who works here? big question: who makes our neighborhood a nice place to live? author: melissa...

Who Works Here?Big Question: Who makes our neighborhood a nice place to

live?Author:

Melissa Blackwell Burke

Illustrator:Tim Spransy

Genre: Expository Nonfiction

SMALL GROUP

Timer

BIG QUESTION: WHO MAKES OUR NEIGHBORHOOD A NICE PLACE TO LIVE?

DAY 1DAY 2DAY 3DAY 4DAY 5

Who Works Here?Day 1

Daily Fix-itDaily Fix-it

1. Ann and mik wen to the park.

2. they help pick up trahs.

Unit 2 Who Works Here - Day 1

Daily Fix-itDaily Fix-it

1. Ann and mik wen to the park.Ann and Mike went to the park.

2. they help pick up trahs.They help pick up trash.

Unit 2 Who Works Here - Day 1

Morning Warm-up

Old friends and new friends could be in our neighborhood. Who makes our neighborhood a nice place to live?

Unit 2 Who Works Here - Day 1

Our Community

We like our community.

The citizens are you and me.

It is where we live and work.

What a great place to be.

Our leader is Mayor Brown,

She’s the boss of our whole town.

She solves all our problems and

She never lets us down.

Sergeant Dan’s a deputy.

He’s as busy as can be.

He enforces every law

To keep us safe and free.C:\Users\Diane\Music\Scott Foresman Sidewalks\Sing With Me Audio\17 Our Community.wma

Unit 2 Who Works Here – Day 1

Amazing Words• citizen -

A citizen is a person who lives in a certain location. A community has many citizens.

• community - Your community is the town or city in which you

live.• law -

A law is a rule that tells people what they can and cannot do.

• leader - A leader is the head of a group.

Unit 2 Who Works Here - Day 1

Long i (CVCe)

made lakebike b i k ew i d e wide

r i p e ripel i k e like

t i m e timepr i z e prize

Unit 2 Who Works Here- Day 1

Word Work

• d i m e dime• l i f elife• m i n e mine• k i t e kite• w i s e wise• m i c e mice• sh i n e shine• r i c e rice

Unit 2 Who Works Here - Day 1

side

Word Reading - Long i

• smile• page• mice• hide• glide• sit• line• shine

• tile• wipe• trade• slice• drive• blame• sick

Unit 2 Who Works Here- Day 1

1. Reading WB page 83, 84

2. Spelling WB page 33

3. Journal – List workers in your community.

4. AR test

5. Centers

Unit 2 Who Works Here – Day 1

How Community Workers Help Us How We Help Them

Unit 2 Who Works Here – Day 1

Daily Journal WritingDaily Journal Writing

List workers in your community.

Who Works Here?Day 2

Daily Fix-it

3. I lik the sity.

4. did you go to a park

Unit 2 Who Works Here - Day 2

Daily Fix-it

3. I lik the sity.I like the city.

4. did you go to a parkDid you go to a park?

Unit 2 Who Works Here - Day 2

Today we’ll take another look at the city. We can learn about the people who make the city a busy place. How is a big city like our community?

nit 2 Who Works Here – Day 2

Morning Warm-up

Amazing Words

• patrol – Patrol means to move around, watching or guarding.

• headquarters – Headquarters are places where business or city leaders work.

Unit 2 Who Works Here – Day 2

Digraphs wh, ch, tch

ship themwhen wh e n

chip ch i pcatch c a tch

m u n chch a m pwh i chm a tchs u ch

Unit 2 Who Works Here - Day 2

Word Work

ch o p chopwh a l e whalei t ch itchm u ch muchch i ck chickl u n ch lunch

Unit 2 Who Works Here - Day 2

wh ch

when chat

Unit 2 Who Works Here – Day 2

Word Reading

• chill• fetch• math• white• much• whale• check• catch

• pitch• while• which• such• chase• inch• shop

Unit 2 Who Works Here - Day 2

1. Reading WB page 85, 86

2. Spelling WB page 34

3. Journal – Draw a picture of a neighborhood worker. Write sentences to tell why this worker’s job is important.

4. AR test

5. Centers

Unit 2 Who Works Here – Day 2

Daily Journal WritingDaily Journal Writing

Write about a neighborhood worker’s job.

Who Works Here?Day 3

Daily Fix-it

5. The Mail truck went past

6. NO mail is in the bx.

Unit 2 Who Works Here - Day 3

Daily Fix-it

5. The Mail truck went pastThe mail truck went past.

6. NO mail is in the bx.No mail is in the box.

Unit 2 Who Works Here - Day 3

Morning Warm-up

Today we will read about workers in a community. If you watch them, you will see that they do much to help us. What workers do you have in your community?

