Unit 2

Communities

THE BIG CIRCLEBy: Eric Kimmel Who

lived here long ago?

OBJECTIVESYesterday:

Long o (CVCe) and contractions ‘m, ‘ll, n’t, High-Frequency Words, and Days, Months, & Holidays

Today:Spelling and Phonics: Long o (CVCe) and contractions ‘m, ‘ll, n’tSkill: High-Frequency Words and StoryGrammar: Days, Months, and Holidays

MORNING WARM-UP!

Today we will read about dinosaurs. We’ll learn how they cooperate. They share the job of protecting each other.

QUESTION OF THE DAY What jobs do you share?

enemy

extinct

protect

Amazing

Words

Objective: Build oral vocabulary.

crater

holler

swamp

enemy – a person or animal that wants to cause harm to anotherextinct – something that no longer exists

protect – to keep someone or something safe

Just what do they mean?

crater – a big hole

holler – a loud cry or shout

Just what do they mean?

swamp – an area of muddy, wet land

SHARE LITERATURE-LISTEN & RESPOND

Time to Read

A Frog in the BogA Frog in the Bog tells what happens as the hungry frog meets up

with other critters. What happens to the frog when he eats the tick? The ellipses after the word bigger mean that there is more to

come. By: Karma Wilson

SHARE LITERATURE-BUILD ORAL VOCABULARY

Time to Read

A Frog in a Bog • Yesterday we read the book

to find out what

happened to the frog.

• Listen to find out how the

frog recognized the

gator.

How did the frog recognize the gator? How would you describe the bog? What kinds of plants live in the bog?

MONITOR LISTENING COMPREHENSION

PHONEMIC AWARENESS Now say the

sounds in these words and blend them together.

ropecodezonechokestove

We just read about a frog whose home was in a bog.

Listen to the sounds in home.

/h/ /o/ /m/

Objective: Blend and segment phonemes.

BLENDING STRATEGYWe have had words like made and hide.

Long o (CVCe)rode = r o d e dozepole joke cone homestole rose drove closeglobe froze vote hope

Long o(CVCe)Word

Review

broke

hole

bone

note

bones

stone

rope

Rose

those

drove

stove

smoke

BLENDING STRATEGYWe have had words like not, am, and will.

Contractions n’t, ‘m, ‘ll A contraction is a short way to write two words

as one.

didn’t = did not I’m = I amwe’ll = we will is not = isn’tthey will = they’ll can not = can’t

I’ll couldn’t it’ll hasn’t she’ll

Contractions WordReview

don’t

can’t

aren’t

haven’t

I’m

he’ll

you’ll

didn’t

they’ll

it’ll

we’ll

isn’t

wasn’t

hadn’t

A BABY DINOSAURA big T. Rex woke up and said,“I’m hungry, but I won’t eat bread.A baby dinosaur tastes great.I’ll eat it up! I just can’t wait!”A baby heard him when he spoke.He knew the threat was not a joke.“I’m very smart,” the baby said.He ran home to get help instead.His family said, “Don’t give up hope.”They hid their baby on the slope. They drove the bully far away,And T. Rex didn’t eat that day.

Long o Contractions

drove can’t

BUILD WORDS

a c d e h I l m n o p r s t v w y z ‘

SentencesTo

Read

1. The bones are as strong as stones.2. Cole rode in a van all the way home.3. The ice cream cone dripped on the red robe.4. Rose spoke to Cole when she went to vote.5. The zone froze as we dozed.6. Close the box with the rope.7. I chose the note from Hope.8. The pole sloped down the hill.9. The stove is very hot when you cook.

Spelling Words home bone

hopestone jokerose woke hose rodethose

Objective: Segment sounds to spell words.

Spelling Practice Unscramble your spelling

words.meho kewoneob rdoephoe hotes seho onetsrseokjoe

homebonehopehoserosejoke

wokerodethosestone

Tyrannosaurus RexTriceratops

When did dinosaurs live on Earth?

• What do you think dinosaurs ate?• How do you think dinosaurs protected themselves

from enemies?

