English Language Arts Houghton Mifflin Harcourt JOURNEYS COMMON CORE

Grade: Unit: Lesson: 1 6 28Essential Question: Anchor Text:How can weather change your day? “The Kite” from Days with Frog and Toad

FantasyMeasuring WeatherInformational Text

Writing: Reading Literature & Informational Text: Foundational Skills:Opinion Writing: Opinion SentencesFocus Trait: Word Choice

Comprehension Skills and Strategies TARGET SKILL • Story Structure• FantasyTARGET STRATEGY • Infer/Predict

HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDSacross, ball, cried, head, heard, large, second, shouldPhonicsLong iSpelling Patterns igh, y, ieInflections –ed, -ing, -er, -est, -esFluencyPhrasing: Natural Pauses

Language:Spelling: Long i Spelling Patterns igh, y, iemy, try, sky, fly, by, dry, pie, cried, night, lightGrammar: AdjectivesVocabulary Strategies: Homographs

Planning for English Language Development:Begin with High-Utility Words Tier 1 Words *=Spanish cognatesHigh-Utility Words give up, joke, perhaps, third, kite, sky, string

Language Support Card 28 Building Background Videos Teacher’s Edition p. E22 Oral Language Chant, Blackline Master ELL 28.5

Move on to Developing Vocabulary Tier 2 &3 Words *=Spanish cognatesWords to Know second, ball, head, across, heard, large, cried, should

Vocabulary in Context CardsReading/Language Arts Terms vowel*, fantasy, characters, setting, plot, story structure, infer*, predict*, homograph*, base word, inflection*, informational text*, adjective*, sentence, capital letter, period, exclamation point*, opinion*

Teacher’s Edition pp. E22, E24, E26, E28, E30Scaffolding ComprehensionBuilding Background

Language Support Card 28 Building Background Videos Selection Blackline Master ELL 28.6

Comprehension Teacher’s Edition pp. E23, E24, E25, E28, E30

Story Structure Teacher’s Edition pp. E23, E25, E30

Scaffolding WritingOpinion WritingOpinion Sentences pp. T274-T275

Teacher’s Edition p. E31 Common Core Writing Handbook: Opinion Sentences

Scaffolding GrammarGrammar: Kinds of Adjectives pp. T275-T273

Teacher’s Edition P. E29o Language Transfer Issue: Adjectiveso Language Support Card 28: Positive and Negative Statements

Whole GroupReading 60 Minutes

__:__-__:__ Language Arts Oral/Vocab60 Minutes

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HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDSacross, ball, cried, head, heard, large, second, shouldII-R-2: HI-13: reading high frequency words and irregular sight words fluently.Phonics Long iSpelling Patterns igh, y, ieInflections –ed, -ing, -er, -est, -esII-L-2-: HI-9: reading regularly spelled multi-syllable words by applying the most common letter-sound correspondences, including the sounds represented by single letters, consonant blends, consonant/vowel digraphs (th, sh, ck) and diphthongs (ea, ie, ee) and r-controlled vowels.II-R-2: LI-4: segmenting two-syllable words into syllables.FluencyIntonationII-R-2: HI-2: using punctuation, including commas, periods, question marks, and exclamation marks to guide reading for fluency.

Grammar60 Minutes

__:__-__:__ Writing60 Minutes

__:__-__:__ Spelling: Long i Spelling Patterns igh, y, iemy, try, sky, fly, by, dry, pie, cried, night, lightGrammar: AdjectivesVocabulary Strategies: HomographsII-R-2: LI-4: segmenting two-syllable words into syllables.II-L-2-: HI-9: reading regularly spelled multi-syllable words by applying the most common letter-sound correspondences, including the sounds represented by single letters, consonant blends, consonant/vowel digraphs (th, sh, ck) and diphthongs (ea, ie, ee) and r-controlled vowels.II-W-2: HI-10: using subject-verb agreement in sentences in a variety of writing applications with instructional support.II-L-2: HI-1: classifying words into conceptual categories and providing rationale.

Children learn about different kinds of adjectives through reading and writing sentences that relate to weather. II-W-2: HI-10: using subject-verb agreement in sentences in a variety of writing applications with instructional support.

Children write opinion sentences using reasons, exact words, and adjectives. II-W-1: HI-3: completing a written summary of the key events or ideas of informational text using simple sentences.II-W-2: HI-4: using resources to spell words.

The KiteFantasyChildren will read The Kite to

Recognize and discuss elements of story structure.

Learn about aspects of fantasy.II-R-4: HI-14: identifying and describing the plot in a literary selection.II-R-4: LI-1: identifying characteristics of literary selections that designate the text as fiction or nonfiction.Measuring WeatherInformational TextChildren will read Measuring Weather to

Discuss different ways to measure weather. Learn how graphs can be used in text.

II-L-4: HI-8: extracting and interpreting specific information from external text features of text.II-R-4: LI-1: identifying characteristics of literary selections that designate the text as fiction or nonfiction.

ELL Whole Group Additional Whole Group ResourcesPoint-of-Use Scaffolded Support

Use Visuals Use Gestures Comprehensible Input Peer-Supported Learning Language Issues Idiomatic Language Use Sentence Frames Expand Language Production

Vocabulary in Context Cards

(front and back)

Decodable Readers Sally Jane and Beth Ann, pp. 67-74 Ty and Big Gilly, pp. 75-82 Bird Watching, pp. 83-90 Benches, pp. 91-98

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

Vocabulary, p. T276 Phonics, p. T276 Comprehension, p. T277 Language Arts, p. T277 Fluency, p. T277

ELL Small GroupELL Leveled Reader- The Boat RaceContains the same content as the On-Level Reader but uses more accessible language

ELL Leveled Reader Lesson Plan ELL Blackline Masters

Small Group PlannerTeacher-LedVocabulary Reader Kite Flying, Differentiated Instruction, p. T285Differentiate Words to Know using Context Cards, p. T283Differentiate Comprehension: Story Structure; Infer/Predict Strategy, p. T287Reread Ty and Big Gilly, p.T239Leveled Reader The Boat Race, p. T293Differentiate Fluency: Phrasing: Natural Pauses, p. T289Differentiate Vocabulary Strategies: Homographs, p. T295Reread Benches, p. T261Options for Reteaching: pp. T296-T297Reread one of this week’s Decodable Reader selectionsWhat are my other kids doing?Listen to Audio of “The Kite”Complete Leveled Practice, ELL 28.1-ELL 28.2Listen: Follow along with Audio of “The Kite”Retell: Partners retell “The Kite” using Retelling CardsComplete Leveled Practice, ELL 28.3Reread Partners read The Boat RaceListen to Audio of Measuring WeatherComplete Leveled Practice, ELL 28.4Listen to Audio of Measuring WeatherReread: Partners read Bird WatchingReread: Choose among this week’s stories

Complete and share Literacy Center activitiesELL Extra SupportELL Lesson 28 Resources

Daily Lessons to support the core

Language Support Card 28 ELL Blackline Masters ELL Teacher’s Handbook

o Professional Development

Building BackgroundVideo Clip for Lesson 28: Flags and Kites on a Windy Day

o Peer Conference Formso Cooperative Learning Guidelines

AssessmentWeekly Tests Answer KeyObservation ChecklistsFluency Tests Periodic Assessments

Additional ResourcesReading LogVocabulary LogListening LogProofreading ChecklistWriting Conference FormWriting ChecklistInstructional RoutinesGraphic Organizer Blackline MastersHandwriting Model

Standards