Unit 2 Week 2 Armadillo’s Orange
Unit Theme: Where do animals live?
ELL Planning Sheet
High Frequency Words: have is
New Phonics Skills: Ss/s/
Grammar: Proper Nouns
Amazing Vocabulary: armadillo, burrow, tortoise, rattlesnake, grubs, insects
Activity
Building
Background
Knowledge
Vocabulary
(Amazing Words
And
Story Vocabulary
Tier II and III)
Reading
Comprehension
High Frequency
Words
Monday
Activate Prior
Knowledge:
Poster 8
Poster Talk-Through
Poster activities Day 1
(combine with HF
words lesson)
Video Clips: Armadillo,
Rattlesnake, burrows,
grubs
Talk with me/Sing with
me Chart 8A/B:
armadillo, burrow,
tortoise, rattlesnake,
grubs, insects
Read: Armadillo’s
Orange
Tuesday
Poster 8 Day 2
Review vocabulary
Have, is
(combine with Build
Background
Knowledge lesson)
Flash Cards
Grammar
Story Vocabulary: straight, impatiently, strange, wandered, neighbor
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Talk with me Chart 8A
armadillo, burrow,
tortoise, rattlesnake,
grubs, insects
Talk with me Chart 8A
armadillo, burrow,
tortoise, rattlesnake,
grubs, insects
Story Vocabulary:
straight, impatiently,
strange, wandered,
neighbor
Story Vocabulary:
straight, impatiently,
strange, wandered,
neighbor
Re-read: Armadillo’s
Orange
Setting: Setting: Talk
about pg 105
Re-read: Armadillo’s
Orange
Setting: Web of
Armadillo’s home
Re-read Armadillo’s
Orange
Setting: 5 senses
graphic organizer
Armadillo’s Orange
Story retell – graphic
organizer
Have, is
spell/sentences
Find HF words in
Phonics Reader:Sock
Sack
Flash Cards
Proper Nouns
Have, is
Poster 8 Day 3 Activity
Speaking Practice
Flash Cards
Have, is
Flash Cards
Find HF words in
Decodable Reader:
Sam and Tam
Proper Nouns
Proper Nouns
1
Unit Connection
Have, is
Flash Cards
Proper Nouns Write
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Writing
Spelling
(Phonics)
Readers
Ss/s/
Phonemic Awareness
(di.46)
Person: Students
names,
Say/write (capital
letters)
Thing: Give animals
names
Say/write (capital
letter)
Places
Say/write
(uppercase letter)
it – student practice
book pg 20
Ss/s/
Phonics
(Di.20)
Phonic Reader: Sock
Sack
(keep to re-read on
Day 3)
Ss/s/
Phonics
(di.22)
Re-read Phonics
Reader: Sock Sack
Ss/s/
Phonics. (di pg 23)
Ss/s/
Phonics workbook
pg. 43
Decodable Reader
Sam and Tam
Decodable Reader:
Sam and Tam
(keep to re-read on
Day 5)
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: have is
New Phonics Skills: Ss/s/
Grammar: Proper Nouns
Amazing Vocabulary: armadillo, burrow, tortoise, rattlesnake, grubs, insects
strange, wandered, neighbor
Background
Knowledge
Vocabulary
(Amazing
Words
and
Story
Vocabulary
Tier II and III)
Story Vocabulary: straight, impatiently,
Poster 8
 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 Are these honeybees plants or animals? Honeybees are animals
o Do oranges grow on trees or in the ground? Oranges grow on trees.
o Point to the beehives. Do bees or squirrels live in the beehives? Bees
live in the beehives.
o Point to the gopher in the burrow. Is this gopher’s home in the trees or
in the ground? The gopher’s home in in the ground.
o What are the squirrels climbing up? The squirrels climb up the orange
trees.
o How many jackrabbits do you see? I see three jack rabbits.
o What animals make their home in the orange grove? Honeybees,
squirrels, gopher, jack rabbit
 Day 1 Develop Concepts and Vocabulary (Combine for High Frequency Word
lesson)
Video Clips: Armadillo, Rattlesnake, burrows, grubs
Display Talk with Me Chart 8A
“This week we are going to talk about animals living together in an orange grove.”
