DAY 1

Street Rhymes!

I will feed Puppy today, And give him a drink in a tray.

I’ll give Puppy a hugAnd his leash a small tug,

And then we will go out and play.

• To introduce this week’s concept, read aloud the poem several times and ask children to join you.

What do pets need?

• The dog’s owners made something to shelter, or protect, their dog. What did they build for their pet? All pets need some kind of shelter. Let’s add Pets need shelter

and doghouse to our map. • The boy is showing responsibility by taking care of his fish. What is he doing? All

pets have to eat. Let’s add Pets need food to our map. • How is the girl taking care of her rabbit? She’s showing love and affection by

hugging it. Let’s add Pets need love to our map.

***Tell the children they are going to sing about a girl who wants a pet. Ask children to listen for the AMAZING WORDS needs, responsibility, and shelter as you sing. Sing the song again and have children join you. (Camptown Races)

• Find 5 things that contain the short a sound. What animal is the boy in the picture feeding? The middle sound I hear in cat is /a/. The sound /a/ is called the short a sound.

Listen as I say the short a sound: /a/. There are three sounds in ant: /a/ /n/ /t/. The first sound in ant is /a/. Read these words: am, egg, add, ax, ape, an, odd, ate, at, in. Guide children to raise hand when they hear /a/ at the beginning of the word.

bag catsadmanlapjamcabtappatgasdadRan

What do you know about reading these words?sat mad jab

Look at the picture on this page. I see a picture of an astronaut. When I say astronaut, I hear the short a sound, /a/, at the beginning. The /a/ sound is spelled a.

MONITOR PROGRESS

fan zap had sag rat

pal wag lad van tap

yak bat gas jab mat

Spelling Words

1. at 6. am2. cat 7. bat3. back 8. mad4. dad 9. ran5. can 10. sack

Some words we learn by remembering the letters. Point to my. Have children say and spell each word, first with you, and then without you. Point to the first letter in

my. What is this letter and what is its sound? Tell me a sentence using the word my. Repeat.

Character and SettingRead “A Hamster for Ana ( pg. 17b t.e.)

When I read, I pay attention to the people or animals in the story. This story is mostly about Ana, so I know that she is an important person in the story. I try to understand what Ana is like by thinking about what she says and does. I try to understand the reasons for her actions and feelings. The author wrote that Ana “begged” her mom for a hamster. That tells me she really wanted one a lot! I also look for clues about when and where the story takes place. Ana’s friend Beth lived in the apartment upstairs. That clue shows me that the

story takes place in an apartment building. A character is a person or an animal in a story. The setting of a story is where and when the story takes place. Characters and settings can be real or make-believe. Good readers pay careful attention to these parts of a story. They think about what characters say and do and how they feel.

• Who are the characters in this picture?• What is the setting in this picture?

This week you listened to a story called “A Hamster for Ana.” We can say sentences to tell about Ana. Have children use this sentence frame: Ana _______. Then ask children to say the sentences with you. These are sentences. They each tell a complete idea about Ana. Explain that a sentence is a group of words that tells a complete idea. Every sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark.

1. A cat ___________.2. ________ has a pet.

DAILY FIX-IT

1.Daad said my kat ran.

2.I im mab at that cat.

DAILY FIX-IT

1.Daad said my kat ran.1. Dad said my cat ran.2. I im mab at that cat2. I am mad at that cat.

WRAP UP YOUR DAY!

What sound does this letter say? aRead the words…

bat amSpell the words…

ran at sad lap

In the story “A Hamster for Ana” what does the hamster need?

DAY 2

Sing song (tune of Camptown Races).

What does the girl think she is now old enough to do?

Display the Big Book. Read the title and identify the author.

Listen for the Amazing Words tickle and cuddle.

cuddletickle

I see a truck. The last sound I hear in truck is /k/. I see other things that end with /k/. I see a sack and a duck. Listen to the sounds

in truck: /t/ /r/ /u/ /k/. There are four sounds in truck. Let’s blend those sounds to make a word: /t/ /r/ /u/ /k/.

