Unit 6 - Week 2
What’s the Weather?
What happens in different kinds of weather?
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Weekly Printables
Day 1
Weekly Opener
Weekly Song
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Rain, rain, go away.
Come again some other day.
Rain, rain, go away.
Little children want to play.
Which type of weather the song is telling about?
VOCABULARY
predict
To predict is to guess what will happen in the future.
I predict that you
will enjoy that book.
Who do you predict will win a race?
A cat or a dog?
VOCABULARY
temperature
The temperature tells how hot or cold something is.
The outside temperature today is around 70 degrees.
Do you like warmer or colder temperatures? Why?
We will now read read about the rainy season in a part of Africa.
How do you think the animals feel about the rain?
Skip story
Rain is a fantasy story. Fantasy stories have characters, people, or animals that are not real. Some events in fantasy, such as animals talking, could never happen in real life.
Front Cover
Rain
Genre:
Fantasy
Big Book
The author
writes the words.
The title
gives us clues for what the book will be about
Title Page
Pages 4-5
Rain
soil: dirt
cracked: broken
Pages 6-7
Rain
sniffed: When I sniffed the flowers, I smelled the flowers.
Pages 8-9
Rain
I read that there is lightning and I see a drawing of it. I can make a picture in my mind of lightning flashing brightly in the sky. This helps me to understand what is happening near the zebras.
Pages 10-11
Rain
baboons:
a type of monkey. What do you know about monkeys?
Pages 12-13
Rain
splashed: When the raindrop hit the ground, it splashed.
Pages 14-15
Rain
purr:
Cats purr, but purr can also mean speaking softly.
Pages 16-17
Rain
I read before that the rain was just starting. Now I read that it rained and rained. I make a picture in my mind of a strong rainstorm. I see puddles filling. Rain is everywhere. This helps me to understand how the weather in the story changed.
Pages 18-19
Rain
sprout: grow
feathery: Birds have feathers.If something is feathery, it looks or feels like a feather.
Pages 20-21
Rain
shade:
a shadow made by trees or buildings when it is sunny outside.
Pages 22-23
Rain
It was hot before the rain. The text says the mud is cool and soft. I make a picture in my mind of the rhino cooling off in the mud. This helps me understand that the rain made the rhino feel happy.
Pages 24-25
Rain
What do the baboons do after the rain stops?
Pages 26-27
Rain
refreshing: Something refreshing makes you feel better.
Pages 28-29
Rain
What do you predict will happen with the rain?
Pages 30-31
Rain
plain: One meaning of plain is “flat land.” What word describes the opposite of a plain?
Pages 32
Rain
What happens at the end of the story?
How did the animals know the rain was coming?
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SOUND FLUENCY
skip
/k/
key
king
kite
/k/
lock
duck
The /k/ sound at the end of a word is represented by ck
Listen for the /k/ sound
High Frequency Words
she
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she
She is happy.
h
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High Frequency Words
she
She is happy.
High Frequency Words
was
w
was
It was hot today.
a
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High Frequency Words
was
It was hot today.
Grammar
Proper nouns are naming words for people, places, things, and animals. They are specific names and must start with a capital letter.
Jay lives on Main Street.
_______ lives on _______ .
Can you complete the sentence with proper nouns?
Day 2
Some types of weather repeat year after year, such as the rainy season in parts of Africa. Describe the weather outside today.
Weekly Song
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Rain, rain, go away.
Come again some other day.
Rain, rain, go away.
Little children want to play.
Which type of weather the song is telling about?
Phonemic Awareness
I can listen to the sounds
in words.
car
far
They both
say -ar
Words that rhyme have the same ending sounds.
Phonemic Awareness
I can listen to the sounds
in words.
joy
toy
They both
say -oy
Words that rhyme have the same ending sounds.
Phonemic Awareness
I can listen to the sounds
in words.
rain
pan
rain says -ain
pan says -an
Words that rhyme have the same ending sounds.
Phonemic Awareness
I can listen to the sounds
in words.
go
slow
They both
say -o/ow
Words that rhyme have the same ending sounds.
Phonemic Awareness
I can listen to the sounds
in words.
sad
sing
sad says -ad
sing says -ing
Words that rhyme have the same ending sounds.
Phonemic Awareness
I can listen to the sounds
in words.
day
door
day says -ay
door says -oor
Words that rhyme have the same ending sounds.
Phonemic Awareness
I can listen to the sounds
in words.
up
cup
They both
say -up
Words that rhyme have the same ending sounds.
