The Great Ball Game Day 1 Written By: Melissa Castañeda

Question of the Day What can you do to solve problems at school? When my friends and I have a problem, we ______________.

High-Frequency Words comingidea kneelaughed

r-Controlled Vowel /ar/ armart jarfar dartcart

Spelling Words carart barnstart farmcard yarnpart darkhard Challenge Words: barnyard artiststarlight marketcarpet

Plot Beginning Middle End

Listening Comprehension Beginning Middle End

Grammar *Stellaluna is a boy’s favorite story. *Stellaluna is Malcolm’s favorite story.

The Great Ball Game Day 2 Written By: Melissa Castañeda

Question of the Day Why do some animals come out only at night? I think some animals come out only at night because ______________.

High-Frequency Words laughedmillion curveworld comingidea knee

r-Controlled Vowel /ar/ car

r-Controlled Vowel /ar/ *Dad drove the car into the barn. *There is a lot of hard work to do on a farm. *I used yarn on part of my art project. *Sheila will start to make Mom’s birthday card today.

High-Frequency Words acceptfair agohalf clearthough

Grammar *The soccer field is on that street. *The soccer field is on Pine Street. *Lombard Street is in the city of San Francisco. *San Francisco is in the state of California. *The gymnastics team traveled to austin. *Their bus arrived in texas in the afternoon. *The gymnasts stayed at the hotel on main street.

The Great Ball Game Day 3 Written By: Melissa Castañeda

Question of the Day What would you do if you could fly like a bat? If I could fly like a bat, I would ______________.

High-Frequency Words agoaccept fairthough clearhalf

r-Controlled Vowel /ar/ -ar-arn-ark-arm-ard-art

High-Frequency Words agoaccept fairthough clearhalf

Plot Beginning Middle End

Grammar *A bird name Naomi started the race. *A fox named Indira won. *A worm named Ben lost. *A yak named yin hit the ball. *carmella the zebra was tagged out. *Can sammy the hamster score a run?

The Great Ball Game Day 4 Written By: Melissa Castañeda

Question of the Day What animals are busy at night? I think __________ are busy at night because ______________.

High-Frequency Words acceptclear agohalf fairthough

Syllable Pattern C-le marblecirclepeople gentlesparplejarkle farklechartlethargle

r-Controlled Vowel /ar/ and Spelling canharm antban starkhard yardpat markhad

High-Frequency Words acceptclear agohalf fairthough

Plot Beginning Middle End

Grammar *Margo Jones joined the team of bears. *The coach of the bears was named peter. *The team practiced in kodiak woods.

The Great Ball Game Day 5 Written By: Melissa Castañeda

Question of the Day What is the difference between day and night? Day and night are different because ______________.

High-Frequency Words acceptclear agohalf fairthough

Syllable Pattern C-le Vowel Sound is Car Other Vowel Sounds gargle, startle, noble, turtle, people, sparkle, marbles

High-Frequency Words Begins with a Vowel Begins with One Consonant Begins with Two Consonants coming, curve, idea, knee, laughed, million, world, accept, ago, clear, fair, half, though

Plot Stellaluna The Great Ball Game Beginning: Middle: End: Beginning: Middle: End:

Robust Vocabulary ProblemSolution

Grammar *A cat named henry had an argument with a squirrel. *The cat and the squirrel lived by lincoln park. *The squirrel was named marie. *A boy named jimmy heard the cat and squirrel argue.