Animal Answers
My SideWalks
Level C
Unit 2, Week 1, Day 1
Objectives
• Build Concepts: Weekly Concepts: Animal
Answers
• Introduce Vocabulary: adapt, environment,
protect, survive, wildlife
• Word Work: Phonics: r-Controlled ar
• Read or Listen to a Passage: “Animal
Survival?” p. 8
Vocabulary
Take out your student reader and
turn to page 7. Read “Words 2 the
Wise.” What do you notice? Can
you use the words environment
and wildlife to describe any of
these pictures.
Vocabulary
This week’s concept is animal
answers. Animal answers are
ways animals survive in different
environments. Some animals
blend in with their surroundings to
hid from their enemies. Other
animals travel in large groups for
safety.
Vocabulary
The week’s vocabulary is related to
the concept of how animals
survive in different environments.
This week’s vocabulary words
are: adapt, environment, protect,
survive, and wildlife.
Vocabulary
adapt
To change something
to fit different
conditions; adjust
Vocabulary
environment
Everything in the
world that surrounds
a living thing.
Vocabulary
protect
To keep someone or
something safe from
harm or danger;
defend.
Vocabulary
survive
To continue to live or
exist; remain.
Vocabulary
wildlife
Wild animals and
plants.
Vocabulary
Let’s read the
vocabulary words
together.
Vocabulary
adapt
Vocabulary
environment
Vocabulary
protect
Vocabulary
survive
Vocabulary
wildlife
Word Work
camp and stand
You can already read words like
these. What are the words? What
is the vowel sound in these
words? What letter makes the
sound? Now you will learn
another vowel sound for “a.”
Word Work
This person is an artist. An
artist draws and paints
pictures. You can see the
work of many artists in
museums. What sound
do you hear at the
beginning of artist? Say it
with me: /ar/. This is the
same vowel sound you
hear in park. The letter
“a” followed by “r” has a
sound that is neither short
nor long, but r-controlled.
An r-controlled vowel can
be spelled with the two
letters “ar” to make /ar/.
Word Work
hard
The two letters “ar” stand for
/ar/. This is how I blend this
word: /h/-/ar/-/d/, hard. Now
you try: /h/-/ar/-/d/, hard. The
letters “ar” stand for the vowel
sound, /ar/.
Word Work
Let’s try the same thing with
these words. Remember to
say the sound of the word
and the word in your head
and then say the word
aloud.
Word Work
/ar/-/t/
Word Work
/f/-/ar/
Word Work
/j/-/ar/
Word Work
/p/-/ar/-/t/
Word Work
/s/-/t/-/ar/-/t/-/ed/
Word Work
/c/-/ar/-/p/-/e/-/t/
Word Work
/g/-/ar/-/l/-/i/-/c/
Word Work
/m/-/ar/-/k/-/e/-/t/
Word Work
Now it is your
turn to blend
without my
assistance.
Word Work
Remember to say the
sound of the word and
the word in your head
and then say the word
aloud.
Word Work
/ar/-/m/
Word Work
/m/-/ar/-/s/-/h/
Word Work
/c/-/ar/
Word Work
/m/-/ar/
Word Work
/h/-/ar/-/m/
Word Work
/h/-/ar/-/v/-/e/-/s/-/t/
Word Work
/p/-/ar/-/s/-/l/
Word Work
/s/-/h/-/ar/-/p/-/e/-/n/
Word Work
dart
Can you blend this word? Take
out your white boards and lets
blend some words.
Write the word “dart” on your
white board.
Word Work
Now change the “d”
in dart to “p.” What
is your new word?
Word Work
Now change the “p”
in part to “c.” What
is your new word?
Word Work
Change the “c” in
cart to “sm.” What
is the new word?
Word Work
Now add “er” to the
end of smart.
What is the new
word?
Read or Listen to a Passage
Today we will listen
to a passage titled
“Animal Survival,”
p. 8
Read or Listen to a Passage
What are some
ways animals
protect themselves
in the wild?
Read or Listen to a Passage
What words on the
concepts web could
help you describe
the events pictured
in this selection?
Tomorrow’s Objectives
• Word Work: Phonics: r-Controlled
or, ore
• Review Vocabulary
• Introduce Comprehension
Strategy: Main Idea
• Read or Listen to a Passage: “Did
You See What I Saw?” p.12