
Blend (sit, pat, sip)
blend (mat, Sam, Tim)
Phonic Reader: Sam,
Sit!
(keep to re-read on
Day 3)
Re-read Phonics
Reader: Sam, Sit!
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: he for
New Phonics Skills: Ii /i/
Grammar: Adjectives
Amazing Vocabulary: garden, gardener, plant, seed, soil, blossoms
Story Vocabulary: shower, permission, pollinate, wonder
Background
Knowledge
Vocabulary
(Amazing
Words
and
Story
Vocabulary
Tier II and III)
Poster 12
 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 and or complete sentences as modeled in italicized words.
 Error Corrections: If needed, model, test, and ask the same question at the end
of this section to retest.
o Select a student to point to an animal in this garden.
 Good! A ______ is in the garden.
 Say it with me… A ___________ is in the garden.
 Repeat activity having students identify different animals in the
garden
o Select a student to point to a plant in the garden. (flowers, lettuce, tree)
 Good! A _______ grows in the garden.
 Say it with me… A ________grows in the garden.
 Repeat activity having students identify plants in the garden.
o Is the rabbit eating lettuce or hopping in the garden? The rabbit is
eating lettuce in the garden.
o What are the baby birds going to eat, some flowers or a worm? The
baby birds are going to eat a worm.
o Is it starting to rain or snow in the garden? It is starting to rain in the
garden.
Video clip: The Blooms and the Bees; short clip shows how a couple of plants get bees
to pollinate them
Display Talk with Me Chart 12 A
“This week we will be talking about gardens – how they grow and who takes care of
them.”
 This is a garden . Say the word with me ….. garden
o What is growing in this garden? Flowers are growing in the garden.
o A garden is a place where people grow plants.
o What is a garden? A place where people grow plants.
o What do we call a place where people grow plants? A garden
o Do you have a garden at your home?
o You can grow carrots and watermelon in a garden.
o What other foods can you grow in a garden?
 This person is a gardener . Say the word with me….. gardener
o A gardener is a person who plants and takes care of the garden.
o What does a gardener do? A gardener plants and takes care of the
garden.
o What do we call the person who plants and takes care of a garden? A
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gardener
o What does a gardener do to take care of a garden? A gardener will
(weed, water, collect food when ready…….)
 This is a big picture of a plant.
o A plant is something that lives and grows.
o What does a plant do? A plant lives and grows.
o A plant has roots in the soil. (Point to the roots/soil)
o What does a plant have in the soil? A plant has roots in the soil.
o A plant is a living thing with roots in the soil.
o What is a plant? A living thing with roots in the soil
o What do we call a living thing with roots in the soil? A plant
 These are seeds. Say it with me….. seeds
o You put seeds in the soil and then it grows into a plant
o Where do you put seeds? In the soil
o What does a seeds do? A seed grows into a plant.
 This is soil or dirt.
o What is another word for soil? Dirt
o What grows in soil? Plants grow in soil.
 This part of a plant is called a blossom.
o What is this part of a plant called? A blossom
o When flowers blossom, they open and spread out their petals.
o What do flowers do when they blossom? Open and spread out petals
o What is the word for when a flower opens and spreads out its petals?
Blossom
Reading
Display Whose Garden Is It?
Comprehension
 Look at the cover.
 Think Aloud: “ I see a woman, a boy and some animals standing in front of
plants and flowers. The title of this book is Whose Garden Is It?. What do you
think this story will be about?
 Read Whose Garden Is It?
Grammar and
Writing
High Frequency He, for
Words
 Here are this week’s high frequency words.
This word is he. What word? he
This word is for. What word? for

Display poster 12
o I am going to give you some clues , try to guess what animal I am talking
about.
o (As you say the following script – display the word card he, for when you
say those words.
