K LIT: UNIT 8, Weeks 1-3

Learning Goals:

• I can read and understand texts.
• I can write about the texts I read.
• I know what can help me go from here to there.

Key Skills:

• This week our class will be reading stories about the transportation used to take people from place to place. Children will learn about how families in the past traveled and how these vehicles compare with what is used today.
  

Vocabulary: transportation, vehicle

• Let’s name different kinds of vehicles, or types of transportation that we take from place to place. A school bus is a vehicle that can take you to school. A car can take us to the store. What is another form of transportation that can help you get from place to place? That’s right! You can ride a bike. Draw pictures of how you get from place to place.

High Frequency Words: here, me

• I’ll write the words here and me on this paper. Can you write each word? Great! Now let’s think of sentences that have each word. I’ll write down the sentences. For example, A bus takes me to school. Here comes the subway. Let’s read each sentence together. Can you underline the words me and here? Good work!
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Category Words: vehicles: bike, car, jet

• I’m going to give you a clue. I want you to guess the vehicle, or kind of transportation that is used. Then you can act out riding in it. Ready?
• It has a seat where I can sit. I use my legs to pedal it. (bike)
• It has 4 wheels and travels far. It also rhymes with far and star. (car)
• It travels in the sky, you know. Look out and see the land below. (jet)

Phonics: j, qu

• I’m thinking of a word that begins with j. I put this on to keep me warm. That’s right! It’s a jacket. Let’s write the word jacket on the chart under the letter j. I’m thinking of a word that begins with qu. I put this on my bed to keep me warm. You’re right again! It’s a quilt. Let’s write the word quilt on the chart under the letters qu. Can you guess more words that begin with j or qu?

Comprehension: Main Story Elements: Character, Setting, Events (click the link to see the activity)

• Who? Where? What? Let’s read a favorite story together. Afterward, we will answer some questions and draw some pictures.

Learning Goals:

• I can read and understand texts.
• I can write about the texts I read.
• I know about our country.

Key Skills:

• This week our class will be reading stories and learning about our country’s national symbols, monuments, and national parks, such as the American flag, the White House, and the Grand Canyon.

• I will write the words this and what. Can you write each word? Nice! Now let’s think of sentences with each word and I’ll write them down. One symbol of this country is the American flag. What is the name of a national monument? Let’s write each sentence together. Can you underline the words this and what? Great!

Vocabulary: country, travel

• Let’s think of places we have traveled to in our country. Washington, D.C. is a fun place to visit. What would we see there? That’s right! The White House is in Washington, D.C. That is where the President lives and works. Are there other places in our country where you might like to travel? The Grand Canyon would be a beautiful place to visit. Can you draw a picture of this national park? Great work!

• Let’s play “Guess the Place.” I’ll give you clues and you have to guesswhat is the place I’m thinking about. Listen carefully:
• This is a building where children go to learn. What is it? (a school)
• You can go to this place to buy things you need. What is it? (a store)
• In this place there are a lot of animals. We can get eggs from the hens and milk from the cows there. What is it? (a farm)

• I’m thinking of a word that begins with y. It is the opposite of no. Right, it’s yes! Let’s write yes on the list under the letter y. Now I’m thinking of a word that begins with z. It’s something on your jacket that you pull up and down. You’re right It’s a zipper. Let’s write the word under the letter z. Can you guess more words that begin with y or z?

Comprehension: Fact and Opinion (click the link to see the activity)

• Listen as I read this story about a boy named Zack.

Learning Goals:

• I can read and understand text.
• I can write about the texts I read.
• I know about what I see in the sky.

Key Skills:

• This week our class will be reading stories about the sky during daytime and nighttime. Children will identify the Sun during the day and the Moon at night.
  

Vocabulary: distance, recognize

• Let’s look in the distance at the sky. What do you see in the daytime? That’s right! We see the sun and some white clouds. At a distance, sometimes the clouds look like funny shapes. Do you recognize any cloud shapes? What do we see when we look at the sky in the nighttime? We may see the moon and many stars. Great observations!

High-Frequency Words: for, have, they, of, said, want, here, me, this, what

• Can you think of a sentence that includes the word for? I’ll write it down. For example, Let’s go for a walk. Now circle the word. Nice job! Let’s think of a sentence for each of these words: have, they, of, said, want, here, me, this, and what.

Category Words: opposites: yes/no, day/night

• Let’s think of words that have opposite meanings. I can open this door. What’s the opposite of open? That’s right! Close is the opposite of open. Now let’s think of other words that have opposite meanings.

• Let’s play “I Spy.” I want you to guess the names of the things I see. Are you ready?
• I spy something that we use outside when it rains. It begins with the letter u. (umbrella)
• I spy something fun we play that begins with the letter g. (a game)
• Let’s continue “I Spy” with the other letters and with the r-blends.

Comprehension: Events: Problem and Solution (click the link to see the activity)

• Be Prepared! Let’s imagine that it is a Monday morning, and you are getting ready for school. We look out the window and see dark clouds instead of the Sun. The wind is blowing leaves off the trees. Circle the clothing and the things you will need to prepare for this kind of weather. Then answer these questions: What is the problem? What is the solution?