1. Melissa Blackwell Burke Expository Nonfiction
Who Works Here?
Author:
Melissa Blackwell Burke
Illustrator:
Tim Spransy
Genre:
Expository Nonfiction

2. Who Works Here? Day 1

3. Long i (CVCe)
made lake bike b i k e w i d e wide r i p e ripe l i k e like t i m e time pr i z e prize

4. Word Work d i m e dime l i f e life m i n e mine k i t e kite
w i s e wise
m i c e mice
sh i n e shine
r i c e rice

5. Word Reading - Long i smile page mice hide glide sit line shine tile
wipe
trade
slice
drive
blame
sick 1

6. A Nice, Fine Neighborhood
Neighbors like to work together.
They watch out for everyone.
They pitch in to help each other
Until all the chores are done.
Neighbors like to play together.
They put out the welcome mat.
Children ride bikes on the sidewalk.
Grown-ups sit outside and chat.
When the busy day is over,
Happy neighbors feel so good.
They all smile at each other.
What a nice, fine neighborhood!

8. Who Works Here? Day 2

9. Digraphs wh, ch, tch
when wh e n chip ch i p catch c a tch m u n ch ch a m p wh i ch m a tch s u ch

10. Word Work
ch o p chop wh a l e whale i t ch itch m u ch much ch i ck chick l u n ch lunch

11. Word Reading chill fetch math white much whale check catch pitch while
which
such
chase
inch
shop

12. Poem A Nice, Fine Neighborhood Neighbors like to work together.
They watch out for everyone.
They pitch in to help each other
Until all the chores are done.
Neighbors like to play together.
They put out the welcome mat.
Children ride bikes on the sidewalk.
Grown-ups sit outside and chat.
When the busy day is over,
Happy neighbors feel so good.
They all smile at each other.
What a nice, fine neighborhood!

14. Who Works Here? Day 3

15. Long i and Digraphs wh i t e ch e ss m u ch lime f e tch which
wh a l e
ch a t
When you come to a new word look at all the letters in the word and think about its vowel sound.
lime
which
batch

16. Vocabulary
mail
neighborhood
busy

17. High - Frequency Words
out
they
live to
work
way
who
where
people
your

18. The people who work in a community help us in many ways
The people who work in a community help us in many ways. We’ll read a selection that tells about some workers and how they help a community.

19. Amazing Words citizen -
A citizen is a person who lives in a certain location. A community has many citizens.
community -
Your community is the town or city in which you live.
law -
A law is a rule that tells people what they can and cannot do.
leader -
A leader is the head of a group.

20. Amazing Words
patrol – Patrol means to move around, watching or guarding.
headquarters – Headquarters are places where business or city leaders work.

21. Amazing Words
branch –
A branch is a smaller type of a larger bank, library, or office.

22. Amazing Words
earn –
When you earn money, you are paid for work you do.

23. Who Works Here? Day 4

24. Word Reading plane horse little make be cage sale my mice old four
race
could
gem
fake
cents
three
paper
Dave
she

25. Sentences to Read Could Dave make a plane from old paper?
She has four little mice in a cage.
Where can my race horse be?
That fake gem is on sale for three cents.

26. people who live work out
_________ will __________ in the garden this weekend?
I want to go __________ in the yard to play ball.
Many ______________ live in a city.
Many people _____________ in your neighborhood.