Our Focus for the Week in ELA Unit 1: Lesson 1 Anchor Text: Henry and Mudge- Realistic Fiction All in the Family- Informational Text Essential Question: What is a perfect pet like? Phonics: Short Vowels a & i CVC Syllable Pattern Fluency: Accuracy- Word Recognition Comprehension Skills & Strategies: Sequence of Events Author’s Word Choice Infer/Predict Vocabulary Strategies: ABC order Grammar: Subject and Predicates Writing: Narrative Writing Sentences That Tell a True Story Focus Trait: Elaboration High-Frequency Words around be five help next or pull take until walked Spelling: Short a & i sad dig Review jam as glad his list win Challenge flat sandwich if picnic fix rip kit mask Target Vocabulary curly: having a twisted, ring, or spiral shape straight: not curling, curving, or bending floppy: hanging or moving in a loose, droopy way drooled: let saliva drip from the mouth weighed: had a certain heaviness stood: was in an upright position on one’s feet collars: bands that animals wear around their necks row: a number of things arranged in a line

Our Focus for the Week in ELA Unit 1: Lesson 2 Anchor Text: My Family- Informational Text Family Poetry- Poetry Essential Question: What are some things families like to do together? Phonics: Short Vowels o, u, e CVC Syllable Pattern Fluency: Accuracy- Words in Connected Text Comprehension Skills & Strategies: Compare & Contrast Genre: Informational Text Question Vocabulary Strategies: Using a Glossary Grammar: Simple Sentences Writing: Narrative Writing Friendly Letter Focus Trait: Development High-Frequency Words bring children comes do family like make those use with Spelling: Short o,u,e wet job Review hug get rest not spot mud Challenge left lunch help spend plum nut net hot Target Vocabulary spend: to give your time to do something stuck: not able to move visit: go to see someone cousin: the son or daughter of an aunt or uncle piano: a musical instrument remembered: not forgotten porch: an outside place, often with a roof, that leads to the door crown: something special worn on the head

Our Focus for the Week in ELA Unit 1: Lesson 3 Anchor Text: Dogs- Informational Text Helping Paws- Informational Text Essential Question: What do pets need to be healthy and happy? Phonics: Long Vowels a & i Sounds for c Fluency: Accuracy- Self-Correct Comprehension Skills & Strategies: Author’s Purpose Compare and Contrast Analyze/Evaluate Vocabulary Strategies: Multiple-Meaning Words Grammar: Kinds of Sentences Writing: Narrative Writing Sentences that Describe Focus Trait: Elaboration High-Frequency Words city full no other places put school sing think this Spelling: Long a & i cake mine Review plate gave size bike ate grape Challenge prize mistake wipe while race line pile rake Target Vocabulary mammals: animals that give birth to live babies hairy: covered with hair coat: a covering of fur litter: a group of baby animals born at the same time stayed: remained in a place canned: stored in a can chews: rips and crushes with the teeth clipped: attached

Our Focus for the Week in ELA Unit 1: Lesson 4 Anchor Text: Diary of a Spider- Humorous Fiction A Swallow and a Spider- Fable Essential Question: How do good friends act? Phonics: Long Vowels o, u, e Sounds for g Fluency: Intonation Comprehension Skills & Strategies: Cause and Effect Figurative Language Summarize Vocabulary Strategies: Context Clues Grammar: What is a Noun? Writing: Narrative Writing True Story Focus Trait: Development High-Frequency Words by cheer could hello hundred mind play read see today Spelling: Long o, u, e doze nose Review use home rose joke pole close Challenge cute wrote woke ice cube mule rode role tune Target Vocabulary screaming: yelling or crying judge: form an idea about dangerous: unsafe, harmful breeze: a light wind insects: bugs rotten: dead and not good to eat sticky: thick, glue-like scare: to make someone afraid

Our Focus for the Week in ELA Unit 1: Lesson 5 Anchor Text: Teacher’s Pets- Realistic Fiction See Westburg by Bus!- Informational Text Essential Question: How is a school like a community? Phonics: Consonant Blends with r, l, s Fluency: Phrasing- Punctuation Comprehension Skills & Strategies: Story Structure Author’s Word Choice Visualize Vocabulary Strategies: Base Words and Endings -ed, -ing Grammar: Singular and Plural Nouns Writing: Narrative Writing True Story Focus Trait: Organization High-Frequency Words both cold eat find green little long says table we Spelling:Consonant Blends with r, l, s spin clap Review grade slip swim drive place last Challenge test climb skin price drag glide just stage Target Vocabulary noises: sounds wonderful: great sprinkled: scattered or shook small amounts noticed: was aware of, saw suddenly: quickly bursting: full of quiet: calm, not noisy share: divide up

Our Focus for the Week in ELA Unit 1: Lesson 6 Anchor Text: Animals Building Homes- Informational Text Whose Home Is This?- Informational Text Essential Question: What are animal homes like? Phonics: Consonant Blends with r, l, s Fluency: Phrasing- Punctuation Comprehension Skills & Strategies: Story Structure Author’s Word Choice Visualize Vocabulary Strategies: Base Words and Endings -ed, -ing Grammar: Singular and Plural Nouns Writing: Narrative Writing True Story Focus Trait: Organization High-Frequency Words animals bear know most myself second she sleep three work Spelling:common final blends nd, ng, nk spin clap Review grade slip swim drive place last Challenge test climb skin price drag glide just stage Target Vocabulary noises: sounds wonderful: great sprinkled: scattered or shook small amounts noticed: was aware of, saw suddenly: quickly bursting: full of quiet: calm, not noisy share: divide up