Unit 1 Week 3

 “Animals, Tame and Wild”

Big Question:

How are people and animals important to one another?

Question of the Week:

How do animals help people?

Big Book:

“A Kid’s Best Friend”

Amazing Words:

past, present, produce, transportation, danger, serve, snuggle, enormous, powerful

Phonics:

Vowel: Short o: o

Consonant: plural –s; /z/ spelled s

Song of the Week:

“The Oxen Song”

Story of the Week

“The Big Blue Ox”

Author: Susan Stevens Crummel

Illustrator: Janet Stevens

Genre: Animal Fantasy

Comprehension Strategy:

Visualize

Comprehension Skill:

Character and Setting

Story Words:

town

HFW:

blue, from, get, help, little, use

Read Aloud

“Perfect Visit”

A story about how animals on a farm help a farmer.

Grammar:

Predicates

Centers