Whose Garden Is It?  Mary Ann Hoberman

Review letters

Emphasis on the word family /it/

Review the letter sounds

 Emphasis on the letter Ii sound this week

We are blending short “a” and “short “i” words.

am  at  mat  sat  pat  map  sap  tap  Tam  Sam  Pam  Pat  Cam  Mac  Tim  Pip  Tip  cap  cat  it  pip  sip  tip  pit  sit 

Practice reading these words:

I             am            the            little      to         a         we         my         like

Mom          dad           cat         dog          man        he         for

Words to practice using around the house:

garden, plant, soil, gardener, seed, blossoms

Predicting what the story will be about

Retelling the story

Is the story realistic or fantasy?

Relating realism and fantasy to everyday life

Classifying and categorizing (grouping animal homes by things that are the same about them)

Sequencing the story (first, next, last)

ADJECTIVES

*for opposites

*for numbers and sizes

*shapes and colors

Rhyming Words

Review of alphabet, numbers 1-20 and our names

*Incorporating adjectives (opposites, numbers, colors, and sizes) into our shared, modeled, and interactive writing

Practice giving a description

 Listening for Plot

*day-to-day weather changes

Plant life

Growing plants

Water pollution

Gardens

Animal growth

Sign of the Cross.

Bless us, O Lord

Glory to the Father

Hail Mary

Bible story:  Joshua

Reviewing Numerals 0-10

Addition

Blending Sites         

*Respect for Living Things