Categories: Weather Words
Weather words describe what it is like outside.
rain
rainy
clouds
cloudy
storm
lightning
thunder
wind
windy
Categories: Weather Words
Weather words describe what it is like outside.
sun
sunny
hot
cold
snow
snowy
What other weather words can you think of?
Big Book
Skip story
Genre:
Fantasy
Rain is a fantasy story. Fantasy stories have characters, people, or animals that are not real. Some events in fantasy, such as animals talking, could never happen in real life.
The author
writes the words.
The title
gives us clues for what the book will be about
Title Page
Pages 4-31
Rain
Pages 32
Rain
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SOUND FLUENCY
skip
/k/
kid
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kit
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kick
k
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rock
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sock
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lock
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do
little
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with
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was
skip
High Frequency Words
she
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she
She is happy.
h
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High Frequency Words
was
w
was
It was hot today.
a
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Take a look at the cover. What is the weather like? What do you think the little girl might do on this day?
How might the weather change today? How can you tell?
How has the weather changed?
Why are Kim and her grandmother running home?
What do you like to do on a rainy day?
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Common nouns
Proper nouns
street
Main Street
restaurant
Burger King
movie
Black Panther
teacher
Mrs. Miller
Day 3
VOCABULARY
drought
A drought is a long period of time with no rain.
The drought caused the dirt to dry up and crack.
Why do people wish for rain during a drought?
VOCABULARY
clever
If you have a clever idea, you have a smart idea.
The clever bird played
with the ball.
What clever idea have you
had recently? Explain.
VOCABULARY
storm
During a storm, there are strong winds, heavy rain, or snow.
After the a rain storm, there were large puddles in the street.
What would a town look like
after a snow storm?
Genre:
Folktale
We will be reading a folktale. A folktale is a made-up story from long ago that often teaches a lesson.
The Frog and the Locust
Interactive Read Aloud
“The Frog and the Locust”
“The Frog and the Locust”
“The Frog and the Locust”
“The Frog and the Locust”
skip activity
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SOUND FLUENCY
skip
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lick
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sick
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kick
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kit
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kid
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tack
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Did Ken pack the map?
I am sick in bed.
I see the red rock.
DECODABLE
Initial k__
Final __ck
High Frequency Words
she
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she
She is happy.
h
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High Frequency Words
was
w
was
It was hot today.
a
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High Frequency Words
she
She was sad.
Was the cat on the bed?
Was Bill on the cot?
She can go with you and Kim.
was
Grammar
Nouns are naming words for people, places, things, and animals.
We can add -s to make it plural, more than one.
We add -es when the word ends in ch, tch, sh, x, z, or ss.
lock
wish
wishes
locks
Day 4
Interactive Read Aloud
reread
“The Frog and the Locust”
“The Frog and the Locust”
“The Frog and the Locust”
“The Frog and the Locust”
Comprehension
Questions
What did Paqua want after the drought had lasted many weeks?
What was the temperature like near the creek?
When it rains, we say it is _________ .
When the sun shines, we say it is _________ .
When the sky is full of clouds, we say it is _________ .
When the wind blows, we say it is _________ .
rainy
sunny
cloudy
windy
Categories: Weather Words
Weather words describe what it is like outside.
What did you learn about clouds?
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SOUND FLUENCY
skip
kick
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kit
a
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sack
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sick
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k
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sock
s
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dock
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k
DECODABLE
go
she
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do
little
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with
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are
you
to
was
skip
High Frequency Words
she
She can see the balloon.
Was she with you?
The kitten was with you.
was
What do you like to do on a sunny day?
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Common noun
Proper noun
cloud
Kim
New York
lightning
weather
Cloud Watch
sunshine
Sesame Street
cloud
Kim
lightning
New York
Cloud Watch
weather
Sesame Street
sunshine
Day 5
What happens in different kinds of weather?
What did you learn from reading this week?
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SOUND FLUENCY
skip
pack | back | kid | pick |
peck | Ken | lock | sock |
Mack is at the dock | Ken is sick in bed |
Can you sit on the deck? | His sock was lost. |
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High Frequency Words
My umbrella is blue.
He has big yellow rain boots.
The dog is with me.
She was afraid of the storm.
A little ray of sun shone.
I was late for school.
Grammar
Proper nouns are naming words for people, places, things, and animals. They are specific names and must start with a capital letter.
_______ is a person I know.
Can you complete the sentence with proper nouns?
_______ is the state I live in.
_______ is where I can buy food.
Vocabulary
Seasons Song
Learn the Seasons
Letter of the Day - K
Letter K
-ck song
I want to be a Meteorologist
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