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Kannapolis City Schools First Grade Houghton Mifflin Pacing Guide

Phonemic Themes Phonics Fluency Vocabulary Comprehension Awareness

Themes Goal 1 Goal 1 Goal 1 Goal 3 Goal 2 1-10 Goal 2 Goal 4 Goal 3

Notes:

 Leveled Readers:

o BL = Below Level

o OL = On Level

o AL = Above Level

o LS = Language Support

 Phonics:

o Though pacing guide does not note, remember to review previous week’s phonics skills as well as introduce new skills.

 Teacher Resources:

o See teacher manual and/or curriculum coordinators for on-site resources. Theme: Back to School ( August – September ) Phonemic Week Phonics Fluency Vocabulary Comprehension Awareness Skills: Skills: Leveled Readers: High Frequency: Big Book: Phoneme Alphabet BL: N/A I, see, my, like, a, to My Best Friend recognition: Bb Letters: A-F OL: N/A Topics: Teacher Read Aloud: /b/, Cc /k/, Sounds: /b/, /k/, /d/, /f/ AL: N/A N/A Caps of Many Colors Dd /d/, Ff /f/ Phonics Library: LS: N/A Story Vocabulary: The City Mouse & the Country Mouse The ABC’s in Rhyme, N/A The Grasshopper and the Ant 1 Blending onset Chant, Song, pp.4-11 I Love Reading Vocabulary Reader: Anthology: and rime Spelling Words: Books N/A Get Set: N/A N/A N/A Main: N/A Strategy: Predict/Infer, Phonics/Decoding, Monitor/Clarify, Question, Evaluate, Summarize Skills: N/A Skills: Skills: Leveled: High Frequency: Big Book: N/A Phoneme Letters: G-P, BL: N/A and, go ,is, here, for, have Teacher Read Aloud: recognition: Gg Sounds: /g/, /h/, /j/, /k/, OL: N/A Story Topics: Frog Helped Snake /g/, Hh, /h/, Jj /l/, /m/, /n/, /p/ AL: N/A N/A The Amazing Little Porridge Pot /j/, Kk /k/, Ll /l/, Phonics Library: LS: N/A Vocabulary: The Mouse’s House Mm, /m/, Nn N/A Tiger and Anansi 2 /n/, Pp /p/ The ABC’s in Rhyme, I Love Reading Vocabulary Reader: The Pumpkin in a Jar Rhyme Chant, Song, pp. 12-21 Books N/A Anthology: Blending onset Spelling Words: N/A Get Set: N/A & rime Main: N/A Phoneme -N/A Strategy: substitution Predict/Infer, Question, Summarize, Monitor/Clarify, Evaluate Skills: N/A Skills: Skills: Leveled: High Frequency: Big Book: N/A Phoneme Letter: Q-Z BL: N/A said, the, play, she, are, he Teacher Read Aloud: recognition: Sounds: /kw/, /r/, /s/, OL: N/A Topics: Stone Soup Qq /kw/, Rr /r/, /t/, /v/, /w/, /ks/, /y/, AL: N/A N/A Frog Tricks Loud Rabbit Ss /s/, Tt /t/, Vv /z/ LS: N/A Story Vocabulary: The Lion & the Mouse /v/, Ww /w/, Xx Phonics Library: N/A The Sun & the Wind 3 /ks/, Yy /y/, The ABC’s in Rhyme, I Love Reading Vocabulary Reader: Anthology: Zz /z/ Chant, Song, pp. 22-31 Books N/A Get Set: N/A N/A Main: N/A Blending of Spelling Words: Strategy: onset & rime N/A Predict/Infer, Question, Summarize, Monitor/Clarify, Evaluate Skills: N/A Rhyme Theme 1: All Together Now ( September – October )