 This animal is an armadillo.
o What is the name of this animal? Armadillo
o An armadillo in an animal.
o Is an armadillo a plant or animal. An armadillo is an animal.
o What does the shell on the armadillo look like?
o The armadillo has a hard plated shell on his back.
o What does the armadillo have on its back? A hard plated shell
o Why do armadillos have a hard plated shell? The armadillo’s shell keeps
it safe.
o Look at the picture. Tell me what an armadillo looks like. Armadillos
have_______.
 Armadillos live in a burrow.
o A burrow is a hole in the ground.
o What is a burrow? A burrow is a hole in the ground.
o What do we call a hole in the ground that an armadillo lives in? a
burrow
o Look at this picture. What is this armadillo coming out of? The armadillo
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is coming out of the burrow.
o Let’s pretend to be an armadillo that is coming out of the burrow.
Students can use the table or chairs as their burrow to come out of.
 This animal is a tortoise.
o What is the name of this animal? Tortoise
o A tortoise is like a turtle, but a tortoise is very big.
o What do we call an animal that looks like a big turtle? tortoise
 This is a rattlesnake.
o What is the name of this (pointing to the rattlesnake picture)? It is a
rattlesnake.
o What do we call a snake that makes rattling sound when it shakes its
tail? A rattlesnake
 Point to the insects. These are called insects .
o Insects are small animals that have six legs and a hard outside.
o What are insects? Insects are small animals that have six legs and a hard
outside.
o What do we call an animal with six legs and a hard outside? An insect
 Point to the grub picture. Armadillos love to eat grubs.
o What is this a picture of? Grubs
o Some insects are grubs when they are babies. The grubs grow and
change into insects.
o What do we call some baby insects? Grubs
Reading
Display Armadillo’s Orange.
Comprehension
 Look at the cover.
 Think Aloud: “ I see an armadillo and an orange. The armadillo is climbing out
of a hole in the ground and is looking at the orange. The title of this book is
Armadillo’s Orange. What do you think this story will be about?
 Read Armadillo’s Orange
High Frequency Have, is
Words
Display poster 8. (Day 1 - Develop Concepts and Vocabulary)
 Here are this week’s high frequency words.
This word is have. What word? have
This word is…..is. What word? is
 I am going to give you some clues and see if you find what l I am talking about.
o I have (show high frequency word card) a black and yellow body. My
home is (show high frequency word card) in an orange grove. What am
I? a honeybee
o I have (show high frequency word card) fur. My home is (show high
frequency word card) in a burrow. What am I? gopher
o I have (show high frequency word card) four legs, and I climb trees. My
home is (show high frequency word card) in an orange grove. What am
I? a squirrel
o I have (show high frequency word card) leaves and grow oranges. My
home is (show high frequency word card) in an orange grove. What am
I? an orange tree
o I have (show high frequency word card) two long ears and hop. My
home is (show high frequency word card) in an orange grove. What am
I? a jackrabbit
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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.)
Grammar and
Writing
Spelling
(Phonemic
Awareness/
Phonics)
Ss /s/
Today we will learn a new sound. Listen and watch as I say the sound: /s/, /s/, /s/.
o Explain how to say /s/ by nearly closing your teeth, keeping your tongue
behind your teeth, and blowing air against your front teeth and through
slightly parted lips. /s/
o Please say the /s/ sound……/s/ /s/ /s/
 Show the sun and sock picture. Sssun and sssock start with the /s/ sound.
o Say sun….sun. What sound does sun start with? /s/
o Say sun….sock. What sound does sock start with? /s/
 Display pictures of :hat, sandcastle, seal, six, soap, tiger and wagon.
o Let’s say the names of these pictures together.
o Show me what pictures start with the /s/ sound.
Readers
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Day 2
High Frequency Words: have is
New Phonics Skills: Ss/s/
Grammar: Proper Nouns
Amazing Vocabulary: armadillo, burrow, tortoise, rattlesnake, grubs, insects
strange, wandered, neighbor
Background
Knowledge
Vocabulary
(Amazing
Words
and
Story
Vocabulary
Tier II and III)
Story Vocabulary: straight, impatiently,
Poster 8 Day 2
 Do activity: Rhyme and Pantomime
o Invite students to take turns pantomiming one of the animals on the
poster.
o After a correct guess is made, lead students in reciting this rhyme, using
the animal’s name: An orange grove is a home for me/ I’m a animals
name, can’t you see?
