Objective: To express personal preferences

You do many different things every day. What things make you happy?

On my signal, you will turn and talk to your partner to complete the

following sentence.

I’m happy when I __________________________.

Objective: To participate in a song; to innovate on a song’s lyrics

We are going to look at the song If Your Happy And You Know It

again today. Last time we changed the verses to make a new song. Today we are going to make

a verse about the story we read this week, “The Van.” The first time we will sing the song the

right way. On the second time we will change the verses.

If your happy and you know it,

Clap your hands (Clap, Clap.)

If your happy and you know it,

Clap your hands (Clap, Clap.)

If your happy and you know it,

Then you really ought to show it.

If your happy and you know it,

Clap your hands (Clap, Clap.)

If your happy and you know it,

Toot your horn (Toot, Toot.)

If your happy and you know it,

Toot your horn (Toot, Toot.)

If your happy and you know it,

Then you really ought to show it.

If your happy and you know it,

Toot your horn (Toot, Toot.)

Objective: To read high frequency words

help

in

now

too

the

look

Objective: To segment onsets and rimes

Today we are going to break apart some words. When you break the words apart you hear the different sounds that are in

each word. I will tell you some words and I want you to tell me the beginning sound by breaking it away from the rest

of the word.

For example if I had the word mop, I would break it apart and get the

beginning sound by saying m…op.

bed

b…ed

cat

c…at

dig

d…ig

game

g…ame

hip

h…ip

sick

s…ick

Let’s try a few more:can

c…an

tooth

t…ooth

hop

h…op

log

l…og

left

l…eft

coast

c…oast

Objective: To read words with the phonograms –ap and –at; to use common spelling patterns to read words

Today we are going to talk about phonograms.

Phonograms are sounds in words that are the same. They

could also be called word families. We are going to look at the phonograms –ap and–at

ap at

tap hat

lap mat

nap sat

gap cat

Let’s change some words and we will see if the spelling at the end changes.

ran change /r/ to /v/ = van

sack change /s/ to /t/ = tack

bag change /b/ to /s/ = sag

last change /l/ to /f/ = fast

Read the words in red

My cat sat in my lap.

My cat had a nap.

Look at Pat.

Pat has a bat.

Nat has a map.

Nat can tap the map.

Objective: To use /a/ a and other known letter-sounds to read words

h a t

h a d

s a d

s a t

b a t

b a g

hat

had

sad

sat

bat

bag

at

can

help

now

Objective: To read high frequency words

in

too

no

Objective: To use prior knowledge and selection information to make predictions

Remember when we make predictions we try to determine what comes next in a story. We can look at the title, words and illustrations to help us with making our predictions. You can also make predictions about a story by using what

you know from real life.

Objective: To develop robust vocabulary to describe ideas

•cram

•solution

•strategy

cram

When you cram many things into

something, you fill it with too much.

(Turn and Talk) – What are some things that you might cram into

your closet?

(Choral Response) – What might happen if you tried to cram too

much into a plastic bag?

solution

If you have a solution to a problem, you

know how to fix it. You have an answer.

(Choral Response) – Do you think finding the solution to a

math problem is easy?

(Turn and Talk) – If you and a friend had an argument, would

you be happy to find a solution?

strategy

If you have a strategy for something, you

have a plan.

(Turn and Talk) – Describe a strategy for keeping your room

clean.

(Choral Response) – Do you think a soccer has a strategy

for winning a game?

Objective: To understand word order in sentences; to use knowledge of the basic rules of capitalization and punctuation

Let’s see if we can put these sentences in the correct order.

Tan my is van.

Dan has of hats a bag.

I like my cat.

I Pat see.

Max had a nap.

My van is tan.

Dan has a bag of hats.

I like my cat.

I see Pat.

Max had a nap.

Objective: To understand that a sentence is a group of words that tells a complete idea; to write a sentence

How to Write Good Sentences

•Name who or what you are writing about.

•Tell something about the person or thing.

•Use capital letters and end marks correctly.