Week Phonemic Awareness Phonics Fluency Vocabulary Comprehension

Skills: Skills: Leveled Readers: High Frequency: Big Book: Blending Phonemes with Consonants: m, s, c, t BL: My Cat go, the, on I Am Six short a Blending Short a Words OL: Cat and Dog Topics: Teacher Read Aloud: (VC, CVC) AL: Supper for Cal Spelling Patterns: at, an The Strong Bunch of Sticks Listening for Rhymes Alphabet letters LS: 10 Cats Names for Animals Anthology: Phonics Library: Animals Sounds Get Set: On the Go! 1 Tam Cat I Love Reading Books: Story Vocabulary: Main: Mac the Cat Cat on the Mat 1 N/A Strategy: Cat Sat Vocabulary Reader: Predict/Infer Spelling Words: Cats Skills: N/A Sequence Science Link: How to Read a Science Article Skills: Skills: Leveled Readers: High Frequency: Big Book: Blending Phonemes with Consonants: n, f, p BL: Nat, Nan and Pam and, here, jump, not, too, Ten Dogs short a Blending Short a Words OL: Fun, Fun, Fun we Teacher Read Aloud: N/A (VC, CVC) AL: Meet the Feet Topics: Anthology: Phonics Library: LS: Colors School Words Get Set: Cam and Pat Nan Cat Rhyming Words Main: A Day at School 2 Tap, Tap I Love Reading Books: Story Vocabulary: Strategy: Spelling Words: 2-4 add, playground, read, Summarize N/A school, sing, teacher Skills: Vocabulary Reader: Compare and Contrast At School Poetry Link: How to Read Poetry Skills: Skills: Leveled Readers: High Frequency: Big Book: Blending Phonemes with Consonants: b, r, h, g BL: Pat and Pig a, find, have, one, to, who Charles Tiger short i Blending Short i Words OL: Gram’s Hat Topics: Teacher Read Aloud: N/A (VC, CVC) AL: Kit Finds a Mitt Spelling Patterns: -it, -ig Anthology: Phonics Library: LS: Here is Hen Shape Words Get Set: A Big Hit 3 Can it Fit? Words for Feelings Main: Pigs in a Rig One Big, Fat Fig I Love Reading Books: Story Vocabulary: Strategy: Spelling Words: 5-9 bump, goodbye, mess, Evaluate N/A mud, tub Skills: Vocabulary Reader: Cause and effect Sit, Pig! Social Studies Link: How to Read a Social Studies Article Theme 2: Surprise! ( October ) Phonemic Week Phonics Fluency Vocabulary Comprehension Awareness Skills: Skills: Leveled Readers: High Frequency: Big Book: Blending Review: d, w, l, x BL: A Wig for Pig five, four, in, once, three, two, upon, what To Be a Kid Phonemes with Blending Short o OL: The Big Box Topics: Teacher Read Aloud: short o words (VC, CVC) AL: The Mixed Up Wigs Spelling Patterns: pot, box Jack and the Beanstalk Phonics Library: LS: The Box Number Words Anthology: Dot Fox Fun Things Get Set: A Lot! A Lot! 1 Bob, Pig, and Dan Ox I Love Reading Books: Story Vocabulary: Main: A Party for Bob Once Upon a Pig 10-14 birthday, brother, cake, happy, kids, party, Strategy: Spelling Words: candles, surprise Question N/A Vocabulary Reader: Skills: Happy Birthday, Brother Noting Detail Math Link: How to Read a Mathematics Article Skills: Skills: Leveled Readers: High Frequency: Big Book: Blending Review : y, k, v BL: In the Van do, for, I, is, me, my, said, you Minerva Louise at School Phonemes with Blending short e OL: At the Vet Topics: Teacher Read Aloud: short e words (VC, CVC) AL: Kenny’s Big Present Spelling Patterns: hen, wet N/A Phonics Library: LS: Six Wet Pigs Opposites Anthology: Not Yet! Food Get Set: Val Can Help 2 Big Ben I Love Reading Books: Story Vocabulary: Main: The Bunnies and the Fox Get Wet, Ken! 15-18 bear, bunnies, bunny, little, snow, woods, Strategy: Spelling Words: window Monitor/Clarify N/A Vocabulary Reader: Skills: Outside the Window Fantasy and Realism Science Link: How to Read a Science Article Skills: Skills: Leveled Readers: High Frequency: Big Book: Blending Review: q, j, z BL: Where is Zig? are, away, does, he, live, pull, they, where Jasper’s Beanstalk Phonemes with Blending short u OL: Big Tug Topics: Teacher Read Aloud:-N/A short u words (VC, CVC) AL: Let’s Take a Trip Spelling Patterns: dig, bug, cut Anthology: Phonics Library: LS: Slug and Bug Days of the Week Get Set: Quit It, Bug! 3 The Bug Kit Homographs Main: A Surprise for Zig Bug Quit It, Zig! I Love Reading Books: Story Vocabulary: Strategy: Rug Tug 19-22 leaf, pool Summarize Spelling Words: Vocabulary Reader: Skills: N/A At the Pool Story structure Science Link: How to Read a Science Article Theme 3: Let’s Look Around! ( November ) Week Phonemic Awareness Phonics Fluency Vocabulary Comprehension Skills: Skills: Leveled Readers: High Frequency: Big Book: Blending and Segmenting Double Final BL: A Summer Day animal, bird, cold, fall, Counting on the Woods Phonemes /k/ /ks/ /f/ /t/ Consonants /ss/ /ll/ OL: Fun In the Snow flower, full, look, of, see Anthology: /tt/ /ff/ /nn/ /gg/ /ck/ AL: Fall Leaves Topics: Get Set: Animals in the Cold Spelling Patterns: -ack, -ap Short a LS: Summer Main: Seasons Seasons of the Year Plurals with s Months of the Year Strategy: 1 Phonics Library: I Love Reading Books Story Vocabulary: Evaluate Cabs, Cabs, Cabs 23-27 bear, animal, insects, leaves, Skills: Fall Naps rain, south, spring, Topic Pam Can Pack summers, trees, winter Main Idea Spelling Words: Vocabulary Reader: Details/Summarizing an, at, can, cat, had, Season Responding man, catch, add Language Arts Link: How To Read Jokes and Lyrics Skills: Skills: Leveled Readers: High Frequency: Big Book: Blending and Segmenting Verb endings –s, -ed, BL: Tim’s Pig all, call, eat, every, first, Pearl’s First Prize Plant Phonemes -ing OL: Mama and Kit Go Away never, paper, shall, why Anthology: Short i words Blending Short i words AL: Lazy Fox Topics: Get Set: Ham and Eggs Possessives with -‘s LS: Tim’s Pig Eats Spelling Patterns: –ip, -in Main: Miss Jill’s Ice Cream Shop Phonics Library: Possessives Strategy: 2 Lots of Picking I Love Reading Books Size Words Predict/Infer Bill Bird 28-30 Story Vocabulary: Skills: Tim’s Cat cone, dish, green, ice Making Predictions Spelling Words: cream, kind, napkins, Responding in, it, him, big, sit, did, shop, try, wish Social Studies Link: dish, milk Vocabulary Reader: How To Read A Social Studies Article At the Ice Cream Shop Skills: Skills: Leveled Readers: High Frequency: Big Book: Blending and Segmenting Clusters with r:/cr/ BL: Let’s Grab It! also, blue, brown, color, Hilda Hen’s Scary Night Phonemes with Clusters /br/ /tr/ /pr/ /fr/ /gr/ OL: Looking for Birds funny, green, like, many, Anthology: with r Contractions with –‘s AL: On the Beach some Get Set: The Trip Topics: Phonics Library: LS: Grab It! Main: At the Aquarium Spelling Patterns: –ick,–ill Let’s Trim The Track Color Words Strategy: 3 Brad’s Quick Rag Tricks I Love Reading Books Words That Show Position Question Fran Pig’s Brick Hut 31 Story Vocabulary: Skills: Spelling Words: breath, dolphins, fish, sea Categorize and Classify trip, crab, drip, grin, horse, otter, sea, tails Drama Link: grab, trap Vocabulary Reader: How To Read a Play Sea Animals Theme 4: Family and Friend ( November-December) Phonemic Week Phonics Fluency Vocabulary Comprehension Awareness Skills: Skills: Leveled Readers: High Frequency: Big Book: Blending with Short o Clusters with /l/ BL: Jobs children, come, family, father, An Egg is an Egg Blending short /o/ words OL: My Family love, mother, people, picture, Read Aloud: Segmenting Clusters with /r/ AL: Shopping your N/A Phonemes with /l/ Contractions with ‘s LS: Jobs at Home Topics: Anthology: clusters Phonics Library: Spelling Patterns: -ock, -op Get Set: Fluff is Missing 1 Hot Dog I Love Reading Books Family Words Main: Go Away, Otto! Tom’s Plan 32 Exclamatory Words Strategy: Jock’s Hut Story Vocabulary: Summarize Spelling Words: clean, pillows, sorry, visit Skills: on, not, box, got, hot, top, Vocabulary Reader: Drawing Conclusions pond, doll Grandpa’s Visit Social Studies Link: How to Read a Social Studies Article Skills: Skills: Leveled Readers: High Frequency: Big Book: Blending with Short e Clusters with /s/, short /e/ BL: Sit, Ned! friend, girl, know, play, read, Secret Code words Silent Letters- /kn/, /wr/, /gn/ OL: Pets for the Twins she, sing, today, write Read Aloud: Phonics Library: AL: Happy Birthday, Topics: N/A Segmenting Knock, Knock Sam! Spelling Patterns: - ell, –est Anthology: Phonemes Miss Nell LS: Ned Sensory Words Get Set: Zack and His Friends 2 Debb and Bess Words and Symbols on Signs Main: Two Best Friends Spelling Words: I Love Reading Books Story Vocabulary: Strategy: get, men, ten, red, pet, yes, 33-36 books, new, smile, Dear, sign Evaluate tent, bell Vocabulary Reader: Skills: A New School Compare and Contrast Social Studies Link: How to Read a Social Studies Article Skills: Skills: Leveled Readers: High Frequency: Big Book: Blending with Short u Triple Clusters /scr/, /str/, /spl/, BL: My Pup car, down, hear, hold, hurt, Caribbean Dream Words /spr/ OL: A Bird on the Bus learn, their, walk, would Anthology: Blending short /u/ words AL: Scruffy Topics: Get Set: Dad’s Big Plan Segmenting Phonics Library: LS: Me and My Pup Spelling Patterns: - um, –ump Main: Dog School Phonemes Buzzing Bug Question Words Strategy: 3 Duff in the Mud I Love Reading Books Noise Words Monitor/Clarify Jess and Mom 37 Story Vocabulary: Skills: Spelling Words: chase, day, face, leash, school, Sequence of Events up, us, but, fun, cut, run, jump, stay, street Social Studies Link: plum Vocabulary Reader: How to Read a Social Studies Article Dogs Learn Everyday Theme 5: Home Sweet Home ( December-January ) Phonemic Week Phonics Fluency Vocabulary Comprehension Awareness Skills: Skills: Leveled Readers: High Frequency: Big Book: Segment Phonemes Diagraphs /sh/, /th/, /wh/, BL: Just Right! grow, light, long, more, other, right, N/A with Diagraphs /ch/, /tch/ OL: Chad and the Big Egg room, small, these Read Aloud: /ch/ /tch/ Phonics Library: AL: Miss Hen’s Feast Topics: The Two Japanese Frogs The Shed LS: Big, Small, or Just Spelling Patterns: - ash, -ush Anthology: Count Sounds in Champ Right? Antonyms Get Set: N/A 1 Words Hen’s Chicks Size Words Main: Moving Day Spelling Words: I Love Reading Books Story Vocabulary: Strategy: she, chin, fish, shell, much, chop, 38-42 fancy, heavy, hide, inside, plain, Question shoe, chair rough, smooth, wait Skills: Vocabulary Reader: Compare and Contrast Where is the Crab Science Link: How to Read a Science Article Skills: Skills: Leveled Readers: High Frequency: Big Book: Segment phonemes Blending long /a/ words CVCe BL: Jake Makes a Map -could, house, how, over, own, so, N/A with Long a Soft /c/ and /g/ OL: Places in the United world Read Aloud: Final sounds /nd/, /ng/, /nk/ States Topics: City Mouse and Country Mouse Count Sounds in Phonics Library: AL: My Neighborhood Spelling Patterns: -ate, –ake Anthology: Words Pets in a Tank LS: Jake’s Map Social Studies Words Get Set: N/A 2 Gram’s Trip State and Country Names Main: Me on the Map Stuck in the House I Love Reading Books Story Vocabulary: Strategy: Spelling Words: 43-48 ball, countries, country, Earth, giant, Summarize make, came, take, name, gave, special, street/s, town/s Skills: game, place, skate Vocabulary Reader: Making Generalizations Where We Live Social Studies Link: How to Read a Map Skills: Skills: Leveled Readers: High Frequency: Big Book:N/A Segment phonemes Blending long /i/ words CVCe BL: The Best Place fly, give, good, her, little, our, try, Read Aloud: with Long i Contractions OL: The Just-Right House was The Mouse’s House Phonics Library: AL: The Surprise Snow Topics: Anthology: Count Sounds in Pine Lake LS: A Good Home Spelling Patterns: -ite, -ide Get Set: N/A 3 Words Fun Rides Story Vocabulary: Main: The Kite Jim and Sal I Love Reading Books anywhere, beautiful, convinced, Strategy: Spelling Words: 49-50 easy, news, perfect, raining, weather Monitor/Clarify five, nine, kite, ride, like, time, Vocabulary Reader: Skills: prize, smile Perfect Kite Weather Cause and Effect Art Link: How to Read Directions Theme 6: Animal Adventures ( January-February ) Phonemic Week Phonics Fluency Vocabulary Comprehension Awareness Skills: Skills: Leveled Readers: High Frequency: Big Book: N/A Segment Blending long /o/ (CV, CVCe) BL: The Huge Carrot by, climb, found, morning, out, shout, show Read Aloud: Phonemes Long /u/ (CVCe) OL: Watermelon For Topics: Fox, Alligator, and Rabbit with Long o Final Clusters /ft/, /lk/, /nt/ Lunch Spelling Pattern: -oke Anthology: and Long u Phonics Library: AL: Hide and Seek Alphabetical order Get Set: N/A Main: The Sleeping Pig 1 Duke’s Gift LS: The Carrot Words That Name Fruits and Vegetables Count Sounds Legs Gets His Lunch Story Vocabulary: Strategy: in Words The Nest I Love Reading Books began, celebrate, coyote, cricket, howl, rabbit, Summarize Spelling Words: 51-57 tail, watermelon Skills: go, bone, so, nose, no, home, Vocabulary Reader: Story Structure also, woke What Can you See? Social Studies Link: How to Read a Social Studies Article Skills: Skills: Leveled Readers: High Frequency: Big Book: N/A Segment Blending long /e/ words BL: The Feast cow, door, horse, now, table, there, through, Read Aloud: Phonemes (CV, CVCe) OL: Going Fishing wall Tiger and Anansi with Long e Vowel pairs: /ee/ , /ea/ AL: Zeke Takes a Bath Topics: Anthology: Phonics Library: LS: Fun and Food to Eat Spelling Patterns:-eat Get Set: N/A Count Sounds Seal Beach Rhyming Words Main: Eek! There’s a Mouse in 2 in Words Pete and Peach I Love Reading Books Expressions of Surprise the House Gram’s Huge Meal 58-61 Story Vocabulary: Strategy: Spelling Words: barn, dancing, elephant, laying, marched, Question eat, feet, he, me, mean, see, mercy, mouse, tangled Skills: maybe, sheep Vocabulary Reader: Noting Details In the Barn Math Link: How to Read a Pictograph Skills:- Skills: Leveled Readers: High Frequency: Big Book: N/A Segment Vowel Pairs /ai/, /ay/ BL: Looking for Frogs been, evening, far, forest, goes, hungry, near, Read Aloud: Phonemes Phonics Library: OL: The Mouse in the soon Life in the Rain Forest with Vowel Rain Day Forest Topics: Anthology: Pairs /ai/, /ay/ Cubs Long Day AL: Animals at Night Spelling Pattern: /ay/ Get Set: N/A Jay’s Trip LS: How Many Frogs Parts of the Body Main: Red-Eyed Tree Frog Animal Action Words 3 Count Sounds Spelling Words: Strategy: in Words day, may, play, say, stay, way, I Love Reading Books Story Vocabulary: Predict/Infer away, holiday 62-63 boa, caterpillar, eyed, eyes, iguana/s, katydid, Skills: macaw, moves, poisonous, tongue, toucan Making Predictions Vocabulary Reader: Poetry Link: Animals in the Rain Forest How to Read a Poem