 He eats leaves. He has long ears. A garden is a good home for
him. Who is it? A rabbit
 He has a bushy tail. He climbs trees. A garden is a good home
for him. Who is it? A squirrel
 He slithers on the ground. He says ssssss. A garden is a good
home for him. Who is it? A snake
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
Spelling
(Phonemic
Awareness/
Phonics)
He eats worms. He has wings. A garden is a good home for him.
Who is it? A bird
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.)
Ii /i/
Today we will learn a new sound. Listen and watch as I say the sound: /i/, /i/, /i/.
o Please say the /i/ sound……/i/ /i/ /i/
o Say inch …. inch. What sound do you hear at the beginning? /i/
o Say kitten … kitten. What sound do you hear in the middle? /i/
o Which word has the /i/ sound at the beginning, inch … kitten? inch
o Which word has the /i/ sound in the middle, inch … kitten? kitten

Show the inch and kitten T-chart.
o Have students say the words with you as you point to the pictures.
o Show the other picture cards one at a time.
 Say the word and have students repeat. (ink, pickle, dig, fix,
iguana, insect, igloo, mitten
 Have students identify the position of the /i/ sound.
 Pass out pictures and have students sort on the inch/pit T-chart.

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 pin. Hold up fingers as you say the individual sounds.
“pit: p - i - t”
o Say it with me. pit: p - i - t
o You do it. pit: p - i - t
o Repeat with the following words: tip
Readers
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Unit Theme: Where do animals live?
Day 2
High Frequency Words: he for
New Phonics Skills: Ii /i/
Grammar: Adjectives
Amazing Vocabulary: garden, gardener, plant, seed, soil, blossoms
Story Vocabulary: shower, permission, pollinate, wonder
Background
Knowledge
Vocabulary
(Amazing
Words
and
Story
Vocabulary
Tier II and III)
Reading
Poster 11 Day 2
 Do activity: Plant/Animal Identification
Display Talk with Me Chart 12 A
“This week we will be talking about gardens – how they grow and who takes care of
them.”
 This is a garden . Say the word with me ….. garden
o A garden is a place where people grow plants.
o What is a garden? A place where people grow plants.
o What do we call a place where people grow plants? A garden
 This person is a gardener . Say the word with me….. gardener
o A gardener is a person who plants and takes care of the garden.
o What does a gardener do? A gardener plants and takes care of the
garden.
o What do we call the person who plants and takes care of a garden? A
gardener
 This is a big picture of a plant.
o A plant is something that lives and grows.
o What does a plant do? A plant lives and grows.
o A plant has roots in the soil. (Point to the roots/soil)
o What does a plant have in the soil? A plant has roots in the soil.
o A plant is a living thing with roots in the soil.
o What is a plant? A living thing with roots in the soil
o What do we call a living thing with roots in the soil? A plant
o Plants need water, sunlight and air to grow
o What do plants need to grow? water, sunlight and air
 These are seeds. Say it with me….. seeds
o You put seeds in the soil and then it grows into a plant
o Where do you put seeds? In the soil
o What does a seeds do? A seed grows into a plant.
o Have you ever planted seeds?
o What did the seeds grow into?
 This is soil or dirt.
o What is another word for soil? Dirt
o What grows in soil? Plants grow in soil.
 This part of a plant is called a blossom.
o What is this part of a plant called? A blossom
o When flowers blossom, they open and spread out their petals.
o What do flowers do when they blossom? Open and spread out petals
o What is the word for when a flower opens and spreads out its petals?
Blossom
Display Whose Garden Is It?
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Comprehension


Grammar and
Writing
High Frequency
Words
Some stories tell about things that could happen in real life. These stories are
called realistic stories.
o What are realistic stories? Stories that could really happen.
o What do we call stories that could really happen? Realistic stories
Some stories tell about things that could not happen in real life. These stories
are called fantasy stories.
o What are fantasy stories? Stories that could not happen in real life.
o What do we call stories that could not happen in real life? Fantasy
stories
o I know that plants and animals cannot talk. This story is fantasy.
Re-read Whose Garden Is It?
