English Language Arts Houghton Mifflin Harcourt JOURNEYS COMMON CORE

Grade: Unit: Lesson: Kindergarten 4 18Essential Question: Read Aloud Book: Big BookIn what ways is the Atlantic Ocean special? One-Dog Canoe

FictionAtlanticInformational Text

Poems About the SeaPoetry

Writing: Reading Literature & Informational Text: Foundational Skills:Opinion Writing Focus Trait: Conventions

Comprehension Skills and StrategiesTARGET SKILL • Author’s Purpose• Figurative LanguageTARGET STRATEGY • Analyze/Evaluate

HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDSwill, into, your, be, that, whoPhonological AwarenessBlend PhonemesSegment phonemesPhonicsLetter/Sound: r /r/Blending WordsFluencyRead with Expression

Language:Vocabulary Strategies: Context CluesGrammar: Verbs in the Future Tense

Planning for English Language Development:Begin with High-Utility Words Tier 1 Words *=Spanish cognatesHigh-Utility Words fish, land, ship, water, ocean, sand, waves

Language Support Card 18 Building Background Videos Teacher’s Edition p. E22

Move on to Challenging Vocabulary Tier 2 &3 Words *=Spanish cognatesWords to Know will, be, into, that, your, who

Vocabulary in Context CardsReading/Language Arts Terms informational text*, analyze*, evaluate*,author’s purpose*, rhyme*, poems*, poetry*, letter*, verb*, future tense*, message*, sentences, greeting, closing Teacher’s Edition pp. E22, E44Scaffolding ComprehensionBuilding Background

Language Support Card 18 Building Background Videos

Comprehension Teacher’s Edition pp. E23, E24, E26, E28, E30

Author’s PurposeTeacher’s Edition pp. E23, E25, E27Scaffolding WritingOpinion WritingFriendly Letter p. T255

Teacher’s Edition p. E31 Common Core Writing Handbook: Friendly Letter

Scaffolding GrammarGrammar: Verbs in the Future Tense, p. T260

Teacher’s Edition P. E29o Language Transfer Issue: Verb Tenseo Language Support Card 18: Present-Tense Verb to be; adjectives

Whole GroupReading 60 Minutes

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HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDSwill, into, your, be, that, whoI-R-2: LI-7: reading high frequency words with automaticity.Phonemic AwarenessBlend PhonemesSegment PhonemesI-LS-2: HI-2: producing and blending the initial, medial, and final sounds of CVC words using accurate articulation and pronunciation. I-R-2: L1-3: blending initial, medial, and final spoken sounds to produce words. I-R-2: HI-1: segmenting one-syllable words into its phonemes.PhonicsLetter/Sound: r /r/Blending WordsI-R-2: LI-5: matching and naming upper case and lower case letters with different fonts.I-R-2: HI-6: producing letter sounds represented by the single lettered consonants and vowels.FluencyRead with Expression

o Interactive Instructional Flip Charto Phonemic Awareness, p. 59o Words to Know, p.60o Phonics, p.61o Comprehension/Retelling, p.62o Writing, p.63o Grammar, p.64

o Student Book Storieso “Will It Be Big?,” pp. 46-51o “Rip Is It,” pp. 52-57

Grammar60 Minutes

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Writing60 Minutes

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Vocabulary Strategies: Context CluesGrammar: Verbs in the Future TenseI-L-2 (Vocabulary) HI-6: determining word meaning within context.I-L-1 (verbs): HI-5: using the simple future tense verbs (e.g., will) with subject-verb agreement.

o Interactive Instruction Flip Chart

GrammarChildren will learn about verbs in the future tense. I-L-1 (verbs): HI-5: using the simple future tense verbs (e.g., will) with subject-verb agreement.

o Interactive Instruction Flip Chart

WritingChildren will learn about friendly letters and expressing opinions. They will dictate and write their own friendly letters.I-W-1: HI-4: writing friendly letters or thank you notes using simple sentences that include sight words, CVC words, and phonetic spelling.

Atlantic Informational TextChildren will read Atlantic to

o Learn about the Atlantic Ocean.o Discuss the author’s purpose and practice

analyzing and evaluating a text. I-R-3: HI-3: using key words, phrases, and complete sentences to answer open-ended comprehension questions when responding to text.I-R-3: HI-5: identifying facts from text read aloud.Poems About the Sea PoetryChildren will read “Poems About the Sea” to

o Learn about the use of repetition and rhyme in poetry.

o Compare the poems with Atlantic in the terms of language and form.

One-Dog CanoeFictionChildren will read One-Dog Canoe to

o Enjoy a comical story about a girl, her dog, and a trip in their canoe.

o Discuss the author’s purpose of the piece and analyze and evaluate the text.

I-R-3: HI-3: using key words, phrases, and complete sentences to answer open-ended comprehension questions when responding to text.I-R-3: HI-5: identifying facts from text read aloud.

ELL Whole Group Additional Whole Group ResourcesScaffolded Support

Notes throughout the Teacher’s Edition scaffold instruction to each language proficiency level.

Vocabulary in Context Card Provide visual support and additional practice for High-Frequency Words.

Lesson 18 Blackline Masters Words to Know, 18.1 Leveled Reader Graphic Organizer, 18.2-18.5 Leveled Reader Think About It, 18.6-18.9 Leveled Practice for Phonics and Words to Know, SR 18.1-18.3,

A18.1-18.3, ELL 18.1-18.3Additional Resources

Reading Log, p.4 Vocabulary Log, p.5 Listening Log, p.6 Instructional Routines, pp. 7-17 Graphic Organizers, pp. 18-25 Handwriting Models, pp. 26-27

ELL Small GroupELL Leveled Reader- Swimming

Sheltered text connects to the Big Book’s topic, High-Frequency Words, Strategy, and Skill.

Contains the same content as the On-Level Reader but uses more accessible language

Small Group PlannerTeacher-LedVocabulary Reader At The Beach, Differentiate Instruction, p. T269Differentiate Words to Know using Context Cards 21-22, p. T267Differentiate Comprehension: Author’s Purpose; Analyze/Evaluate Strategy, p. T271Leveled Reader Swimming, p.T277Differentiate Fluency: Read with Expression, p. T273Differentiate Vocabulary Strategies: Context Clues, p. T279Options for Re-teaching: pp. T280-T281Reread Will It Be Big? or Rip Is It What are my other children doing?Listen to audio of AtlanticComplete Leveled Practice, ELL 18.1 Listen: to audio of AtlanticReread: Partners reread At the BeachListen to audio of poems about the seaReread: Partners reread Swimming and What Will It Be?Listen to audio of poems about the seaReread: Partners reread Rip Is ItReread: Choose among this week’s stories

Complete and share Literacy Center activitiesELL Extra SupportELL Lesson 18 Resources

Builds background for the main topic and promotes oral language. Develops high-utility vocabulary and academic language.

Building Background Video Clip for Lesson 18: “Snorkeling”

AssessmentProgress MonitoringAssess and monitor students’ progress to determine who is on track and who needs help. Clear prescriptions identify targeted instruction to address the students’ needs and get them back on track.Respond to Assessment

Phonemic Awareness, p. T201 Phonics, p.T213 Words to Know, p. T215 Comprehension, p. T230 Retelling, p. T231 Comprehension, p.T241 Vocabulary Strategies, p. T249

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