Jan’s New Home Angela Shelf Medearis Don Tate Realistic Fiction Author: Angela Shelf Medearis Illustrator: Don Tate Genre: Realistic Fiction

Jan’s New Home Day 1

Ending -es; Plural -es c a tch es m i x es cr o ss es gl a ss es f o x es cl a ss es runs rags fixes f i x es b u s es buses r u sh es rushes b o x es boxes dr e ss es dresses w i sh es wishes br u sh es brushes

Word Reading - Ending -es foxes dishes catches rushes mops kicks pushes glasses mixes classes rocks yelling kisses bosses rested

Moving from New York Jordan packs some boxes till his arms are sore. He is moving from New York to the North Shore. In every corner there’s a box Packed with dishes, cords, and socks. Jordan finishes packing one, then packs some more. Jordan wishes when he reaches his new street, There will be all sorts of friends for him to greet. Will they like to play fun sports Or turn porches into forts? Jordan can’t wait to explore with friends he’ll meet.

Jan’s New Home Day 2

r-Controlled or; ore spot sport s p or t f or c or n s or e p or ch st or e

Word Work c or k s or t sn or e b or n sc or e n or th f or g e t

Word Reading torn chop fort chore porch hole fork rock score port corn choke storm store Thorn

Jordan packs some boxes till his arms are sore. He is moving from New York to the North Shore. In every corner there’s a box Packed with dishes, cords, and socks. Jordan finishes packing one, then packs some more. Jordan wishes when he reaches his new street, There will be all sorts of friends for him to greet. Will they like to play fun sports Or turn porches into forts? Jordan can’t wait to explore with friends he’ll meet.

Jan’s New Home Day 3

Ending -es; or, ore crashes glass glasses pork shore bus buses store sport When you come to a new word, look to see if it has an ending. Say the sounds in the base word to yourself and read the ending. Then blend the base word and ending to read the word.

Vocabulary window toys move

High - Frequency Words things our school family very stay house down away car could home friends everything

Amazing Words arrive – When you arrive somewhere, you get there. depart – When you depart, you leave. location – A location is the place where something is. route – A route is the way you go to get somewhere.

Amazing Words swoop – When things swoop, they move down suddenly. tumble – Tumble means “to roll or toss about.”

Amazing Words crumpled – When you crumple something , you crush it into wrinkles. If something is crumpled, it is wrinkled.

Amazing Words stampede – A stampede is a wild rush of animals or people.

Jan’s New Home Day 4

Final ng, nk and Compound Words hang cupcake compound word first word second word hangout kingfish sinkhole stingray sunshine sandbox

Word Reading ring plant sunshine every ever new were any own they king sure grow live Frank brand sandbox big home enough

Words in Context Are you sure that the king will own every big ring? They were in the sandbox by the porch. Frank, did you ever live in a brand new home? Any plant will grow with enough sunshine.

Ending – es, plural –es and r-controlled or, ore The foxes were born in a den. A wave crashes on the shore. Mom mixes the corn with a big fork. Ford tosses the ball and Hank catches it.