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I’m a Caterpillar

Big Question: What changes can we observe in nature? Author:

Jean Marzollo Illustrator:

Judith Moffatt Genre:

Narrative Nonfiction

SMALL GROUP Timer

BIG QUESTION WHAT CHANGES CAN WE OBSERVE IN NATURE?

DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5

I’m a Caterpillar Day 1

Daily Fix-it 1. The gurl saw a bug 2. it was on hur shirt.

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Daily Fix-it 1. The gurl saw a bug The girl saw a bug. 2. it was on hur shirt. It was on her shirt.

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Morning Warm-up What changes can we observe in nature? Let’s take a closer look. We learned about how some plants change. Soon we’ll read about a few ways animals change.

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Life Cycle The insect hatches out. Then she eats leaves all day. As soon as she has had enough, She’ll hide herself away. She’ll make herself a shell That keeps her warm and dry. All winter she’ll develop And become a butterfly. As soon as summer comes, She flies around the glen She lays a bunch of eggs and them The cycle starts again.

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Oral Vocabulary • cycle A cycle is a series of events that always happens in the same order. • develop Develop means “grow.” • insect An insect is an animal that has six legs and usually has wings.

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• s ir sir • c ur l curl • v er s verse • th ir st thirst

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•v er b verb Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 1

Blend Words • p er ch • st ir • s ur f • tw ir l • ch ur ch • sw er ve • th ir d

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germ

dirt

fur

clerk

girl

hurt

serve

first

burst

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Word Reading • • • • • • • •

ferns smart chicken swirl turn jerk curb shore

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curve chirp thirty skirt nurse fork spun

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1. Reading WB page 43 2. Spelling WB page 65 3. Journal – Write to tell how a pet you know changed as it grew. 4. AR test 5. Centers Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 1

Changes in Nature

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Daily Journal Writing Day 1

Write to tell how a pet you know changed as it grew.

I’m a Caterpillar Day 2

Daily Fix-it 3. She did not want to hert it? 4. she pickked it up.

Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar - Day 2

Daily Fix-it 3. She did not want to hert it? She did not want to hurt it. 4. she pickked it up. She picked it up.

Morning Warm-up Summer, winter, spring, and fall. I can name the seasons all. Autumn is another name. Fall and autumn are the same. What season are we in?

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Amazing Words • yearly Yearly means “once a year.” • rearrange When you rearrange something, you put things in a different order. Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 2

aren’t • she’s she is • you’ve you have • we’re we are Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar - Day 2

she’ll • what’s what is • I’ve I have • you’re you are

Blend Words • it’s it is • we’ve we have • they’re they are

• let’s let us • they’ve they have

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they’ve

who’s

we’re

we’ve

she’s

they’re

is

he’s

have

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you’re it’s

you’ve

I’ve

are

Word Reading - Contractions • • • • • • •

he’s isn’t you’ll you’ve they’re she’s it’s

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I’m didn’t I’ve they’ll we’ve we’re what’s wasn’t

Read the Words Let’s find out about insects. Do you know what’s in here? When the insect inside is done growing, it will push its way out. What will it be? Wait and see. Then it will visit the garden.

1. Reading WB pages 44, 45, 46 2. Spelling WB page 66 3. Journal – Write about how a chicken egg or a frog egg changes. 4. AR test 5. Centers

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is

are

was

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Last night he ____________ hungry. Today she ____________ happy. Yesterday the dogs __________ tired. Now I _________ six years old. Today the kittens __________ quiet.

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Daily Journal Writing Day 2

Write about how an egg changes.

I’m a Caterpillar Day 3

Daily Fix-it 5. The bug yelow wings had. 6. what kind of bug was it.

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Daily Fix-it 5. The bug yelow wings had. The bug had yellow wings. 6. what kind of bug was it. What kind of bug was it?

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Morning Warm-up Have you ever seen a large caterpillar inch across the schoolyard? Today we’ll read about how this insect makes an amazing change. What changes might a caterpillar make?

