Unit 5 • ANIMALS

CONSUMABLE
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Write Oo and Ff.

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At Home:
Use the cover of the Activity Book to discuss
the theme: Animals.
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Name Unit 5 • Week 1

Letter to Know Listen and Read

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Word to Know

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Phonics: /o/o At Home:

Say the name of each picture. Identify the sound that you hear at Ask your child to name each picture
and its beginning letter and sound.
the beginning of each picture name. Write the letter that stands
for the /o/ sound. Repeat the names aloud.
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Comprehension: Make Predictions Mama Cat Has Three Kittens At Home:

Look at the picture. Draw a picture to show what you Ask your child to talk about
each picture.
think might happen next in the story.

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Vocabulary: Position Words At Home:
Circle the cat that is behind the lamp. Ask your child to identify and tell where
each animal is in the picture using the
Draw a line under the bunny that is under the bed.
position words.
Draw a box around the puppy that is on the sofa.
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Name

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A cat is in the hat

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High-Frequency Word: is
Point to the title page first. Then, read
Take Home Book:
Ask your child to read
A cat is in the pot
.
the book aloud to you.
the book aloud to a partner.

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 A cat is in the box
. A cat is in the log
.
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Phonemic Awareness: /o/ At Home:

Say the name of each item. Circle the item if its name begins with the Ask your child to point to and name
all the items that begin with the same
same sound you hear at the beginning of octopus.
sound as octopus.

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mop mom
top
pot
mop
pop
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Phonics: Blending o At Home:
Look at the picture. Point to the word as you blend the sounds and say Ask your child to blend the sounds to
read each word.
each word. Circle the word that goes with the picture. Write the word.

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Comprehension: Make Predictions At Home:

Look at the picture. Draw a picture to show what you Ask your child to talk about his or
her picture.
think might happen next.

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Phonics: /o/o At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Identify the sound that you hear at Ask your child to name each picture and
identify the words that begin with the
the beginning of each picture name. Write the letter below the
same sound as octopus.
picture if its name begins with the /o/ sound.
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Name Unit 5 • Week 2

Letter to Know Listen and Read

Ff An Alphabet Book of Animal Offspring

 

 

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Big Book Decodable Reader

Word to Know

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Phonics: /f/f At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Identify the sound that you hear at the Ask your child to name each picture and
its beginning letter and sound.
beginning of each picture name. Write the letter that stands for the /f/
sound. Repeat the names aloud.
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Comprehension: Classify and Categorize Animal Babies ABC At Home:

Cut out the pictures. Name each animal. Sort them into groups Ask your child to identify and
sort the animals by color.
of animals with fur and animals without fur. Then create your
own sorting rule and sort the animals.
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penguin otter koala

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Comprehension: Classify and Categorize Animal Babies ABC At Home:
Use the picture on the back of each word to help you name Ask your child to name the animals
and tell how he or she sorted them.
the animal. Sort them into two groups.

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We like to play.
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High-Frequency Word: play

Point to the title page first. Then, read
the book aloud to a partner.
Take Home Book:
Ask your child to read
the book aloud to you.
We like to play.
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 We like to play. We like to play.
2 3
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Phonemic Awareness: /f/ At Home:

Look at the picture. Say the name of each item. Circle the item if its Ask your child to point to and name
all the items that begin with the same
name begins with the same sound you hear at the beginning of fish.
sound as fish.

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fan fan
fat
fin

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Phonics: Blending f At Home:
Point to the word as you blend the sounds and say the word. Write the Ask your child to blend the sounds
to read each word.
word. Repeat the word.

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Comprehension: Classify and Categorize At Home:

Look at the pictures. Draw an X on the picture that Ask your child to tell you which picture
does not belong in each row and why.
does not belong. Tell why it does not belong.

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Phonics: /f/f At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter below the picture if Ask your child to name each picture that
begins with the same sound as fish.
its name begins with the /f/ sound.

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Name Unit 5 • Week 3

Letters to Know Listen and Read

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Read-Aloud Decodable Reader

Trade Book

Words to Know

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Phonics: /o/o At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Identify the sound that you hear at the Ask your child to name each picture
on the page that begins with the same
beginning of each picture name. Circle each picture whose name begins
sound as octopus.
with the same sound as octopus. Write the letter.
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Comprehension: Character, Plot Mole and the Baby Bird At Home:

Cut out the characters. Glue them on craft sticks. Use them to act out Ask your child to name the two
characters in Mole and the Baby Bird
what happens in the story.
and use them to act out the story.

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Comprehension: Character, Plot Mole and the Baby Bird At Home:
Cut out the characters. Glue them on craft sticks. Use them Ask your child to name the two
characters in Mole and the Baby Bird
to act out what happens in the story.
and use them to act out the story.

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Can Tam Play?

head

Pat can play!

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High-Frequency Words: is, play

Point to the title page first. Then, read
the book aloud to a partner.
Take Home Book:
Ask your child to read
the book aloud to you.
Can Tam play?
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Name
Ff

Phonics: /f/f At Home:

Say the name of each picture. Identify the sound that you hear at the Ask your child to name each picture
and its beginning letter and sound.
beginning of each picture name. Write the letter that stands for the /f/
sound. Repeat the names aloud.
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top top
cot
fan

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Phonics: Blending o,f At Home:
Point to the word as you blend the sounds and say the word. Write the Ask your child to blend the sounds
to read each word.
word. Then circle the picture that goes with the word.

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Comprehension: Character, Plot Mole and the Baby Bird At Home:

Look at each picture. Tell what is happening. Circle the Ask your child to tell you what happened
in the story, Mole and the Baby Bird.
picture that shows what happened in the story.

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Phonics: /o/o, /f/f At Home:

Say the name of each picture. Then write Ask your child to name each picture and
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its beginning letter and sound.
the letter that stands for the sound you 
hear at the beginning of the word.

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