Adjectives
 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
 Display the kitten picture.
o Let’s use adjectives to tell what this kitten looks like.
o After each student gives an adjective. Use that word in a sentence.
Have students repeat the sentence.
o Example: soft, The soft kitten sits. Students repeat…. The soft kitten
sits.
o Model writing one of the sentences. Make sure to show that sentences
start with a capital letter, spaces between words and end with a period.
He, for
This word is he. What word? he
Everyone, spell like. h-e
What word did you spell? He
This word is for. What word? for
Everyone spell for. f-o-r
What word did you spell? For
Spelling
(Phonics)
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.)
Ii /i//
 Hold up an I letter card. This is the letter I. It makes the /i/ sound.
o What sound does this letter make? /i/
o What is the name of this letter? I
 Phonics workbook pg. 79
 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
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Readers
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 : Sam, Sit!
Keep reader to re-read on Day 3
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Sentence:
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I
I
I
I
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s
i
t
p
a
t
s
i
p
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Day 3
High Frequency Words: he for
New Phonics Skills: Ii /i/
Grammar: Adjectives
Amazing Vocabulary: garden, gardener, plant, seed, soil, blossoms
Story Vocabulary: shower, permission, pollinate, wonder
Vocabulary
(Amazing
Words
and
Story
Vocabulary
Tier II and III)
Display Talk with Me Chart 12 A
“This week we will be talking about gardens – how they grow and who takes care of
them.”
 This is a garden . Say the word with me ….. garden
o A garden is a place where people grow plants.
o What is a garden? A place where people grow plants.
o What do we call a place where people grow plants? A garden
 This person is a gardener . Say the word with me….. gardener
o A gardener is a person who plants and takes care of the garden.
o What does a gardener do? A gardener plants and takes care of the
garden.
o What do we call the person who plants and takes care of a garden? A
gardener
 This is a big picture of a plant.
o A plant is something that lives and grows.
o What does a plant do? A plant lives and grows.
o A plant has roots in the soil. (Point to the roots/soil)
o What does a plant have in the soil? A plant has roots in the soil.
o A plant is a living thing with roots in the soil.
o What is a plant? A living thing with roots in the soil
o What do we call a living thing with roots in the soil? A plant
 These are seeds. Say it with me….. seeds
o You put seeds in the soil and then it grows into a plant
o Where do you put seeds? In the soil
o What does a seeds do? A seed grows into a plant.
 This is soil or dirt.
o What is another word for soil? Dirt
o What grows in soil? Plants grow in soil.
o Some animals live in soil. A mole lives in the soil.
o Can you think of another animal that lives in the soil?
Worms/Voles/ants/snails/slugs/bugs/beetles live in the soil.
 This part of a plant is called a blossom.
o What is this part of a plant called? A blossom
o When flowers blossom, they open and spread out their petals.
o What do flowers do when they blossom? Open and spread out petals
o What is the word for when a flower opens and spreads out its petals?
Blossom
o Have you seen a flower blossom?
o What are some colors of blossoms ?
Reading
Display Whose Garden Is It?
Comprehension
 Some stories tell about things that could happen in real life. These stories are
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
Grammar and
Writing
High Frequency
Words
called realistic stories.
o What are realistic stories? Stories that could really happen.
o What do we call stories that could really happen? Realistic stories
Some stories tell about things that could not happen in real life. These stories
are called fantasy stories.
o What are fantasy stories? Stories that could not happen in real life.
o What do we call stories that could not happen in real life? Fantasy
stories
Display pg 8-9 and T-Chart. We are going to use this T-chart to show what real
rabbits do and what fantasy rabbits do.
o Have a student tell something the fantasy rabbit does. Example: wears a
jacket
 Model using the answer in a complete sentence. Example:
Fantasy rabbits wear jackets.
 Have students repeat the sentence… Fantasy rabbits wear
jackets
 Other possible answers: talks, eats out of a bowl,…
o Continue pattern for traits of real rabbits.
