Targets for Theme Eight: Our Earth
Phonemic Awareness:
Segmenting phonemes
Grammar:
Action words with -ed, present tense
Phonics:
Base words and endings –s, -ed, -ing; vowel pairs ou,ow
Writing:
Learning log, informational paragraph, writing with action words, process writing: research report
Reading Strategy:
Phonics/decoding, summarize, evaluate, predict/infer
Spelling & Phonics:
Adding –s to naming words, vowel sound as in cow, endings –ed, -ing
Comprehension:
Categorize/classify, topic, main idea, details/summarize, draw conclusions
Vocabulary:
Compound words, nature & science words, color & pattern words, homophones
High Frequency Words:
Recognize high frequency words
Listening/Speaking:
Assessing & evaluating, summarizing & dramatizing, monitor understanding, retelling, report
Fluency:
Build reading fluency
Information & Study Skills:
Using reference resources, locating information, organizing information
Words to Know for Theme Eight:
Week One: about, because, draw, happy, part, teacher, tiny
Week Two: always, arms, body, eight, ready, seven, warm
Week Three: butter, carry, kind, person, put, saw, were, work
Phonemic Awareness:
Segmenting phonemes
Grammar:
Action words with -ed, present tense
Phonics:
Base words and endings –s, -ed, -ing; vowel pairs ou,ow
Writing:
Learning log, informational paragraph, writing with action words, process writing: research report
Reading Strategy:
Phonics/decoding, summarize, evaluate, predict/infer
Spelling & Phonics:
Adding –s to naming words, vowel sound as in cow, endings –ed, -ing
Comprehension:
Categorize/classify, topic, main idea, details/summarize, draw conclusions
Vocabulary:
Compound words, nature & science words, color & pattern words, homophones
High Frequency Words:
Recognize high frequency words
Listening/Speaking:
Assessing & evaluating, summarizing & dramatizing, monitor understanding, retelling, report
Fluency:
Build reading fluency
Information & Study Skills:
Using reference resources, locating information, organizing information
Words to Know for Theme Eight:
Week One: about, because, draw, happy, part, teacher, tiny
Week Two: always, arms, body, eight, ready, seven, warm
Week Three: butter, carry, kind, person, put, saw, were, work