First Grade @ WRD

Unit 1 of our Reading Series

Unit 1	Spelling Words	Amazing Words
Sam, Come Back!	at, can, cat. back, dad, am, bat, mad, ran, sack, way, on	needs, responsibility, shelter, cuddle, faithful, tickle, fetch, heel
Pig in a Wig	in, it, did, sit, six, fix, lip, mix, pin, wig, and, take	career, service, tool, scrub, exercise, sloppy, comfort, search
The Big Blue Ox	mom, hot, hop, pot, pop, ox, lock, mop, got, rock, help, use	past, present, produce, transportation, danger, serve, snuggle, enormous, powerful
A Fox and a Kit	nap, naps, sit, sits, win, wins, fit, fits, hit, hits, her, too	observe, parent, wild, solo, dangle, nape, medicine, poisonous
Get the Egg	bed, men, red, step, ten, net, leg, jet, sled, wet, saw, your	habitat, hatch, survive, gentle, nudge, perch, private, moist
Animal Park	run, cut, must, sun, up, bump, jump, bus, nut, rug, many, into	desert, forest, world, surf, beneath, snug, native, reserve

 

 

 

 

These are songs your child enjoyed:

Pet Service
(sung to the tune of Yankee Doodle)

Pam's tools are a brush and comb
And scissors and shampoo.
Take your pets to Pam and she will
Clean them up for you.

Pan always gives good service to
Every dog and kitty.
Pam thinks her career is the best job
In the whole city.


The Oxen Song
(sung to the tune of My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean)

In olden days most farms had oxen.
They helped to produce farmers' crops.
They pulled wagons for transportation.
As helpers the oxen were tops.

Oxen, oxen,
In past times big oxen were
Everywhere.
Oxen, oxen,
In present times oxen are
Rare.


Squirrel Song
(sung to the tune of Yellow Rose of Texas)

Oh, I see a baby squirrel.
It's right there in plian view.
I'll quietly observe it
To learn what wild squirrels do.

Now I see the baby's parent;
Sitting high up in the tree.
And as I watch the baby,
Mama Squirrel's observing me.

Time to Hatch
(sung to the tune of I've Been Working on the Railroad)

Crack! The eggs begin to hatch now.
New birds come alive.
They look at their habitat to
See how they can survive.

Little birdies see a pond and
Feeders filled with seed,
Thorny bushes they can hide in-
Everything they need!

Big, Round World
(sung to the world of The Farmer in the Dell)

The world is big and round,
With each great sight and sound,
With animals who swim and fly
And crawl across the ground.

Let's lend a helping hand
To camels on the sand,
To snakes and hawks and scorpions,
A desert life is grand.

A forest is a place
Where chipmuncks run and race,
With bears and squirrels and porcupines.
Please protect their space.

Jack's Cat
(sung to the tune of Itsy, Bitsy Spider)

Jack has a really good pal
A black cat he named Mack.
Mack sits on Jack's lap
And they eat a snack.

Jack grins and giggles
When Mack does a trick,
And Jack takes such good care of Mack
That he is never sick.

A Tasty Mix
(sung to the tune of Three Blind Mice)

Six thin birds,
Six thin birds,
In a big tree,
Staring at me.
So I fix a treat that will make them grin.
Pour of box of flax seeds in a tin.
Add some bits of bread and then mix them in.
Six fat birds!

Animal Jobs
(sung to the tune of Take Me Out of the Ballgame)

Animals can do big jobs.
They help people a lot.
Some help police search
For tots who stray.
Others herd flocks of
Sheep every day.
Guide dogs lead us
Around town.
They help avoid bumps
And bends.
But the best job
Animals have
Is to be our friends.

Animal Detectives
(sung to the tune of I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy)

Ben is an animal detective.
He is watching all day through.
Ben is drawing every animal he sees
And showing the picture to you.

Ben is very busy learning.
He remembers every clue.
Have a question? Just ask Ben.
He knows about each animal.
He sees what all of them can do.

Animals Under Our Sun
(sung to the tune of B-I-N-G-O)

Every kind of animal
Lives under our sun.
Fuzzy bees buzz by,
Gulls drift in the sky,
Ducks quack, swim, and fly.
Fast cheetahs run and run.

How can we help animals
Do well under our sun?
Kangaroos that jump,
Camels with a hump,
Skunks up on a stump.
Helping can be fun.