an egg is an egg big question: how do we change as we grow? author: nicki weiss genre: realistic...

An Egg Is an EggBig Question: How do we

change as we grow?

Author:

Nicki WeissGenre:

Realistic Fantasy

SMALL GROUP

Timer

BIG QUESTION HOW DO WE CHANGE AS WE

GROW?

DAY 1DAY 2DAY 3DAY 4DAY 5

Life in the ForestDay 1

Daily Fix-it

1. i am lucki.

2. Alwas try your best

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 1

Daily Fix-it

1. i am lucki.I am lucky.

2. Alwas try your bestAlways try your best.

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 1

Morning Warm-up

Everything changes. Once you were a new baby. What are some things babies do? Now you can do other things. How do we change as we grow?

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 1

Oh My

Oh my, I used to be so small.

Oh my, I see me growing tall.

Oh my, my measurement changed.

It’s showing a healthy result.

Oh my, I was a baby.

Oh my, do you think maybe,

Oh my, that I will keep growing.

And one day become an adult?

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 1

Amazing WordsAmazing Words

• adult - If you are an adult, you are grown-up.

• healthy - If you are healthy, your body is well and strong.

• measurement - A measurement is the size or amount of

something.

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 1

Vowel Sounds of y

hide these cry

Word WorkWord Work

cry c r i When y is at the end of a

one syllable word, the y usually stands for the vowel sound long i.

bunny b u n e When y ends a word that

has two or more syllables, the y usually stands for the vowel sound long e.

muddyfry

puppyshy

nanny

bycandy

skyjellydry

tummy

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 1

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 1

Word Reading - Vowel sounds of y

• by• buddy• yell• dry• happy• yummy• sky• ugly

• bumpy• cry• daddy• yuck• shy• funny• sly

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 1

1. Reading WB page 3

2. Spelling WB page 49

3. Journal – Write about something you can do in first grade that you could not do in kindergarten.

4. AR test

5. CentersUnit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 1

Baby Now

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 1

Daily Journal WritingDay 1

Write about something you can do in first

grade that you couldn’t do in kindergarten.

Life in the ForestDay 2

Daily Fix-it

3. take good care of your puppe.

4. Those things Are sily.

Unit 3 An Egg is An Egg - Day 2

Daily Fix-it

3. take good care of your puppe.Take good care of your puppy.

4. Those things Are sily.Those things are silly.

Unit 3 An Egg is An Egg - Day 2

Morning Warm-up

Today we will read about a young boy and an old man. They are special friends. Do you think people still grow and change when they are old?

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 2

Share Literature

• shuffle• teeter

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 2

Amazing WordsAmazing Words

shuffle –

Shuffle means “to walk slowly and drag your feet.”

teeter –

Teeter means “to walk in a wobbly way as if you are about to fall.”

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 2

Long Vowels (CV)

home hide

go

When a word or a syllable ends with one vowel, the vowel sound is usually long.

• me• hi• no• be• she

• hello

Long e Long i Long o

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 2

Word Reading - Long Vowels (CV)

• no• we• pet• me• dive• he• ho• so

• globe• she• my• pro• go• these• got

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 2

1. Reading WB pages 4, 5, 6

2. Spelling WB page 50

3. Journal – List ways you have changed since you were a baby.

4. AR test

5. Centers

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 2

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 2

Daily Journal WritingDay 2

List ways you have changed.

Life in the ForestDay 3

Daily Fix-it

5. Mi pupy is white.

6. try not to cri.

Unit 3 An Egg is An Egg - Day 3

Daily Fix-it

5. Mi pupy is white.My puppy is white.

6. try not to cri.Try not to cry.

Unit 3 An Egg is An Egg - Day 3

Morning Warm-up

Today we will read about things that change. We’ll see that just about everything can change. Can you think of anything that can’t change?

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 3

Amazing Words

• crooked - If something

is crooked, it is not straight.

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 3

Word Work

• sky• penny• so

When you come to a new word, look at all the letters in the word and think about its vowel sounds.

• why• me• sunny• fly• go• hi

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 3

My Fussy Baby Brother

My fussy baby brother

Starts to cry.

Mom says he is hungry,

That is why.

But he is growing bigger.

Soon he’ll be

A happy first grader,

Just like me.

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 3

Long e Long i

my buddy me cry sleepy

hi shy candy

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 3

How Children How Children

Change Over Time Stay the Same

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 3

We think we know an egg when we see one. Eggs are oval, smooth, and have a shell. But can an egg change? What can it become? In the story we are about to read, we’ll find out how many things change over time.

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 3

Vocabulary

• boy• tower• grew• sunset• night

High - Frequency Words

• many• some• things• always• day• now• water• there

• are• they• you• stays• become• everything• nothing

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 3

1. Reading WB page 7

2. Spelling WB page 51

3. Journal – Write about something you’ll be able to do when you are an adult.

4. AR test

5. Centers

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 3

AntonymsNothing stays the same.

Everything can change.

We read an old story.

Todd’s bike is very slow.

That lunchbox is empty.

That backpack is too big.

Mary lost her mittens.

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 3

Conventions

A seed grows into a flower

white snow covers the grass.

A chick hatches from an eg

do babies grow up

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 3

Daily Journal WritingDay 3

Write about something you’ll be

able to do when you are an adult.

Life in the ForestDay 4

Daily Fix-it

7. The puppie ran by the door

8. i am alwais late.

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 4

Daily Fix-it

7. The puppie ran by the doorThe puppy ran by the door.

8. i am alwais late. I am always late.

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 4

Morning Warm-up

Today we will read about a boy who grows. Now he needs a new coat and new boots. What happens to your clothes when you get bigger?

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 4

Amazing Words

bounce –

Bounce means “spring back after hitting something.”

handsome –

Handsome means “good-looking”.

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 4

one syllable two syllables

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 4

she sheet basket

Word Reading• peeping• kitten• Ned• other• met• there• meet• new• good• Reed

• family• me• Pete• paper• be • also• these• some• down• picnicUnit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 4

Read Words in ContextThere are these other chicks peeping also.

My family met some new people at the picnic.

Pete will meet me down by the paper bin.

Ned and Reed will be good and help the kitten.

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 4

1. Reading WB page 8, 9

2. Spelling WB page 52

3. Journal – Write how you are like the boy in the story. Write how you are different.

4. AR test

5. Centers

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 4

Daily Journal WritingDay 4

Write how you are like the boy in the story and how you

are different.

Life in the ForestDay 5

Daily Fix-it

9. mom loks at the trees.

10. the bear drinks from the lak.

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 5

Daily Fix-it

9. mom loks at the trees.Mom looks at the trees.

10. the bear drinks from the lak.The bear drinks from the lake.

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg - Day 5

Morning Warm-up

This week we read about ways children change as they grow to be healthy adults. What are some ways you can take a measurement of how much you are growing?

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 5

Vowel sounds of y and long vowels (CV)

Danny gave me fifty cents.

Why did Di try to go?

This jelly is so messy!

No, my fussy kitty will not eat cat food.

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 5

Review High – Frequency Words

stays things day always become nothing everything

• I’m the opposite of never. I have six letters.

• Seven of me make a week. I rhyme with hay.

• I start with /b/. I rhyme with some.

• I have ten letters. I’m the opposite of nothing.

• I start with /n/. I’m the opposite of something.

• I’m the opposite of goes. I have five letters.

• I start with /th/. I rhyme with brings.

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 5

1. Handwriting sheet

2. Journal – Write about something you have grown out of.

3. AR test

4. Centers

Unit 3 An Egg is an Egg – Day 5

Daily Journal WritingDay 5

Write about something you have outgrown.