What might we discover in a new neighborhood?

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Iris and Walter Vocabulary Words Vocabulary Words  ladder  amazing  roller-skate  meadow Amazing Words  investigate  rural  urban  creature  underground  brittle  decision  dart

Iris and Walter High Frequency Words High Frequency Words  country  beautiful  front  someone  somewhere  friend

Iris and Walter Spelling Words Spelling Words  drum tag  rock rib  list mess  desk dust  job pocket  sad lettuce  chop engine  sack Word Family Words  sat  ham  play  will  trip

Big Question: What might we discover in a new neighborhood?  Monday Monday  Tuesday Tuesday  Wednesday Wednesday  Thursday Thursday  Friday Friday

Iris and Walter Monday Morning Warm-Up People live in urban and rural areas. What might we discover in a new neighborhood?

Iris and Walter Monday Morning Warm-Up People live in urban and rural areas. What might we discover in a new neighborhood?

Today we will learn about:  new amazing words,  short vowels,  character and setting,  sentences

Iris and Walter Monday Amazing Words

investigate  in – ves – ti – gate  When you investigate something, you try to find out all about it.  Let’s investigate our new neighborhood.  How would you investigate something inside a drawer or bag?

rural  rur- al  People who live in the country live in a rural place.  My aunt lives on a farm in a rural part of the state.  What would you find in a place that is rural?

urban  ur - ban  People who live in a city live in an urban place.  There is lots of traffic with cars, trucks, and buses in an urban place.  If you live in an apartment building, you probably live in an urban area.  What would you find in a place that is urban?

Phonics: short vowels  am  end  it  on  up

Phonics: short vowels When a word has just one vowel at the beginning or in the middle, it usually has its short sound.

Phonics: short vowels  br and  br ing  cl ock  j unk  b est  h ead  s ang  d esk  sh ock  w ing  br ead  dr um

Making Word Letter Tiles a - e - i - o - u c - d - g - k - n - s

Iris and Walter Spelling Words Spelling Words  drum tag  rock rib  list mess  desk dust  job pocket  sad lettuce  chop engine  sack Word Family Words  sat  ham  play  will  trip

Let’s Talk about Exploration!

Character and Setting  Characters are the people or animals in a story.  Authors describe characters’ traits. They tell what characters are like, what they think, and what they say and do.  The setting is the time and place of a story. A setting can be a real place or an imaginary one.  Good readers look for clues that tell about characters and setting.

Monday’s Fix-It we will lits what we might seewe will lits what we might see We will list what we might see.We will list what we might see. iris wanted a friendiris wanted a friend Iris wanted a friend.Iris wanted a friend.

Grammar: Sentences A sentence is a group of words that tells a complete idea. The words are in an order that makes sense. A sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a period, a question mark, or an exclamation mark.

Grammar: Sentences Complete sentence: We went to the beach. Incomplete sentence: the beach

packed a picnic. was cool and blue. felt hot. dived in the waves. was fun. Use these phrases to make each group of words a sentence. packed a picnic. was cool and blue. felt hot. dived in the waves. was fun. 1.The sand __________. 2.The water ____________. 3.My brother and I ____________. 4.Mom _____________. 5.Our first trip to the beach _________.

Iris and Walter Monday Journal Topic Write about whether your neighborhood is urban or rural.

Iris and Walter Tuesday Morning Warm-Up Today we will read about Iris. Iris moves to a new neighborhood, but she is lonely. What could she discover that might help her?

Today we will learn about:  new amazing words,  short vowels,  character and setting,  predicting,  high-frequency words,  vocabulary words, and  sentences

Iris and Walter Tuesday Amazing Words

creature  crea - ture  A creature is an animal or person that is living.  Many creatures live in the forest.  I heard a creature making noise in that bush.

underground  un – der - ground  Underground means under the ground you walk on.  If you dig a hole, you can find something that is underground.  Squirrels and chipmunks bury their food in underground holes.

brittle  brit - tle  Something that is brittle breaks very easily.  If you drop an egg, you’ll find out that its shell is brittle.  Some brittle plastic toys shatter and break.

Phonics: short vowels When a word has just one vowel at the beginning or in the middle, it usually has its short sound.

