The Week of December 18, 2017

Group 1

Spelling words:on, got, fox, pop, not, hop
Vocabulary words:her, she, now, today, our, would
Student will practice to blend  words with short o and  consonants l blends 
Read the story Hit It and answer the questions in the Write in Reader.
Practice vocabulary words flash cards.
Preview the topic Music and discuss the different ways we can make music.Read the Realistic Fiction A musical Day and discuss the importance of music in our every day life.Practice kinds of sentences.
Writing: If I were Santa
Group 2
Spelling words: closed, hoping, baked, hiding, standing, asked, skating, teasing, knocking,feeding
vocabulary: tunnel, curled, height, direction, toward, healed, brag, tease
Model and practice  to blend and decode regularly spelled words with endings -ed, -ing
Read the story Tortoise gets a Home in write in  Reader and answer the questions in the stop think and write section.
Practice to add -s to present tense verbs.
We will discuss that traditional tales are stories that people have been telling for many years.And the characters in the story usually learn a lesson.ow the characters speak and act like real people and the importance of not teasing others.We will write  note to the brown squirrel telling how you feel about teasing others.
Review present tense nouns.
review how to identify the kids of nouns in sentences.
Writing: If I were Santa
Wednesday:
Spelling words: closed, hoping, baked, hiding, standing, asked, skating, teasing, knocking,feeding
vocabulary: tunnel, curled, height, direction, toward, healed, brag, tease
Practice spelling and vocabulary words.
Read the folk Tale Why Rabbits Have Short tails and discuss the moral it teaches. We will compare the lessons /morals from both the folktales.Read the decodable reader Maybe So and review the high frequency words.
Review synonyms.
Writing: If I were SantaGroup 3-
Spelling words:knife, stretch, write, knew, knock, match, wrong,scrub, strong,throw bonus:knuckle,scramble
Vocabulary words:harvest, separate,ashamed, borders, advice, borrow, patch, serious
Students will learn to Decode, read, spell multi syllable  irregularly spelled words with silent letters kn, wr.
Practice spelling and vocabulary words and their  meanings.
Reread the folktale harvest birds and list the events that happend in the story and answer the questions in the Spb Pages: 105, 106
Review using context clues to find the meanings of words in sentences w/s 109
Read the leveled reader Dear Diary note the important details that we can draw conclusions from.
Writing: If I were Santa.

The Week of December 11, 2017

Group 1


Spelling words:in, will, did, sit, six, big
Vocabulary words: animal, of, how, some, make, why
Student will practice to blend  words with short i and  consonants r blends 
Read the story Tell Cat and answer the questions in the Write in Reader.
Practice vocabulary words flash cards.
Preview the topic Animal Communication and discuss different ways animals can communicate.Read the informational text Animals Communicate and will discuss picture of the animals that tells about the way they communicate.
Practice to use commas in series.
Group 2
Spelling words: liked, using, riding, chased, spilled, making, raked,tasted,hiking,started
vocabulary: tunnel, curled, height, direction, toward, healed, brag, tease
Model and practice  to blend and decode regularly spelled words with endings -ed, -ing
Read the story Tortoise gets a Home in write in  Reader and answer the questions in the stop think and write section.
Practice to add -s to present tense verbs.
We will discuss that traditional tales are stories that people have been telling for many years.And the characters in the story usually learn a lesson.We will read the Folk Tale How Chipmunk Got His Stripes . We will discuss how the characters speak and act like real people.

Group 3-
Spelling words: itch, wreck, knee, patch, wrap, knot, watch, scream, thrill,street Bonus:wrinkle,straight
Vocabulary words:harvest, separate,ashamed, borders, advice, borrow, patch, serious
Students will learn to Decode, read, spell multi syllable  irregularly spelled words with silent letters kn, wr.
Practice spelling and vocabulary words and their  meanings.
Read the informational text Livings Things Are Linked in Write-in Reader and answer the stop think write section.

Listen to the fluent reading Sweet berries and find the meanings of the vocabulary words used in the section.
We will discuss the different traditions that each culture has and how they have been passed down from one generation to the other.We will learn that folktales are stories that tells about a cultures customs and has a lesson to teach. We will take turns to read The Harvest Birds.Discuss the essential questions what do traditional tales tells readers about life while we read.

Practice to use commas correctly with nouns in a series.

The Week of December 4, 2017

Group 1


Spelling words:had, cat, ran, lock,miss,sock, egg
Vocabulary words: away, every, call, hear, come, said
Student will practice to blend  words with short a , -ck and double consonants. 
Read the story Ann Packs in decodable reader and find short a and double consonant words..
Review vocabulary words flash cards.
Reread the story Jack and The Wolf with fluency.
Writing: How to decorate a Christmas Tree
Group 2
Spelling words: shine, chase, white, while, these, flash, then, catch, thumb, which
vocabulary: beware, damage, bend, flash, pounding, prevent, reach, equal
Model and practice  consonant digraphs  th, ch, sh, wh, tch ph.
Use picture cards to summarize the events in the  lesson Super Storms.
Practice spelling and vocabulary words by completing worksheets.
Practice to blend and decode regularly spelled base words with endings -s, -ed, -ing.
Writing: How to decorate a Christmas Tree

Group 3-
Spelling words: cheese, June, elbow, program, shiny, piles, sticky,visit, shiver, limit Bonus: both, comb
Vocabulary words:twitch, swoops, squeak, echoes, detail, slithers, dozes, snuggles
Students will learn to Decode, read, spell multi syllable CVC words.
Review spelling and vocabulary words and their  meanings.
Write facts about Bats from the lesson read.
Make a mini book How A bat grows.
Review subjects and predicates
Read the leveled reader Chased By a Bat.
Review suffix -able and -ible and action verbs

