WEEKLY LAUNCH: INFOGRAPHIC
How Big Is the Baby?
MY TURN Circle the name of each
animal baby.
Hedgehog
A baby hedgehog is called a hoglet.
The hoglet has small, white spikes
that feel smooth. The mother is
covered in long, hard spikes
that feel prickly.
hoglet hedgehog
Blue Whale
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A baby blue whale is called a calf. The calf
weighs about 6,000 pounds when it is born!
Even though the calf is big,
its mother is much,
much larger.
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Weekly Question
How do animals grow and change?
Panda
A baby panda is called
panda
a cub. It is very small
compared to its mother.
The cub is
pink and the size
of a stick of butter.
cub
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calf
whale
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PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS | PHONICS
Initial Sounds
SEE andSAY Sometimes you hear two sounds
at the beginning of a word. Say each sound as
you name each picture. Then say the name of
each picture again.
Initial Consonant Blends
Two consonants at the beginning of a word that
are blended together are called initial consonant
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blends, like the fl in flag.
MY TURN Read these words.
t r i p c l a p
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FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS
Initial Consonant Blends
TURNandTALK
T Decode these words with
a partner.
flat sled trip
stop clip drip
MY TURN Say the picture name.
Write the blend to finish the word.
Read each word.
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crab ag
ep um
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PHONICS | PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS
Initial Consonant Blends
MY TURN Read the sentences. Underline
words with initial consonant blends.
Brad and Fran are on a trip. Listen for two
sounds blended
They spot a flag.
together, like tr
Fran and Brad see a crab. in trip.
They do not grab the crab.
MY TURN Write another sentence
about Brad and Fran.
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FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS
Final Sounds
SEE andSAY Sometimes you hear the ks
sound at the end of a word. Say each sound as
you name each picture. Then say the name of
each picture again.
ks Sound Spelled x
The letter x can make the ks sound
you hear in fox.
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MY TURN Read these words.
f i x w a x
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HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDS | PHONICS
My Words to Know
Some words you must remember and practice.
MY TURN Read these words.
my saw help come little
Handwriting Always print words legibly, or clearly.
Leave spaces between words.
MY TURN Finish the sentences. Print the
words clearly. Leave spaces between the words.
1. Here is a little fox.
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2. The fox me.
3. and see fox.
4. Mom will the fox.
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FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS
ks Sound Spelled x
TURNandTALK
T Read these words
with a partner. Think about the sound
x makes when you read the words.
fix mix six
ax fax Max
ox box fox
tax sax wax
MY TURN Write x to finish the words.
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1. Fi the flag.
2. Put it in the bo .
TURNandTALK
T Now read the sentences.
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PHONICS
ks Sound Spelled x
MY TURN Add x to make words. Read
each word. Then draw a line from each word
to its picture.
s i x
o
b o
f o
MY TURN Write a sentence that
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includes a word with x.
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DECODABLE STORY FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS
Big Fox, Little Fox
Rex is a little fox.
His mom is a big fox.
Rex saw a crab.
The crab is on my grass.
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AUDIO
Audio with
Highlighting
ANNOTATE
Read the story. Highlight the six words
with the ks sound spelled x.
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DECODABLE STORY
Snap! Snap!
Rex can not fix it.
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Underline the words with initial
consonant blends.
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FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS
The big fox will come.
The big fox will help the
little fox.
Plop!
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Underline the word with the initial
consonant blend.
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GENRE: INFORMATIONAL TEXT
My
Learning I can read informational text.
Goal
SPOTLIGHT ON GENRE
Informational Text
An informational text tells about a
real person, place, or thing. It has
a main idea, or central, idea.
From Egg to Butterfly
A butterfly goes through
four stages. First, it is an
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egg. Next, it is a caterpillar.
Then it builds a chrysalis.
Finally, it is a butterfly.
TURNandTALK
T Talk about the main
idea of “From Egg to Butterfly.”
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READING WORKSHOP
The Life of a Frog
Preview Vocabulary
You will read these words in The Life of a Frog.
eggs frog gills tadpole
Read
Read to learn about frogs.
Look at the photos to help you understand
the text.
Ask yourself questions to help you learn
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Meet the Author
René Saldaña, Jr., is a teacher. He
writes books for children. When he
was a boy, his nickname was Froggy.
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Genre Informational Text
written by
René Saldaña, Jr.
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AUDIO
Audio with
Highlighting
ANNOTATE
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as it grows.
A frog changes many times
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A frog starts out as an egg.
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A mother frog lays many eggs
in the pond.
CLOSE READ
nderline the words that tell you what
U
the main, or central, idea is in this text.
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After a few days, an egg hatches.
A baby frog is born. The baby
frog is called a tadpole.