 Possible answers: eats garden vegetables, hops, lives in a
burrow….
Re-read Whose Garden Is It?
Adjectives
 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
 Display the wagon picture.
o Let’s use adjectives to tell what this baby looks like.
o After each student gives an adjective. Use that word in a sentence.
Have students repeat the sentence.
o Example: red, The red wagon is in the yard. Students repeat…. The red
wagon is in the yard.
o Model writing one of the sentences. Make sure to show that sentences
start with a capital letter, spaces between words and end with a period.
He, for
Display he word card.
A sentence with the word he is…. “He is riding the bike.”
Have students use the word he in a sentence.
Display for word card.
A sentence with the word for is…. “I am ready for school.”
Have students use the word for in a sentence.
Second Time
When I touch under the word, say the word in your head.
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Spelling
(Phonics)
Readers
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.)
Ii /i/
 Hold up an I letter card. This is the letter I. It makes the /i/ sound.
o Give each student an I letter card.
o Trace the letter I on your card and say /i/.
o What sound does this letter make? /i/
o What is the name of this letter? I
 We are going to say a word. Listen for the sound in the middle. We will change
the middle sound to an /i/ to make a new word. Example pat to pit
o Say tap …. tap
o With students segment the word. Use the blank “blending” boxes to
point to where each sound happens in the word. /t/ - /a/ - /p/
o What sound did you hear in the middle. Pretend to throw it away.
o Lay the I letter card in the middle box. We are going to put an /i/ in the
middle.
o Point to the blending boxes. Let’s say that word. /t/ /i/ /p/
o What is the new word? tip
o Repeat script using the following words: pot/pit, pop/pip, sad/Sid)
 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.
Re-read Phonics Reader : Sam, Sit!
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REAL
FANTASY
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Sentence:
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m
a
t
S
a
m
T
i
m
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Day 4
High Frequency Words: he for
New Phonics Skills: Ii /i/
Grammar: Adjectives
Amazing Vocabulary: garden, gardener, plant, seed, soil, blossoms
Story Vocabulary: shower, permission, pollinate, wonder
Vocabulary
(Amazing
Words
and
Story
Vocabulary
Tier II and III)
Tier Two Story Vocabulary:, shower, permission
“This week we will be talking about gardens – how they grow and who takes care of
them.”
 Display and read pg. 26-27.
o In English the word shower can mean two things.
 Shower can mean a short rain.
 What can shower mean? a short rain
 What is the word for a short rain? A shower
o A shower can also be a place where you get clean.
 A shower is in the bathroom.
 You can take a shower to get clean.
 Why do we take a shower? To get clean
 Display and read pg. 6-7.
o The gardener gave Mrs. McGee permission to walk in the garden.
o Permission means to let someone do something.
o What does permission mean? to let someone do something
o What is the word for letting someone do something? Permission
o The gardener gave Mrs. McGee permission to do what? Walk in the
garden
o Your teacher will give you permission to get a drink, or go to the
bathroom.
o What are some other things your teacher gives you permission to do?
o Think of a toy at home. Who would you let play with your toy or give
permission to play with your toy? I would give permission to_______ to
play with my toy.
Reading
Display Whose Garden Is It?
Comprehension
 Some stories tell about things that could happen in real life. These stories are
called realistic stories.
o What are realistic stories? Stories that could really happen.
o What do we call stories that could really happen? Realistic stories
 Some stories tell about things that could not happen in real life. These stories
are called fantasy stories.
o What are fantasy stories? Stories that could not happen in real life.
o What do we call stories that could not happen in real life? Fantasy
stories
 Display pg 17 and T-Chart. We are going to use this T-chart to show what real
snakes do and what fantasy snakes do.
o Have a student tell something the fantasy rabbit does. Example: wears a
scarf
 Model using the answer in a complete sentence. Example:
Fantasy snakes wear scarves.
