get the egg big question: which wild animals can we find in our neighborhood? author: alyssa satin...

Get the EggBig Question: Which wild animals can we find in our

neighborhood?

Author: Alyssa Satin Capucilli

Illustrator: Bernard Adnet

Genre: Realistic Fiction

SMALL GROUP

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BIG QUESTION:

WHICH WILD ANIMALS CAN WE FIND IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD?

DAY 1DAY 2DAY 3DAY 4DAY 5

Get the EggDay 1

Daily Fix-it

1. ten men sat on a jett.

2. your redd sled is wet.

Unit 1 Get the Egg - Day 1

Daily Fix-it

1. ten men sat on a jett.Ten men sat on a jet.

2. your redd sled is wet.Your red sled is wet.


Morning Warm-up

The fox and her kit lived in a zoo. A man gave them food to eat. Do other wild animals eat this way too? Which wild animals can we find in our own neighborhood?

Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 1

Time to HatchCrack! The eggs begin to hatch now.New birds come alive.They look at their habitat toSee how they can survive.

Little birdies see a pond andFeeders filled with seed,Thorny bushes they can hide in --Everything they need!


Amazing Words• habitat –

A habitat is the place where an animal or a plant lives or grows.

• hatch – to hatch means to come out of an egg

• survive – to survive means to stay alive or live through



Short e

bag sitj e t jetm e n menw e b webh e n heny e t yetm e ssmess

Word Work

• y e s• w e ll• e gg• t e n• f e d• p e n• t e ll• n e t


red

Word Reading - Short e

• pet• pick• deck• hen• bell• rag• egg• six

• fell• bed• get• win• pen• miss• lock


1. Reading WB page 43

2. Spelling WB page 17

3. Journal – Think about “Time to Hatch”. Write about what the new little birds do first, next, and last.

4. AR test

5. Centers

6. Read a book at your desk.Unit 1 Get the Egg – Day 1

Animals in Our

Neighborhood


1. we saw a little egg

2. a green frog hops up

3. i see the kit lick her lips


Daily Journal Writing

Write about what the new birdies do first, next, and

last.


Get the EggDay 2

Daily Fix-it

3. i saw two men packing a sled

4. I saw Pop stepp on a weet rock.


Daily Fix-it

3. i saw two men packing a sledI saw two men packing a sled.

4. I saw Pop stepp on a weet rock.I saw Pop step on a wet rock.


Morning Warm-up

Today we will read more about animals. We will see which ones travel on the ground. What animals have you seen walking around?


Amazing Words

• gentle• nudge


Amazing Words

gentle – Gentle means mild and soft.

nudge – When you nudge someone you push them without much force, often with your elbow.


Initial Blends

topstop st o p

The sounds of the two consonant letters at the beginning of the word are blended together.

cl a m clamtr i m trimsl i ck slicksm e ll smellst i ff stiff


Word Work

• gl a d glad• br i ck brick• sk i p skip• cl a p clap• gr i n grin• sp e ll spell• fl a p flap• tr i p trip• sp i ll spill

rip


Word Reading - Initial Blends

• flip• grin• skip• glass• frog• snap• clock• trick

• stack• block• crab• spot• slip• dress• swim


1. Reading WB page 44, 45, 46


3. Journal – Write about how baby animals move about.

4. AR test

5. Centers



Draw animals and tell how they move.


Get the EggDay 3

Daily Fix-it

5. Yor legg got wet in the pond.

6. We caw Tim get a nett to use.


Daily Fix-it

5. Yor legg got wet in the pond.Your leg got wet in the pond.

6. We caw Tim get a nett to use.We saw Tim get a net to use.


Morning Warm-up

Today we will read about Brad and Kim. They help a bird whose egg is in danger. What could cause danger for a real bird’s eggs?


Share Literature

• perch• private


Amazing Wordsperch –

When you perch on something, you rest or sit on it.

private – If something is private, it is done alone or hidden from others.


Short e and Initial Blends

leds led sled

When you come to a new word, look at all the letters in the word. Think about its vowel sounds and if the sounds of consonant letters can be blended together.

• l e g leg• gr a b grab• w e b web• sp e ll spell


Spying on Animals

I love to spy on animals

That cross through my backyard.

If I sit on my back step,

It is not very hard.

I see wrens

On their nests

Full of eggs.

I watch spiders spin their webs and

Butterflies

Flying free.

They spend their time with me.


Short e Without Blend Short e With Blend


get step dress men press tell sled yes

Why Birds Build Nests


We know that birds build nests to make a safe place to lay their eggs. Sometimes something can happen to the egg before it hatches. Kim and Brad are characters in the story we are about to read. We’ll find out what they do to save a red bird’s egg.

Vocabulary

• bird• nest

High – Frequency Words

• saw• are• small• the


• tree• too• your• you


1. Reading WB page 47


3. AR test

4. Journal – Write about a bird, bug, or other animal you have seen in nature.

5. Centers


habitat animal

backyard

water

desert

forest


Brad puts the egg back in the nest.

A big twig knocks an egg out of a nest.

Brad uses his net to get the egg.


The red bird lays eggs in the nest.

Baby birds hatch from the eggs.

The red bird makes a nest in a tree.


Character What Happened

Sam

Pig

Ox

Fox



Write about a bird, bug, or other animal you have seen

in nature.


Get the EggDay 4

Daily Fix-it

7. the mix is a hitt

8. This mix winz too


Daily Fix-it

7. the mix is a hittThe mix is a hit.

8. This mix winz tooThis mix wins too.


Morning Warm-up

Did you ever see a bird perched in a tree? Did you watch it resting in a nest? Today we will read about a way we can help birds eat. What other animals can we help that live in a backyard?


Amazing Words

• moist - If something is

moist it is slightly wet or damp.


- s - ing


taps mixing

Word Reading• Tom• eat• this• said• kicks• too• naps• locking• man• sits

• look• van• where• her• of• hops• did• packing• pad• pot


Read Words in Context

Did you see where Tom sits and naps? “I will eat a pot of this too,” said Nick. Look at the man packing and locking the van. The frog hops and kicks to get to her pad.


1. Reading WB page 48, 49


3. Journal – Write about what happens when you find a nest with eggs in it.

4. AR test

5. Centers


1. The bird sits in its nest.

the bird sits in its nest

2. a frog flops in the pond

A frog flops in the pond.

3. the fox licks its lips

The fox licks its lips.



Telling Sentences


Write about what happens when you find a nest with

eggs in it.


Get the EggDay 5

Daily Fix-it

9. You can use my nett

10. stepp up here to see a bird.


Daily Fix-it

9. You can use my nettYou can use my net.

10. stepp up here to see a bird.Step up here to see a bird.


Morning Warm-up

This week we read about many wild animals. A baby polar bear gets a gentle nudge. Another baby animal has a private perch. Why does a wild animal pick a certain habitat?


Review – Short e and Initial Blends

o The clam and the crab will get wet.o I have ten blocks and six bricks.o Look at the red and black sled.o I can skip and Ben can swim.


tree small sawyour

Where is ___________ nest, birdie?How ____________ can it be?I think I just __________ it,In that big oak ___________!


1. Handwriting sheet – to be graded

2. Journal – Write about a way you can help birds.

3. AR test

4. Centers



Write about a way you can help birds.


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Documents

egg day

egg day

e ssmess slide

little egg

red slide

neighborhood unit

blend unit

nests unit