Phonics: short vowels  st ock  tr ack  d ead  p eck  tr unk  s ing  st ack  h ead  st ep  br ing  l ock  j ump  dr ess  br ead  b ack  r ust  f ist

Short Vowels: Find the words in “Let’s Go Exploring” that have short vowels.  let’s  explore  grab  sweater  get  cap  mom  can  clock  bank  bell  rang  kids  this  just

Making Word Letter Tiles a - e - i - u c - g - k - n - s

Short Vowels: Find the words with short vowels in each sentence.  The list is on my desk.  It is sad to see the mess and dust!  My job is to chop the apple.

Character and Setting  Characters are the people or animals in a story.  Authors describe characters’ traits. They tell what characters are like, what they think, and what they say and do.  The setting is the time and place of a story. A setting can be a real place or an imaginary one.  Good readers look for clues that tell about characters and setting.

Comparing a city and the country City  Crowded Country

Comparing a city and the country City  Crowded Country  Lots of space

Comparing a city and the country City  Crowded  Lots of noise Country  Lots of space 

Comparing a city and the country City  Crowded  Lots of noise Country  Lots of space  Quiet

Comparing a city and the country City  Crowded  Lots of noise  Roller-skate Country  Lots of space  Quiet

Comparing a city and the country City  Crowded  Lots of noise  Roller-skate Country  Lots of space  Quiet  Run & play

Comparing a city and the country City  Crowded  Lots of noise  Roller-skate  Play in parks Country  Lots of space  Quiet  Run & play

Comparing a city and the country City  Crowded  Lots of noise  Roller-skate  Play in parks Country  Lots of space  Quiet  Run & play  Climb trees

Comparing a city and the country City  Crowded  Lots of noise  Roller-skate  Play in parks  Go to the zoo Country  Lots of space  Quiet  Run & play  Climb trees

Comparing a city and the country City  Crowded  Lots of noise  Roller-skate  Play in parks  Go to the zoo Country  Lots of space  Quiet  Run & play  Climb trees  Ride horses

High Frequency Words High Frequency Words  country  beautiful  front  someone  somewhere  friend

Vocabulary Words Vocabulary Words  ladder – set of steps with two side pieces and rungs for climbing  amazing – wonderful or surprising  roller-skate – to mve on roller skates, which are skates with wheels  meadow – piece of grassy land

Vocabulary Words: ladder, amazing, roller-skate, meadow  Iris learned to _____ when she was little.  Iris learned to roller-skate when she was little.  “You’re ______,” Grandpa said when she told him that.  “You’re amazing,” Grandpa said when she told him that.  Walter climbed down his _____ to meet them.  Walter climbed down his ladder to meet them.  They all went to the _____ to see the horses.  They all went to the meadow to see the horses.

Tuesday’s Fix-It  played tag Iris and Walter  Iris and Walter played tag.  then rode a pony they  Then they rode a pony.

Grammar: Sentences A sentence is a group of words that tells a complete idea. The words are in an order that makes sense. A sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a period, a question mark, or an exclamation mark.

Grammar: Sentences Incomplete sentence: Iris and Walter Complete sentence: Iris and Walter rode their bikes.

Iris and Walter Tuesday Journal Topic Write about a time you explored Write about a time you explored or investigated a rural or an urban place.

Iris and Walter Wednesday Morning Warm-Up Today we will read more about the forest. What plants could we investigate in the forest?

Today we will learn about:  new amazing words,  words with VC/CV, VCC/V  words with short vowels,  high-frequency words,  vocabulary words, and  sentences

Iris and Walter Wednesday Amazing Words

decision  de – ci - sion  When you make up your mind to do something, you make a decision.  I made a decision to have a peanut- butter-and-jelly sandwich for lunch.  You can make your own decision about which shirt to wear today.

dart  dart  When something darts, it moves very quickly from one place to another.  On a windy day, clouds dart across the sky.  Show me how you would dart from one end of the room to the other.