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r-Controlled er, ir, ur and Contractions • fern • dirt • curl • he’s

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jerk you’ve sir you’re purse

Burst Out, Bugs The insect lays her eggs In dirt or on a fern. When she’s done, she flies away. She never will return. Little bugs burst out. Their heads turn to the sky. They’ve been inside those eggs so long, And now they’re going to fly. C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\My Music\Peter Bursch\Gitarrenbuch Disc 1\33 Track 33.wma

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Contractions

• she’s she is • they’re they are • they’ve they have Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar - Day 3

Caterpillars and Butterflies

How can you tell a caterpillar from another insect?

What do caterpillars eat? How does a caterpillar change?

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Caterpillars

Both

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Butterflies

Caterpillars like to eat and eat and eat. The caterpillar in the selection we are going to read likes to eat too. When it’s impossible for him to eat anything more, some things begin to change. We’ll find out what changes.

Vocabulary •caterpillar •crawl •chrysalis •pupa •shiver

High – Frequency Words

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done now know push food

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afraid visit wait away soon

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1. Reading WB page 47 2. Spelling WB page 67 3. Journal – Make a list of the things you would like to know about a butterfly. 4. AR test 5. Centers Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 3

Vocabulary butterfly ant deer caterpillar

ABC order 1. ______________ 2. ______________ 3. ______________ 4. ______________ Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 3

Main Idea: A caterpillar grows and changes into a butterfly. Nectar is a sweet liquid in flowers. Flowers are many colors. Butterflies eat nectar.

Bees make honey from nectar.

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Grammar One thing or person: Use am, is, or, was. More than one thing or person: Use are or were. She ______________ funny. My mom _______________ kind. I ___________ tired. The children _______________ silly. Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 3

Daily Journal Writing Day 3

Write a list of the things you would like to know about a butterfly.

I’m a Caterpillar Day 4

Daily Fix-it 7. It can fli veree high. 8. She saw it fly awae?

Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar - Day 4

Daily Fix-it 7. It can fli veree high. It can fly very high. 8. She saw it fly awae? She saw it fly away.

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Morning Warm-up Today we’ll learn how to use computers. A computer can be a huge help. How can a computer help us learn?

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Share Literature • emerge • fragile • vessel

Amazing Words • emerge Emerge means “to come into view.” • fragile If something is fragile, it can be easily broken. • vessel A vessel is a thin tube inside your body. Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 4

High – Frequency Words

•done •know •push •visit •wait Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 4

Review – Inflected endings, ar patted

patting

park

-ed

-ing

flipped

marking

barked

jogging

harmed

marching

dropped

stepping Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 4

Word Reading • • • • • • • • • •

jar park few dark shark there hopping afraid want who

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Clark water large how soon kissed hugged read again swimming

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Read Words in Context • Who has a few large bugs hopping in a jar? • How is Clark the dark shark swimming in the water? • Clark was afraid to go so he kissed and hugged Mom again. • She’ll want to read the park map to get there soon. Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 4

Am, Is, Are, Was and Were I _________ tall. You ___________ funny. It ___________ old.

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1. Reading WB page 48, 49 2. Spelling WB page 68 3. Journal – Write another title for “I’m a Caterpillar”. 4. AR test 5. Centers

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Life Cycle of a Butterfly

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Daily Journal Writing Day 4

Write another title for “I’m a Caterpillar.”

I’m a Caterpillar Day 5

Daily Fix-it 9. ann watch butterflies. 10. Its your turn to bat

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Daily Fix-it 9. ann watch butterflies. Ann watches butterflies. 10. Its your turn to bat It’s your turn to bat.

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Morning Warm-up Butterflies are very pretty, but once that was not so. How do insects change and grow?

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r-Controlled er, ir, ur and Contractions • You’ve got some dirt on your shirt. • That’s a big bird on a small perch. • We’re going to surf in the deep water. • She’s a clerk in the garden store.

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High – Frequency Words

push know done visit wait

When chores are ___________, I __________ and see I ants can ____________ things up their hill. Butterflies will ___________ When they ___________ that I am still. Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 5

1. Reading WB page 50 2. Handwriting sheet 3. Journal – List ways you use a computer. 4. AR test 5. Centers Unit 3 I’m a Caterpillar – Day 5

Daily Journal Writing Day 5

List ways you use a computer.