The Naughty Ann
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p.24 The Naughty Ann was a clean new boat. She didn’t like the fishing boat, the Jolly Jean, because it smelled of fish. When the Naughty Ann went out to sea, a big wave crashed over her. I wonder what happened. Vocabulary: smell, wave, mayday, upside down Sight Words: bigger, clean, new, smell, was, who Phonics: root words: big – bigger (big is the root word); Prior knowledge: Have children tell what they know about boats. Explain that sometimes boats get caught in a storm. Ask what might happen to the ocean in a storm? ..the boat?
Brave Triceratops
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p.30 T.Rex came thumping down the hill. The other dinosaurs ran away, but Triceratops did not run away. “I have three big horns. You cannot eat me!” I wonder what happened next. Vocabulary: thump, tyrannosaurus rex, triceratops, horns, brave, saved Sight Words: around, did, don’t, had, has, him Phonics: digraph th Prior knowledge: Have children tell what they know about dinosaurs. Ask what kinds of dinosaurs were there? What did they look like? Explain that bigger dinosaurs ate smaller dinosaurs. How did smaller dinosaurs protect themselves?
The clever penguins
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p.36 The penguins had a nest with two big white eggs in it. Mother & Father Penguin took care of the eggs. They took turns sitting on the eggs and going fishing. I wonder what happened to the eggs at the end of the story. Vocabulary: penguin, seal, clever, chicks Sight Words: but, fast, getting, had, now, saw Phonics: noun plurals Prior knowledge: Have children tell what they know about penguins. Ask where might penguins live? What do penguins eat? Explain that penguins lay eggs, like other birds. Ask what might a penguin’s nest look like? How might penguins take care of their eggs?
Pete Little
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p.42 The Littles had a green and yellow parakeet named Pete. They tried to teach Pete to say his name and address. Pete only said, “Clever Pete.” One day, Pete flew out a window. I wonder what happened to Pete. Vocabulary: parakeet, address, flew Sight Words: around, did, don’t, had, has, him Phonics: vowel digraph: ee Prior knowledge: Have children tell what they know about parakeet and pet birds. Ask what does a parakeet look like? How do you take care of a pet bird? Explain that some birds can talk.
The flying fish
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p.48 Sunday was kite day. Dad and Jonathan made a kite that looked like a fish. I wonder how they made the kite. Vocabulary: kite, buy, fins, spots, fix Sight Words: taking, round, buy, tied, cut Phonics: contractions Prior knowledge: Have children tell what they know about kites. Ask where is a good place to fly a kite? What shapes can kites be? Ask what might you need to make a kite?
House hunting
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p. 54 One day Mother Bear told the Bear family that it was time to look for a new home. They wanted to find a warm cave for the winter. They all went into the forest to find a new home. I wonder what happened. Vocabulary: nowhere, cave, forest, beehive, hillside, move Sight Words: morning, if, first, move, warm Phonics: possessives Prior knowledge: Ask children to tell about their homes. Explain that sometimes we might have to find a new home. Why? Ask how might you look for a new home?
Candlelight
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p.60 One night all the lights went out in Ben’s house. Ben and Mom got the candles. They had dinner by candlelight. Ben brushed his teeth by candlelight. I wonder that they did when the lights came on. Vocabulary: candles, matches, candlelight, blow, story Sight Words: before, blew, blow, don’t, time, want Phonics: compound words Prior knowledge: Have children share experiences about when the power went out at home. Explain that when the power goes out, there is no electricity. Ask what things in your house would not work if the power went off? What can you do to see?
The rescue
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p.66 The Lee family saw a man fishing on the rocks at the beach. Big waves crashed onto the rocks. The fisherman called out for help. The Lee family wanted to help the fisherman. I wonder what they did. Vocabulary: surfers, helicopter, lucky, pilot, cliff, rescuing Sight Words: around, won’t, over, flew, do Phonics: inflected ending: -ing Prior knowledge: Have children tell what they know about going to the beach. What are the waves like at the beach? Explain that sometimes the waves can be dangerous. Ask how can we make sure we are safe at the beach?