Syllable Patterns vc/cv and vcc/v: mitten, locket, packet, cannot, problem, puppet, insect, package, jacket, rocket VC/CVVCC/V

VC/CV  mit / ten VCC/V

Syllable Patterns vc/cv and vcc/v: mitten, locket, packet, cannot, problem, puppet, insect, package, jacket, rocket VC/CV  mit / ten VCC/V  lock / et

Syllable Patterns vc/cv and vcc/v: mitten, locket, packet, cannot, problem, puppet, insect, package, jacket, rocket VC/CV  mit / ten VCC/V  lock / et  pack / et

Syllable Patterns vc/cv and vcc/v: mitten, locket, packet, cannot, problem, puppet, insect, package, jacket, rocket VC/CV  mit / ten  can / not VCC/V  lock / et  pack / et

Syllable Patterns vc/cv and vcc/v: mitten, locket, packet, cannot, problem, puppet, insect, package, jacket, rocket VC/CV  mit / ten  can / not  prob / lem VCC/V  lock / et  pack / et

Syllable Patterns vc/cv and vcc/v: mitten, locket, packet, cannot, problem, puppet, insect, package, jacket, rocket VC/CV  mit / ten  can / not  prob / lem  pup / pet VCC/V  lock / et  pack / et

Syllable Patterns vc/cv and vcc/v: mitten, locket, packet, cannot, problem, puppet, insect, package, jacket, rocket VC/CV  mit / ten  can / not  prob / lem  pup / pet  in / sect VCC/V  lock / et  pack / et

Syllable Patterns vc/cv and vcc/v: mitten, locket, packet, cannot, problem, puppet, insect, package, jacket, rocket VC/CV  mit / ten  can / not  prob / lem  pup / pet  in / sect VCC/V  lock / et  pack / et  pack / age

Syllable Patterns vc/cv and vcc/v: mitten, locket, packet, cannot, problem, puppet, insect, package, jacket, rocket VC/CV  mit / ten  can / not  prob / lem  pup / pet  in / sect VCC/V  lock / et  pack / et  pack / age  jack / et

Syllable Patterns vc/cv and vcc/v: mitten, locket, packet, cannot, problem, puppet, insect, package, jacket, rocket VC/CV  mit / ten  can / not  prob / lem  pup / pet  in / sect VCC/V  lock / et  pack / et  pack / age  jack / et  rock / et

High Frequency Words: country, beautiful, front, someone, somewhere, friend Long ago in a faraway _____, there lived a young prince. He had all the gold and riches in the world, but he was not happy. The prince spent all day in the castle. He never had a chance to make a single ____. Late one afternoon he went for a walk. “I wish I had ____ to talk to,” he said. Long ago in a faraway _____, there lived a young prince. He had all the gold and riches in the world, but he was not happy. The prince spent all day in the castle. He never had a chance to make a single ____. Late one afternoon he went for a walk. “I wish I had ____ to talk to,” he said.

High Frequency Words: country, beautiful, front, someone, somewhere, friend Long ago in a faraway country, there lived a young prince. He had all the gold and riches in the world, but he was not happy. The prince spent all day in the castle. He never had a chance to make a single ____. Late one afternoon he went for a walk. “I wish I had ____ to talk to,” he said. Long ago in a faraway country, there lived a young prince. He had all the gold and riches in the world, but he was not happy. The prince spent all day in the castle. He never had a chance to make a single ____. Late one afternoon he went for a walk. “I wish I had ____ to talk to,” he said.

High Frequency Words: country, beautiful, front, someone, somewhere, friend Long ago in a faraway country, there lived a young prince. He had all the gold and riches in the world, but he was not happy. The prince spent all day in the castle. He never had a chance to make a single friend. Late one afternoon he went for a walk. “I wish I had ____ to talk to,” he said. Long ago in a faraway country, there lived a young prince. He had all the gold and riches in the world, but he was not happy. The prince spent all day in the castle. He never had a chance to make a single friend. Late one afternoon he went for a walk. “I wish I had ____ to talk to,” he said.

High Frequency Words: country, beautiful, front, someone, somewhere, friend Long ago in a faraway country, there lived a young prince. He had all the gold and riches in the world, but he was not happy. The prince spent all day in the castle. He never had a chance to make a single friend. Late one afternoon he went for a walk. “I wish I had someone to talk to,” he said. Long ago in a faraway country, there lived a young prince. He had all the gold and riches in the world, but he was not happy. The prince spent all day in the castle. He never had a chance to make a single friend. Late one afternoon he went for a walk. “I wish I had someone to talk to,” he said.