Continue with sack, black, backpack, stack, tracks, duck. Have the children segment the following words: sock, tick, block

cat kidpackbacksackrackJack

MackZacktacklack

quackWhat do you know about reading

these words?

• Jack• cab• jam• back• bat• van• sack

• ran• lack• Zack• rack• pack• sad• wag• tack

REVIEW :Short Vowel Sounds/a/ /e/ /i/ /o/ /u/

bad jab fan gas hid

vat set fog tan jug

sip mud pet Jan cupI can pet the cat on the rug.

The tan cup is for you.Jan had a big green hat.

Spelling Words

1. at 6. am2. cat 7. bat3. back 8. mad4. dad 9. ran5. can 10. sack

HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDS• There are some words we learn by remembering

the letters rather than by saying the sounds. Let’s read this passage together. When you see a highlighted word clap one time.

• Choose one of the popcorn words and create a sentence. Turn and talk to your partner and tell him/her your new sentence.

onmyin

comeway

Realistic Fiction is a made-up story that could happen in real life. Good readers read for a purpose. Setting a purpose helps us to think and understand more as we read. Good readers also ask themselves questions as they read to be sure they understand what they are reading. If part of a story is confusing, you may need to reread some sentences aloud and ask yourself questions to figure out what is happening.

Look at these pictures. What does the girl do when something in her book is confusing? As I read Sam, Come Back!, I will be sure that what I am reading makes sense. If it doesn’t, I will reread aloud the part that is confusing, and I will ask myself questions.

Realistic Fiction• The story Sam, Come Back! is a made-up story with characters that look and act like real

people and animals. Who are the characters?• The setting of this story is also something that could be real. What is the setting?• The events in a story tell what happens. Are the events in this story real? Could the events

happen in real life?

We are going to list information about two made-up stories that tell about

things that could really happen. Once we are finished, we are going to

compare and contrast the stories and discuss how the stories are alike and

different.

Turn and Talk

A cat has________.

______ sometimes scare my cat.

DAILY FIX-IT

3. look at the little cat

4. she is in that sakk.

DAILY FIX-IT

3. Look at the little cat.

4. She is in that sack.

Wrap Up Your Day!

• Read the words and tell how they are alike.

back sack rack• Make a sentence with each word.

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• What needs does a pet have?• Who has the responsibility of taking care of a pet?• What are the ways to play with a pet?

DAY 3

If you were asking for a pet, what kind would you ask for? What are some things that kind of pet would need?

Tune of Camptown Races

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Read this sentence with me.

Dogs are faithful friends, but they do need care.• What does it mean? • Why did the author choose to use the word faithful? • What other words could the author have used instead of faithful?•What does the underlined part of the sentence mean?

Turn and TalkDogs are _______ friends, but they do need _________.

faithful

• Find something that rhymes with luck. Say each sound in the word.

• Find two things that rhyme with pant.• Rhyming words are words that end with the same sounds. The

directions tell us to find two things that rhyme with pant. When I look at the picture, I see a plant near the front door of the building, and I see and ant on the lawn. The words plant and ant rhyme with pant.

Find words that rhyme with:luck ragran hatsack backsad map

We are going to build words that have the short a sound and that end with the/k/ sound spelled ck.

satfantackhamJackpadback

Spelling Words

1. at 6. am2. cat 7. bat3. back 8. mad4. dad 9. ran5. can 10. sack

Spelling Sentences

1. The cat ran that way.2. I can come back.3. My dad is at the van.4. The bug can hop.5. I am sad.6. I want to come with you.7. I know the way to go.8. I fed my cat.

High-Frequency Words

• _____ sat on my lap.• The man ran that ______.• Jack, ____ pat the cat!• The map is in ______ van.• I see a hat _____ that tan bag.

in Sam way come my

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comeis

waythatonseein

FluencyWhen I read this page, I will try to read with no mistakes.

I will try not to change any words or leave any words out. Now, I want you to read along with me.

