Big Question:
What does a train need to get
over the mountain?
Author:
Watty Piper
Genre:
Classic Fantasy
Big Question:
What does a train need to get
over the mountain?
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Review
Review New Words
Progress Monitoring
Monday
What does a train
need to get over
the mountain?
Today we will learn:
 Build
Background
 Amazing Words
 Shared Reading: The Little Engine That
Could
 Vocabulary Words
 Reteach /u/
 High-Frequency Words
 Decodable Reader 27: Fun for Bud
 Grammar: Nouns
 Social Studies: Ordering Trains
 Plot: Beginning, Middle, and End
Talk with
Me,
Sing with
Me
On the Tracks to the Mountain
On the tracks to the mountain
chugged a train so sweet.
Taking toys to the valley for young
ones to meet.
Along came passengers on a fastmoving train.
They returned to the roundhouse,
“Too bumpy!” they claimed.
A small engine came by and
helped in her way
To bring toys to children on this
happy day.
Amazing
Words
engine
tracks
passenger
roundhouse
mountain
valley
Shared
Reading
Vocabulary
Words
load
sleeping
cars
wheels
dining-car
switching
dolls
toys
berths
freight
Phonics
Blend Sounds
hum




gum
cut
nut
hub
High
Frequency
Words
what
was
people
said
water
into
Word Work
Review
 wet
had
 run
 tub
 hug
 fast

bed
 it
 fun
 up
 ruff
 can

Review
 big
pup
 jump
 dug
 sat
 hot

get
 Bud
 sun
 mud
 did
 got

Grammar
 bud
is in the tub
with suds
 Bud is in the tub
with suds.
Grammar
Nouns,
or naming words,
are words that name
people, places, or things.
We will find people,
places, and things on
charts and write them in
the correct column.
Grammar
People
Places
Things
Let’s Write
 Let’s
write a sentence using
nouns, or naming words,
from our noun chart.
 When we write a sentence,
we use an uppercase letter
for the first word. The
sentence also needs an end
mark.
Daily Journal Writing
Draw a train and write
a sentence about it.
•Oral Language
•Comprehension
•Grammar
Tomorrow we
will read about
trains and
engines again.
Tuesday
What are other
ways to get over a
mountain?
Today we will learn:
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Build Background
Amazing Words
Shared Reading: The Little Engine That Could
Vocabulary Words
Practice /u/
High-Frequency Words
Phonics Story: Jan and Gus
Grammar: Nouns
Shared Writing
Journal Writing
Social Studies: Alphabet Train
Comprehension: Plot: Problem Solution
Talk with
Me,
Sing with
Me
On the Tracks to the Mountain
On the tracks to the mountain
chugged a train so sweet.
Taking toys to the valley for young
ones to meet.
Along came passengers on a fastmoving train.
They returned to the roundhouse,
“Too bumpy!” they claimed.
A small engine came by and
helped in her way
To bring toys to children on this
happy day.
Amazing
Words
engine
tracks
Shared
Reading
Vocabulary
Words
load
sleeping
cars
wheels
dining-car
switching
dolls
toys
berths
freight
Phonics
Bud
Look at Bud, he’s full of mud,
Full of mud, full of mud.
Look at Bud, he’s full of mud.
Get in the bubbly tub!
Look at Bud, he’s full of suds,
Full of suds, full of suds.
Look at Bud, he’s full of suds,
No more mud on Bud!
Blending Practice
mud
rug
Jan
sun
Gus
hum
and
bus
pals
bug
fun
run
on
in
High
Frequency
Words
what
was
people
said
water
into
High-Frequency Words Review
are
they
 like
 to


have
 the
 see

Grammar
 can
it go up the
hill
 Can it go up the
hill?
Grammar
Verbs
are action words
that tell what we do.
Nouns are naming
words that name a
person, place, or thing.
Let’s Write!
List
the naming words
from the story.
Let’s Write!
 If
you were waiting for your
toys to come over the
mountain, would you be
excited?
 Let’s write a sentence
about what you might be
waiting for.
 I will get my doll.
Amazing Word Review


messenger
delivery
Daily Journal Writing
Dictate and label
three words that
rhyme with nut.
•Oral
Language
•Oral
Language
•Grammar
•Grammar
•Homework
•Homework
Idea
Tomorrow
we
Tomorrow
we
willwill
readread
about
the another
about
animals
train
going
to trip.
school again
Wednesday
How will the little
engine tug the train
up the hill?
Today we will learn:
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Build Background
Amazing Words
Shared Reading: The Little Engine That Could
Vocabulary Words
Practice /u/
High-Frequency Words
Student Reader: Bud in the Mud
Grammar: Dates
Shared Writing
Journal Writing
Science: Motion
Talk with
Me,
Sing with
Me
On the Tracks to the Mountain
On the tracks to the mountain
chugged a train so sweet.
Taking toys to the valley for young
ones to meet.
Along came passengers on a fastmoving train.
They returned to the roundhouse,
“Too bumpy!” they claimed.
A small engine came by and
helped in her way
To bring toys to children on this
happy day.
Amazing
Words
passenger
roundhouse
Shared
Reading
Vocabulary
Words
load
sleeping
cars
wheels
dining-car
switching
dolls
toys
berths
freight
Phonics
Blend Sounds
mug
Bud
mud
suds

