Unit 3 Around the Town
Lesson 1 On the Town: A Community Adventure
Big Idea: What are some places might be found in most communities?
Identify words with /s/ spelled ce and cy
Identify words with /j/ spelled ge
Identify words with Long I spelled igh, _y, _ie, i
Spelling List 3.1
1. Pie Apple pie with ice cream is my favorite dessert.
2. Night Every night we look at the stars.
3. Fly Birds fly south for the winter.
4. Pile Jumping in a pile of leaves is so much fun.
5. Child When I was a child, I needed help using the stove.
6. Right Turn right at the next street.
7. Shy Jo is shy when he meets someone new.
8. Lie I think i will lie down and take a little nap.
9. Mice The mice found a slice of Swiss cheese to eat.
10. Try If you make a mistake, just try again.
11. Recognize I did not recognize your with short hair.
12. Skyscraper The Empire State Building is a skyscraper in New York City.
13. Style Wearing a bandana is in style right now.
14. Knight The brave knight fought the dragon and saved the princess.
15. Mighty The lion gave a mighty roar.
Decodable #25 Around the Town
High-Frequency Words: light, work, my, night, bright, high
Decodable #26 Try My Pie
High-Frequency Words: myself, try, fly, shy, why, cry,
On the town: A Community Adventure by Judith Caseley
Genre: Realistic Fiction, realistic fiction is not a true story because the characters and events are not real; however, the characters and places seem real, and the events could actually happen.
Focus Questions: Why does Charlie visit the different places in his community? How does each place contribute to Charlie's town?
Comprehension Strategies: Predict
Ask Questions
Clarify
Make Connections
Summarize
Vocabulary:
Community a group of people who live or work in the same area, or have something in common with each other.
Genius a person with great ability to think or invent things
Luncheonette a small, simple restaurant
Polishing making something shine
Bouquet a bunch of flowers
Red Light, Green Light, Mama and Me by, Cari Best
Genre: Realistic Fiction, realistic fiction is not a true story because the characters and events are not real; however, the characters and places seem real, and the events could actually happen.
Focus Questions: Have you ever visited the library? What are your favorite kinds of books to read?
Vocabulary:
Practice to do something over and over to gain skill
Public for all the people
Recognize to know and remember from before
Automatically to work by itself
Perched past tense of perch to stand,or sit, or rest on a raised place
Clicking making a short, sharp sound
Lesson 1 On the Town: A Community Adventure
Big Idea: What are some places might be found in most communities?
Identify words with /s/ spelled ce and cy
Identify words with /j/ spelled ge
Identify words with Long I spelled igh, _y, _ie, i
Spelling List 3.1
1. Pie Apple pie with ice cream is my favorite dessert.
2. Night Every night we look at the stars.
3. Fly Birds fly south for the winter.
4. Pile Jumping in a pile of leaves is so much fun.
5. Child When I was a child, I needed help using the stove.
6. Right Turn right at the next street.
7. Shy Jo is shy when he meets someone new.
8. Lie I think i will lie down and take a little nap.
9. Mice The mice found a slice of Swiss cheese to eat.
10. Try If you make a mistake, just try again.
11. Recognize I did not recognize your with short hair.
12. Skyscraper The Empire State Building is a skyscraper in New York City.
13. Style Wearing a bandana is in style right now.
14. Knight The brave knight fought the dragon and saved the princess.
15. Mighty The lion gave a mighty roar.
Decodable #25 Around the Town
High-Frequency Words: light, work, my, night, bright, high
Decodable #26 Try My Pie
High-Frequency Words: myself, try, fly, shy, why, cry,
On the town: A Community Adventure by Judith Caseley
Genre: Realistic Fiction, realistic fiction is not a true story because the characters and events are not real; however, the characters and places seem real, and the events could actually happen.
Focus Questions: Why does Charlie visit the different places in his community? How does each place contribute to Charlie's town?
Comprehension Strategies: Predict
Ask Questions
Clarify
Make Connections
Summarize
Vocabulary:
Community a group of people who live or work in the same area, or have something in common with each other.
Genius a person with great ability to think or invent things
Luncheonette a small, simple restaurant
Polishing making something shine
Bouquet a bunch of flowers
Red Light, Green Light, Mama and Me by, Cari Best
Genre: Realistic Fiction, realistic fiction is not a true story because the characters and events are not real; however, the characters and places seem real, and the events could actually happen.
Focus Questions: Have you ever visited the library? What are your favorite kinds of books to read?
Vocabulary:
Practice to do something over and over to gain skill
Public for all the people
Recognize to know and remember from before
Automatically to work by itself
Perched past tense of perch to stand,or sit, or rest on a raised place
Clicking making a short, sharp sound