The Big Circle Big Question How do animals
The Big Circle Big Question: How do animals work together to survive? Author: Eric Kimmel Illustrator: Richard Bernal Genre: Fiction
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BIG QUESTION HOW DO ANIMALS WORK TOGETHER TO SURVIVE? DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5
The Big Circle Day 1
Daily Fix-it 1. A fox lives in pine park. 2. it has fiv kits. Unit 2 The Big Circle - Day 1
Daily Fix-it 1. A fox lives in pine park. A fox lives in Pine Park. 2. it has fiv kits. It has five kits. Unit 2 The Big Circle - Day 1
Morning Warm-up Some animals live and work together. They are a lot like people. How do animals work together to survive? Unit 2 The Big Circle Day 1
Mama Newt Said “Let me protect you, ” Mama Newt said. “I’ll keep you safe and Make sure that you’re fed. A crow is an enemy. A snake is one too. Papa and I will Watch over you. ” “Try to be careful, ” Mama Newt smiled. “I know there are dangers Out here in the wild. If we keep our eyes open And keep our hearts linked, Then there is no chance Of becoming extinct. ” Unit 2 The Big Circle - Day 1
Amazing Words • enemy – An enemy is a person or animal that wants to cause harm to another. • extinct – If something is extinct it no longer exists. • protect – Protect means to keep someone or something safe. Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 1
Long o (CVCe) madehide rode pole joke cone home st o l e stole Unit 2 The Big Circle - Day 1
Word Work • • rose dr o v e cl o s e gl o b e fr o z e vote hope doze Unit 2 The Big Circle - Day 1 rose drove close globe froze vote hope doze home
Word Reading - Long o • • joke slope top mope make close doze white • • rope role stove spot bone shine froze Unit 2 The Big Circle - Day 1
1. Reading WB page 93 2. Spelling WB page 37 3. Journal – Write about how baby animals can stay safe. 4. AR test 5. Centers Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 1
How Animals Work Together Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 1
Daily Journal Writing Write about how baby animals can stay safe.
The Big Circle Day 2
Daily Fix-it 3. The Boys ran a rase. 4. steve is not as fast as tom. Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 2
Daily Fix-it 3. The Boys ran a rase. The boys ran a race. 4. steve is not as fast as tom. Steve is not as fast as Tom. Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 2
Morning Warm-up Today we’ll read about a frog that sits on a log in a bog. Eating bugs and slugs makes him grow. What makes you grow? Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 2
Amazing Words crater – A crater is a big hole. holler – A holler is a loud cry or shout. Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 2
Contractions n’t, ‘m, ‘ll not am will didn’t did not didn’t I am I’m we will we’ll is not they will can not • • • I’ll couldn’t I’m it’ll hasn’t she’ll Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 2
not am Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 2 will
Word Reading - Contractions • • wasn’t he’ll hasn’t I’m we’ll I’m isn’t you’ll • • aren’t didn’t it’ll they’ll hadn’t she’ll I’ll Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 2
1. Reading WB page 94, 95, 96 2. Spelling WB page 38 3. Journal – Write about a family of animals. 4. AR test 5. Centers Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 2
Daily Journal Writing List things that move.
The Big Circle Day 3
Daily Fix-it 5. The triceratops mad a circle 6. Can the baby hid in it. Unit 2 The Big Circle - Day 3
Daily Fix-it 5. The triceratops mad a circle The triceratops made a circle. 6. Can the baby hid in it. Can the baby hide in it? Unit 2 The Big Circle - Day 3
Morning Warm-up Today we will read about dinosaurs. We’ll learn how they cooperate. They share the job of protecting each other. What jobs do you share? Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 3
Amazing Words swamp – A swamp is an area of muddy, wet land. Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 3
Long o and Contractions bone you’ll Ø When you come to a new word, check to see if it is a word you know. Look for a contraction. Read the base word and the ending or say the sounds to yourself and read the word. • • hadn’t smoke aren’t chose Unit 2 The Big Circle - Day 3
A Baby Dinosaur A big T. Rex woke up and said, “I’m hungry, but I won’t eat bread. A baby dinosaur tastes great. I’ll eat it up! I just can’t wait!” A baby heard him when he spoke. He knew the threat was not a joke. “I’m very smart, ” the baby said. He ran home to get help instead. His family said, “Don’t give up hope. ” They hid their baby on the slope. They drove the bully far away. And T. Rex didn’t eat that day. Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 3
Long o Contractions Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 3
• Two dinosaurs we learned about tyrannosaurus and triceratops. What do we know about T. Rex and triceratops and the kinds of things they do? We’re going to read a story about a T. Rex and a herd of triceratops. We’ll find out what happens when a hungry T. Rex tries to hunt food.