tub
fun
mom
dug

Blend Sounds
Jem
Jan
Rex
will

jump
fit
pup

High
Frequency
Words
what
was
people
said
water
into
High-Frequency Review
what
 said
 was
a
 he

with
 have
 like
 to
 the

High-Frequency Review
for
 my
 look
 here
 we

of
 do
 little

Grammar
 can
you do hard
work
 Can you do hard
work?
Grammar
 When
we write the date, we
write the month, followed
by the number of the day,
and then the year.
 A comma comes between
the number of the day and
the year.
Let’s Write!
In
our story, Bud in the
Mud, Bud likes to dig in
the garden. Let’s write
sentences about what
we like to do outside.
I like to run in the sun.
Daily Journal Writing
Write or dictate five
nouns.
Respond to Literature
Grammar
Homework Idea
Tomorrow
we will read
Max Takes
the Train
again.
Thursday
What can a train
carry on a trip?
Today we will learn:
 Build
Background
 Amazing Words
 Shared Reading: Max Takes the Train
 Connect /u/ to Uu
 High-Frequency Words
 Decodable Reader 28: Jan at the Fair
 Grammar: Nouns
 Shared Writing
 Journal Writing
 Social Studies: Mountains
 Plot: Problem and Solution
Talk with
Me,
Sing with
Me
On the Tracks to the Mountain
On the tracks to the mountain
chugged a train so sweet.
Taking toys to the valley for young
ones to meet.
Along came passengers on a fastmoving train.
They returned to the roundhouse,
“Too bumpy!” they claimed.
A small engine came by and
helped in her way
To bring toys to children on this
happy day.
Amazing
Words
mountain
valley
Shared
Reading
Phonics
Blend Sounds
bus
Jan
sat
on
will

can
get
sub
in
hit

Blend Sounds
drum
grin
hop
bug
fun
tub

sip
red
big
drop
mud

High Frequency Words
said
 what
 the
 do
 have
was

Grammar
i
I
will take the train
will take the
train.
Grammar
A
noun is word that names
a person, place, or thing.
Judy can hit the ball with
her bat.
Which words are nouns in
this sentence?
Grammar
Pam
got a plum and a
book at the store.
Which words are nouns in
this sentence?
What is a naming word
that you would like to write
a sentence about?
Let’s Write!
Please
put the ____
into the ____.
But take the ____
out of the ____.
Daily Journal Writing
Dictate or write
one sentence that
describes the little
engine.
Respond to Literature
Grammar
Homework Idea
Tomorrow we
will read about
another train.
Friday
What does a train
need to get over
the mountain?
Today we will learn:
 Build
Background
 Amazing Words
 Shared Reading: “Hiawatha Passing”
 Connect /u/ to Uu
 High-Frequency Words
 Progress Monitoring: Read the Words
and Sentences
 Grammar: Nouns
 Social Studies: Land, Air, and Water
 Drama: Puppet Show
 Art: Beautiful Butterflies
Talk with
Me,
Sing with
Me
On the Tracks to the Mountain
On the tracks to the mountain
chugged a train so sweet.
Taking toys to the valley for young
ones to meet.
Along came passengers on a fastmoving train.
They returned to the roundhouse,
“Too bumpy!” they claimed.
A small engine came by and
helped in her way
To bring toys to children on this
happy day.
Amazing
Words
engine
tracks
passenger
roundhouse
mountain
valley
Shared
Reading
“Hiawatha Passing!”
Phonics
High
Frequency
Words
what
was
people
said
water
into
Grammar
i
think i can
 I think I can.
Grammar
Nouns,
or naming words,
are words that name
people, places, or things.
We will think of words that
start with ____ and write
them in the correct
column.
Grammar
People
Places
Things
Let’s Write!
This week we read three
new books and we sang
two new songs. Which
book or song was your
favorite?
Let’s Write!
Today we will write
sentences from the book
and underline the nouns
in each sentence.
Let’s Write!
 The red engine carried toys
in its boxcars.
 The red engine carried toys
in its boxcars.
 The toys were for boys and
girls.
 The toys were for boys and
girls.
Let’s Write!
 The red engine stopped on
the tracks.
 The red engine stopped on
the tracks.
Daily Journal Writing
Draw or write about
an adventure a train
could have.
Phonics
Shared Reading
High-Frequency Words
Next week we
will read a
book called
On the Move!
What do you
think the story
will be about?
New Words
Review
High Frequency Words
what
 was
 people

said
 water
 into

Vocabulary Words
 switching
 load

dolls
 sleeping

toys
 cars
 berths
 wheels
 freight
 dining-car
Amazing Words
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


engine
tracks
passenger
roundhouse
mountain
valley
Progress
Monitoring
Read the Words
Set A
mug
nut
 cub
 bug


Read the Words
Set B






jump
suds
drum
club
stun
dust
Read the Sentences
Set C
What is in the cup?
He dug in the mud.
3. Was a bug on the rug?
4. Is the pup a gift for me?
5. Dad said, “I can see a
little bit left.”
1.
2.