Let’s read one more time.

Listening and Speaking

Sam the cat ran back.• Who is this sentence about?

• What does the sentence tell us about him?

Turn and Talk1. My favorite pet ______.2. ______ likes to ______.

DAILY FIX-IT

5. My dad ren with the cat

6. the cat was in the sak.

DAILY FIX-IT

5. My dad ran with the cat.

6. The cat was in the sack.

DAY 4

The girl in the song might get a kitten at the pet shop. What are some things a little kitten needs?

Tune of Camptown Races

PoemsWhat are the key features of a poem?

The words are organized in lines and have a rhythm. The words may say things in an unusual way.

Sometimes the words in a poem rhyme.

Today we will read two poems about people and their pets: “Just Fur Fun” by J. Patrick Lewis and

“Hedgehog” by Heidi Roemer

fetchheel

Phonemic Awareness

Read the words. Do you hear /a/ at the beginning or in the middle of the word?

attic mad am tag sack

add ash fan at map

bad cat fangas ham jarlap quack vanwag yak zap

cat the Matt that vanjam is pass are ayou fat have back I

I have a cat.The cat is fat.

Pass that jam back, Matt.Are you at that van?

Spelling Words

1. at 6. am2. cat 7. bat3. back 8. mad4. dad 9. ran5. can 10. sack

Let’s Sing-Along!A sing along is a poem set to music that people sing together. Sometimes new words are sung to an old tune. It has rhythm, or a regular pattern of beats. Some lines in a sing-along may repeat and some words may rhyme.

When I read these pages, I notice that there is a rhythm to the words. Some lines are long, some are short, and some words rhyme.

When readers connect what they already know with what they read, they can have a better understanding of what a story or selection is about. As I read “Puppy Games,” I thought about times I’ve watched a puppy play. It helped me to imagine how the puppy in the sing-along tugged on socks and knocked over blocks. • What did you learn about when you read “Puppy Games”? • What is the setting of this poem? How can you tell?

• What does the puppy do in the poem?• Does the puppy in the poem act like a real-life puppy?

SentencesA sentence is a group of words that tells a complete idea. It begins with a capital letter

and ends with a punctuation mark, such as a period.

The cat plays.

Jack can pat the cat.the cat

Ron gets a pet today.the pet

hits the balland the cat like

Ron and the cat like the game.

DAILY FIX-IT

7. Sam ran bac

8. dad is at dat.

DAILY FIX-IT

7. Sam ran back.

8. Dad is at bat.

• sack• fan• pad

• What sound do these words have alike?

• Read the sentences fluently.

• Jack had that bat.• That cat ran back.

WRAP UP YOUR DAY!!!!

DAY 5

This week we have read and listened to stories and poems about pets and the things they need. Today you will listen to two poems about different pets and their owners.• How do the owners of the gerbil and hedgehog handle their pets?

Amazing Words

• needs• responsibility• shelter• cuddle• tickle• faithful• fetch• heel

Amazing Words

• needs• responsibility• shelter• cuddle• tickle• faithful• fetch• heel

What pets have we read about this week?

What types of things did each pet need?

How do the owners feel about their pets?

Phonemic Awareness ReviewSegment and count the sounds in the words below

hatDanran

packblacksack

atracksjam

Phonics ReviewRead each sentence quietly to yourself. Now let’s read together.

1. Look at the cat on the sack.

2. Pack a ham with the jam.

3. Jack ran to tag me.

4. I am sad to go back.

How can we ask a question about this

photo?

We might ask, What does a pet cat need

every day?

Where is the cat in this picture?The cat is over a mat.

Is the cat over the mat in this picture? No, the cat is under the mat.

What can I see that is on something? I see a book on my desk. I will say the sentence The book is on my desk.

Over and under are location words that tell where things are.

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Which word rhymes with thin?

This word means the opposite of off.

You can _______ in my room.

This word rhymes with May.

______ name is Mrs. Wood.

GUESS THE WORD