Theme 7: We Can Work It Out ( February ) Phonemic Week Phonics Fluency Vocabulary Comprehension Awareness Skills: Skills: Leveled Readers: High Frequency: Big Book: Substituting Vowel Pairs - oa, ow BL: The Bike Trip again, both, gone, hard, or, N/A Phonemes with Phonics Library: OL: The Best Class Trip turn, want Teacher Read Aloud: Long /o/ Pet Show AL: The Endless Puzzle Topics: Tops and Bottoms Nick Is Sick LS: The Bike Ride Categorizing Anthology: Don’s Boat Friendship Words Get Set: N/A 1 Spelling Words: I Love Reading Books Story Vocabulary: Main: That Toad Is Mine boat, slow, coat, grow, 64-65 agree, book/s, candy bars, crayons, Strategy: show, toad, coast, know fault, food, hoptoad, lemonade, Summarize share, toys Skills: Vocabulary Reader: Problem Solving Friends Share Poetry Link: How to Read a Poem Skills: Skills: Leveled Readers: High Frequency: Big Book: Substituting The /oo/sound for oo BL: Cupcakes afraid, any, bear, follow, idea, most, N/A Phonemes with /oo/ OL: Walk in the Woods tall, water Teacher Read Aloud: Compound Words AL: Breakfast For Bears Topics: The Crow and the Pitcher Phonics Library: LS: Pig’ Tall Hat Multiple Meaning Words Anthology: Chan’s Gift City Words Get Set: N/A Anne Can’ t Sleep 2 I Love Reading Books Story Vocabulary: Main: Lost! Rick and Dad Go Camping 66 building/s, city, disappears, Strategy: Spelling Words: elevator, friendly, library, park, Monitor/Clarify look, book, took, good, foot, scare, worry Skills: cook, hoof, crook Vocabulary Reader: Sequence of Events A Visit to the City Social Studies Link: How to Read a Diagram Skills: Skills: Leveled Readers: High Frequency: Big Book: Substituting Vowels oo, ew, ue, ou, BL: Under a Full Moon build, old, piece, shoe, start, under, N/A Phonemes with oo, u, u_e OL: If You Miss Your Bus very, wear Teacher Read Aloud: ew, ue, ou, u, u_e Phonics Library: AL: The Blue Kangaroo Topics: The Grasshopper and the Ant Clues From Boots LS: Goodnight! Syllabication Anthology: Lou’s Tooth House Words Get Set: N/A 3 A Clean Room I Love Reading Books Story Vocabulary: Main: If you Give a Pig a Pancake Spelling Words: 67-72 born, bubble, closet, favorite, Strategy: zoo, food, too, moon, soon, maple syrup, music, piano, Question room, moose, balloon probably, remind Skills: Vocabulary Reader: Fantasy and Realism My Dog Health Link: How to Read a Recipe Theme 8: Our Earth ( March ) Phonemic Week Phonics Fluency Vocabulary