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Connections Within Text: SequenceFacts and details can be given

in sequence, or time order.

Read a selection that tells how something is made or done.

Write the steps in order.

Draw a picture for each step.

COLLABORATE Explain each step

to a partner.

You need

› paper

› pencils, crayons, or markers

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Show How It Grows!

How Do You Do It?

A plant grows little by little.First draw a seed.

Next, draw a little plant.

Last, draw a big plant.

Write a sentence to tell about each drawing.

Tell a partner about something you do at home, like rake leaves. COLLABORATE

Your partner will write down what you do first, next, and last.

Check your partner’s sequence. Then switch roles.

You need

› paper


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Fluency

COLLABORATE

Take turns reading a story aloud. Don’t try to read fast. Read correctly and with expression.

Time your partner’s reading. Write down the time.

Read the story again. Check your time.

You need

› stopwatch

› paper

› pencils

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Practice reading out loud. Focus on how your voice sounds

and on reading each word.


You need

› paper

› pencils or pens

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Read Aloud

Fix the Mistakes!

Read a story out loud with a partner. COLLABORATE

As your partner reads, write down any errors he or she makes. Discuss the errors.

Have your partner read the story again. Were there fewer mistakes?

You need

› paper

› pencils or pens

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Read a story to yourself.

COLLABORATE Read the story aloud

together.

Write the words that were hard to read. Practice reading those words.

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WRITIN

GHow-to Sentences

Isla wrote these how-to sentences.

Point to the time order words. Show your partner. Are the steps in the right order? COLLABORATE

Rewrite Isla’s how-to sentences. Put them in the correct order.

You need

› paper

› pencils, crayons,or markers

How to Feed Your Cat

1. First, get out the cat food.

2. Last, put the bowl down for your cat.

3. Next, put it in abowl.

A how-to sentence tells how to do something in the correct order.


First

Next

Then

Last

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› paper


Brush Your Teeth!

You Know How to Do It Use the chart to help you think about

something you know how to do.

Write sentences to show the steps.

Be sure to use time-order words and put the steps in order.

Read your steps to a partner. COLLABORATE

You need

› paper


WRITIN

G Think of how you brush

your teeth.

Draw three big boxes.Draw a picture in each box to show how you brush.

Show your pictures to your partner. Explain the steps. COLLABORATE

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WRITIN

GWords That Tell Order

Anita wrote steps telling how to make your bed. COLLABORATE

Talk with a partner. What

time-order word did Anita use? Where else could she use time-order words?

Revise Anita’s sentences on your paper. Add two more time-order words.

You need

› paper

› pencils

It is easy to make your bed.

Pull up the sheet.

Next, pull up the bedspread.

Put the pillow on top.

The bed is nice and neat!


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20Minutes

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› paper

› pencils

How Do You Do It?

Hide and Seek

Work with a partner. Write steps that tell how to do something. steps that tell how

COLLABORATE

Put each step on a different note card. Use words that tell order.

Mix up the cards. Then put them back in the right order.

Hide an object somewhere in your classroom.

Write directions to find the object. Make sure your steps are clear and use time-order words.

Give your partner the directions and see if he or she can find the object. COLLABORATE

You need

› note cards

› pencils

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First spread peanut butter

on bread.

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› paper

› pencil

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COLLABORATE Work with a partner. Think

of words that end with the long e sound, such as funny.

Act out the words for your partner. Your partner will guess the words.

Write the words you acted out. Now write a sentence using two of your words.

puppyfunny

angryhappy


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› paper

› pencil

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High-Frequency Words

Compound Words

Write words that end with -y or -ey. COLLABORATE

Say the words found, write, hard, near. Write them down.

Write a sentence using two of the words. Draw a picture to go with the sentence.

Read aloud a selection that you both like. COLLABORATE

Make a list of the compound words in the selection.

Then write a new sentence using two of your words. Draw a picture to go with it.

You need

› paper


They found food on a sunny day.

The pancakes are homemade.

chef teacher

COLLABORATE Work with a partner.

Think of two different jobs.

Draw a Venn diagram.

Write how the jobs are the same and how they are different.

Jobs People Do SOC

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› paper

› pencils or crayons

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People do all kinds of different jobs!

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Home and School

My Future Job Draw a job you would like to

do when you are an adult.

Write a sentence about why you like the job.

Tell a partner about why you madethis choice.

You need

› paper

› pencils or markers

SOC

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DIES

On a chart, list the work you do at home and at school.

Draw a picture of you working at home or at school.

COLLABORATE Share your drawing with a partner.

Work and Chores

At home At School

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