Anansi Goes Fishing

Day 1
 Morning Warm-Up
Day 1

 Creative ideas can solve

problems or answer questions.
 When are creative ideas
good? When are they bad?
 Amazing Words
Day 1

consume
 Our family consumed a huge bowl of
popcorn while we watched TV.

 When you consume something, you eat

it or use it all up.
 prey
Small fish are often the prey of bigger
fish.

Prey is an animal that is hunted and

killed by another animal for food.
 shrewd
Dad told me to be shrewd about
deciding what to do with my
allowance.

Someone or something who is shrewd is

very clever or smart.
 Compound Words
A compound word is made up of two
shorter words.

sail boat
bed time
snow storm
To read compound words, first I
read the two words and then
blend them into one word.

schoolyard
starfish
Spelling Words
basketball
someone
weekend
something
birthday
riverbank
bathtub
backyard
driveway
bedtime
raindrop
mailbox
grandparent
rattlesnake
earthquake
 Let’s Talk About Creative
Ideas
When are creative When are creative
ideas good? ideas bad?
 when they hurt
 when they help someone
someone
 when they are
 When they cure a dangerous
sickness
 when they are mean
 when they keep
 when they scare
someone safe
someone
 when they make
 when they don’t do
someone happy
what they are
supposed to do
 Write Advice
What a Good Friend Does
 Listens to what you say.
 ________________________________________
 ________________________________________
 ________________________________________

What a Good Friend Doesn’t Do

 Tells someone your secrets.
 _______________________________________
 _______________________________________
 _______________________________________
Anansi Goes Fishing
Day 2
 Morning Warm-Up
Day 2

How do you feel when someone tries to

trick you or when anyone lies to you?

What is something you can do?

Find the compound words.

 Amazing Words
Day 2

consume shrewd

prey boast gloat

 Compound Words
Draw a line between the two words that make up the
compound word.

grandpa lunchbox
grandma halfway
rowboat sunscreen
outside someone
 Anansi Goes Fishing
High Frequency Words
believe
caught
finally
been
whatever
“Whatever do you
mean?” asked Mom.
today
tomorrow
Anansi Goes Fishing
Day 3
 Morning Warm-Up
Day 3

Yesterday Farmer Smart had a

problem. Today he finds a way to fix
it. Tomorrow he won’t have the
problem anymore!

How do you fix a problem?

 High Frequency Word Practice
 I woke up on Sunday morning and
said, “____________ I don’t have to go
to school.”

 I love all kinds of foods and will eat

_____________ Dad puts on my plate.

 Do you ________________ fairy tales

are true?
 Yesterday I went fishing and __________
three fish.

 I woke up on Thursday and said,

“___________ is Friday!”

 I have _____________ sick for three days.

 I can’t wait until I’m ____________ old

enough to drive.