Ruby in Her Own Time Big Question: What do we learn as we grow and change? Author: Jonathan Emmett Illustrator: Rebecca Harry Genre: Animal Fantasy

Ruby in Her Own Time Day 1

Final ng, nk mixing -ing sing s i ng junk j u nk b a ng bl a nk w i ng s u ng st i nk

hang Hank think wrong song Word Work b u nk r a ng br i ng bl i nk dr a nk st u ng hang Hank think wrong song

Word Reading - Final ng, nk king trunk thank hunk blank thing rang drink chunk junk stung drank wink swing think

The Sixth Bluebird’s Song Six small bluebirds in the treetop. Five began to sing. One small bluebird didn’t join in, Her head under her wing. How the bluebird parents worried! Was there something wrong? Then the sixth bird gave a wink and Burst into a song. “I just had to think, try to make a link To the perfect song for me to sing. I will make a chime in my own good time. Oh, what joy my song will bring.”

Ruby in Her Own Time Day 2

Compound Words bed time bedtime pan + cake wind + mill sun + rise some + where sand + box side + walk back + pack base + ball hop + scotch lip + stick drive + way some + one

something flagpole classmate bathtub sandbox anthill sunshine weekend

Word Reading pigpen runway basketball quicksand blueprint paperback inside sunset nickname treetops outside jellyfish gumball newscast understand

Six small bluebirds in the treetop. Five began to sing. One small bluebird didn’t join in, Her head under her wing. How the bluebird parents worried! Was there something wrong? Then the sixth bird gave a wink and Burst into a song. “I just had to think, try to make a link To the perfect song for me to sing. I will make a chime in my own good time. Oh, what joy my song will bring.

Ruby in Her Own Time Day 3

Final ng, nk Compound Words sidewalk bathtub snowball sandpaper homework anything bankbook When you come to a compound word, look for the two smaller words. Read them and then read the compound word.

flagpole treetop weekend everything sunshine classmate outside cupcake compound word first word second word flagpole treetop weekend everything sunshine classmate outside cupcake

Baby animals must learn to do many things as they grow up Baby animals must learn to do many things as they grow up. Ruby is a baby duck in the story we are about to read. She is smaller and slower than her brothers and sisters. We’ll find out what Ruby learns as she grows up.

Vocabulary mother precious father flew feather beautiful

High - Frequency Words any every too nothing ever sure own when day enough then were out everything

Amazing Words attempt – When you attempt something, you try to do it. event – An event is something that happens. time line – A time line is the order you follow to succeed at something.

Amazing Words famous – Famous means well-known. flatter – When you flatter someone, you say something very nice about him or her that may not be true.

Amazing Words correct – Correct means “to change something to make it right.” If something is corrected, it is changed.

Amazing Words awkward – An awkward movement is a movement that is not smooth. lovely – If something is lovely, it is very pretty.

Synonyms through strong wind and hard rain through howling wind and driving rain soft wind (pg. 45) valuable (pg. 47) wide (pg. 53) flew (pg. 57) wind that blows gently something that is worth a lot large from side to side moved through the air

Ruby in Her Own Time Day 4

Word Reading always stays around happy day my Jimmy try food by become we everything grow horse stall me nothing go sky

Read Words in Context My happy horse always has food around his stall. Everything will grow day by day and become big. Jimmy stays with me, and we try to make things. Nothing can go up in the sky now.

Final ng, nk and Compound Words Hank put the junk outside on the driveway. Do you think the king can sing? Thank Frank for bringing the homemade cupcakes. Mom put on pink lipstick.