 Repeat
Display Talk with Me Chart 8A
“This week we are going to talk about animals living together in an orange grove.”
 This animal is an armadillo.
o What is the name of this animal? Armadillo
o The armadillo has a hard plated shell on its back.
o What do we call this animal with a hard plated shell on its back? An
armadillo
 Armadillos live in a burrow.
o A burrow is a hole in the ground.
o What is a burrow? A burrow is a hole in the ground.
o What do we call an animal’s home that is in the ground? A burrow
 This animal is a tortoise.
o What is the name of this animal? Tortoise
o A tortoise is an animal.
o Is a tortoise an animal or a plant? The tortoise is an animal.
o A tortoise is like a turtle, but a tortoise is very big.
o Look at this picture. Tell me what the tortoise looks like. The tortoise
has_________.
o Do you think this big tortoise moves fast or slow? The tortoise moves
slow.
o Let’s pretend we are a tortoise and move slowly around the room.
 This is a rattlesnake.
o What is the name of this (pointing to the rattlesnake picture)? It is a
rattlesnake.
o Look at the picture and tell me what a rattlesnake looks like? A
rattlesnake has_____________.
o The end of this snake’s tail looks like a rattle.
o Show a baby rattle. This is a rattle. It makes noise when you shake it.
o Why do you think this snake is called a rattlesnake?
o What do we call a snake that makes rattling sound when it shakes its
tail? A rattlesnake
 Point to the insects. These are called insects .
o Insects are small animals that have six legs and a hard outside.
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What are insects? Insects are small animals that have six legs and a hard
outside.
o What do we call an animal with six legs and a hard outside? An insect
 Point to the grub picture. Armadillos love to eat grubs.
o What is this a picture of? Grubs
o Some insects are grubs when they are babies. The grubs grow and
change into insects.
o What do we call some baby insects? Grubs
Reading
Display Armadillo’s Orange and poster 8
Comprehension
 We are going to talk about the “setting”. Setting is the place that a story
happens at.
 What does the word setting mean? Place story happens at
 What is it called when we are talking about the place a story happens at? A
setting
 The setting of Armadillo’s Orange happens in an orange grove.
 Look at the poster. The setting or the place this poster is showing is an orange
grove.
 Imagine you are in an orange grove.
o Would it be warm or cold?
o Would it be day or night?
o What plants would you see?
o What animals would you see?
o What else would you see in a orange grove?
Ask students to tell you what they remember about the book.
High Frequency
Words
Re-read Armadillo’s Orange
Have, is
This word is have. What word? have
Everyone, spell have. H-a-v-e
What word did you spell? have
A sentence with the word have is….”Armadillos have a hard plated shell.”
Ask students to use have in a sentence.
This word is … is. What word? is
Everyone spell is. I-s
What word did you spell? is
A sentence with the word is…. is…” Is the armadillo in the burrow?”
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 Sock Sack
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Grammar and
Writing
Spelling
(Phonics)
Readers
Proper Nouns
 A noun is a name for a person, place or thing.
 What is a noun? A name for a person, place or thing
 Today we are going to talk about proper nouns. Proper nouns are a name of
one certain person, place or thing
o Have all the girls stand up. The name of these people are girls. Repeat
after me….These are girls.
o Write the word girl. Point out that is starts with a lowercase letter.
o Select one girl. What is her name? ______
o We are talking about one girl, her name is ____________
o ___________is a proper noun. We are only naming one girl.
o Write students name. Point out that proper nouns start with a capital
letter.
o Repeat with another girl.
o Have girls sit down and all the boys stand up. Repeat above script with
boy examples.
Ss /s/
 Display the six, sandbox, seal and sled pictures.
o Point to the number six. This is six. Say it with me…six
o What sound does six start with? /s/
o Point to the sandbox. This is a sandbox. Say it with me….sandbox
o What sound does sandbox start with? /s/
o Point to the seal. This is a seal. Say it with me…seal
o What sound does seal start with? /s/
o Point to the sled. This is a sled. Say it with me….sled
o What sound does sled start with? /s/
 Hold up a S letter card. This is the letter S. It makes the /s/ sound.
 Give each student an S letter card.
 Trace the letter S on your card and say /s/.
