Informational Story: Fruits, Seeds, and Stones<br />
Questions<br />
Vocabulary: stone<br />
Phonics:<br />
str: strawberry<br />
st: star<br />
Word Study: <br />
strawberry – y + ies = strawberries
Weekend Activities: buying sneakers, mailing a package, playing catch, watching DVDs, borrowing books, surfing the Internet<br />
Language: Where was Andy this morning? He was at home. What was he doing there? He was watching DVDs. What were they doing this afternoon?
Weekend Activities: skateboarding, hiking, taking pictures, playing volleyball, running, walking the dogs<br />
Language: What was Kate doing? She was walking the dogs. What was she doing yesterday? What were they doing yesterday?<br />
Chant: Our Dogs
Conversation: How was your weekend? It was great. How was yours? It was pretty good. What did you do? My brother and I went for a bike ride. That sounds like fun. What did you do last weekend? I went shopping and bought this new bike.<br />
Weekend Activities: went for a walk/ a bike ride/ a swim; went bowling/ shopping/ skating<br />
Chant: Last Summer, What did you do?
Listen and check.<br />
Listen and circle.<br />
Listen and check.<br />
Reading: Jonh and Lisa’s Travel Blog – Panda Kindergarten, China.<br />
New words: kindergarten, bamboo, carrots, newborn, stick of butter, tumble<br />
Write about a baby animal.
Article: What Do You Know About Animals?<br />
Questions<br />
Vocabulary: look like<br />
Phonics:<br />
ir: bird<br />
ar: scarf<br />
Word Study:<br />
small + est = smallest
Descriptions: colorful, graceful, expensive, delicious<br />
Language: Which one is more/ less colorful? The fish is more colorful. The frog is less colorful. Which one is the most/ the least graceful? The gazelle is the most graceful. The elephant is the least graceful.
Comparatives: fast, faster, fastest; slow, slower, slowest; large, larger, largest; small, smaller, smallest<br />
Language: Which one is faster? The gazelle is faster. Which one is the fastest? The cheetah is the fastest.<br />
Chant: Cheetah Chant
Conversation: Did you know that a zebra is slower than a gazelle? Which animal is faster? A cat or a polar bear? I’m not sure. A cat is as fast as a polar bear! Are you sure? Yes, I’m sure.<br />
Animals: a wolf, a zebra, a cheetah, a gazelle, a rhinoceros, a polar bear, a squirrel, a skunk<br />
Chant: A Gazelle Is as Fast as a Lion
Descriptive Article: Dinosaurs<br />
Questions<br />
Vocabulary: reach<br />
Phonics:<br />
mp: jump<br />
mb: climb<br />
Word Study: <br />
long + er = longer
