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Week |
Grade Unit |
Weekly Theme |
Main Selection |
Comprehension Strategy Skill |
Phonics / Spelling Skill |
Grammar Skill |
Writing Mode |
Writing Trait |
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| 9/13/2010
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Making Friends |
Mr. Putter & Tabby Pour the Tea AL: City Garden OL: Garden Park BL: Over the Fence |
Analyze Story Structure (TE)
Story Structure (PE)
Plot |
short /e/e, /o/o, /u/u |
Commands and Exclamations
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Personal Narrative Personal Writing- description of a neighbor or friend |
Sentence Fluency Complete sentences |
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| 10/25/2010
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Animal Rescue |
Harbor Seal Pup Grows Up, A AL: Whale Watch OL: Save the Tigers BL: Bald Eagle Alert |
Summarize (PE/TE)
Sequence |
blends /sl/sl, /dr/dr, /sk/sk, /sp/sp, /st/st |
Plural Nouns
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Explanatory How to care for an animal (e.g. a pet; class fish or other animal; backyard birds). Include labels, notes |
Ideas Attention to detail |
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| 1/3/2011
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Safety First |
Officer Buckle and Gloria AL: Home Safety OL: Road Safety BL: Water Safety |
Monitor Comprehension: Read Ahead (TE)
Read Ahead (PE)
Use Illustrations |
long /u/u, u_e |
Present-tense Verbs
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Persuasive Persuasive Speech: how and why you should stay safe when biking |
Ideas Attention to detail; clear message |
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| 2/14/2011
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Animal Survival |
Goose's Story AL: Dolphin Rescue OL: The Last Pond BL: The Lost Elephant |
Generate Questions (TE)
Ask Questions (PE)
Cause and Effect |
r-controlled vowel /ûr/er, ir, ur |
Helping Verbs
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News Story News Story (may research information) |
Ideas Attention to details |
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| 4/4/2011
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Play Time! |
Pushing Up the Sky AL: Sky Colors OL: Why the Sky Is Far Away BL: Sky Seeds |
Visualize (PE/TE)
Problem and Solution |
diphthong /oi/oi, oy |
I and me, we and us
|
Play Fantasy-short play |
Organization Play structure |
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| 5/16/2011
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Creating Stories |
Stirring Up Memories AL: Illustrators at Work OL: A World of Words BL: Shutterbugs |
Analyze Text Structure (TE)
Text Structure (PE)
Draw Conclusions |
r-controlled vowels /är/ar; /âr/are, air |
Use 'a' and 'an'
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Poem Descriptive Poem |
Voice Lively words that show enthusiasm |