Big Question:
Who lives in an orange
grove?
Author:
Jim Arnosky
Genre:
Animal
Fantasy
Big Question:
Who lives in an orange
grove?
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Review
Review New Words
Progress Monitoring
Monday
Who lives in an
orange grove?
Today we will learn:
Build Background
Amazing Words
 Shared Reading: Armadillio’s Orange
 Vocabulary Words
 Introduce Initial /s/
 High-Frequency Words
 Decodable Reader 7: A Little Mat
 Grammar: Proper Nouns
 Shared Writing
 Journal Writing
 Science: Investigate Habitats
 Comprehension: Setting
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Talk with
Me,
Sing with
Me
Orange Grove
Here comes little Armadillo,
Watch her burrow in her hole,
Looking for grubs and insects
to eat.
There’s her neighbor,
rattlesnake,
Mr. Tortoise, his time he takes,
In the orange grove, look at all
you meet!
Shared Reading
Vocabulary Words
home
orange
neighbors
honeybees
orange grove
soil
Phonics
Blend Sounds
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sat
Sam
mat
at
am
High Frequency
Words
have
this
has
how
is
or
an
Word Work
Blending Review
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am
Tam
mat
at
High Frequency
Words Review
 have
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

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
is
I
am
the
little
a
Grammar
armadillos have
strong feet
 Armadillos have
strong feet.
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Grammar
 Nouns,
or naming words,
name people, animals,
places, and things.
 Proper nouns name
specific people, places, or
things. They always begin
with uppercase letters.
Let’s Write!
Our
cat is named
Mittens.
Daily Journal Writing
Write your name
and draw a picture
of yourself.
•Oral Language
•Comprehension
•Grammar
Tomorrow we
will read
about life in
the orange
grove again.
Tuesday
Why is it good to
have friends who
live near you?
Today we will learn:
Build Background
Amazing Words
 Shared Reading: Armadillo’s Orange
 Vocabulary Words
 Practice Initial /s/
 High-Frequency Words
 Phonics Story: Sock Sack
 Grammar: Proper Nouns
 Shared Writing
 Journal Writing
 Science: Plant and Animal Habitats
 Comprehension: Setting
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Talk with
Me,
Sing with
Me
Orange Grove
Here comes little Armadillo,
Watch her burrow in her hole,
Looking for grubs and insects
to eat.
There’s her neighbor,
rattlesnake,
Mr. Tortoise, his time he takes,
In the orange grove, look at all
you meet!
Amazing Words
armadillo
burrow
Shared Reading
Vocabulary Words
home
orange
neighbors
honeybees
orange grove
soil
Phonics
See, See, See My Kite
See, see, see my kite,
See my kite fly by,
It seems like it is miles away,
When it soars so way up high.
See, see, see it soar,
It sails over the trees,
It looks ready to touch the sky,
When it rides across the
breeze.
Blending Review
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Sam
Tam
mat
at
sat
s a ck
High Frequency
Words Review
 have
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




is
I
am
the
little
a
High Frequency
Words
have
this
has
how
is
or
an
Grammar
 sam
the snake
slithers along
 Sam the snake
slithers along.
Grammar
 Nouns,
or naming words,
name people, animals,
places, and things.
 Proper nouns name
specific people, places, or
things. They always begin
with uppercase letters.
Let’s Write!
Armadillo’s
home
has many green
leaves.
Amazing Words
ocean
world
Daily Journal Writing
Draw and label five
words that begin
with s.
•Oral
Language
•Oral
Language
•Grammar
•Grammar
•Homework
•Homework
Idea
Tomorrow we
will read about
Tomorrow
wenamed
friends
will read
Tam and Sam.
about the
What do you
animals
goingthink
to they do
together?
school
again
Wednesday
What does a
tortoise look like?
Today we will learn:
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Build Background
Amazing Words
Shared Reading: Armadillo’s Orange
Vocabulary Words
Practice Final /s/
High-Frequency Words
Student Reader: Tam and Sam in the
Orange Grove
Grammar: Plural Nouns
Shared Writing
Journal Writing
Science: Basic Needs of Living Animals
Comprehension: Setting
Talk with
Me,
Sing with
Me
Orange Grove
Here comes little Armadillo,
Watch her burrow in her hole,
Looking for grubs and insects
to eat.
There’s her neighbor,
rattlesnake,
Mr. Tortoise, his time he takes,
In the orange grove, look at all
you meet!
Amazing Words
tortoise
rattlesnake
Shared Reading
Vocabulary Words
home
orange
neighbors
honeybees
orange grove
soil
Phonics
Blend Sounds
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


sat
Tam
Sam
at
Story Words
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



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

tree
six
bugs
one
silly
butterfly
soft
sings
Review High Frequency Words
have
 is
 to
 a
 the
 little
 I
 am

