What can we discover by exploring nature? Click to listen to story.

Henry & Mudge Jigword tranquil wildlife underneath identify detective Amazing Words galaxy tranquil wildlife underneath identify detective fascinating slimy

Henry & Mudge Jigword shivered drooled lanterns snuggled Vocabulary Words shivered drooled lanterns snuggled

Henry & Mudge Jigword mother father straight bear couldn’t build High Frequency Words love mother father straight bear couldn’t build

Henry & Mudge strap twin nest breeze thing hand state snap Spelling Words stop mask strap twin nest breeze hand state brave browse ask straight clip skeleton stream Word Wall Words not thing snap junk mail

Exploring Space Monday Amazing Words

galaxy gal – ax - y A galaxy is a huge group of stars. Earth and the sun are part of a big galaxy. On a clear night you can see a galaxy of stars. Scientists say there are lots of galaxies besides the one we are in.

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tranquil tran - quil Tranquil is how you feel when you are very calm and peaceful. Looking at the stars makes me feel tranquil. A warm summer night seems tranquil.

wildlife wild - life Animals and plants that live wild outdoors are called wildlife. There are many kinds of wildlife in the forest. We saw many kinds of wildlife when we went camping.

wildlife

Consonant Blends b ack w ing What do you know about the consonants at the end of these words? Today we’ll learn about consonant letters whose sounds are blended together in words.

Consonant Blends tr u st This word begins with two consonants and ends with two consonants. We have to blend two consonant sounds together to read the word. You can also blend words by saying the sounds before the vowel together, saying the sounds of all the rest of the letters together, and then blending the two chunks.

Consonant Blends spr - ead This word begins with three consonants. We have to blend the sounds of all three consonants together to read the word.

Consonant Blends ask tribe grand flute stamp place stripe scrub

Consonant Blends dusk strap mask blame bride splat clamp frame

Word Reading dwell strong stink jump scrub track mask spring plug scrape flex smile split drank stung

Character and Setting Characters are the people or animals in stories. Authors describe their characters. They tell what the characters look like, how they act, and how they think. They also tell about the setting, or where the story takes place. Knowing about characters and setting can help a reader better understand a story.

Grammar: Predicates Predicates tell what the subject of the sentence did. Every sentence must have a predicate. We hiked up a mountain. The trail was hard. It climbed up and up.

Grammar: Predicates My dad helped me a little. The view at the top was great. I enjoyed that hike. My dad carried a backpack. He gave me a snack.

Exploring Space Tuesday Amazing Words

underneath un – der - neath If you put a book under your chair, you can say the book is underneath your chair. My socks are underneath my pajamas in the top drawer. In my lunchbox, I have an apple underneath my sandwich.

identify i - den - ti- fy When you identify something, you tell what it is. The tags on a dog’s collar identify the dog’s owner. I put my name on my lunchbox to identify it.

detective de - tec - tive A detective is a person who tries to solve a mystery or figure out a problem. You are a word detective when you figure out what a word means. A police detective figures out who is responsible for a crime.

Consonant Blends mask You can read this word because you know how to read words with consonant blends. What sounds do the letters sk stand for in this word? When you come to a new word, look at the letters from left to right and think about the sounds. Say the sounds in the word to yourself and then read the word.

Henry & Mudge strap twin nest breeze thing hand state snap Spelling Words stop mask strap twin nest breeze hand state brave browse ask straight clip skeleton stream Word Wall Words not thing snap junk mail

Consonant Blends Did you stop to ask about the state? The breeze blew the nest into the stream. Which twin put on the mask?

Character and Setting Characters are the people or animals in stories. Authors describe their characters. They tell what the characters look like, how they act, and how they think. They also tell about the setting, or where the story takes place. Knowing about characters and setting can help a reader better understand a story. Describe the characters and identify the setting in some stories we read.

High Frequency Words love mother father straight bear couldn’t build

High-Frequency Word Check mother couldn’t pulling father saw good straight about bear green home beautiful love build

Henry & Mudge Vocabulary Words Jigword shivered – shook with fear drooled – let saliva run from the mouth lanterns – lights inside containers that can be carried snuggled – cuddled together (next slide)

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snuggled

Vocabulary Words When my friend and I slept in my backyard, I got so cold I _____. When my friend and I slept in my backyard, I got so cold I shivered. I ____ with my dog Ben to keep warm. I snuggled with my dog Ben to keep warm.

Vocabulary Words He ____ on me, but I didn’t care. He drooled on me, but I didn’t care. I was glad we both had ____ so it wasn’t so dark. I was glad we both had lanterns so it wasn’t so dark.

Grammar: Predicates Predicates tell what the subject of the sentence did. Every sentence must have a predicate. Henry and Mudge went camping. The girl The girl rides her bike. The two boys The two boys play catch.

