Reading: Identify various
written conventions for using digital media; Describe techniques used to create
media messages; Create a visual display or dramatization to convey the results
of research
What we plan to read in
class:
E-Newsletter, Article, Electronic Pen Pals,
Blogging
Shared Reading
Reading with fluency
- Poem of the Week
Fry’s
Phrases
Not
enough to eat, One part of our country, For hours
Writing: Writer’s Workshop: write what is
necessary for chosen research project; Grammar Focus: Review
Reading: Use expository text to support research; Read and enjoy good books
What we plan to read in class:
Fanny, Fanny and Annabelle, Someday, Don’t Eat the Bluebonnets, Butterfly House
Shared Reading
Reading with fluency - Poem of the Week
Fry’s Phrases
Since the beginning, Children sat, Walked for miles
Writing: Writer’s Workshop: developing our research, revising and editing, writing responses to reading; Grammar Focus: subject/verb agreement in sentences
Reading: Use expository text to support research; this is our second week of this process
What we plan to read in class:
Read With a Question in Mind, Explore and Investigate
Shared Reading
Reading with fluency - Poem of the Week
Fry’s Phrases
Good things, I think so, Read the book
Writing: Writer’s Workshop: developing our research, revising and editing; Grammar Focus: Adverbs of time: before, next
Reading: Use expository text to support research; this will be a two-week process
What we plan to read in class:
Explore and Investigate, National Geographic Young Explorer, Use Questions as Tools for Learning, Read with a Question in Mind
Shared Reading
Reading with fluency - Poem of the Week
Fry’s Phrases
Help me out, It turned out well, It’s your place
Writing: Writer’s Workshop: generate a list of topics of class-wide interest and formulate open-ended questions about one or two of the topics; Grammar Focus: time order and transition words
Reading: Make inferences about text using textual evidence; Reading CBA
What we plan to read in class:
Dear Juno, Just Like Josh Gibson, A Birthday Basket for Tia, Dotty’s Art
Shared Reading
Reading with fluency - Poem of the Week
Fry’s Phrases
You must be right, Tell the truth, Good and plenty
Writing: Writer’s Workshop: write a response to fiction text; Grammar Focus: Review – apostrophes, prepositions, and subject/verb agreement
Reading: Retell important events in stories in logical order; Make inferences about text using textual evidence
What we plan to read in class:
Brementown Musicians, Little Red Robin, Brementown Rappers, Bad Dog Dodger!, Goldilocks and the Three Bullfrogs
Shared Reading
Reading with fluency - Poem of the Week
Fry’s Phrases
Home sweet home, Around the clock, Show and tell
Writing: Writer’s Workshop: write a response to fiction text about setting; Grammar Focus: subject/verb agreement
Reading:Describe main characters in works of fiction, including their traits, motivation and feelings
What we plan to read in class:
Best Friends, Horace and Morris – But Mostly Delores, Good Kicking, independent fiction reading
Shared Reading
Reading with fluency - Poem of the Week
Fry’s Phrases
Right now, It’s a small world, Big and small
Writing: Writer’s Workshop: write a response to fiction text; Grammar Focus: complete sentences with subject/verb agreement
Reading: Make inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding
What we plan to read in class:
Scarcity, Desert Home, Tadpoles to Frogs, Watch Me Grow, Prairie Dog Homes
Shared Reading
Reading with fluency - Poem of the Week
Fry’s Phrases
I'm an American, Such a mess, Point it out
Writing: Writer’s Workshop: write a response to expository text; Grammar Focus: prepositions
Reading: Explain the author's purpose in writing the text. Identify the main idea and details in a text.
What we plan to read in class:
The White House, Animal Ears: Adaptations for Hearing, Brr! It’s Cold, and student choice
Shared Reading
Reading with fluency - Join the Party
Fry’s Phrases
Where in the world?, I study in school, We need more
Writing: Writer’s Workshop: revise drafts for expository writing: Research; Grammar Focus: apostrophes in possessives
Reading: Identify the topic and explain the author's purpose in writing the text. Identify the main idea in a text and distinguish it from the topic.