High Frequency
Words
have
this
has
how
is
or
an
Grammar
 three
animals walk
down the road
 Three animals walk
down the road.
Grammar
 Nouns,
or naming words,
name people, animals,
places, and things.
 When you have more than
one, you add an –s.
Let’s Write!
I
have six silly sisters.
Daily Journal Writing
Draw the orange
grove where
armadillo lives.
Respond to Literature
Grammar
Homework Idea
Tomorrow we
will read
about a pig
who learns to
share.
Thursday
Who are your
neighbors?
Today we will learn:
Build Background
Amazing Words
 Shared Reading: Julius
 Practice Short /a/ and/s/
 High-Frequency Words
 Decodable Reader 8: Tam and Sam
 Grammar: Proper Nouns
 Shared Writing
 Journal Writing
 Science: How Animals Move
 Writing a Story About a Mitten
 Language Arts: Habitats
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Talk with
Me,
Sing with
Me
Orange Grove
Here comes little Armadillo,
Watch her burrow in her hole,
Looking for grubs and insects
to eat.
There’s her neighbor,
rattlesnake,
Mr. Tortoise, his time he takes,
In the orange grove, look at all
you meet!
Amazing Words
grubs
insects
Shared Reading
Phonics
Blend Sounds






sat
mat
Tam
Sam
am
at
High Frequency
Words
have
this
has
how
is
or
an
Grammar
armadillo and tortoise
saw the orange
 Armadillo and tortoise
saw the orange.

Grammar
 Nouns,
or naming words,
name people, animals,
places, and things.
 Proper nouns name
specific people, places, or
things. They always begin
with uppercase letters.
Let’s Write!
____
sings a
____, and six
____ sing along.
Daily Journal Writing
Dictate or write the
first names of three
people.
Respond to Literature
Speaking & Listening
Homework Idea
Tomorrow we
will read about a
mouse who finds
a mitten in the
forest! I wonder
what the mouse
does with the
mitten?
Friday
Who lives in an
orange grove?
Today we will learn:
Build Background
Amazing Words
Shared Reading: “The Mitten”
 Review /s/
 High-Frequency Words
 Progress Monitoring: Read the Words and
Sentences
 Grammar: Proper Nouns
 Shared Writing
 Journal Writing
 Science: Animal Characteristics
 Social Studies: Geography
 Time for Drama: Who Am I?
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Talk with
Me,
Sing with
Me
Orange Grove
Here comes little Armadillo,
Watch her burrow in her hole,
Looking for grubs and insects
to eat.
There’s her neighbor,
rattlesnake,
Mr. Tortoise, his time he takes,
In the orange grove, look at all
you meet!
“The Mitten”
Phonics
High Frequency
Words
have
this
has
how
is
or
an
Grammar
 tortoise
moves slowly
 Tortoise moves
slowly.
Grammar
 Nouns,
or naming words,
name people, animals,
places, and things.
 Proper nouns name
specific people, places, or
things. They always begin
with uppercase letters.
Let’s Write!
 Mr.
Smith liked Tam and Sam in
the Orange Grove.
 Susan liked Armadillo’s Orange.
 Jimmy liked Sam and Tam.
Daily Journal Writing
Draw and label two
animals that live in
Armadillo’s
neighborhood.
Phonics
Shared Reading
High-Frequency Words
Next week we
will read about
Animal Babies
in Grasslands.
What do you
think the story
is about?
New Words Review
High Frequency Words
have
 this
 had
 how
 is
 or
 an

Vocabulary Words
home
 orange
 neighbors
 honeybees
 orange grove
 soil
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Amazing Words
armadillo
 burrow
 tortoise
 rattlesnake
 grubs
 insects
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Progress Monitoring
Identify /a/
Set A
mat
 Sam
 sat
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Read the Words
Set B
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at
mats
sat
Tam
am
mat
Read the Sentences
Set C
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
The cat sat on the mat.
Is the cat on the mat?
I have a mat.
Sam is on the mat.
I have a little cat and a
little mat.