Classify

tyrannosaurus rex

allosaurus

triceratops

brachiosaurus

meat eater plant eater

BUILD BACKGROUNDConnect to the Selection

Two dinosaurs we learned about are tyrannosaurus (T. Rex) and triceratops. What do we know about T. Rex and triceratops and the kinds of things they do? We’re going to read a story about a T. Rex and a herd of triceratops. We’ll find out what happens when a hungry T. Rex tries to hunt food.

Selection Wordstriceratops – a large, plant-eating

dinosaur that had three hornsmeat – a kind of food that comes from

animalsherd – a group of animals of the same

kind that stay togetherbaby – a very young child or animalcircle – a round shape, like a ring

VOCABULARY

Vocabulary

HIGH FREQUENCY

WORDS

PAGES 86-87

there

down

inside

now

together

MONITOR PROGRESS

High-Frequency Words

inside down together

now there good

eat small

here want

COMPREHENSIONSkill: Sequence Authors usually try to tell the events of a

story in the order they happen. Retell the order of events in A Big Fish for Max.

As you read, think about the order in which things happen.

Ask yourself what happens first, next, and last.

Strategy: Monitor and Fix Up Good readers often ask themselves if they

understand a story. If something seems confusing or is not clear, a good reader will go back and read a part of a story again.

COMPREHENSIONAsk yourself these questions

as you read The Big Circle? What is happening in this

part of the story? Should I reread this part to

understand it?

THE BIG CIRCLEPAGES 88-103

Time To

Read

Time for Stations

VOCABULARYCategorize Words

Recall the dinosaurs in the story. What did the triceratops and Big T. Rex want to eat? How could you put these dinosaurs into two groups? One group of dinosaurs ate plants.

Another group of dinosaurs ate meat.Some dinosaurs ate plants. Scientists know this because these dinosaurs had flat teeth for chewing. Other dinosaurs ate meat. Scientists know this because these dinosaurs had pointed, sharp teeth for cutting and tearing.

VOCABULARYCategorize Words

Sort the following dinosaurs into meat-eaters or plant-eaters.

stegosaurus (flat teeth) raptor (sharp, pointed teeth)allosaurus (sharp, pointed teeth) apatasaurus (flat teeth)ankylosaurus (flat teeth) diplodocus (flat teeth)

Meat Eaters Plant Eaters

Writing Trait of the WeekIntroduce:

Organization/Paragraphs Good writers organize their ideas so that they make sense. Think about how the author organizes ideas in The Big Circle.

These sentences tell about the events in order. Words such as first, next, then, and finally help us follow the order of the events.

First, T. Rex wakes up hungry.Next, T. Rex runs toward the triceratops.Then the triceratops make a big circle.

Finally, T. Rex runs away.

Writing Trait of the WeekIntroduce:

Organization/Paragraphs Write the sentences in the order in which the events happened. Add a time-order word to each sentence.

_____ the triceratops stand in a circle._____ the herd drives T. Rex away._____ the herd sees T. Rex._____ T. Rex smells the triceratops.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

GRAMMAR – DAYS, MONTHS, AND HOLIDAYS

Days of the week, months of the year, and some special days have names. When we write the names of days, months, or holidays we need to use capital letters at the beginning.

Using the names of days, months, and holidays can make your writing more clear.

day month holidayMonday January New Year’sTuesday February Valentine’s

DayWednesday March Mother’s Day

Wrap Up Your Day!

The events in a story

happen in a certain order. Remembering the events in

order helps us understand

and remember the

story.

A good reader often pauses to

think about what is happening and to ask, “Does this

make sense?” Sometimes a good

reader needs to stop, go back, and

read a part of a story over again

to help make sense of the

reading.

What happened first, next, and last

when the triceratops saw the T.

Rex?

Preview Day Four

Tomorrow we will read

about a trip a group of

children took to see

dinosaurs in a museum.

Extra

DAILY FIX-IT

1. The triceratops mad a circle

2. Can the baby hid in it.

Time to Listen to the Story

The Big Circle

Pages 88-103

WALTKE’S WEB POWERPOINT

http://classroom.jc-schools.net/waltkek/First1.html

Mrs. Waltke is a veteran teacher living in Jasper and working in the Jasper School System.

CARL’S CORNERhttp://www.carlscorner.us.com/

Cherry Carl is a retired teacher who lives in California. She teaches at UCLA.

Extra pictures

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