Comprehension Awareness Skills: Skills: Leveled Readers: High Frequency: Big Book: Delete and Base Words and Endings BL: Planting Beans and about, because, draw, happy, part, N/A Substitute –s, -ed, -ing Beets teacher, tiny Teacher Read Aloud: Phonemes with Phonics Library: OL: Many Kinds of Birds Topics: Eight Years Old and Going Strong –s, -ed, -ing A Fine Spring Day AL: In the Forest Compound Words Anthology: Endings Sunset Beach LS: Planting a Garden Nature Words Get Set: N/A 1 Mom’s Spring Jobs Story Vocabulary: Main: The Forest Spelling Words: I Love Reading Books acorns, beautiful, branches, Strategy: cup, cups, frog, frogs, tree, 73-75 careful, different, interesting, Summarize trees, gloves, birds poisonous, types Skills: Vocabulary Reader: Categorize and Classify Types of Trees Social Studies Link: How to Read a Pamphlet Skills: Skills: Leveled Readers: High Frequency: Big Book: Delete and Vowel Pairs: ow, ou BL: Hello, Little Chick! always, arms, body, eight, ready, N/A Substitute Phonics Library: OL: The Penguin Family seven, warm Teacher Read Aloud: Phonemes with Hound and Round Dog AL: Sea Turtles Topics: The Ant and the Chrysalis Vowel Pairs: ow, Allen Camps Out LS: Hello Chick! Science Words Anthology: ou Scout the Grouch Color and Pattern Words Get Set: N/A 2 Spelling Words: I Love Reading Books Story Vocabulary: Main: See How They Grow- BUTTERFLY cow, house, out, down, now, 76-77 butterfly, caterpillar/s, changing, Strategy: found, pouch, crowded chrysalis, danger, enemies, nectar, Evaluate orange, suit/s Skills: Vocabulary Reader: Topic, Main Idea, Details/Summarizing The Life of a Butterfly Art Link: How to Look at Fine Art Skills: Skills: Leveled Readers: High Frequency: Big Book: Delete and Base Words and Endings BL: Juan Bobo butter, carry, kind, person, put, N/A Substitute –ed, -ing OL: Rachel Carson saw, were, work Teacher Read Aloud: Phonemes with Phonics Library: AL: George Washington Topics: Paul Bunyan Base Words Hen’s Big Show Carver Homophones Anthology: –ed, -ing Writing Home LS: The Story of Juan Bobo Words That Describe Apple Get Set: N/A 3 Sam Sundown’s Problem Products Main: Johnny Appleseed Spelling Words: I Love Reading Books Story Vocabulary: Strategy: landed, checking, telling, 78-79 apple, bread, cider, clothes, river, Predict/Infer missed, filled, sleeping, stories, years, young Skills: bluffing, planted Vocabulary Reader: Drawing Conclusion Mom’s Stories