Exploring Space Wednesday Amazing Words

fascinating fas – ci – nat - ing Something that is fascinating is very interesting. We read about a girl who found insects fascinating. I read a fascinating book about elephants.

slimy slim - y Something slimy feels slippery and gooey when you touch it. Some people think snakes feel slimy, but they really don’t. The mud at the bottom of the river felt slimy on my feet.

Henry & Mudge Jigword tranquil wildlife underneath identify detective Amazing Words galaxy tranquil wildlife underneath identify detective fascinating slimy

High Frequency Words Hot Potatoes bear build couldn’t father love mother straight

High Frequency Words What are the high frequency words in each sentence? My mother and father took me camping. I was afraid we would see a bear.

High Frequency Words What are the high frequency words in each sentence? I couldn’t believe that my mom could build a fire. We went straight home after we camped.

Henry & Mudge strap twin nest breeze thing hand state snap Spelling Words stop mask strap twin nest breeze hand state brave browse ask straight clip skeleton stream Word Wall Words not thing snap junk mail

Vocabulary: Synonyms Which vocabulary words means the same as the underlined word? He shook and put an arm around Mudge. Henry unpacked the food and pans and lights. Henry’s father and mother cuddled.

The strap on my backpack broke. That stem of water Daily Fix-It The stap on my backpack The strap on my backpack broke. That stem of water That stream of water was cold.

Grammar: Predicates Predicates tell what the subject of the sentence did. One day I found a baby bird on the sidewalk. I looked up and saw the bird’s nest in a tree. The baby must have fallen out of the nest.

Henry & Mudge Jigword tranquil wildlife underneath identify detective Amazing Words galaxy tranquil wildlife underneath identify detective fascinating slimy

Henry & Mudge Jigword shivered drooled lanterns snuggled Vocabulary Words shivered drooled lanterns snuggled

Henry & Mudge Jigword mother father straight bear couldn’t build High Frequency Words love mother father straight bear couldn’t build

Henry & Mudge strap twin nest breeze thing hand state snap Spelling Words stop mask strap twin nest breeze hand state brave browse ask straight clip skeleton stream Word Wall Words not thing snap junk mail

Grammar: Predicates Predicates tell what the subject of the sentence did. Jim and Jen liked to ride their bikes. They wanted to explore nature. They rode their bikes to the park.

Grammar: Predicates Predicates tell what the subject of the sentence did. Both of them looked for living things. They found trees, insects, and birds.

Henry & Mudge Jigword tranquil wildlife underneath identify detective Amazing Words galaxy tranquil wildlife underneath identify detective fascinating slimy

Henry & Mudge Jigword shivered drooled lanterns snuggled Vocabulary Words shivered drooled lanterns snuggled

Henry & Mudge strap twin nest breeze thing hand state snap Spelling Words stop mask strap twin nest breeze hand state brave browse ask straight clip skeleton stream Word Wall Words not thing snap junk mail

Consonant Blends Choose the words in each sentence that have consonant blends. The green frog is small. Did you slip on the stone step? We will fly to the state of Florida. This tree is the last one we will plant.

Henry & Mudge Jigword mother father straight bear couldn’t build High Frequency Words love mother father straight bear couldn’t build

High Frequency Words bear, straight, love, mother, father, build, couldn’t My ____ is the greatest dad. I ____ him with all my heart. My _____ is the greatest mom. We will never be apart. I ____ ask for better folks To help me _____, bake, or sew They help me keep my bedroom_____, And give me a big ____ hug, you know!

High Frequency Words bear, straight, love, mother, father, build, couldn’t My father is the greatest dad. I ____ him with all my heart. My _____ is the greatest mom. We will never be apart. I ____ ask for better folks To help me _____, bake, or sew They help me keep my bedroom_____, And give me a big ____ hug, you know!

High Frequency Words bear, straight, love, mother, father, build, couldn’t My father is the greatest dad. I love him with all my heart. My _____ is the greatest mom. We will never be apart. I ____ ask for better folks To help me _____ , bake, or sew They help me keep my bedroom_____, And give me a big ____ hug, you know!

High Frequency Words bear, straight, love, mother, father, build, couldn’t My father is the greatest dad. I love him with all my heart. My mother is the greatest mom. We will never be apart. I ____ ask for better folks To help me _____, bake, or sew They help me keep my bedroom_____, And give me a big ____ hug, you know!

High Frequency Words bear, straight, love, mother, father, build, couldn’t My father is the greatest dad. I love him with all my heart. My mother is the greatest mom. We will never be apart. I couldn’t ask for better folks To help me _____ , bake, or sew They help me keep my bedroom_____, And give me a big ____ hug, you know!

High Frequency Words bear, straight, love, mother, father, build, couldn’t My father is the greatest dad. I love him with all my heart. My mother is the greatest mom. We will never be apart. I couldn’t ask for better folks To help me build, bake, or sew They help me keep my bedroom_____, And give me a big ____ hug, you know!