1. What might we discover in a new neighborhood?

2. We will learn about: short vowels, character and setting, predicting,
new amazing words,
short vowels,
character and setting,
predicting,
high-frequency words,
vocabulary words, and
sentences

4. Comparing Rural and Urban Communities
Venn Diagram

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

6. 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.

7. Speaking and Listening
We speak to share ideas.
We speak to ask and answer questions.
We speak to express our needs, wants, and feelings.
We speak to entertain.

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

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

10. 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.

11. Grammar – Sentences Are these sentences
Grammar – Sentences Are these sentences? If not, add words to make a sentence.
live in a city
our second-grade class
Tom used to live in a small town.
we took
a trip to see a farm
Juanita is moving to the country.

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