Big Question: How do animals build their

homes?

Author: Angela Wilkes

Genre:Informational

Text

Big Question: How do animals build their

homes?

Monday Tuesday

WednesdayThursday

FridayReview

Review New WordsProgress Monitoring

Monday

How do animals build their homes?

Today we will learn:Build BackgroundAmazing WordsShared Reading: Animal HomesVocabulary WordsDecode WordsHigh-Frequency WordsDecodable Reader 35: Fun in the Sun

Grammar: Complete SentencesScience: Favorite Animals

Talk with Me, Sing

with Me

Why Do Animals Build Their Homes?

Why do animals build their homes,Build their homes, build their

homes?Why do animals build their homes?To keep them safe and warm.

Some build a nest for a colony,For a colony, for a colony.Some build a nest for a colonyTo keep them safe and warm.

Some use twigs and bark,Twigs and bark, twigs and

bark.Some use twigs and bark,To keep them safe and warm.

Some have shells to shield them,

Shield them, shield them.Some have shells to shield

themTo keep them safe and warm.

Some hide in holes to catch their prey,

Catch their prey, catch their prey.Some hide in holes to catch their

preyTo keep them safe and warm.

Some need shelter from predators,From predators, from predators.Some need shelter from predatorsTo keep them safe and warm.

Amazing Words

predators

shelter

shields

prey

colony

bark

Shared Reading

Vocabulary Words

safe

pond

cocoon

hibernate

den

burrow

amphibian

damp

mollusk

hollow

larva

roost

Phonics

Decode Words s p o t p a s t l i n t t e n s a p

p a d s

e n d o x y e s

Read Words mug zap milk quack bun

wet won help lips lift

Read Words get rag bell egg quit

High-Frequency Words

they a the

Word Work

Review Todd fed run had net did

hot fun Wes bat hen in

Review got sun tan egg will Kim

Grammar

sit on the top stepSit on the top step.

Grammarpizza and carrotsThis is not a complete sentence.

A complete sentence has a naming part and an action part.

GrammarAlphaBuddy ate pizza and carrots for lunch today.

This is a complete sentence.

There is a naming part – AlphaBuddy, and an action part – ate.

GrammarIf you asked me what I had for breakfast this morning, which or these answers would be a complete sentence?

ham and eggs I had ham and eggs.

Let’s WriteI am going to ask a question. I want you to answer it with a complete sentence.

What do you do after school?

Let’s WriteThe first word of a sentence should begin with an uppercase letter.

Every sentence should end with a period.

A complete sentence should have a naming part and an action part.

Daily Journal Writing

Draw and write about a bird’s home.

•Oral Language•Comprehension•Grammar

Tomorrow we will read about animal homes again.

Tuesday

Which animals build their homes

on land?

Today we will learn:Build BackgroundAmazing WordsShared Reading: Animal HomesVocabulary WordsDecode WordsHigh-Frequency WordsPhonics Story: What Can You Do?Grammar: Complete SentencesShared WritingJournal WritingScience: Where Do Animals Live?

Talk with Me, Sing

with Me

Why Do Animals Build Their Homes?

Why do animals build their homes,Build their homes, build their

homes?Why do animals build their homes?To keep them safe and warm.

Some build a nest for a colony,For a colony, for a colony.Some build a nest for a colonyTo keep them safe and warm.

Some use twigs and bark,Twigs and bark, twigs and

bark.Some use twigs and bark,To keep them safe and warm.

Some have shells to shield them,

Shield them, shield them.Some have shells to shield

themTo keep them safe and warm.

Some hide in holes to catch their prey,

Catch their prey, catch their prey.Some hide in holes to catch their

preyTo keep them safe and warm.

Some need shelter from predators,From predators, from predators.Some need shelter from predatorsTo keep them safe and warm.

Amazing Words

predators

prey

Shared Reading

Vocabulary Words

safe

pond

cocoon

hibernate

den

burrow

amphibian

damp

mollusk

hollow

larva

roost

Phonics

Quickly, Thump on the Mud

Quickly, thump on the mud,Beavers ten, beavers ten.Quickly, tuck in the ends,Busy beavers!You can fix up a big dam,With your front paws wham,wham, wham!Chomp-chomp with big teeth,Just roll that log to water!

