D AY 1

A F OX A ND A K IT U NIT 1 / D AY 1 Mother birds help their babies. They use their beaks to get food. Have you ever seen a nest of birds? What can we learn about animals by watching them?

L ET ’ S FIND AND CIRCLE THE HIGH FREQUENCY WORD … HELP, USE, GET

A F OX A ND A K IT U NIT 1 / D AY 1 Mother birds help their babies. They use their beaks to get food. Have you ever seen a nest of birds? What can we learn about animals by watching them?

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M ONDAY observe – when you observe something, you watch it. wild – if something is wild, people do not care for or control it. parent – a father or mother.

We just sang about how Mama Squirrel can sit high up in a tree. Now we are going to make a new word by adding a sound to the end of sit. sit

You studied words like these already. What do you know about the s at the end of these words?

I nod. She nods The word nods has an ending. If I cover up the ending, I see the base word is nod. Listen as I blend this word. Let’s do some more!!

You must first see if the word has an ending, then read the base word. Then, put the two parts together! wag Let’s blend this word together *Let’s try some more!

Let’s blend together!

bats

rips

yaps

picks

licks

digs

tags

helps

W HAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT READING THESE WORDS ? T HE LETTER S USUALLY STAND FOR THE / S / OR / Z / SOUND. tags picks

W HAT WILL YOU DO ???????????

Words-S

hitsgabssits hopswinspops packsrockjabs batcomeslikes

Things animals doHow this helps us know about them.

Main Idea "Mom! Mom!" Jake cried when he saw the red and white furry animal that sat on the grass. "Look at that funny little dog in the backyard!" Jake's mom moved to the window and looked out. "Now there are two of them! One is small, and one is big! Maybe one is the mother and one is the baby!" Jake's mom said, "Those aren't dogs, Jake. Those are foxes. And yes, one is the parent, and the smaller one is the baby. We call a baby fox a kit." "But why is a wild fox in our backyard?" Jake's mom looked sad. "We live in a place that was once country and forests. Every year more and more people are building houses here. When people build houses, the foxes lose their homes. We have so many trees in our backyard, I guess they feel safe here." "Are they dangerous?" "Not really. They eat beetles, earthworms, mice, and sometimes rabbits." "What else do they do?" "Watch and find out," Jake's mom said. "Can I pet them?" "No, Jake, foxes are not pets. It's okay to observe them, but we should always remember they are wild animals."

D AY 2

A F OX A ND A K IT U NIT 1 / D AY 2 Today we will read about baby animals and how they can go. Some ride on a back. Others ride in a sack. How did you go when you were small?

A F OX A ND A K IT U NIT 1 / D AY 2 Today we will read about baby animals and how they can go. Some ride on a back. Others ride in a sack. How did you go when you were small?

Chant the words one time as they appear. helpher geteat usethis taketoo upand way

D AY 2 observe wild parent solo – alone

*Who is the author? Illustrator? ** (14)Some baby animals can go on their own from the start while others get help. Let’s listen to find out how other babies move.

Y OU HAVE STUDIED WORDS LIKE THESE … WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT READING THESE WORDS ? T ODAY WE WILL LEARN ABOUT ANOTHER ENDING …- ING. digshops

If I cover up the ending –ing, the word becomes jump. Listen as I blend the word jump. Listen as I blend the word jumping. This word has my –ing ending. Blend it with me!!

Adding ing changes the way the word is read. The ing on the end of jump and help makes the /ing/ sound. Say it with me…/ing/. Watch how I blend these word.

T HIS WORD HAS AN ING ON THE END TOO ! I T SAYS / ING /. W ATCH HOW I BLEND THIS WORD. B LEND IT WITH ME !! L ET ’ S TRY SOME MORE !!

-S-ing

D AY 3

A F OX A ND A K IT U NIT 1 / D AY 3 A baby fox is called a kit. Today we will read about a fox and a kit that live at the zoo. What other animals can you see at the zoo?

A F OX A ND A K IT U NIT 1 / D AY 3 A baby fox is called a kit. Today we will read about a fox and a kit that live at the zoo. What other animals can you see at the zoo?

D AY 3 observe wild parent solo dangle – dangle means to swing. When something is dangling it is swinging loosely from side to side. nape – the nape is the back part of your neck.

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**You can read this word because you know how to read words with endings. What is the base word?