Writing: How to decorate a Christmas Tree

The Week of November 27

Group 1

Spelling words:an, bad, can,doll, add, duck, pack
Vocabulary words: away, every, call, hear, come, said
Student will practice to blend  words with short a , -ck and double consonants. 
Read the Story Run, Run, Run and answer the questions
Review adjectives.
Read the fable Jack and the Wolf and discuss the characters and setting of the story.
Learn about adjectives that describe color..
Review Synonyms.
Group 2
Spelling words: dish, than, chest, such, thin, push,chat,wheel, ship, whale
vocabulary: beware, damage, bend, flash, pounding, prevent, reach, equal
Model and practice  consonant digraphs  th, ch, sh, wh, tch ph.
Read the story Keeping Safe In Storm and answer the question in write in reader. 
Review Proper nouns as nouns that name special people and places and that all proper nouns begins with capital letters.
We will discuss about the types of weather we are familiar with and Read about some of the dangerous weather in the informational text Super Storms.While we read we look for the main idea and details and answer the essential questions how some storms are dangerous.
student will identify the subjects and action verbs in the past time.
Writing": Turkey story

Group 3-
Spelling words: math, toast, easy, socks, Friday, stuff, paid, final, tiny, decide Bonus:each, holiday
Vocabulary words:twitch, swoops, squeak, echoes, detail, slithers, dozes, snuggles
Students will learn to Decode, read, spell multi syllable CVC words.
Review spelling and vocabulary words and their  meanings.
Read the story Owls in Write in Reader and find the meanings of vocabulary words and answer the questions..
.Discuss the topic Mammals and how they are important and what special features they have.
Students will learn that a narrative Non Fiction gives information in the form of a story.We will read together the NF Bat Loves The Night.While we read we look for information like what makes bats interesting and useful.
Writing: Turkey Story

The Week of November 13

Group 1

Spelling words:up, bug,mud,tub,nut, hug
high frequency words:friend, hold, full, many, good, pull
Student will practice to blend  words with short u. 
Read the Story Sal and answer the questions
Review adjectives.
Read the fantasy story Gus takes The Train.While we read we discuss what happens to the character in a train.
Learn about adjectives that describe color..
Group 2
Spelling words:dress, spell, class, stuck, kick, rock, full, add, neck, trick
Vocabulary words:blooming, shovels, scent, tough, wrinkled, plain, muscles, nodded
Model and practice  double consonant words and words with -ck endings.
Read the Story Rosa's garden and complete the answers.. 
Review Proper nouns as nouns that name special people and places and that all proper nouns begins with capital letters.
Read the Realistic Fiction  The Ugly Vegetables and analyze the text by  discussing the characters, setting and plot in the story. 
Writing": Turkey story

Group 3-
spelling words:slight,mild, sight, pie, mind, tie, pilot, might, lie, blind Bonus: frightening, midnight
Vocabulary:stand,fans, score, league, slammed, polish, style, pronounced
Students will learn to spell and practice words with long i sounds that ie has a long i sound and the e is silent.
Review spelling and vocabulary words and their  meanings.
Read the story Let's Play Ball and answer the questions in Write -in-Reader.
Students will learn that a biography is about the events in a person's life and the events are in order. We will take turns to read the Biography Roberto Clemente and discuss why he is famous.
Review singular and plural nouns.
Writing: Turkey Story

The Week of October 30

Group 1
Spelling words:wet, leg, hen,,jet,vet,Ken
high frequency words:all, my, me, does, hero, who
Student will practice to blend  words with short e 
Review the definitions of nouns and adjectives
Review action verbs
Read  the story Lucia's Neighborhood and discuss the importance of neighborhood.
Group 2
Spelling words:hunt, stand,long, stamp, pond, bring,hint,print,left,young
vocabulary words:shaped, branches,pond, beaks,deepest,break, hang, winding
Model and practice  final consonant blend words.
We will  read the informational text  Animals Building Homes discuss how photos and headings helps to give information about different kinds of animal homes. 
Identify and work on irregular plural nouns

Group 3-
spelling words:follow,glow, sold, window, coach, almost, throat, cold, most, borrow,Bonus: sailboats, toaster
Vocabulary:crew, tide, cling, balancing, foggy, disappears, stretch, excitement
Students will learn that vowel pairs oa and ow will stand for the long o sound.Practice long o words.
Review spelling and vocabulary words and their  meanings.

Students  will read the story POP's Bridge and fill in  a chart with the characters, setting and plot about the story.
We will read together The Tallest Tower and complete the venn diagram.
Identify common and proper nouns.

The Week of October 23

Group 1
Spelling words:yet, web, pen,set, den, yes
high frequency words:all, my, me, does, hero, who
Student will practice to blend  words with short e 
Review the definitions of nouns and adjectives
Identify and use possessive nouns
Read the read the fantasy story Curious George At School and discuss the characters, setting and events in the story. .

Group 2
Spelling words:next,end,camp,sank,sing,drink,pink, sand,lamp, sent
vocabulary words:shaped, branches,pond, beaks,deepest,break, hang, winding
Model and practice  final consonant blend words.
We will  read the informational text  Animals Building Homes discuss how photos and headings helps to give information about different kinds of animal homes. 
Review plural nouns.

Group 3-
spelling words: load, open, told, yellow, soak, shadow, foam, owner, goal, show,Bonus: tomorrow,shallow
Vocabulary:crew, tide, cling, balancing, foggy, disappears, stretch, excitement
Students will learn that vowel pairs oa and ow will stand for the long o sound.Practice long o words.
Review spelling and vocabulary words and their  meanings.

Students will learn that a historical fiction tells about things that could happen in a real time and place in the past.We will read the story POP's Bridge and discuss the importance of working together in completing a project.
Identify common and proper nouns.