 What sound does this letter make? /s/
 What is the name of this letter? s
Phonics Reader : Sock Sack
Keep reader to re-read on Day 3
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Ss
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S
S
S
S
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Day 3
High Frequency Words: have is
New Phonics Skills: Ss/s/
Grammar: Proper Nouns
Amazing Vocabulary: armadillo, burrow, tortoise, rattlesnake, grubs, insects
strange, wandered, neighbor
Vocabulary
(Amazing
Words
and
Story
Vocabulary
Tier II and III)
Story Vocabulary: straight, impatiently,
Display Talk with Me Chart 8A
“This week we are going to talk about animals living together in an orange grove.”
 This animal is an armadillo.
o What is the name of this animal? Armadillo
o The armadillo has a hard plated shell on its back.
o What do we call this animal with a hard plated shell on its back? An
armadillo
 Armadillos live in a burrow.
o A burrow is a hole in the ground.
o What is a burrow? A burrow is a hole in the ground.
o What do we call an animal’s home that is in the ground? A burrow
 This animal is a tortoise.
o What is the name of this animal? Tortoise
o A tortoise is like a turtle, but a tortoise is very big.
o What do we call an animal that looks like a big turtle? tortoise
 This is a rattlesnake.
o What is the name of this (pointing to the rattlesnake picture)? It is a
rattlesnake.
o What do we call a snake that makes rattling sound when it shakes its
tail? A rattlesnake
 Point to the insects. These are called insects .
o Armadillos like to eat insects .
o What do armadillos like to eat? Armadillos like to eat Insects.
o Count the legs on these insects. How many legs to insects have? Insects
have six legs.
o Are insects soft or hard on the outside? Insects are hard on the outside.
o Insects are small animals that have six legs and a hard outside.
o What are insects? Insects are small animals that have six legs and a hard
outside.
o What do we call an animal with six legs and a hard outside? An insect
 Point to the grub picture. Armadillos love to eat grubs.
o What is this a picture of? Grubs
o What do armadillos like to eat? Armadillos like to eat grubs and insects.
o What do grubs look like? Short, fat, whitish-greyish, like a worm
o Grubs live in rotting wood or in the ground.
o Display Armadillo’s Orange pg 14-15. Armadillo left his burrow to go
find something to eat. What did armadillo find to eat? Grubs
o Some insects are grubs when they are babies. The grubs grow and
change into insects.
o What do we call baby insects that look like short, fat, whitish – greyish
colored worms? Grubs
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o What do grubs turn into? insects
Reading
Display Armadillo’s Orange
Comprehension
 We are going to talk about the “setting”. Setting is the place that a story
happens at.
 What does the word setting mean? Place story happens at
 What is it called when we are talking about the place a story happens at? A
setting
 The setting of Armadillo’s Orange happens in an orange grove.
 Let’s look at the pictures of the setting in Armadillo’s Orange. Tell me about the
setting and I will fill in the web.
o Examples : neighbors, soft, sandy, soil, fallen tree, narrow path, leaves,
branches
Ask students to tell you what they remember about the book.
High Frequency
Words
Grammar and
Writing
Re-read Armadillo’s Orange
Have, is
Poster 8 Day 3
First Time
 Display Poster 8.
 Model the following sentences frame. . Hold up the high frequency flash cards
for have and is, when the words are spoken.
 Point to a honeybee. This is my home. I have a hive.
 Repeat …. Have students point to a honeybee. “This is my home. I have a hive.”
 Allow a student to select an animal and complete the sentence frame.
 Have students point to the correct high frequency flash cards (have or is) when
the words are spoken.
 Have other 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.)
Proper Nouns
 A noun is a name for a person, place or thing.
 What is a noun? A name for a person, place or thing
 Today we are going to talk about proper nouns. Proper nouns are a name of
one certain person, place or thing
o Show the picture of a snake.
 What is the name of this? Snake
 Is snake a person, place, or thing? thing
 Snake is a noun. It is the name of a thing.
 Say it with me…. Snake is a noun. It is the name of a thing.
 There are lots of snakes in the world.
 Write the word snake above the picture. Point out that this
nouns starts with a lowercase letter, because there are lots of
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o
Spelling
(Phonics)
Readers
snakes in the world.
 Let’s give this one snake a name. Then we will know that we are
only talking about this snake and not all the other snakes.
