English Language Arts Houghton Mifflin Harcourt JOURNEYS COMMON CORE

Grade: Unit: Lesson: Kindergarten 6 28Essential Question: Read Aloud Book: Big BookWhy is it important to help your friends? The Little Engine That Could

FantasyYou Can Do It, Curious George! Fantasy

Poems About things You Can DoPoetry

Writing: Reading Literature & Informational Text: Foundational Skills:Opinion Writing Focus Trait: Ideas

Comprehension Skills and StrategiesTARGET SKILL • Story Structure• Genre: FantasyTARGET STRATEGY • Infer/Predict

HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDSlook, very, their, saw, put, outPhonemic AwarenessSubstitute PhonemesPhonicsLetter/Sounds:v /v/, z/z/FluencyPause for Punctuation

Language:Vocabulary Strategies: Context CluesGrammar: Subject-Verb Agreement

Planning for English Language Development:Begin with High-Utility Words Tier 1 Words *=Spanish cognatesHigh-Utility Words best, different*, fun, idea*, arm, smileLanguage Support Card 28

Building Background Video Teacher’s Edition p. E22

Move on to Challenging Vocabulary Tier 2 &3 Words *=Spanish cognatesWords to Know Review: look, very, their, saw, put, out

Vocabulary in Context CardsReading/Language Arts Terms letter*, consonant*, fantasy, infer*, predict*, setting, character, events, plot, story structure*, context clue, poetry*, verb*, subject*, sentence frame, express*, opinion*, reason*, respond*, character Teacher’s Edition pp. E22, E24Scaffolding ComprehensionBuilding Background

Language Support Card 28 Building Background Videos

Comprehension Teacher’s Edition pp. E23, E24, E26, E28, E30

Story StructureTeacher’s Edition pp. E23, E25, E27Scaffolding WritingOpinion WritingResponse to Literature p. T255

Teacher’s Edition p. E31 Common Core Writing Handbook: Response to Literature

Scaffolding GrammarGrammar: Subject-Verb Agreement (Past, Present, Future), p. T260

Teacher’s Edition P. E29o Language Transfer Issue: Verb Agreemento Language Support Card 28: Comparative Adjectives

Whole GroupReading 60 Minutes

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HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDSlook, very, their, saw, put, outI-R-2: LI-7: reading high frequency words with automaticity.Phonemic AwarenessSubstitute PhonemesI-R-2: HI-8: producing new words when initial sound(s), including diagraphs, are changed (i.e., word families).PhonicsLetter/Sounds:v /v/, z/z/I-R-2: LI-5: matching and naming upper case and lower case letters with different fonts.I-R-2: HI-6: producing letter sounds represented by the single lettered consonants and vowels.FluencyRead with Expression

o Interactive Instructional Flip Charto Phonological Awareness, p. 59o Words to Know, p.60o Phonics, p.61o Comprehension/Retelling, p.62o Writing, p.63o Grammar, p.64

o Student Book Storieso “Vet on a Job!,” pp. 206-211o “Roz the Vet,” pp. 212-217

Grammar60 Minutes

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Writing60 Minutes

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Vocabulary Strategies: Context CluesGrammar: Nouns: Subject-Verb AgreementI-L-2 (Vocabulary) HI-6: determining word meaning within context.I-L-1 (SC): HI-2: producing sentences using S-V construction with subject-verb agreement.

o Interactive Instruction Flip Chart

GrammarChildren will learn more about subject-verb agreement. I-L-1 (SC): HI-2: producing sentences using S-V construction with subject-verb agreement.

o Interactive Instruction Flip Chart

WritingChildren will learn more about opinion writing and writing responses to literature. I-W-1: HI-5: responding to literary selections by writing simple sentences.

You Can Do It, Curious George!Fantasy Children will read You Can Do It, Curious George! To

o Enjoy a story about discovering something that you can well.

o Identify story structure. o Infer and predict what might happen in a text.

I-R-3: HI-1: determining whether a literary selection, heard or read, is real or fantasy.

I-R-3: HI-2: making and confirming predictions based on the title, cover illustrations, and text.Poems About Things You Can DoPoetryChildren will read “Poems About Things You Can Do ” to

o Enjoy poems about childhood.o Talk about the characteristics of poems. o Respond to poem they like.

The Little Engine That CouldFantasyChildren will read The Little Engine That Could to

o Enjoy a story about trying until you succeed and how helping each other helps us all.

o Discuss genre and author’s message. o Compare and contrast characters in the week’s

literature selection. I-R-3: HI-1: determining whether a literary selection, heard or read, is real or fantasy.I-R-3: HI-2: making and confirming predictions based on the title, cover illustrations, and text.

ELL Whole Group Additional Whole Group ResourcesScaffolded Support

Notes throughout the Teacher’s Edition scaffold instruction to each language proficiency level.

Vocabulary in Context Card Provide visual support and additional practice for High-Frequency Words.

Lesson 28 Blackline Masters Words to Know, 28.1 Leveled Reader Graphic Organizer, 28.2-28.5 Leveled Reader Think About It, 28.6-28.9 Leveled Practice for Phonics and Words to Know, SR 28.1-28.3,

A28.1-28.3, ELL 28.1-28.3Additional Resources

Reading Log, p.4 Vocabulary Log, p.5 Listening Log, p.6 Instructional Routines, pp. 7-17 Graphic Organizers, pp. 18-25 Handwriting Models, pp. 26-27

ELL Small GroupELL Leveled Reader- Curious George Likes to Ride

Sheltered text connects to the Big Book’s topic, High-Frequency Words, Strategy, and Skill.

Contains the same content as the On-Level Reader but uses more accessible language

Small Group PlannerTeacher-LedVocabulary Reader Curious About Playing Ball!, Differentiate Instruction, p. T269Differentiate Words to Know using Context Cards 37-38, p. T267Differentiate Comprehension: Story Structure; Infer/Predict Strategy, p. T271Leveled Reader Curious George Likes to Ride, p.T277Differentiate Fluency: Pause for Punctuation, p. T273Differentiate Vocabulary Strategies: Context Clues, p. T279Options for Re-teaching: pp. T280-T281Reread Vet on a Job! or Roz the Vet What are my other children doing?Listen to Audio of You Can Do It, Curious George! Complete Leveled Practice, ELL 28.1 Listen: Follow along with You Can Do It, Curious George! Reread: Partners reread Curious About Playing Ball Listen to audio of poems about things you can doReread: Partners reread Curious George Likes to RideListen to audio of poems about things you can doReread: Partners reread Roz the VetReread: Choose among this week’s stories

Complete and share Literacy Center activitiesELL Extra SupportELL Lesson 28 Resources

Builds background for the main topic and promotes oral language. Develops high-utility vocabulary and academic language.

Building Background Video Clip for Lesson 28 “A New Child in Class”

AssessmentProgress MonitoringAssess and monitor students’ progress to determine who is on track and who needs help. Clear prescriptions identify targeted instruction to address the students’ needs and get them back on track.Respond to Assessment

Phonological Awareness, p. T201 Phonics, p.T213 Words to Know, p. T215 Comprehension, p. T230 Retelling, p. T231 Comprehension. P.241 Vocabulary Strategies, p. T249

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