Mrs. Spider’s beautiful web
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p.72 Mrs. Spider was very hungry. She dropped a line into the wind. She went around and around. She made a beautiful web. When she was finished, her web was sticky. I wonder what she caught in her web. Vocabulary: web, beautiful, line, sticky, fly Sight Words: around, blew, catch, more, want, was Phonics: Prior knowledge: Have children tell what they know about spiders. Ask what do spiders eat? Explain that spiders have to catch their own food. They spin a sticky web to catch insects. Ask how does a spider catch its food? How does it spin a web?
Ben’s tooth
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p. 78 Ben was eating an apple at school when his tooth came out. Ben put his tooth in a little box and took it home. I wonder what happened. Vocabulary: tooth, fairy, fairytales, silly, money Sight Words: money, morning, put, there, was, won’t Phonics: r-controlled vowel: or Prior knowledge: Ask what do you do with your tooth when it comes out? Explain that some children leave their tooth for the tooth fairy.
Ten little garden snails
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p.84 Ten little garden snails were by the garden gate. Two climbed up and then there were eight. Two more garden snails met a hedgehog, and then there were six. I wonder what is happening to the garden snails. Vocabulary: snails, gate, spotted, dew, secret Sight Words: round, there, more, were, old Phonics: rhyming words Prior knowledge: Ask what animals might be in a garden? What might these animals eat? Explain that many of these animals eat snails. Ask what animals do you think eat snails? How can the snails keep themselves safe?
The fox who foxed
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p.90 Mrs. Fox was hungry, but she had to stay with her babies. Mr. Fox went out to get a rabbit to eat, but he didn’t see any rabbits. He went to a farm. Mr. Fox ran into the henhouse. I wonder what happened. Vocabulary: henhouse, farmer, shut, foxed Sight Words: stop, flew, shut, any, fell Phonics: multiple-syllable words Prior knowledge: Have children tell what they know about foxes. Ask what does a fox look like? Where might a fox live? Explain that foxes have to find their own food. Ask what do you think a fox eats? How might a fox find food?
The little red bus
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p.96 One day the little red school bus broke down. The mothers and fathers came to get the children. The next day the children went to school on a new yellow bus. I wonder what happened to the old red school bus. Vocabulary: towed, garage, engine, camper, cupboards, vacation Sight Words: buy, driving, drove, our, put, ready Phonics: CVCe Prior knowledge: Ask what might happen if your car broke down? Who might be able to fix it? Explain that when a vehicle breaks down, we don’t have to throw it away. Ask what might we do with an old bus or car?
Snow on the hill
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p.102 It was a cold winter day. Mr. and Mrs Biggs and the two little Biggs were driving to town in the snow. Mr. Biggs drove slowly, but the car slid off the road and went into a ditch. I wonder what the Biggs family did. Vocabulary: slid, ditch, tow truck, plastic Sight Words: don’t, there, drive, were, was Phonics: consonant blend: sl Prior knowledge: Ask what is the weather like in winter? Explain that sometimes the roads have ice and snow on them. This makes driving dangerous. Ask what should you do if your car slides off the road.
The babysitter
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p.108 Mom and Nana took baby Emma to the doctor. Poppa and Tom played ball. The ball went up on the roof. I wonder what happened. Vocabulary: babysitter, roof, ladder, still, driver Sight Words: fall, fell, there, want, was, won’t Phonics: complex and irregular words (ambulance – final e doesn’t make the vowel a long vowel. Prior knowledge: Ask what kinds of emergencies are there? What should you do in an emergency? Ask how do you call for help? What should you tell the emergency worker?
Father Bear’s surprise
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p.114 It was snowing, and Father Bear knew his family would be snowed in. He went to the store for food, and when he came back he had a big box with a surprise in it. What do you think it was? Vocabulary: firewood, surprise, blackberry, jam, mushrooms Sight Words: under, don’t, ready, more, fell, night Phonics: onomatopoeia Prior knowledge: Ask what do you do when you have to stay inside? What do your moms and dads do? Explain that in some places the weather is so bad, that people do not go outside.