 What should we name this snake?
 Write that name under the picture. Point out the capital letter.
 The name of this one snake is ________. That is a proper noun.
All proper nouns start with a capital letter.
Repeat procedure with the other animal pictures.
Ss/s/

Display an S letter card. This is the letter S. It makes the /s/ sound.
o What is the name of this letter? S
o What sound does this letter make? /s/
o Pass out letter S cards to students.
o Have students trace the letter S and make the /s/ sound.
 Display the bus picture. This is a bus.
o The /s/ sound is at the end of the word. Listen – bussss
o Say it with me…bus
o Where do you hear the /s/ sound in the word bus? At the end
o Repeat with pictures: dress, moose, vase
 I am going to say some words. If the word starts with a /s/ sound, hold up your
S card. Words: seal, moon, sun, web, soap, sock, rain, cook, six
Re-read Phonics Reader : Sock Sack
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Setting of
Armadillo's
Orange
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Day 4
High Frequency Words: have is
New Phonics Skills: Ss/s/
Grammar: Proper Nouns
Amazing Vocabulary: armadillo, burrow, tortoise, rattlesnake, grubs, insects
strange, wandered, neighbor
Vocabulary
(Amazing
Words
and
Story
Vocabulary
Tier II and III)
Story Vocabulary: straight, impatiently,
Tier Two Story Vocabulary: straight, impatiently, strange, wandered, neighbor
“This week we are going to talk about animals living together in an orange grove.”
 Display and read pg 10-11 of Armadillo’s Orange.
o Armadillo only looked straight ahead.
o Straight means only in one direction.
o What does Straight mean? Only in one direction
o What does it mean if something is only in one direction? Straight
o Armadillo did not turn his head and look around. He only looked at
what was Straight in front of him.
o I want you to walk to the other side of the room, and only look Straight
in front of you.
o What did you see when you looked Straight if front of you?
o Did armadillo see the things around him when he look Straight in front
of him? no
o Now walk to the other side of the room and look all around.
o What did you see when you looked all around?
o When armadillo was lost he looked all around. Did he see more things
when he looked around? Yes
 Display and read pg 12-13 of Armadillo’s Orange.
o Armadillo was impatient. The tortoise moved very slowly. Armadillo
had to wait for the tortoise to move.
o Impatient is when you don’t want to wait for something.
o What does impatient mean? When you don’t want to wait for
something
o What is the word for when you don’t want to wait for something?
Impatient
o Have you ever had to wait while someone played with a toy you
wanted? How did you feel?
o If you wanted the toy right then and did want to wait you were …what?
Impatient
o If you have to wait to go to recess how would youfeel?
o If you wanted to go right then and didn’t want to wait, you were….
What? Impatient
o Armadillo did not want to wait for tortoise. Armadillo was……..
impatient
 Display and read pg 20-21 in Armadillo’s Orange
o Everything seemed strange to Aramdillo.
o Armadillo was in the same place he always had been in, but now it did
look like what it used to.
o Strange can mean being different than what you are used to.
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o
o
o
o
o
What does strange mean? Being different from what you are used to.
What is the word for something being different from what you are used
to? Strange
Have you ever been to a place that was strange or different from what
you are used to? Yes/no What was strange to you? (if need to prompt
students – maybe the first day of school would be a good example)
How did you feel when you were in a strange place?
How did armadillo feel when he was in a strange place?
Reading
Display Armadillo’s Orange
Comprehension
 We are going to talk about the “setting”. Setting is the place that a story
happens at.
 What does the word setting mean? Place story happens at
 What is it called when we are talking about the place a story happens at? A
setting
 The setting of Armadillo’s Orange happens in an orange grove.
 Let’s look at the pictures of the setting in Armadillo’s Orange
 We are going to use the 5 senses graphic organizer to help us tell about the
setting or the place where Armadillo’s Orange happened at.
o Smell: honeybees
o Hear: blue jay, buzzing
o Taste: grubs
o Feel: soft, sandy, rotting wood
o See: narrow path, stems, plants, trees, big round orange, rattlesnake,
green snake
Ask students to tell you what they remember about the book.
High Frequency
Words
Re-read Armadillo’s Orange
Have, is
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 -Sam and Tam
Have students find and underline the sight words have, is in the story.