Decode Words m u s t c u t s l i m p s i p s w e t

b o x f a n l e g s h a n d

Blend Sounds

N e d r u n c a n a m J e n

l e g s K e n f e d d o g b i g

Blend Sounds

f a s t a n d a t j u m p

h a n g

K i m

High-Frequency Words

see to the look from here

is he little she go me

High-Frequency Words

you I my what do

Grammar

the dog jump on the bed

The dog jumps on the bed.

GrammarA sentence tells a complete thought or idea.

There is always a noun and a verb in a complete sentence.

GrammarIf someone asks me where the pencil sharpener is, I could say:

over thereThe pencil sharpener is over there.

Which answer is a sentence?

Let’s Write!Let’s write about animal homes. I am going to write about apes.

Apes build leafy nests in trees.

Amazing Word Review

electricians plumbers

Daily Journal Writing

Draw and write about animals that carry their homes on their

backs.

•Oral Language•Grammar•Homework

Tomorrow we will read about the animals going to school again

•Oral Language•Grammar•Homework Idea

Tomorrow we will read about animal homes again.

Wednesday

What kinds of animals live in

water?

Today we will learn:Build BackgroundAmazing WordsShared Reading: Animal homesVocabulary WordsDecode WordsHigh-Frequency WordsStudent Reader: Animals at HomeGrammar: ExclamationsShared WritingJournal WritingScience: Where Do Animals Nest?

Talk with Me, Sing

with Me

Why Do Animals Build Their Homes?

Why do animals build their homes,Build their homes, build their

homes?Why do animals build their homes?To keep them safe and warm.

Some build a nest for a colony,For a colony, for a colony.Some build a nest for a colonyTo keep them safe and warm.

Some use twigs and bark,Twigs and bark, twigs and bark.

Some use twigs and bark,To keep them safe and warm.

Some have shells to shield them,

Shield them, shield them.Some have shells to shield them

To keep them safe and warm.

Some hide in holes to catch their prey,

Catch their prey, catch their prey.Some hide in holes to catch their

preyTo keep them safe and warm.

Some need shelter from predators,

From predators, from predators.Some need shelter from predatorsTo keep them safe and warm.

Amazing Words

shelter

shields

Shared Reading

Vocabulary Words

safe

pond

cocoon

hibernate

den

burrow

amphibian

damp

mollusk

hollow

larva

roost

Phonics

Decode Words

h a t m u d t a b p i g

d a d w e b n o d

Blend Sounds h e n i t b i g n e s t c a n

s p o t e g g i n r e s t p e n

Blend Sounds g e t f e d p i g a n d d e n

w i l l s t o p t e l l w e b h o t

Blend Sounds s u n s i t b a t d r o p t o p s w i m

s e t u p g r a s s

a n t s e t h i l l

High-Frequency Review

little the is what to see

where blue one you from here

Grammar

she has the best dog

She has the best dog.

GrammarIf I see something strange in the sky. I might say, “Look at that!”

When we say something that expresses a strong feeling or reaction to something, it is called an exclamation.

GrammarLook at that!Exclamations are sentences so they begin with uppercase letters.

An exclamation has an exclamation point at the end, instead of a period.

GrammarIdentify each sentence that is an exclamation.

She is not here.Look out!Are you ready?My dog is gone!Close your eyes.Hurry up!

Let’s Write!In our story Animals at Home, we read about places where animals live. Let’s write sentences about the animals’ homes.

Spiders spin big webs.The big pig is in the pen.

Daily Journal Writing

Draw and write about a spider’s

home.

Respond to LiteratureGrammarHomework Idea

Tomorrow we will read about the people who help build a house.

Thursday

What kinds of animals live in the

ground?

Today we will learn:Build BackgroundAmazing WordsShared Reading: The House That Tony

Lives InDecode WordsHigh-Frequency WordsDecodable Reader 36: The BoxGrammar: Complete SentencesShared WritingJournal WritingScience: Building Materials and Tools

Talk with Me, Sing

with Me

Why Do Animals Build Their Homes?

Why do animals build their homes,Build their homes, build their

homes?Why do animals build their

homes?To keep them safe and warm.

