Story         skill/strategy            Phonics           Grammar        Writing
 The Big Circle             Sequence, Monitor and Fix Up                   Long o (CVCe) and                Days, Months, and Holidays       How to Report 
                                                                                                    contractions n't, 'm. 'll                                                             Editing

 

Life in the Forest        Author's Purpose Preview the Text                long u, long e (CVCe)                 one and more than one          How- to Report

                                                                                                       inflected ending-ed                                                                Publishing

 

Honey Bees                 Compare and Contrast/ Preview                 long e: e, ee and syllables              Nouns in sentences                   How to Report

                                                                                                          syllables VCCV                                                                       Sharing   

 

 

 

 

Unit 3

  

An Egg is an Egg           Compare and Contrast/ Predict                     vowel sounds of y                     Action Verbs                       Description
                                                                                                         and long vowels (CV)                                                            Prewritng

 

Ruby in Her Own Time        Plot/Summarize                             Final ng, nk and Compound Words            Verbs that add -s               Description

                                                                                                                                                                                                        Drafting

 

Jan's New Home                Theme/ Monitor and Fix up            Ending -es and r-controlled or, ore        Verbs that do not add -s     Description

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Revising

 

Frog and Toad Together            Plot/ Visualize                                  Endings -ed, -ing, and                      Verbs for Now                Description

                                                                                                           r-controlled ar                              and the Past                       Editing

 

I'm a Caterpillar                   Draw Conclusions                                r-controlled er, ir, ur                  am, is are, was, were            Description

                                           Text Structure                                   contractions 's, 've, 're                                                            Publishing

 

Where are Animal Friends        Sequence                                                 Comparative                               Contractions                  Description

                                               Prior Knowledge                                   endings dge /j/                                 with not                       Sharing