Grammar and
Writing
Proper Nouns
 A noun is a name for a person, place or thing.
 What is a noun? A name for a person, place or thing
 Today we are going to talk about proper nouns. Proper nouns are a name of
one certain person, place or thing
o Show the picture of a restaurant.
 What is the name of this? restaurant
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Spelling
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Readers
Is restaurant a person, place, or thing? place
Restaurant is a noun. It is the name of a place.
Say it with me…. Restaurant is a noun. It is the name of a place.
There are lots of restaurants in the world.
Write the word restaurant above the picture. Point out that this
nouns starts with a lowercase letter, because there are lots of
restaurants in the world.
 What is the name of this restaurant? Then we will know that
we are only talking about this restaurant and not all the other
restaurants.
 Write that name under the picture. Point out the capital letter.
 The name of this type of restaurant is ________. That is a
proper noun. All proper nouns start with a capital letter.
Repeat procedure with the other place pictures: grocery
store/Albertons, toy store/Toys R Us
Ss /s/
Display an S letter card. This is the letter S. It makes the /s/ sound.
What is the name of this letter? S
What sound does this letter make? /s/
Have students air write the letter S while saying the /s/ sound.
I am going to say some words that have the /s/ sound. The /s/ sound might happen at
the end of the word or at the beginning.
 Display the page with the arrow and beginning and ending sound block. As you
say a word run your finger across the arrow. Slightly pause at the appropriate
place to emphasize where the /s/ sound occurs in the word.
 While running finger along the arrow say the word “sock”
 Have students repeat the word and point their finger with you across the arrow.
sock
 Is the /s/ sound at the beginning or the end of the word? At the beginning
 Repeat with the following words: Russ, soap, ass, Jess, seal, gas, mass, Sam, pass
Decodable Reader: Sam and Tam
Keep reader to re-read on Day 5
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HEAR
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TASTE
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TOUCH
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High Frequency Words: have is
New Phonics Skills: Ss/s/
Grammar: Proper Nouns
Amazing Vocabulary: armadillo, burrow, tortoise, rattlesnake, grubs, insects
strange, wandered, neighbor
Vocabulary
(Amazing
Words
and
Story
Vocabulary
Tier II and III)
Story Vocabulary: straight, impatiently,
Tier Two Story Vocabulary: straight, impatiently, strange, wandered, neighbor
“This week we are going to talk about animals living together in an orange grove.”
 Display and read pg 22-23 of Armadillo’s Orange
o Wandered means to walk around without really knowing where you are
going.
o Armadillo was lost and did not know where he was going as he was
walking around or wandering.
o Let’s wander around the room. Walk around like you don’t know where
you are going.
o To Wander means to walk around without knowing where you are
going.
o What does Wander mean? To walk around like you don’t know where
you are going.
o What do we call it, if you are walking around like you don’t know where
you are going? Wander
 A neighbor is someone who lives close to your home.
o Display and read pg 26-27 of Armadillo’s Orange.
o Who lived close to Armadillo? Rattlesnake
o Rattlesnake was Armadillo’s neighbor. Say it with me…. Rattlesnake
was Armadillo’s neighbor.
o Who lived close to Armadillo? Green snake
o Green snake was Armadillo’s neighbor. Say it with me…. Green snake
was Armadillo’s neighbor.
o Repeat for: tortoise and honeybees
o A neighbor is someone who lives close to your home.
o Who is a neighbor? Someone who lives close to your home.
o What do we call a person who lives close to your home? A neighbor
Reading
Display Armadillo’s Orange.
Comprehension
 Display story retell graphic organizer.
 Prompt students to retell the story.
 Record students’ responses.
High Frequency
Words
 Where do some animals live?
 What do we call an animals’ home that is a hole in the ground?
 What is a honeybee home called?
Have, is
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.)
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Writing
Spelling
(Phonics)
Readers
Proper Noun
 A noun is a name for a person, place or thing.
 What is a noun? A name for a person, place or thing
 Today we are going to talk about proper nouns. Proper nouns are a name of
one certain person, place or thing
 Practice Book pg 20
Ss /s/
Hold up the S letter card. What is the name of this letter? s
What sound does the letter S make? /s/
Have students air write the letter S while saying /s/.
Phonics workbook page 43
Decodable Reader : Sam and Tam
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