•Day One•Day Two•Day Three•Day Four•Day Five•Word Work •Phonics Practice•H F Words•Additional Resources
QUESTION OF THE DAY
What does a train need to get over the mountain?
PLOT In a story something happens in the beginning, in the middle, and at the end.
What happens in the whole story is called the plot.
AMAZING WORDS
bud is in the tub with suds
Bud is in the tub with suds.
WORD PRACTICE
cub mug cup bug cut
rug bun run sun bus
nut gum cut hum hub
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LET’S WRITE- NOUNS
People Places Things/Animals
QUESTION OF THE DAY
What are other ways to get over a mountain?
can it go up the hill
Can it go up the hill?
SHARED READING Page 3
What do you see riding on the train? Where do you think it is going?
Pages 4–5
What kinds of toys do you see? What animals do you see?
Pages 6–7
What are some of the toys you see here? Which toys would you like to play with?
SHARED READING Pages 8–9
What kinds of food do you see here? Which ones are best for you?
Pages 10–11
What has happened to the train? What do you think will happen to the toys?
Pages 12–13
What is the clown doing? Why is he doing that?
SHARED READING Pages 14–15
What do you think the clown is doing?
Pages 16–17
Why is the Shiny New Engine leaving? How do the toys look now?
Pages 18–19
What is the clown waving at now? Did they give up after one engine said no?
SHARED READING Pages 20–21Is it big and strong or small and weak? Do
you think it can pull the train?
Pages 22–23Did the engine help the train? How many
trains have the toys asked for help so far?
Pages 24–25What is this next engine like? Do you think
this tired, old engine could help them over the mountain?
SHARED READING Pages 26–27Why can't the Rusty Old Engine help?
How do the toys feel now?
Pages 28–29How do the toys look now? Why are they
happy and excited?
Pages 30–31What are the toys doing now? Does she
look strong enough to pull the train?
SHARED READING Pages 32–33Is the Little Blue Engine leaving like the other
engines? How do you think the toys feel about that? open-ended
Pages 34–35What does she say over and over again? Have you
ever had to try very hard to do something? Pages 36–37How do the toys feel when they reach the top of the
mountain? How do you feel when someone helps you?
Pages 38–39Do you think the Little Blue Engine enjoyed helping
the toys? How do you feel when you are able to do something hard?
PLOT Sometimes in the story, a problem is solved or a goal is reached.
The train had a problem—its engine was broken and it couldn't get over the mountain. The problem is solved when the Little Blue Engine pulls it over the mountain.
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LET’S WRITE•If you were waiting for your toys to come over the mountain, would you be excited? •Let's write a sentence about what you might be waiting for.
QUESTION OF THE DAY
How will the littleengine tug the train up the hill?
can you do hard work
Can you do hard work?
PLOTThe plot of a story tells what happens in the story.
What problem did the toys have?
What did the toys do to solve their problem?
How was the problem solved?
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LET’S WRITE Let's write the sentence that the
Little Blue Engine said as it pulled the train all the way up the mountain.
I think I can.Write or dictate a sentence about a job you think you can do.
QUESTION OF THE DAY
What can a train carry on a trip?
i will take the train
I will take the train.
PHONICS PRACTICE
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LET’S WRITE- POEMS
Remember that a poem usually has rhyming words. We are going to use our rhyming nouns to write a poem.
Please put the heninto the pen;
But take the bugout of the rug.
QUESTION OF THE DAY
What does a train need to get over the mountain?
i think i can
I think I can
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RESOURCES Caillou Train Gamehttp://pbskids.org/caillou/games/train/index.html
Thomas The Tank Engine games and activitieshttp://www.thomasandfriends.com/usa/index.asp
See-N-Spell (open-ended so you can use vocabulary/popcorn words to spell)
http://www.primarygames.com/see-n-spell/start.htm
Games for blending, configurations, and sight wordshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/index.shtml “The Little Engine That Could” activitieshttp://www.hubbardscupboard.org/little_engine_that_could.html
Video Clips from “The Little Engine That Could Tour”http://www.gsmr.com/multimedia/letc.php
Kindergarten Kovehttp://www.scsk12.org/SCS/subject-areas/Kindergarten-Kove/K.5.4.html
RESOURCES Story Retelling and transportation
ideashttp://www.kinderplans.com/content.cfm?pageid=142 Printable activitieshttp://www.teachervision.fen.com/childrens-book/activity
