Unit 3 Week 6

“Changes”

Big Question:

What is changing in our world?

Question of the Week:

What do animals do when the seasons change?

Big Book:

“What Makes the Seasons?”

Amazing Words:

hibernate, migrate, temperature, autumn, freeze, bitterly, weary

Phonics:

Comparative Endings -er, -est

Consonant Pattern -dge

Song of the Week:

“Animals All Know”

Story of the Week

“Where Are My Animal Friends?”

Author: William Chin

Illustrator: Scott Gustafson

Genre: Drama

Comprehension Strategy:

Background Knowledge

Comprehension Skill:

Draw Conclusions

Story Words:

butterfly, goose, raccoon, spring, warm

HFW:

before, does, good-bye, oh, right, won't

Read Aloud

“Home Sweet Home”

A story about a robin that must leave her nest.

Grammar:

Contractions with Not

Centers