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The tadpole has gills on its
body. The gills help it breathe
underwater.
gills
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Look at the tadpole now. It has
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back legs. Its gills are gone. It will
be hopping soon.
CLOSE READ
Highlight the body part that the
tadpole uses to breathe. Use the text
and pictures to help you.
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Now the tadpole has front legs.
It has lungs to breathe air too.
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Look at the tadpole now. Its tail
is shorter. Its legs are longer.
It looks more like a frog.
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CLOSE READ
Highlight the words that tell how the
tadpole has changed. Use the text
and pictures.
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to come onto land.
Look at the frog. It is ready
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In spring, the frog will go back
to the pond. Then it will lay
its own eggs.
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CLOSE READ
Highlight the most important thing
the frog will do in spring.
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VOCABULARY
Develop Vocabulary
MY TURN Draw a line from each
word to the photo that shows
the word.
eggs
frog
gills
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tadpole
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COMPREHENSION READING WORKSHOP
Check for Understanding
MY TURN Write the answers to the
questions. You can look back at the text.
1. What makes this an informational text?
2. Why does the author use photos?
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3. H
ow are tadpoles and frogs different?
Use text evidence.
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CLOSE READ
Find the Main Idea
The main idea is what an informational text is
mostly about.
MY TURN What is The Life of a Frog mostly
about? Look back at the text.
The main idea of The Life of a Frog is
How do you know that is the main idea?
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READING WORKSHOP
Find Important Details
Supporting evidence, or details, is the most
important pieces of information about a
main idea.
MY TURN Draw an important detail that
supports the main idea. Look back at the text.
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RESPOND TO TEXT
Reflect and Share
Talk About It
You read about how tadpoles
grow and change into frogs.
What do you know about how
other animals grow and change?
Share Information and Ideas
When talking with others, it is important to:
• Share your ideas.
• Listen to others as they share their ideas.
Use the words on the
I know that . . .
note to help you share
I think that . . .
ideas and listen to others.
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Now share your ideas.
Weekly Question
How do animals grow and change?
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VOCABULARY READING-WRITING BRIDGE
My
I can make and use words to read
Learning
and write informational text. Goal
Academic Vocabulary
Related words are connected in some way.
MY TURN Read the words by each circle.
Write the related word from the box in the circle.
notice nature reason pattern
noticed reasoning
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see
opinion explain
observe
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AUTHOR’S CRAFT
Read Like a Writer, Write for a Reader
Authors choose words carefully. Interesting words
can help a reader visualize the meaning of the text.
The author uses this
It has a wiggly tail to help word to help readers
it swim. visualize how the tail
moves.
MY TURN Write sentences with interesting
words that tell about a frog. The words should help
you visualize the animal.
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SPELLING READING-WRITING BRIDGE
Spell Words with Consonant Blends
Consonant blends are spelled with two different
consonants that together make a blended sound.
MY TURN Spell and sort the words.
Spelling Words
step trip stem snap
snug stop snip trap
tr- sn-
trip
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st-
My Words to Know
come little
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LANGUAGE AND CONVENTIONS
Simple Sentences
A sentence tells a complete idea.
It has a subject, or whom
the sentence is about.
It has a predicate that tells what the subject
is or does. A sentence begins with a capital
letter and ends with a punctuation mark.
Be sure to add -s to a verb to tell what one
subject does now. When you have two or
more subjects, do not add -s to a verb.
The tadpole swims. (Add -s.)
The frogs hop. (Do not add -s.)
MY TURN Edit the sentences.
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1. Sam play at the pond
2. frog legs grows longer.
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INFORMATIONAL BOOK WRITING WORKSHOP
My
I can write informational text. Learning
Goal
Informational Book
Informational books have:
• a title
• a main idea
• supporting details about the main idea
From Egg to Butterfly
A butterfly goes through
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four stages. First, it is an
egg. Next, it is a caterpillar.
Then it builds a chrysalis.
Finally, it is a butterfly.
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INFORMATIONAL BOOK
Topic and Main Idea
A topic is what an author writes about. Authors
choose a topic they know a lot about.
MY TURNWhat topics do you know a lot
about? Make a list of topics.
The main idea is the most important information
about the topic. Authors write main ideas after
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they choose a topic.
MY TURN Circle one of your topics.
Write your main idea.
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WRITING WORKSHOP
Plan Your Informational Book
MY TURN Plan your book by
brainstorming and writing ideas.
Topic
Main Idea
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Detail Detail Detail
Detail
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WEEKLY LAUNCH: DIAGRAM
Parts of a Plant
The stem gets
the water from
the roots. The
stem holds the
plant up.
The flower
is important
for making
more seeds.
The leaves
get sunlight
for the plant.
The roots keep the
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plant in place. They
get the water the
plant needs.
The seed is
a little plant
that has
not started
to grow.
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