Some build a nest for a colony,For a colony, for a colony.Some build a nest for a colonyTo keep them safe and warm.

Some use twigs and bark,Twigs and bark, twigs and bark.

Some use twigs and bark,To keep them safe and warm.

Some have shells to shield them,

Shield them, shield them.Some have shells to shield them

To keep them safe and warm.

Some hide in holes to catch their prey,

Catch their prey, catch their prey.

Some hide in holes to catch their prey

To keep them safe and warm.

Some need shelter from predators,

From predators, from predators.Some need shelter from

predatorsTo keep them safe and warm.

Amazing Words

colony

bark

Shared Reading

Phonics

Blend Sounds f o x o d d b i g b o x Pam yes

T o m d i d l e t i n h a d t a n

Blend Sounds b e d j u m p o n i t r e d f a n

s i t f l a t p a n f e d h o t h a m

Blend Sounds y u m f u n n o t b a d

High Frequency Words

what said see you the

with I for they

Grammar

an Ant is on the rug

An ant is on the rug.

GrammarA sentence tells a complete thought or idea.

There is always a noun and a verb in a complete sentence.

A sentence starts with an uppercase letter and ends with an end mark.

Let’s Write!Let’s write a report about what we learned from our book.

The mouse rests in a _____.A _____ likes it damp.Polar bears dig a ____.

Daily Journal Writing

Draw and write about a bee’s

home.

Respond to LiteratureGrammarHomework Idea

Tomorrow we will read a poem about animal houses.

Friday

How do animals build their homes?

Today we will learn:Build BackgroundAmazing WordsShared Reading: “Animals’ Houses”Decode WordsHigh-Frequency WordsProgress Monitoring: Read the Words

and SentencesGrammar: Complete SentencesScience: Build or Borrow?Social Studies: Homes Around the

WorldScience: Animal Home Characteristics

Talk with Me, Sing

with Me

Why Do Animals Build Their Homes?

Why do animals build their homes,Build their homes, build their

homes?Why do animals build their

homes?To keep them safe and warm.

Some build a nest for a colony,For a colony, for a colony.Some build a nest for a colonyTo keep them safe and warm.

Some use twigs and bark,Twigs and bark, twigs and bark.

Some use twigs and bark,To keep them safe and warm.

Some have shells to shield them,

Shield them, shield them.Some have shells to shield them

To keep them safe and warm.

Some hide in holes to catch their prey,

Catch their prey, catch their prey.

Some hide in holes to catch their prey

To keep them safe and warm.

Some need shelter from predators,

From predators, from predators.Some need shelter from

predatorsTo keep them safe and warm.

Amazing Words

predators

shelter

shields

prey

colony

bark

Shared Reading

“Animals’ Houses”

Phonics

Decode WordsLet’s read this sentence together and blend the sounds together to say the words.

Stan let his dog jump on the bed.

High Frequency Words

what the you I

Grammar

stop the busStop the bus!

Grammar next weekThis is not a complete sentence. It doesn’t express a complete thought. We don’t know what the words mean.

Grammar I will be six next week.This is a complete sentence. We know what this sentence is telling us. It tells a complete thought.

GrammarMake each group of words a complete sentence.

on the bed a big bug in the box a hot dog

Let’s Write!This week we read and sang about how animals build their homes. What did you find most interesting about how animals build their homes?

Today we will write silly rhymes about animals and their homes.

Let’s Write!Bats live in colonies,So do ants and bumblebees.

I have a tortoise. His name is Jack.

He carries his home on his back.

Daily Journal Writing

Draw and write about animals that build their homes in

trees.

PhonicsShared ReadingHigh-Frequency Words

New Words Review

Vocabulary Words safe pond cocoon hibernate den burrow

amphibian damp mollusk hollow larva roost

Amazing Words predators shelter shields prey colony bark

Progress

Monitoring

Read the WordsSet A

wax jog nut

six met bug

Read the WordsSet B

pens cast huts glad digs

mask vest frog drop

Read the SentencesSet C

1. Did you see the frog?2. Can I have the gift?3. She has the best tent in

the land.4. The duck and the pig

got on the bus.5. The egg is in the pan.