Theme 9: Wonders ( March-April ) Week Phonemic Awareness Phonics Fluency Vocabulary Comprehension Skills: Skills: Leveled Readers: High Frequency: Big Book: Deleting Phonemes Long Sounds for y (long e and i) BL: Come Play With around, dance, else, ever, ocean, When I Was Little Like You e and i Phonics Library: Me open, talk though Teacher Read Aloud: Fussy Gail OL: Friends Online Topics: Animal Helpers Sunny’s Buddy AL: The Story Box Sensory Words Anthology: I Spy LS: Let’s Play Today Family Activity Words Get Set: N/A 1 Spelling Words: Story Vocabulary: Main: When I Grow Old With You by, my, fly, try, cry, why, pry, I Love Reading Books canoe, cards, cedar, field/s, Strategy: multiply 80-81 granddaddy, imagine, mind, Monitor/Clarify remember, tired Skills: Vocabulary Reader: Noting Details Polar Bears Technology Link: Adjusting Your Reading Rate Skills: Skills: Leveled Readers: High Frequency: Big Book: Deleting Initial and Final Base Words and Endings -es BL: Knock, Knock after, before, buy, done, off, N/A Phonemes /s/ /z/ and –ies OL: The Sleepover pretty, school, wash Teacher Read Aloud: Prefixes -un and -re AL: Friends Forever Topics: Frog-Helps Snake Phonics Library: LS: New Friends Synonyms, Feeling Words Anthology: Bo’s Bunnies Story Vocabulary: Get Set: N/A The Fleet Street Club I Love Reading Books birthday, city, cookies, empty, Main: The New Friend 2 Peaches, Screeches 82- 83 party, seventh, soccer, years Strategy: Spelling Words: Vocabulary Reader: Evaluate dishes, dresses, boxes, Plan a Party Skills: beaches, dresses, wishes, Story Structure kisses, classes, brushes Fantasy/Realism Poetry Link: How To Read a Poem Skills: Skills: Leveled: High Frequency: Big Book: Deleting Initial and Final Vowel Pairs oy, oi, aw, au BL: Runaway Sandy baby, edge, enough, garden, N/A Phonemes oy, oi, aw, au Phonics Library: OL: The Duck Pond only, sharp, together, watched Teacher Read Aloud: Jenny’s Big Voice AL: Junk Into Art Topics: Natural Habits Joy Boy LS: Sandy Runs Away Possessive Pronouns Anthology: Shawn’s Soy Sauce Bird Words Get Set: N/A 3 Spelling Words: I Love Reading Books Story Vocabulary: Main: The Surprise Family coin, soil, boy, oil, toy, point, 84-87 built, chicken/s, danger, Strategy: moist, destroy expected, feathers, gathered, Question gizzard/s, taught, vacuum, Skills: cleaner Compare Contrast Vocabulary Reader: Science Link: Chickens on the Farm How To Read a Science Article Theme 10: We Can Do It! ( April-May ) Week Phonemic Awareness Phonics Fluency Vocabulary Comprehension Skills: Skills: Leveled Readers: High Frequency: Big Book: Substituting Medial R-controlled vowels: or, BL: This Piece or That began, break, divide, heart, I’ll Catch The Moon Phonemes /or/ ore, er, ir, ur Piece? laugh, second, sure Teacher Read Aloud: Phonics Library: OL: Why Rabbit’s Tail Is Topics: The Pumpkin in the Jar Sport Gets a Bath Short Math and Ordinal Number Words Anthology: Home Run AL: Why Bear Sleeps All Story Vocabulary: Get Set: N/A 1 Pet Store Winter thirstier, bigger, stomachache, Main: Two Greedy Bears Spelling Words: LS: The Treat journey, hungrier, equal, argued, Strategy: store, corn, for, more, or, larger, appetite Predict/Infer morning, afford, before I Love Reading Books Vocabulary Reader: Skills: 88-92 Polar Bears Making Predictions Math Link: How to Read a Cartoon Skills: Skills: Leveled Readers: High Frequency: Big Book: Segmenting R-controlled vowels: ar BL: The New Sled above, against, already, begin, N/A Phonemes /ar/ Phonics Library: OL: Cliff Can’t Come caught, minute Teacher Read Aloud: Big Star’s Gifts AL: Carla’s Corner Topics: Stone Soup Substituting Medial Car Trip LS: The Sled Comparing with Figurative Anthology: Phonemes with R- Mark’s Part Language Get Set: N/A 2 Controlled Vowels: ar Spelling Words: I Love Reading Books Story Vocabulary: Main: Fireflies for Nathan car, start, arm, far, yard, 93 appear, beacon, favorite, Strategy: dark, large, jar journey, monarch, promises, Summarize warn, whispers Skills: Vocabulary Reader: Sequence of Events Fireflies Poetry Link: How To Read a Poem Skills: Skills: Leveled Readers: High Frequency: Big Book: Substituting Medial Base words and endings BL: The Sweetest able, eye, present, thoughts N/A Phonemes -er -est Present Topics: Teacher Read Aloud: Phonics Library: OL: Faster! Faster! Suffix –ly Frog Tricks Loud Rabbit Base Words and Endings Ice Cold Drinks AL: Dog’s Party Clothing Words Anthology: –er, -est The Best Pie LS: The Birthday Present Story Vocabulary: Get Set: N/A 3 Don’t Ask Me beautiful, birthday, delighted, Main: Days With Frog and Toad Spelling Words: I Love Reading Books giant, pleasant, smaller, story Strategy: newer, warmest, highest, 94-95 Vocabulary Reader: Monitor/Clarify faster, deepest, richer, At the Zoo Skills: smaller, kindest Cause and Effect Science Link: How To Read a Chart