Vocabulary • • • triceratops meat herd baby circle
High - Frequency Words • • • inside good down eat now • • • small together here there want Unit 2 The Big Circle - Day 3
1. Reading WB page 97 2. Spelling WB page 39 3. Journal – Write about an animal that works with other animals to stay safe. 4. AR test 5. Centers Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 3
stegosaurus (flat teeth) raptor (sharp, pointed teeth) allosaurus ( sharp, pointed teeth) apatasaurus (flat teeth) ankylosaurus (flat teeth) diplodocus (flat teeth) Meat Eaters Plant Eaters Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 3
First, T. Rex wakes up hungry. Next, Then Finally,
_____ the triceratops stand in a circle. _____ the herd drives T. Rex away. _____ the herd sees T. Rex. _____ T. Rex smells the triceratops.
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Daily Journal Writing Write about an animal that works with other animals to stay safe.
The Big Circle Day 4
Daily Fix-it 7. Jen like Elephants. 8. Cann’t she take one hom? Unit 2 The Big Circle - Day 4
Daily Fix-it 7. Jen like Elephants. Jen likes elephants. 8. Cann’t she take one hom? Can’t she take one home? Unit 2 The Big Circle - Day 4
Morning Warm-up Today we will read a news page about a class that takes a trip to a special place. They visit a museum. What would you like to see in a museum? Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 4
Amazing Words • boisterous • bluff
Amazing Words boisterous – When you are boisterous, you are wild and noisy. bluff – To bluff means to pretend. When you try to make someone believe something that isn’t true, you are bluffing. Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 4
fine chip Long i short i Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 4
Word Reading • • • chase ditch place that use her work out who safe • • • pig chip ship into make pitch many way white people Unit 2 The Big Circle - Day 4
Read Words in Context Many people work to make this a safe place. Who will go that way into the ship? Use her white ball to pitch. Chip will chase the pig out of the ditch. Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 4
1. Reading WB page 98, 99 2. Spelling WB page 40 3. Journal – Imagine that T. Rex can talk. What might T. Rex tell his friends about the triceratops? 4. AR test 5. Centers Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 4
Daily Journal Writing Write what T-Rex might tell his friends about the triceratops.
The Big Circle Day 5
Daily Fix-it 9. the cat has the Hat. 10. I will mak a mask Unit 2 The Big Circle - Day 5
Daily Fix-it 9. the cat has the Hat. The cat has the hat. 10. I will mak a mask I will make a mask. Unit 2 The Big Circle - Day 5
Morning Warm-up This week we read about dinosaurs and other animals that live together. They find food and protect one another from enemies. How are these animals like a community? Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 5
Long o and Contractions • • Rose isn’t home. “I’m looking at this globe, ” said Dot. We’ll vote for Cole. Hope can’t close the box. Unit 2 The Big Circle - Day 5
there down inside now together _______ was a roar that made them frown. In hills and mountains, up and _______. Animals came from far and wide. They made a circle – small ones _______ they stood, the time was ______. Then all T. Rex could think was “WOW!” Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 5
1. Handwriting sheet – to be graded 2. Journal – Write a story about a dinosaur you learned about this week. 3. AR test 4. Centers Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 5
Daily Journal Writing Write a story about a dinosaur.
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