Targets for Theme Nine: Special Friends
Phonemic Awareness:
Manipulating phonemes
Grammar:
Using: is, are, was, were; describing what we see
Phonics:
Sounds for y, base words and endings (-es, -ies), vowel pairs oi, oy, aw, au
Writing:
Response to literature, complete sentences, comparison, process writing: writing a friendly letter
Reading Strategy:
Phonics/decoding, monitor/clarify, evaluate, question
Spelling & Phonics:
Long i sound spelled with y, adding –es to naming words, vowel sound as in coin
Comprehension:
Noting details, story structure, comparing & contrasting
Vocabulary:
Sensory words, family activity words, synonyms, feeling words, possessives, pronouns, bird words
High Frequency Words:
Recognize high frequency words
Listening/Speaking:
Conflict resolution, evaluating & assessing, conversation, personal information, visualizing, reader’s theater
Fluency:
Build reading fluency
Information & Study Skills:
Using a dictionary
Words to Know for Theme Nine:
Week One: around, dance, else, ever, ocean, open, talk, though
Week Two: after, before, buy, done, off, pretty, school, wash
Week Three: baby, edge, enough, garden, only, sharp, together, watched
Phonemic Awareness:
Manipulating phonemes
Grammar:
Using: is, are, was, were; describing what we see
Phonics:
Sounds for y, base words and endings (-es, -ies), vowel pairs oi, oy, aw, au
Writing:
Response to literature, complete sentences, comparison, process writing: writing a friendly letter
Reading Strategy:
Phonics/decoding, monitor/clarify, evaluate, question
Spelling & Phonics:
Long i sound spelled with y, adding –es to naming words, vowel sound as in coin
Comprehension:
Noting details, story structure, comparing & contrasting
Vocabulary:
Sensory words, family activity words, synonyms, feeling words, possessives, pronouns, bird words
High Frequency Words:
Recognize high frequency words
Listening/Speaking:
Conflict resolution, evaluating & assessing, conversation, personal information, visualizing, reader’s theater
Fluency:
Build reading fluency
Information & Study Skills:
Using a dictionary
Words to Know for Theme Nine:
Week One: around, dance, else, ever, ocean, open, talk, though
Week Two: after, before, buy, done, off, pretty, school, wash
Week Three: baby, edge, enough, garden, only, sharp, together, watched