1. Animal Babies in Grasslands
Day One
Day Two
Day Three
Day Four
Day Five
Word Practice
Phonics Lesson
High Frequency
Words
Additional Resources

2. Who lives in grasslands?
Question of the Day
Who lives in grasslands?

3. Main Idea
All books are about one big idea. This idea is the most important thing the author wants to talk about.

4. Amazing Words

5. pam lives in a Pretty pink house.

6. Pam lives in a pretty pink house.

9. Pp

10. p a t

11. m a p

12. S a m

13. t a p

14. we my
like

15. am
Sam
Tam at
mat
sat

18. The gray elephant ran. Adjectives for color
What color word was the elephant? Gray is the describing word that tells about the elephant.

19. Let’s Write Color Adjectives
The pink pig lives in a red barn.

21. Where can we see animals?
Question of the Day
Where can we see animals?

22. my pup is on the rug

23. My pup is on the rug.

24. Shared Reading
Pages 4–5
Point to the elephant's trunk. What is this? What is the elephant's nose called?
Pages 6–7
What is the name for a baby elephant? What is a baby elephant called?
Pages 8–9
What type of animal is this? What does the zebra look like?

25. Shared Reading
Pages 10–11
What is a zebra baby called? What animal does the foal and zebra remind you of?
Pages 12–13
What animal baby do we see on this page? What shape are the baby lion's eyes?
Pages 14–15
What is a baby lion called? What other baby animals are called cubs?

26. Shared Reading
Pages 16–17
What does this animal do when there is trouble? Do you know any other animal that barks?
Pages 18–19
What is this animal called? Do these look like dogs you've seen in our neighborhood? How are they different?
Pages 20–21
What is this animal's name? Why does the kangaroo keep her baby in her pouch?

27. Shared Reading
Pages 22–23
What is the name of the baby kangaroo? How does a kangaroo move?
Pages 24–25
What animal do you see here? How does the giraffe reach the leaves?
Pages 26–27
What do we call the baby giraffe? What other animal baby is called a calf?

28. Shared Reading
Pages 28–29
What do the rings around this animal's eyes look like? What is the meerkat looking for?
Pages 30–31
What is a family of meerkats called? Where do meerkats live?

29. What is the author teaching us in this book?
Main Idea
What is the author teaching us in this book?
What is the one name for all the small creatures in this selection?

30. p a t

31. p a t s

32. P a m

33. t a p

34. m a p

35. s a t

36. m a t

37. we my
have

38. is to
the

39. I
little am

44. Let’s Write About Animals

46. How do you think a prairie dog pup would play?
Question of the Day
How do you think a prairie dog pup would play?

47. A baby Panda is a cub

48. A baby panda is a cub.

49. Main Idea Where do all the animal babies in the book live?
Pups, cubs, foals, and calves are all special names for different types of what?
This story shows that all animal babies like to stay close to someone. Who is that?

50. Do the pictures begin with /p/ or end with /p/?
Word Practice
Do the pictures begin with /p/ or end with /p/?

51. we my
little
the
like
have am

52. pat
map
Tam
Sam
tap
mat

56. Let’s Write About Baby Animals
A baby zebra is a foal.

57. Which grassland animal is your favorite?
Question of the Day
Which grassland animal is your favorite?

58. we swim in the ocean

59. We swim in the ocean.

60. Where do all these animals and plants live?
Main Idea
Where do all these animals and plants live?
What is the same about all of the things in the book?

62. we my I am
have a
the
like to

66. Let’s Write
There's a lion in the grasslands with her cub, There's a lion in the grasslands with her cub, There's a calf, a cub, a foal, There's a pup that digs a hole, There's a lion in the grasslands with her cub.
(If You’re Happy and You Know It)

67. Who lives in grasslands?
Question of the Day
Who lives in grasslands?

68. the puppy plays with me

69. The puppy plays with me.

70. at

71. am

72. we

73. my

74. like

75. have

76. is

77. little

78. I

79. a

80. the

81. Letter Tile Lesson
m, t, s, a, p

82. m t a s p I sleep on a _______. Spell the word that goes in the blank.
mat

83. m t a s p m a t

84. m t a s p We got some ____ out of the tree.
Spell the word that goes in the blank.
We got some ____ out of the tree.
sap

85. m t a s p p s a

86. m t a s p The teacher will ____ you when it is your turn.
Spell the word that goes in the blank.
The teacher will ____ you when it is your turn.
tap

87. m t a s p p t a

88. m t a s p
Spell the word that goes in the blank.
Pam ran ____ us.
past

89. m t a s p p a s t

90. A boy named ____ sits in front of me.p
Spell the word that goes in the blank.
A boy named ____ sits in front of me.
Sam

91. m t a s p S a m

92. Websites Animal Homes Game Animal Spot Game Animal Babies
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Animal Spot Game
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Animal Babies
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Cookie Monster- letter Pp
Starfall- letter Pp
Carl’s Corner -ap word family

93. Websites Main Idea Activity
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