What we plan to read in class:
Reading With Your Fingers, Animal Helpers, The Stage Coach Driver, Coretta Scott King, student choice
Shared Reading
Reading with fluency - Poem of the Week
Fry’s Phrases
The air is warm, Read my letters, It’s still here
Writing: Writer’s Workshop: plan a first draft for expository writing; Grammar Focus: apostrophes in contractions
Reading: Compare and contrast different genres including: fables, legends, myths, fairytales, poetry; Reading CBA
What we plan to read in class:
Reader’s Theater Fables and Fairytales
Shared Reading
Reading with fluency - Poem: My Darling Valentine
Fry’s Phrases
Give it away, Answer the phone, Turn the page
Writing: Writer’s Workshop: writing plays and poetry; Grammar Focus: REVIEW the six weeks grammar
Reading: Describe how rhyme, rhythm, and repetition interact to create images in poetry
What we plan to read in class:
Poetry Anthology
Shared Reading
Reading with fluency - Poetry Anthology
Fry’s Phrases
Change your clothes, Play it again, Back off
Writing: Writer’s Workshop: writing plays and poetry; Grammar Focus: comparative/superlative adjectives
Reading: Identify the elements of dialogue and use them in informal plays
What we plan to read in class:
The Strongest One, Firefighting Teamwork, The Fairy Godmother’s Assistant, The Magic Brocade
Shared Reading
Reading with fluency - Reader’s Theater
Fry’s Phrases
Kind of nice, Spell your name, The good American
Writing: Writer’s Workshop: writing plays, editing, publishing; Grammar Focus: commas with quotation marks
Reading: Compare myths with respect to characters, setting, plot and identify moral lessons
What we plan to read in class:
The Chipmunks Stripes, The Night the Moon Fell, The Monster in the Maze, Rainbow Crow Brings Fire to Earth, Coyote and the Stars
Move over, We found it here, Study and learn
Writing: Writer’s Workshop: narrative writing with revising; Grammar Focus: subject/verb agreement
Reading: Compare legends with respect to characters, setting, plot and identify moral lessons
What we plan to read in class:
Johnny Appleseed, The First Tortilla, The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush, The Legend of Papa Noel
Shared Reading
Reading with fluency - Poem: Shadow Shapes
Fry’s Phrases
Because we should, Even the animals, Try your best
Writing: Writer’s Workshop: narrative writing and writing fictional genres; Grammar Focus: adverbs that tell how
Reading: Compare fables with respect to characters, setting, plot and identify moral lessons
What we plan to read in class:
A Bell for Cat, The Grasshopper and the Ants, The Rabbit That Ran Away, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg
Shared Reading
Reading with fluency - Poem: Birthday Money
Fry’s Phrases
A different land, They went here, Get to the point
Writing: Writer’s Workshop: narrative writing, sequencing ideas, write brief stories; Grammar Focus: articles – a, an, the
Reading: Recognize different purposes of media; Describe techniques used to create media messages. Identify various written conventions for using digital media. Identify fact and opinion. READING CBA
Teddy’s Bear, Mary Anderson, Maya Angelou, various ads and circulars
Shared Reading
Reading with fluency - Poem: Christmas Poetry Books
Fry’s Phrases
Hand it over, Such a big house, The men asked for help
Writing: Writer’s Workshop: write persuasive statements about issues that are important to the student for the appropriate audience in the school, home, or local community; Grammar Focus: review all concepts for the six weeks
Reading: Recognize different purposes of media; Describe techniques used to create media messages.
What we plan to read in class:
Media We Read, Different Types of Media
Shared Reading
Reading with fluency - Poem: Rain and Snow
Fry’s Phrases
Where does it end, I don’t feel well, My home is large
Writing: Writer’s Workshop: focus on writing How-To’s or procedural text; Grammar Focus: adverbs
Reading: Describe the order of events or ideas in a text. Follow written multi-step directions.
