Big Question:
What adventures can an
animal have?
Author:
Dori Chaconas
Genre:
Rhyming/Concept
Book
Big Question:
What adventures can an
animal have?
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Review
Review New Words
Progress Monitoring
Monday
What adventures
can an animal
have?
Today we will learn:
 Build
Background
 Amazing Words
 Shared Reading: One Little Mouse
 Vocabulary Words
 Consonant Blends
 High-Frequency Words
 Decodable Reader 20: Can It Fit?
 Grammar: Complete Sentences
 Journal Writing
 Time for Science: Animal Characteristics
 Math: Macaroni Math
Talk with
Me,
Sing with
Me
A New Woodland Nest
“I need a new woodland nest,”
Said the mouse, “I want the best.”
Mole offered his hole, safe from the cold.
“Oh, but I really can’t rest.”
“I need a new woodland nest,”
Said the mouse, “I want the best.”
“A hollow in the vail,” offered the quail.
“Oh, but I really can’t rest.”
“I need a new woodland nest,”
Said the mouse, “I want the best.”
Night shadows led to her comfortable
bed,
“Oh, NOW I really can rest!”
Amazing Words
woodland
nest
vale
hollow
comfortable
shadows
Shared
Reading
Vocabulary
Words
mouse
frogs
snakes
cottontails
squirrels
moles
bobwhite
quail
chickadees
porcupine
quills
opossums
Phonics
Consonant Blends
cl
 fl
 pl
 sl

Blend Sounds
flap



flat
flip
plan
plot
clap
slap
slip


High Frequency
Words
them
about
her
number
some
one
two
three
four
five
six
Word Work
Blending Practice









on
did
lit
it
bat
sat
in
can
lid








Lil
lap
Kit
doll
Tab
not
fit
had
High Frequency Words Review
 see
 do
 the
a
 that
 are
 you
 they
Grammar
i
I
sat in the car
sat in the car.
Grammar
A
complete sentence must
have a naming part and an
action part.
 The dog ran.
 Is this a complete sentence?
 A complete sentence must
start with an uppercase
letter and end with a period.
Let’s Write!

Ally rides a bike.
Jamie
runs in the park.
Daily Journal Writing
Draw and label three
animals the mouse
tries to live with in the
story.
•Oral Language
•Comprehension
•Grammar
Tomorrow we
will read One
Little Mouse
again.
Tuesday
What kind of
adventure do you
think four or five
animals can have?
Today we will learn:
Build Background
Amazing Words
 Shared Reading: One Little Mouse
 Vocabulary Words
 Consonant Blends
 High-Frequency Words
 Phonics Story: My Words
 Grammar: Complete Sentences
 Shared Writing
 Journal Writing
 Time for Science: Animals: Similarities and
Differences
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
Talk with
Me,
Sing with
Me
A New Woodland Nest
“I need a new woodland nest,”
Said the mouse, “I want the best.”
Mole offered his hole, safe from the cold.
“Oh, but I really can’t rest.”
“I need a new woodland nest,”
Said the mouse, “I want the best.”
“A hollow in the vail,” offered the quail.
“Oh, but I really can’t rest.”
“I need a new woodland nest,”
Said the mouse, “I want the best.”
Night shadows led to her comfortable
bed,
“Oh, NOW I really can rest!”
Amazing
Words
woodland
nest
Shared
Reading
Vocabulary
Words
mouse
frogs
snakes
cottontails
squirrels
moles
bobwhite
quail
chickadees
porcupine
quills
opossums
Phonics
Sliding Down the Slippery
Slope
Sliding down the slippery
slope,
And floating through clear
water.
The water slide’s our special
ride,
Please go first up the ladder.
Climbing up the platform
high,
And stepping up in order.
Just ask me why I like to slide,
And I’ll say it’s in the water!
Consonant Blends
cl
 fl
 pl
 sl