The island picnic
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p.120 Sally and her dad got in a boat with their dog. They found a tiny island to have their picnic. Suddenly they saw the boat floating away. Dad had not tied a good knot to hold it! What do you think happened? Vocabulary: island, picnic, sandwich, know, runaway, right Sight Words: every, tied, their, there, didn’t, right Phonics: contractions Prior knowledge: Have children tell what they know about islands and small boats. [cover] Ask what is the man doing with the boat?
The flood
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p.126 It had been raining for a long time, and when Sam looked out the window he saw that the water from the river was coming up to the house. What do you think his family did? Vocabulary: steps, flood, save, muddy, clean, place Sight Words: been, their, isn’t, save, our Phonics: r-controlled vowel: ar Prior knowledge: Ask what happens when it rains a lot. Explain that in some places it rains so much that the water comes into the house. Ask what do you think the people do?
Pepper’s adventure
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p.132 Sarah’s dad brought her two pet mice. She named the brown one Pepper and the white one Salt. One day, Sarah’s friend Nicky took Pepper outside. What happened to Pepper? Vocabulary: adventure, pet, wheel, upstairs, pleased Sight Words: them, there, bring, put, maybe, was Phonics: Prior knowledge: Have children tell what they know about small pets like mice. Ask how do you take care of little pets? What could happen if you let them out of their cage? Explain that animals live out in the wild, but often pet animals don’t know how to take care of themselves outside.
The waving sheep
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p.138 Daniel and Jessica live on a farm. Daniel saw a sheep waving to him, but sheep don’t really wave. When they went to see, they found a sheep that was on its back waving its legs. What did they do? Vocabulary: milking, waving, wool, heavy, rolled, yet Sight Words: fall, put, was, don’t, tell, more Phonics: Prior knowledge: Have children tell what they know about sheep. Ask have you ever seen an animal like a dog or a cat lying on its back? What happens to its feet? Explain that sheep grow fur called wool on their skin that is made into yarn for sweaters and other things we wear.
The cross-county race
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p.144 Mrs. Hill’s class was going to be in a cross-country race. Tim was the very best runner and everyone thought he would win. But during the race, Tim’s friend Michael fell down. What do you think happened? Vocabulary: cross-country, warm up, fort, runners, mark Sight Words: cheer, race, past, across, start, every Phonics: vowel diphthong: oy Prior knowledge: Ask have you ever run a race? Where did you run? Does the fastest runner always win? What could happen to make a fast runner not win?
After the flood
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p.150 Rachel and Sam and their family had to leave their house because of a flood. Now they have come back and they have lots of cleaning up to do. What will the kids and their dog Spot do? Vocabulary: flood, hose Sight Words: start, our, didn’t, stop, there, spot Phonics: consonant blend: st Prior knowledge: Ask children to tell about flood and what they know about them. Ask have you ever seen a lot of water after it rained hard? Explain that often rivers overflow after a big rain and cause flood. Ask what do you think might happen after the water of a flood goes down again?
Joey
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p.156 Every baby kangaroo is called a joey. The joey in the story lived in the pouch on the outside of his mother’s belly. One time he was in there when some dogs chased the kangaroos. What happened to joey? Vocabulary: joey, pouch, past Sight Words: warm, there, sometimes, put, himself, being Phonics: vowel digraph: ea Prior knowledge: Have children tell what they know about kangaroos. Explain that kangaroo mothers have pouches where they carry their babies, often until the babies are quite large and able to be on their own. Ask what might happen if a mother kangaroo has to run fast with a joey in her pouch?
Try again, Hannah
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p.162 Hannah and Kim went to a gym meet. Hannah fell down off the bar. What do you think happened next? Vocabulary: meet, trampoline, coach, beam, mat, bars Sight Words: were, ready, warm, start, along, around Phonics: syllabication [each syllable has a vowel sound] Prior knowledge: Have children tell what they know about gymnastics and gym meets. Ask have you ever seen people swing on high bars or walk along a beam? Explain that people practice a very long time to become able to do those things well. Ask what happens when someone falls off? What should that person do next? Why?