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
Grammar and
Writing
High Frequency
Words
Have students repeat the sentence… Fantasy snakes wear
scarves
 Other possible answers: talks, wears a crown, tells bugs he is
going to eat them
o Continue pattern for traits of real snakes.
 Possible answers: lives in a hole, crawls on ground, eats mice….
Re-read Whose Garden Is It?
Adjectives
 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
 Display the wagon picture.
o Let’s use adjectives to tell what this bus looks like.
o After each student gives an adjective. Use that word in a sentence.
Have students repeat the sentence.
o Example: big, The big bus parked. Students repeat…. The big bus
parked.
 Haves students complete the sentence frame with an adjective. Make sure to
point out that sentences start with a capital letter, spaces between words and
end with a period.
He, for
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 - Tim and Sam
Have students find and underline the sight words he, for in the story.
Spelling
(Phonics)
Ii /i/
Display an I letter card. This is the letter I. It makes the /i/ sound.
What is the name of this letter? I
What sound does this letter make? /i/
Have students air write the letter I while saying the /i/ sound.
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 “tip”
 Students say “tip”
 Teacher and students segment word. Hold up one finger for each letter sound.
t - I - p
 Students write the word.
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Readers
Repeat for the following words: sit, cap
Decodable Reader: Tim and Sam
Keep reader to re-read on Day 5
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REAL
FANTASY
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Sentence:
The ____________________ bus
parked.
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Day 5
High Frequency Words: he for
New Phonics Skills: Ii /i/
Grammar: Adjectives
Amazing Vocabulary: garden, gardener, plant, seed, soil, blossoms
Story Vocabulary: shower, permission, pollinate, wonder
Vocabulary
(Amazing
Words
and
Story
Vocabulary
Tier II and III)
Story Vocabulary: pollinate, wonder
“This week we will be talking about gardens – how they grow and who takes care of
them.
 Display and read pg. 14-15. The butterfly and the bee pollinate the flowers.
o Have you ever looked at the inside of a flower that has blossomed?
o In the middle of the flower is pollen.
o Pollen is yellow and sticky. A bee or butterfly will land on the flower to
eat some of the “sugar water” that plants make.
o Some of the pollen will stick to the legs of the bees and butterflies.
o When a bee or butterfly goes to a new blossom, some of that pollen will
stick to the new flower.
o That pollen will help to make a new seed, that can grow into a new
plant.
o Plants need the bees and butterflies to spread pollen so new seeds can
be made.
o When bees and butterflies spread pollen it is called pollination.
o What does pollination mean? when bees and butterflies spread pollen
to other flowers.
o What is the word for bees and butterflies moving pollen from one
flower to another? Pollination
 Display and rad pg. 31. Mrs. McGee wonders whose garden it is.
o Wondering means wanting to know about something.
o What does wondering mean? wanting to know about something
o What is the word for when you want to know more about something?
Wondering
o What is Mrs. McGee wondering? Mrs. McGee is wondering whose
garden is it?
Reading
Display Whose Garden Is It?.
Comprehension
 Display the narrative text retell graphic organizer.
Grammar and
Writing
High Frequency
Words
 Where do some animals live? Grasslands, oceans, woods
 What animals live in the grasslands?
 What animals live in the oceans?
 What animals live in the woods?
 What kinds of homes do animals live in?
 Who lives on a garden?
Adjectives
 Practice Book pg 60
He, for
When I touch under the word, say the word in your head.
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Spelling
(Phonics)
Readers
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.)
Ii /i/
Display an I letter card. This is the letter I. It makes the /i/ sound.
What is the name of this letter? I
What sound does this letter make? /i/
Have students air write the letter I while saying the /i/ sound.
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 “sip”
 Students say “sip”
 Teacher and students segment word. Hold up one finger for each letter sound.
s - i - p
 Students write the word.
 Repeat for the following words: mat
Decodable Reader : Tim and Sam
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Unit Theme: Where do animals live?
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