Unit 2 Communities

By: Jesus Cervantes What happens inside a bee hive?

Yesterday: Long e: e, ee, Review long u,e, Inflected ending -ed, High-Frequency Words, and Nouns in Sentences Today: TEST DAY! Spelling and Phonics: Long e: e, ee and VCCV syllable pattern Skill: High-Frequency Words Grammar: Nouns in Sentences

This week we read about bees and ants. These insects live together in groups. Each one has a special job to do.

 How can insects be like a community?

Find words in the message that: name an insect that is industrious means the opposite of individual means “different in some way”

individual industrious special Amazing Words Objective: Build oral vocabulary. creep slither romp eagerly wander

individual – one person industrious – working hard special – different from or really good Just what do they mean? creep – to move slowly and quietly

slither – to move along by sliding Just what do they mean? romp – to move or play in a lively way eagerly – with excitement wander – to move from place to place without a reason

Time to Listen The Ant Parade Read Aloud Yesterday we listened to find out where the ants were in such a hurry to go.  Today listen to find out how the ants carried a big cake home.

 How did the ants carry a big cake back home?  How are the ants in the story like real ants? How are they different?

We have had words like these and Pete. Long e: e, ee we = w eseed = s ee d meseeneedsleep wheelhebeef freeshequeen greenteeth deep

Long e: e, ee Word Review

free

she

three

trees

bees

sees

seen

keep

feet

meet

speeds

wheel

feel

weed

cheese

We have had words like tab and let. Syllables VCCV tablet = tab letuntil attickittenrabbit problemtrafficbutton hiddenobjectfabric

Words To Know

napkin

ribbon

rabbit

happen

until

soccer

buttons

slippers

mitten

kittens

basket

insect

Sentences To Read

1.The bee fed on sweet nectar. 2.The cheese is a rat’s best meal. 3.The chick peeps until it becomes free. 4.The deep green dish belongs to Lee. 5.It will take a week for the weeds to grow back. 6.Keep the three things for the queen. 7.Keep your teeth for your pillow.

Review Keep the pet rabbit in a deep basket. Will she need a sheet from the tablet? See the kitten in that green pine tree. Sweets are not good for your teeth.

family

other

also

their

some

new

High-Frequency Words The opposite of old, it’s true, is a three letter word called ______. It’s _____ pool. They own it. That’s cool! All my brothers, sisters, and me are a ______. Mom is going. Dad is too. Let’s go ____ - me and you. If you ask my mother, we have to pick one or the ______. Bring the popcorn when you come. We’ll sit down and gobble ______. family also their new other some

Spelling Words besee hetree mefeet weweek shegreen Objective: Segment sounds to spell words.

Test Time Go to your testing spots. Honey Bees

Time for Stations

Pages Nouns in Sentences A noun names a person, place, animal, or thing. A noun can be in more than one place in a sentence. Their hive is hidden in a tree. Both hive and tree are nouns. Hive is in the naming part. Tree is in the action part. Facts

Writing and Grammar  Look at the facts about bees. Write the nouns in the sentences. Bees live in a hive. Bees get nectar from flowers. Bees make honey for food.

Grammar

Teach/Model: Picture Dictionary  Turn to the Pictionary on pages 170 – 171 in your reading book.  Read the titles. Look at the pictures and read the labels.  I want to use these picture dictionary pages to find out where bees live. The words give me information, and so do the pictures. The words – house, pueblo, nest, log – name kinds of homes. The pictures show me exactly what some of the homes look like. By looking at the pictures, I can learn a lot of facts. For example, bees live in a hive.

Teach/Model: Pictionary Dictionary  Study the pages.  Where do ants live?  What lives in a log?

Wrap Up Your Week! How is a community of insects like a community of people? Why do we say that individual bees are very industrious?

fly sting buzz lay eggs cook food go to school have hobbies eat walk live in communities work play protect each other How is a community of insects like a community of people? What Some Insects Do What Some People Do

Next Week Next week you will read about ways people grow and change. You will see that even though things can change, there are some things that stay the same.

Extra

1. Bes make honey to eat 2. Where do the bee get pollen.

Mrs. Waltke is a veteran teacher living in Jasper and working in the Jasper School System.

Cherry Carl is a retired teacher who lives in California. She teaches at UCLA.

Time to Listen to the Story Honey Bees Pages

Extra pictures