1. My SideWalks Level C Unit 2, Week 1, Day 1
Animal Answers
My SideWalks
Level C
Unit 2, Week 1, Day 1

2. Objectives Build Concepts: Weekly Concepts: Animal Answers
Introduce Vocabulary: adapt, environment, protect, survive, wildlife
Word Work: Phonics: r-Controlled ar
Read or Listen to a Passage: “Animal Survival?” p. 8

3. Vocabulary
Take out your student reader and turn to page 7. Read “Words 2 the Wise.” What do you notice? Can you use the words environment and wildlife to describe any of these pictures.

4. Vocabulary
This week’s concept is animal answers. Animal answers are ways animals survive in different environments. Some animals blend in with their surroundings to hid from their enemies. Other animals travel in large groups for safety.

5. Vocabulary
The week’s vocabulary is related to the concept of how animals survive in different environments. This week’s vocabulary words are: adapt, environment, protect, survive, and wildlife.

6. To change something to fit different conditions; adjust
Vocabulary
adapt
To change something to fit different conditions; adjust

7. Everything in the world that surrounds a living thing.
Vocabulary
environment
Everything in the world that surrounds a living thing.

8. To keep someone or something safe from harm or danger; defend.
Vocabulary
protect
To keep someone or something safe from harm or danger; defend.

9. To continue to live or exist; remain.
Vocabulary
survive
To continue to live or exist; remain.

10. Wild animals and plants.
Vocabulary
wildlife
Wild animals and plants.

11. Let’s read the vocabulary words together.

12. Vocabulary
adapt

13. Vocabulary
environment

14. Vocabulary
protect

15. Vocabulary
survive

16. Vocabulary
wildlife

17. camp and stand Word Work
You can already read words like these. What are the words? What is the vowel sound in these words? What letter makes the sound? Now you will learn another vowel sound for “a.”

18. Word Work
This person is an artist. An artist draws and paints pictures. You can see the work of many artists in museums. What sound do you hear at the beginning of artist? Say it with me: /ar/. This is the same vowel sound you hear in park. The letter “a” followed by “r” has a sound that is neither short nor long, but r-controlled. An r-controlled vowel can be spelled with the two letters “ar” to make /ar/.

19. Word Work
hard
The two letters “ar” stand for /ar/. This is how I blend this word: /h/-/ar/-/d/, hard. Now you try: /h/-/ar/-/d/, hard. The letters “ar” stand for the vowel sound, /ar/.

20. Word Work
Let’s try the same thing with these words. Remember to say the sound of the word and the word in your head and then say the word aloud.

21. Word Work
/ar/-/t/

22. Word Work
/f/-/ar/

23. Word Work
/j/-/ar/

24. Word Work
/p/-/ar/-/t/

25. /s/-/t/-/ar/-/t/-/ed/
Word Work
/s/-/t/-/ar/-/t/-/ed/

26. /c/-/ar/-/p/-/e/-/t/
Word Work
/c/-/ar/-/p/-/e/-/t/

27. /g/-/ar/-/l/-/i/-/c/
Word Work
/g/-/ar/-/l/-/i/-/c/

28. /m/-/ar/-/k/-/e/-/t/
Word Work
/m/-/ar/-/k/-/e/-/t/

29. Now it is your turn to blend without my assistance.
Word Work
Now it is your turn to blend without my assistance.

30. Word Work
Remember to say the sound of the word and the word in your head and then say the word aloud.

31. Word Work
/ar/-/m/

32. Word Work
/m/-/ar/-/s/-/h/

33. Word Work
/c/-/ar/

34. Word Work
/m/-/ar/

35. Word Work
/h/-/ar/-/m/

36. /h/-/ar/-/v/-/e/-/s/-/t/
Word Work
/h/-/ar/-/v/-/e/-/s/-/t/

37. Word Work
/p/-/ar/-/s/-/l/

38. /s/-/h/-/ar/-/p/-/e/-/n/
Word Work
/s/-/h/-/ar/-/p/-/e/-/n/

39. Write the word “dart” on your white board.
Word Work
dart
Can you blend this word? Take out your white boards and lets blend some words.
Write the word “dart” on your white board.

40. Now change the “d” in dart to “p.” What is your new word?
Word Work
Now change the “d” in dart to “p.” What is your new word?

41. Now change the “p” in part to “c.” What is your new word?
Word Work
Now change the “p” in part to “c.” What is your new word?

42. Change the “c” in cart to “sm.” What is the new word?
Word Work
Change the “c” in cart to “sm.” What is the new word?

43. Now add “er” to the end of smart. What is the new word?
Word Work
Now add “er” to the end of smart. What is the new word?

44. Read or Listen to a Passage
Today we will listen to a passage titled “Animal Survival,” p. 8

45. Read or Listen to a Passage
What are some ways animals protect themselves in the wild?

46. Read or Listen to a Passage
What words on the concepts web could help you describe the events pictured in this selection?

47. Tomorrow’s Objectives
Word Work: Phonics: r-Controlled or, ore
Review Vocabulary
Introduce Comprehension Strategy: Main Idea
Read or Listen to a Passage: “Did You See What I Saw?” p.12