Blending Practice
crib
cap
clap
can
clam
tap

trap
cab
crab
tip
trip

High Frequency
Words
them
about
her
number
some
one
two
three
four
five
six
High Frequency Words
have
I
 is
 like
 you
 do
 see

Grammar
 will
he skip and
spin
 Will he skip and
spin?
Grammar
In
a complete sentence,
we need a naming part
and an action part.
The first word begins with
an uppercase letter.
The sentence ends with a
period or question mark.
Grammar
Are
these groups of words
a complete sentence?
Little Mouse ran in the
woods.
Little Mouse the house
Little Mouse saw the
moles.
Let’s Write!
Many animals offered
Mouse their house.
Let’s write complete
sentences about all of
them.
Amazing Word Review


piglet
filthy
Daily Journal Writing
Draw a picture for
one word that
begins with sl- and
one that begins
with pl-.
•Oral
Language
•Oral
Language
•Grammar
•Grammar
•Homework
•Homework
Idea
Tomorrow we will
read about
Tomorrow
we a cat
willnames
read Flap.
about
Whatthe
do you
animals
think Flap will do
going
to story?
in the
school again
Wednesday
Where would you
try to stay in the
woodland?
Today we will learn:
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Build Background
Amazing Words
Shared Reading: One Little Mouse
Vocabulary Words
Consonant Blends
High-Frequency Words
Student Reader: A Home for Flap the Cat
Grammar: Action Parts
Shared Writing
Journal Writing
Time for Science: Animal Habitats
Talk with
Me,
Sing with
Me
A New Woodland Nest
“I need a new woodland nest,”
Said the mouse, “I want the best.”
Mole offered his hole, safe from the cold.
“Oh, but I really can’t rest.”
“I need a new woodland nest,”
Said the mouse, “I want the best.”
“A hollow in the vail,” offered the quail.
“Oh, but I really can’t rest.”
“I need a new woodland nest,”
Said the mouse, “I want the best.”
Night shadows led to her comfortable
bed,
“Oh, NOW I really can rest!”
Amazing
Words
vale
hollow
Shared
Reading
Vocabulary
Words
mouse
frogs
snakes
cottontails
squirrels
moles
bobwhite
quail
chickadees
porcupine
quills
opossums
Beginning Consonants
crab
flip
clip
drop

trap
step
spin

Ending Consonants
nest
lift
sift
band
land

mask
task
fast
past

Blend Sounds
spot
sit
in
lap
Nat

and
Nan
hop
skip
stop

Blend Sounds
Flap
cat
clap
cap
sip

drops
spot
dots
on
him

High Frequency
Words
them
about
her
number
some
one
two
three
four
five
six
High-Frequency Words
Review
I
 do
 you
 my
 like

Grammar
a mouse met a
snake
 A mouse met a
snake.

Grammar
In
a complete sentence,
we need a naming part
and an action part.
The first word begins with
an uppercase letter.
The sentence ends with a
period or question mark.
Grammar
AlphaBuddy dances.
What is the action part?
AlphaBuddy walks.
What is the action part?
AlphaBuddy runs.
What is the action part?
Let’s Write!
Nat and Nan had a
cat named Flap. I am
going to write a
sentence about a pet.
I have a pet frog.
Daily Journal Writing
Draw a picture for
one word that ends
with –st and one
that ends with –lk.
Respond to Literature
Grammar
Homework Idea
Tomorrow we
will read about
best friends
who grow up.
Thursday
What are some
exciting places
animals live?
Today we will learn:
 Build
Background
 Amazing Words
 Shared Reading: Farfallina and Marcel
 Consonant Blends
 High-Frequency Words
 Decodable Reader 21: One to Five
 Grammar: Complete Sentences
 Shared Writing
 Journal Writing
 Time for Science: Similarities and
Differences
Talk with
Me,
Sing with
Me
A New Woodland Nest
“I need a new woodland nest,”
Said the mouse, “I want the best.”
Mole offered his hole, safe from the cold.
“Oh, but I really can’t rest.”
“I need a new woodland nest,”
Said the mouse, “I want the best.”
“A hollow in the vail,” offered the quail.
“Oh, but I really can’t rest.”
“I need a new woodland nest,”
Said the mouse, “I want the best.”
Night shadows led to her comfortable
bed,
“Oh, NOW I really can rest!”
Amazing Words
comfortable
shadows
Shared Reading
Phonics
Blend Sounds
lap
spin
sat
hid