High Frequency Words: country, beautiful, front, someone, somewhere, friend The prince sat down in ____ of a pond and stared at the _____ sunset. “There must be a boy or girl _____ who will run and play with me.” Just then several children approached. They were happy to see that the prince finally came out of the castle. Ever since, the young prince ran, jumped, played, and had fun with lots of new friends. The prince sat down in ____ of a pond and stared at the _____ sunset. “There must be a boy or girl _____ who will run and play with me.” Just then several children approached. They were happy to see that the prince finally came out of the castle. Ever since, the young prince ran, jumped, played, and had fun with lots of new friends.

High Frequency Words: country, beautiful, front, someone, somewhere, friend The prince sat down in front of a pond and stared at the _____ sunset. “There must be a boy or girl _____ who will run and play with me.” Just then several children approached. They were happy to see that the prince finally came out of the castle. Ever since, the young prince ran, jumped, played, and had fun with lots of new friends. The prince sat down in front of a pond and stared at the _____ sunset. “There must be a boy or girl _____ who will run and play with me.” Just then several children approached. They were happy to see that the prince finally came out of the castle. Ever since, the young prince ran, jumped, played, and had fun with lots of new friends.

High Frequency Words: country, beautiful, front, someone, somewhere, friend The prince sat down in front of a pond and stared at the beautiful sunset. “There must be a boy or girl _____ who will run and play with me.” Just then several children approached. They were happy to see that the prince finally came out of the castle. Ever since, the young prince ran, jumped, played, and had fun with lots of new friends. The prince sat down in front of a pond and stared at the beautiful sunset. “There must be a boy or girl _____ who will run and play with me.” Just then several children approached. They were happy to see that the prince finally came out of the castle. Ever since, the young prince ran, jumped, played, and had fun with lots of new friends.

High Frequency Words: country, beautiful, front, someone, somewhere, friend The prince sat down in front of a pond and stared at the beautiful sunset. “There must be a boy or girl somewhere who will run and play with me.” Just then several children approached. They were happy to see that the prince finally came out of the castle. Ever since, the young prince ran, jumped, played, and had fun with lots of new friends. The prince sat down in front of a pond and stared at the beautiful sunset. “There must be a boy or girl somewhere who will run and play with me.” Just then several children approached. They were happy to see that the prince finally came out of the castle. Ever since, the young prince ran, jumped, played, and had fun with lots of new friends.

Short Vowels Finish these sentences.  The drum was...  The big rock was …  Make a list so …  My desk is…  Do your job because…  He was sad when…  Did you chop the …  The big sack had…

Short Vowels Finish these sentences.  I put the tag on the…  My rib felt…  Do not mess up my…  There is dust under…  The coat pocket had…  The lettuce was….  The car engine….

Vocabulary Words: Similies A simile is a statement that uses like or as to compare one thing to another.  Joey’s long jump was as amazing as the one in the Olympics.  The tree branches were as easy to climb as a ladder.  The lake is as smooth and calm as a meadow.

Wednesday’s Fix-It iris was sd and lonelyiris was sd and lonely Iris was sad and lonely.Iris was sad and lonely. wanted she a friendwanted she a friend She wanted a friend.She wanted a friend.

Iris and Walter Wednesday Journal Topic Use the word “as” to write a comparison about Iris and Walter. Use the word “as” to write a comparison about Iris and Walter.

Iris and Walter Thursday Morning Warm-Up Today we will read two poems. What makes a poem different from a story? Can a poem be as warm as a bath?

Today we will learn about:  short vowels,  review spelling words, high-frequency words, amazing words, and vocabulary words, and  sentences

Sentence Reading  Two people went together to pick up the big drum.  There was nothing on top of her head but a red wig.  Is there enough mud in the pen for the pig to sink?

Sentence Reading  I drop my head when I become sad or mad.  I dread stories that have a bad fox in them.  Did they ask them to sing a goodbye?

Spelling Words Short Vowel Words Short Vowel Words  drum tag  rock rib  list mess  desk dust  job pocket  sad lettuce  chop engine  sack Words Wall Words  play  sam  sat  will  trip

Thursday’s Fix-It  will go on a field trip  We will go on a field trip.  will go with us Mrs. brody  Mrs. Brody will go with us.  Will Mrs. Brody go with us?