What we plan to read in class:
From Seed to Pumpkin, How Do Apples Grow?, Amelia Bedelia’s First Apple Pie, Colorful Crayons, When Ruby Tried to Grow Candy
Shared Reading
Reading with fluency - Poem: The Mayflower
Fry’s Phrases
Write one sentence, Set it up, Put it there
Writing: Writer’s Workshop: focus on writing How-To’s or procedural text Grammar Focus: time order transition words
Reading: Describe the order of events or ideas in a text.
What we plan to read in class:
Michael’s Golden Rules, Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt, Henry’s Freedom Box, Fa Mulan, A Packet of Seeds
Shared Reading
Reading with fluency - Poem: The Proper Way to Eat
Fry’s Phrases
Form two lines, A small house also, Another old picture
Reading: Describe similarities and differences in the plots and settings of several works by the same author
What we plan to read in class:
For the Love of Autumn, The Lemonade Club, The Butterfly, Ginger and Petunia (Author: Patricia Polacco)
Shared Reading
Reading with fluency - Poem: Seed to Pumpkin
Fry’s Phrases
We came home, We want to go, Show us around
Describe main characters in works of fiction – including their traits, motivations, and feelings
What we plan to read in class:
Prudence Proovit, Camilla the Cupcake Fairy, Pearl and Wagner, Rosa and Blanca, The Crow and the Pitcher, Anansi Goes Fishing
Shared Reading
Reading with fluency - Poem: Estimating Chicken Pox and 13 Nights of Halloween
Fry’s Phrases
Tell the truth, A little boy, The following day
Understand the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from the text to support understanding
What we plan to read in class:
Tops and Bottoms, Junkyard Wonders, Ollie the Elephant, Babushka’s Doll, Sagwa – the Chinese Siamese Cat
Shared Reading
Reading with fluency - Poem: Five Little Pumpkins Sitting on a Gate
Fry’s Phrases
Right now, Mother means it, Same time tomorrow
Identify the main idea in a text and distinguish it from the topic
What we plan to read in class:
All About Continents, Atlas of the World, Life Cycle of a Pumpkin, Deep in the Swamp
Shared Reading
Reading with fluency - Poem: Living in the Country
Fry’s Phrases
I work too much, Any old time, Through the line
Identify the main idea in a text and distinguish it from the topic
What we plan to read in class:
Land and Water, Using Landform Maps, Atlas of the World
Shared Reading
Reading with fluency - Poem: Spiderwebs
Fry’s Phrases
Mother Says to now, Where are you?, I need help
Establish purpose for reading selected texts and monitor comprehension
What we plan to read in class:
The Best Book of Weather, Lu and the Swamp Ghost, Weather Changes, When Charlie McButton Lost Power
Shared Reading
Reading with fluency - Poem: Maybe
Fry’s Phrases
My last name, That’s very good, Think before you act
Establish purpose for reading selected texts and monitor comprehension
What we plan to read in class:
Dr. White, Grace for President, The Sandwich Swap, Wallace’s Lists, Bats and the Ballgame
Shared Reading
Reading with fluency - Poem: Bushy Tailed Mathematicians
Fry’s Phrases
Most of the animals, Our best things, Just the same
Use text features in age-appropriate reference works to locate information
What we plan to read in class:
Amazing Apples, The Little One, Endangered Sea Turtles, Seed-Sprout-Pumkin-Pie, The Life Cycles of a Koala
Shared Reading
Reading with fluency - Poem: I’m a Scientist
Fry’s Phrases
Live and play, A good man, After the game
Establish a purpose for reading selected texts and monitor comprehension
What we plan to read in class:
The Twin Club, Exploring Space with an Astronaut, The Strongest One, Scarcity
Shared Reading
Reading with fluency - Poem: Days Till Sam’s Birthday
Fry’s Phrases
It’s only me, I know why, Three years ago
Make connections to own experiences, to ideas in other texts, and to the larger community.
What we plan to read in class:
A Day at the Zoo, Owen, Sheila Rae the Brave, Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse, Walt Disney (biography)
Shared Reading
Reading with fluency - Poem: Chelsea Had Some Chocolate Milk
Fry’s Phrases
Take a little, Give it back, Only a little