**You can read this word because you know how to read words with endings. What is the base word?

** When you come to a new word, look to see if there is an ending. Blend the base word and ending to read the word.

naps

kicks

waxing

Ending -ingEnding -s backing kicks waxing pops picking quits

How zookeepers care for animals We know that zookeepers take care of animals that live in zoos. What do we know about how zoo animals take care of themselves? We are going to read about a real mother fox and her kit at the zoo. We'll find out what we might see them doing if we visited them

Animals : living things that can move around.

Dinner : the main meal of the day.

Watch : to look at something.

M AIN I DEA Comprehension Skill First Grade Unit 1 Week 4 Created by Kristi Waltke

L ET ’ S R EVIEW

C HARACTERS ARE PEOPLE OR ANIMALS IN STORIES.

T HE SETTING OF A STORY IS WHERE AND WHEN THE STORY HAPPENS.

S UMMARIZING A STORY MEANS TELLING THE STORY IN A SHORT WAY MAKING SURE TO TELL THE IMPORTANT PARTS.

Main Idea The main idea of a story is what the story is mostly about.

Think about what the story “A Fox and a Kit” were mostly about. What is the main idea? The story is about a fox and a kit and what they do.

Click on the picture for the story for which the following is the main idea. A boy’s cat runs away and comes back.

G O B ACK !

W AY TO G O !

Click on the picture for the story for which the following is the main idea. A pig eats too much, but then feels good enough to dance a jig.

G O B ACK !

W AY TO G O !

Click on the picture for the story for which the following is the main idea. A big ox helps out a Mom and Pop.

G O B ACK !

W AY TO G O !

R EMEMBER ! The main idea of a story is what the story is mostly about.

K NOWING HOW TO FIGURE OUT THE MAIN IDEA OF A STORY WILL HELP YOU BECOME A SUPER READER !

D AY 4

A F OX A ND A K IT U NIT 1 / D AY 4 Today we will read about a zoo in a park. What kind of animals live there? Does a man mix their dinner too? Do people watch the animals play? Let's read about this new zoo!

Listen for the following selection words: animals, watch, and dinner

A F OX A ND A K IT U NIT 1 / D AY 4 Today we will read about a zoo in a park. What kind of animals live there? Does a man mix their dinner too? Do people watch the animals play? Let's read about this new zoo!

D AY 4 observe wild parent solo dangle nape medicine – a drug that helps you feel better or makes you well. poisonous – if something is poisonous, it can cause sickness or death.

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Do you remember how the fox took care of her kit in the story A Fox and a Kit ? Today, I will read an article called "When Animals Are Doctors" that explains how other animals take care of themselves. Did you hear any of our amazing words in this passage? Let’s use our amazing words in sentences. PARTNER UP!!

I am going to say a list of words that have the /o/ sound. If you hear /o/ at the beginning, place your counter in the first box. If you hear /o/ in the middle, place your counter in the middle box.

I'll say a list of words with the /s/ sound. If you hear /s/ at the beginning, place your counter in the first box. If you hear /s/ at the end, place your counter in the last box.

L ET ’ S R EVIEW H IGH F REQUENCY W ORDS ! We are going to read sentences, clapping instead of saying the high-frequency word as we come to it. After each sentence, we will supply the missing word. We will find the missing word on the Word Wall and chant and clap the spelling. The foxes will (clap) dinner. Mother fox licks (clap) lips. (Clap) is the best place to watch foxes. I went to the zoo, and Mom did (clap).

You can read this word because you know that when i is the only vowel in a word, it usually stands for the short o sound. You can read this word because you know that the ending -s stands for the sound /s/ or /z/. What sound does this -s make? What's the word?

Get can help Max locks sack Bob will for here Nick me box use is big what do lids Dot

Pam and Nick have to fix the van. We can take the sack up the hill. Six pigs ran to the box of cobs. Dig a big pit with me.

D AY 5

A F OX A ND A K IT U NIT 1 / D AY 5 This week we read about many wild animals. What can we learn as we observe animals?

Can you name something in the message that describes animals that are not pets? Can you name a synonym for the word watch?

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D AY 5 observe wild parent solo dangle nape medicine poisonous

Yesterday we listened to find out how animals take care of themselves. Today we will listen to find out how watching what wild animals eat will help us understand more about them. What can we learn about animals if we observe how they find medicine for themselves in the wild? Why is "When Animals Are Doctors" a good title for this article?

Mom pins and tacks the tag on the map. Dad is fixing and waxing the van. Pam sits and rips the rag. Nick is kicking and passing it.

H IGH F REQUENCY !! Mama Monkey gave ___________ baby a banana at the zoo. “Eat ___________ fruit,” said mama, and I will ____________ it ______________!