Big Question:
What new things can you do
as you grow and change?
Author:
Lauren
Thompson
Genre:
Animal Fantasy
Big Question:
What new things can you do
as you grow and change?
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Review
Review New Words
Progress Monitoring
Monday
What new things
can you do as you
grow and change?
Today we will learn:
Build Background
Amazing Words
 Shared Reading: Little Quack
 Vocabulary Words
 Introduce /r/
 High-Frequency Words
 Decodable Reader 13: Nat!
 Grammar: Verbs
 Shared Writing
 Journal Writing
 Time for Social Studies: Taking on
Responsibility
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Talk with
Me,
Sing with
Me
I’m a Little Duckling
I’m a little duckling,
quack, quack, quack,
I plunged into the water,
just like that.
I’m proud that I can
paddle, I’m very brave,
you see,
Here in my pond, come
swim with me!
Amazing Words
duckling
pond
paddle
plunged
proud
brave
Shared Reading
Vocabulary Words
water
duck
nest
Phonics
Blend Sounds
rib
ran
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High Frequency
Words
me
she
your
will
with
when
use
out
Word Work
Blending Practice
can
Nat
bat
pat
sip


it
tap
Nan
sat

High Frequency Words Review
with
me
 she


Grammar
 nat
takes a nap
 Nat takes a nap.
Grammar
 Words
that tell what we
are doing are action
words.
 Action words are called
verbs.
Let’s Write!
I
I
dance to music.
play with trucks.
Daily Journal Writing
Write or draw
about things you
did when you were
a baby.
•Oral Language
•Comprehension
•Grammar
Tomorrow
we will read
about Little
Quack
again.
Tuesday
What did you play
with when you
were a baby?
Today we will learn:
 Build
Background
 Amazing Words
 Shared Reading: Little Quack
 Vocabulary Words
 Introduce /r/
 High-Frequency Words
 Phonics Story: Rin the Rat
 Grammar: Verbs
 Shared Writing
 Journal Writing
 Time for Math: Ways to Make Five
Talk with
Me,
Sing with
Me
I’m a Little Duckling
I’m a little duckling,
quack, quack, quack,
I plunged into the water,
just like that.
I’m proud that I can
paddle, I’m very brave,
you see,
Here in my pond, come
swim with me!
Amazing Words
duckling
pond
Shared Reading
Vocabulary Words
water
duck
nest
Phonics
Randi and Ron
Randi and Ron are ready to run,
Ready to run, ready to run.
Randi and Ron are ready to run.
They are revved up for the race!
Randi and Ron are ready to
race,
Ready to race, ready to race.
Randi and Ron are ready to
race,
In their red running sneakers!
Blend Sounds
rat
rip
can
pat
mat

High Frequency Words Review
she
 with
 me

Grammar
 ruth
ran in the
race
 Ruth ran in the
race.
Grammar
 Words
that tell what we
are doing are action
words.
 Action words are called
verbs.
Let’s Write!
I
like to jump into
the water.
I can swim in the
water.
Amazing Word Review
bamboo
 healthy

Daily Journal Writing
Write or draw about
things you can do
now.
•Oral
Language
•Oral
Language
•Grammar
•Grammar
•Homework
•Homework
Idea
Tomorrow we
will read a story
Tomorrow we
called Tap! Rap!
will read
Bam!
about
the What do
you think it will
animals
betoabout?
going
school again
Wednesday
What can an older
friend do that you
cannot do yet?
Today we will learn:
 Build
Background
 Amazing Words
 Shared Reading: Little Quack
 Vocabulary Words
 Practice /r/
 High-Frequency Words
 Student Reader: Tap! Rap! Bam!
 Grammar: Verbs
 Shared Writing
 Journal Writing
 Social Studies: Putting Things in Order
Talk with
Me,
Sing with
Me
Amazing Words
paddle
plunged
Phonics
Letter Substitution
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
cat
rat
mat
bat
hat
Letter Substitution
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





man
pan
can
ban
Nan
ran
tan
Grammar
i
I
read rick a story
read Rick a story.
Grammar
 Words
that tell what we
are doing are action
words.
 Action words are called
verbs.
Let’s Write!
We
We
can tap on rims.
can rap on
cans.
Daily Journal Writing
Write or draw about
things an older family
member can do that
you cannot do.
Respond to Literature
Grammar
Homework Idea
Tomorrow
we will read
about a
bear who is
sleeping.
Thursday
What can you do
now that you could
not do before?
Today we will learn:
 Build Background
 Amazing Words
 Shared Reading: Bear Snores On
 Practice /r/
 High-Frequency Words
 Decodable Reader 14: Rip with Rap
 Grammar: Verbs
 Shared Writing
 Journal Writing
 Science: Fact or Fiction?
 Comprehension: Creating a Plot
Talk with
Me,
Sing with
Me
I’m a Little Duckling
I’m a little duckling,
quack, quack, quack,
I plunged into the water,
just like that.
I’m proud that I can
paddle, I’m very brave,
you see,
Here in my pond, come
swim with me!
Amazing Words
proud
brave
Shared Reading
Phonics
Blend Sounds

rib
High Frequency Words
me
 the
a
 she

Grammar
 the barn is not red
 The barn is not
red.
Grammar
 Words
that tell what we
are doing are action
words.
 Action words are called
verbs.
Let’s Write!
The
cat nabs the
____.
Pam pats the ____.
Jim taps the ____.
Daily Journal Writing
Write or draw about
things you can do
that an older family
member cannot do.
Respond to Literature
Grammar
Homework Idea
Tomorrow we
will read
about a
special duck.
Friday
What new things
can you do as you
grow and change?
Today we will learn:
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Build Background
Amazing Words
Shared Reading: “The Ugly Duckling”
Review /r/
High-Frequency Words
Progress Monitoring: Read the Words and
Sentences
Grammar: Verbs
Journal Writing
Time for Social Studies: Sequence All Around
Us
Time for Drama: Dramatize the Story
Time for Math: Finding Five
Talk with
Me,
Sing with
Me
I’m a Little Duckling
I’m a little duckling,
quack, quack, quack,
I plunged into the water,
just like that.
I’m proud that I can
paddle, I’m very brave,
you see,
Here in my pond, come
swim with me!
Amazing Words
duckling
pond
paddle
plunged
proud
brave
“The Ugly Duckling”
Phonics
High Frequency
Words
me
she
your
will
with
when
use
out
Grammar
 ray
and i like cats
 Ray and I like cats.
Grammar
 Words
that tell what we
are doing are action
words.
 Action words are called
verbs.
Let’s Write!
Little
Quack was cute and
sweet.
The ducklings learned to
swim.
The bear woke up.
Daily Journal Writing
Write or draw
about things you
want to do when
you are older.
Phonics
Shared Reading
High-Frequency Words
Next week we
will read about
how twin
babies grow.
How do you
think the
babies will
change?
New Words Review
High Frequency Words
 me
 she
 your
 will
 with
 when
 use
 out
Vocabulary Words



water
duck
nest
Amazing Words
duckling
 pond
 paddle
 plunged
 proud
 brave
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Progress Monitoring
Read the Words
Set A
rat
 ram
 rib
 ran
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Read the Words
Set B
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



rip
rats
rap
rim
bat
ribs
Read the Sentences
Set C
I bit the pit.
The rat can sit.
3. She ran with me.
4. My cat likes to nap.
5. We have a mat for
me.
1.
2.