Unit 2 Who Works Here – Day 3

Amazing WordsAmazing Words

• branch –

A branch is a smaller type of a larger bank, library, or office.

Unit 2 Who Works Here – Day 3

Long i and Digraphs

limewhichbatch

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

wh i t ech e ssm u chf e tch

wh a l ech a t

Unit 2 Who Works Here - Day 3

A Nice, Fine Neighborhood

Neighbors like to work together.

They watch out for everyone.

They pitch in to help each other

Until all the chores are done.

Neighbors like to play together.

They put out the welcome mat.

Children ride bikes on the sidewalk.

Grown-ups sit outside and chat.

When the busy day is over,

Happy neighbors feel so good.

They all smile at each other.

What a nice, fine neighborhood!Unit 2 Who Works Here – Day 3

long i wh ch tch

size when chalk switch

Unit 2 Who Works Here – Day 3

CommunitySounds

Unit 2 Who Works Here – Day 3

The people who

work in a community help us in many ways. We’ll read a selection that tells about some workers and how they help a community.

Vocabulary

•mail

•neighborhood

•busy

High - Frequency Words

• out• they• live• to• work

• way• who• where• people• your

Unit 2 Who Works Here - Day 3

1. Reading WB page 87

2. Spelling WB page 35

3. Journal – Write about a worker who helps you at school.

4. AR test

5. Centers

Unit 2 Who Works Here – Day 3

Who drives a big bus? That is Mr. Chang.

our bus driver is ms franklin she takes us to school and back home now she is moving away we need a new bus driver will you take the job

Unit 2 Who Works Here – Day 3

Daily Journal WritingDaily Journal Writing

Write about a worker who helps

you at school.

Who Works Here?Day 4

Daily Fix-it

7. What is your aje.

8. Dave mad a fase.

Unit 2 Who Works Here - Day 4

Daily Fix-it

7. What is your aje.What is your age?

8. Dave mad a fase.Dave made a face.

Unit 2 Who Works Here - Day 4

Morning Warm-up

Cities are busy! I would not want to get lost in one! Today we’ll learn how maps can help us find our way. What community workers might help us find our way?

Unit 2 Who Work s Here – Day 4

Amazing Words

earn –

When you earn money, you are paid for work you do.

Unit 2 Who Works Here – Day 4

people who live work out

_________ will __________ in the garden this weekend?

I want to go __________ in the yard to play ball.

Many ______________ live in a city.

Many people _____________ in your neighborhood.

Unit 2 Who Works Here – Day 4

name face cage

long a long i

Unit 2 Who Works Here – Day 4

Word Reading• plane• horse• little• make• be• cage• sale• my• mice• old

• four• race• could• gem• fake• cents• three• paper• Dave• she

Read Words in Context

• Could Dave make a plane from old paper?

• She has four little mice in a cage.

• Where can my race horse be?

• That fake gem is on sale for three cents.

Unit 2 Who Works Here – Day 4

1. Reading WB page 88, 89

2. Spelling WB page 36

3. Journal – Look at a photo of a worker from “Who Works Here?”. Write what the worker might be saying.

4. AR test

5. Centers

Unit 2 Who Works Here – Day 4

Why I Would Like to Be a Firefighter

Why I Would Not Like to be a Firefighter

Unit 2 Who Works Here – Day 4

Daily Journal WritingDaily Journal Writing

Write about what one of the workers from “Who Works Here?” might say.

Who Works Here?Day 5

Daily Fix-it

9. we Help in class.

10. Can u help me.

Unit 2 Who Works Here - Day 5

Daily Fix-it

9. we Help in class.We help in class.

10. Can u help me.Can you help me?

Unit 2 Who Works Here - Day 5

Morning Warm-up

This week we read about people who work in a community. Police and firefighters keep our community safe. What are some ways we can all be good citizens?

Unit 2 Who Works Here – Day 5

Review – long i and digraphs

I made a sketch with white chalk.

Do not slide on the ice in that ditch.

She is such a fine champ!

Which man can hike a mile?

Unit 2 Who Works Here - Day 5

who live work out people

The sun is __________ today.

I do not want to ___________. I want to play.

I see lots of ___________ on my way.

“__________ is that boy?” I say.

He must _________ far away.

Unit 2 Who Works Here – Day 5

1. Handwriting sheet

2. Journal – Write about a neighborhood job you would like to do someday.

3. AR test

4. Centers

Unit 2 Who Works Here – Day 5

Daily Journal WritingDaily Journal Writing

Write about a job you would like to

do.