Grammar - Sentences 1. live in a city 2. our second-grade class 3. Tom used to live in a small town. 4. we took 5. a trip to see a farm 6. Juanita is moving to the country.

Iris and Walter Thursday Journal Topic List topics you would like List topics you would like to investigate.

Iris and Walter Friday Morning Warm-Up This week we read about what we might find in a new neighborhood. Iris moved from an urban neighborhood to a rural one. What did she investigate?

Iris and Walter Spelling Words Spelling Words  drum tag  rock rib  list mess  desk dust  job pocket  sad lettuce  chop engine  sack Word Family Words  sat  ham  play  will  trip

Short Vowels Read each sentence and choose the short vowel words. 1.I left my sack at the bank.

Short Vowels Read each sentence and choose the short vowel words. 1.I left my sack at the bank.

Short Vowels Read each sentence and choose the short vowel words. 1.I left my sack at the bank. 2.That black duck has a red head.

Short Vowels Read each sentence and choose the short vowel words. 1.I left my sack at the bank. 2.That black duck has a red head.

Short Vowels Read each sentence and choose the short vowel words. 1.I left my sack at the bank. 2.That black duck has a red head. 3.Did I thank you for my ring?

Short Vowels Read each sentence and choose the short vowel words. 1.I left my sack at the bank. 2.That black duck has a red head. 3.Did I thank you for my ring?

Short Vowels Read each sentence and choose the short vowel words. 1.I left my sack at the bank. 2.That black duck has a red head. 3.Did I thank you for my ring? 4.Ling has a spot on her sock.

Short Vowels Read each sentence and choose the short vowel words. 1.I left my sack at the bank. 2.That black duck has a red head. 3.Did I thank you for my ring? 4.Ling has a spot on her sock.

High Frequency Words beautiful, somewhere, someone, friend, front, country Everyone needs a ______.

High Frequency Words beautiful, somewhere, someone, friend, front, country Everyone needs a friend. _____ who is true.

High Frequency Words beautiful, somewhere, someone, friend, front, country Everyone needs a friend. Someone who is true. You can find one in the ______.

High Frequency Words beautiful, somewhere, someone, friend, front, country Everyone needs a friend. Someone who is true. You can find one in the country. Or across the ocean blue.

High Frequency Words beautiful, somewhere, someone, friend, front, country Everyone needs a friend. Someone who is true. You can find one in the country. Or across the ocean blue. ____ you will find one.

High Frequency Words beautiful, somewhere, someone, friend, front, country Everyone needs a friend. Someone who is true. You can find one in the country. Or across the ocean blue. Somewhere you will find one. He or she may be new, Or this ____ person,

High Frequency Words beautiful, somewhere, someone, friend, front, country Everyone needs a friend. Someone who is true. You can find one in the country. Or across the ocean blue. Somewhere you will find one. He or she may be new, Or this beautiful person, Might be right in ______ of you!

High Frequency Words beautiful, somewhere, someone, friend, front, country Everyone needs a friend. Someone who is true. You can find one in the country. Or across the ocean blue. Somewhere you will find one. He or she may be new, Or this beautiful person, Might be right in front of you!

Daily Fix-It  we helped clean up the mes  We helped clean up the mess.  picked up she the pieces  She picked up the pieces.

Iris and Walter Friday Journal Topic Write about a family that moves. Write about a family that moves.

Review Games Vocabulary & Amazing Words:  Jigword Jigword Spelling Words:  Quia Games Quia Games Quia Games  Spelling City Spelling City Spelling City High Frequency Words:  Hot Potatoes (fill-in-the-blank) Hot Potatoes (fill-in-the-blank) Hot Potatoes (fill-in-the-blank)

We are now ready to take our story tests.  Story test  Classroom webpage,  Student page,  Taking Tests  AR  Other Reading Quizzes  Quiz #

Additional Resources:  Waltke’s Web Waltke’s Web Waltke’s Web  Lewis’s Cyber Classroom – online student games Lewis’s Cyber Classroom – online student games Lewis’s Cyber Classroom – online student games

Additional Resources: taken from Peru Central School Peru Central SchoolPeru Central School  Context clues Context clues Context clues  Multiple Meanings Multiple Meanings Multiple Meanings  Quiz Quiz  Multiple Meaning Jeopardy Multiple Meaning Jeopardy Multiple Meaning Jeopardy