on
in
jump
mat


Blend Sounds
lid
top
flop
slam

plop
r an
land
pan
drop


High Frequency Words






four
one
two
three
five
a
Grammar
 the goose was big
 The goose was
big.
Grammar
When
we write sentences,
they need to be
complete.
A sentence tells us a
complete idea.
It must have a naming
part and an action part.
Grammar
Listen to this sentence:
The dog barked.
What is the naming part?
 The dog
What is the action part?
 barked
Grammar
What
do I have to do to
the first letter of every
sentence?
 add an uppercase letter
What do I put at the end
of the sentence?
 a period or question mark
Let’s Write!
A ____ lives in the sea.
The ______ spins a beautiful
web.
Daily Journal Writing
Write about two
little animals.
Respond to Literature
Grammar
Homework Idea
Tomorrow we will
read about Peter
Rabbit. What
adventures do
you think he will
have?
Friday
What adventures
can an animal
have?
Today we will learn:
Build Background
Amazing Words
Shared Reading: “The Tale of Peter
Rabbit”
 Consonant Blends
 High-Frequency Words
 Progress Monitoring: Read the Words
and Sentences
 Grammar: Complete Sentences
 Time for Math: Animal Addition
 Time for Science: Animal Movement
 Time for Social Studies: Make a Map
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Talk with
Me,
Sing with
Me
A New Woodland Nest
“I need a new woodland nest,”
Said the mouse, “I want the best.”
Mole offered his hole, safe from the cold.
“Oh, but I really can’t rest.”
“I need a new woodland nest,”
Said the mouse, “I want the best.”
“A hollow in the vail,” offered the quail.
“Oh, but I really can’t rest.”
“I need a new woodland nest,”
Said the mouse, “I want the best.”
Night shadows led to her comfortable
bed,
“Oh, NOW I really can rest!”
Amazing Words
woodland
nest
vale
hollow
comfortable
shadows
Shared Reading
“The Tale of Peter Rabbit”
Phonics
Consonant Blends
crab
drum
train
stamp
spoon

High Frequency
Words
them
about
her
number
some
one
two
three
four
five
six
Grammar
 the
mouse fell in
the hole
 The mouse fell in
the hole.
Grammar
In
a complete sentence,
we need a naming part
and an action part.
The first word begins with
an uppercase letter.
The sentence ends with a
period or question mark.
Let’s Write!
Today
we will write
about our favorite
animals and what they
did in the stories or
songs.
Let’s Write!
The
mouse looked for a
house.
The frog hopped.
The rabbit went to bed.
Daily Journal Writing
Draw or write which
animal home you
would choose to
live in.
Phonics
Shared Reading
High-Frequency Words
Next week we
will read about
the adventures of
three bears and
a little girl. What
do you think will
happen?
New Words
Review
High Frequency Words
them
about
 her
 number
 some


one
 two
 three
 four
 five
 six

Vocabulary Words





 moles
mouse
 bobwhite
frogs
quail
snakes
 chickadees
cottontails
 porcupine
squirrels
 quills
 opossums
Amazing Words






woodland
nest
vale
hollow
comfortable
shadows
Progress Monitoring
Read the Words
Set A
spot
flat
 crib
 trap


Read the Words
Set B






hand
spin
clap
mask
trip
mist
Read the Sentences
Set C
1.
I have one fast raft.
2.
We can see three drops.
3.
Two kids are with me.
4.
Look at the four maps.
5.
Five masks are a lot.