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August Month at a glance
Week Theme Comprehension Phonics Grammar Vocabulary Books
My Mouth is a Volcano
1 The 5 Ws
Short Vowels Nouns erupt, interrupt, patience
& Be Big
Character Building
RL 2.1 Ask and answer Enemy Pie

2 such questions as who, Long A Pronouns lesson, friendship, unique
& Ruby the Copycat
what, where, when, why,
Plural/Irregular respect, acceptance, We Don’t Eat Our Cla ssmates
3 and how to demonstrate
understanding of key
Long E
Nouns kindness & Do Unto Otters
details in a text. The Sandwich Swap
4 Long I Collective Nouns forgive, power, wrong
& The Recess Queen
Suggested Daily Time Table Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Phonics 5 Minutes – Intro to pattern,
5 Minutes 5 Minutes 5 Minutes
read words
Grammar
5 Minutes 5 Minutes 5 Minutes 5 Minutes
Assessments THEN allow students
Comprehension Intro to Skill – 3-5 Minutes 15 Minutes – Review Book, 15 Minutes – Review Book, choice/fun activities.
15 Minutes – Read Aloud Second
Read Aloud Book – 10-15 Review Skill, Talk about Answers, Review Skill, Talk about Answers,
Text
Minutes Student Work Time Student Work Time I also allow students to catch up
on missed work during this time.
Vocabulary
5-10 Minutes – Discuss words As needed As needed 5 Minutes – Multiple Choice
Small group
80 Minutes 95 Minutes 95 Minutes 95 Minutes
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gust Let’s Get Reading Week 1
Au Monday Tuesday
Teacher lesson plans
Wednesday Thursday Friday
I Do: Review Short Vowel Sound I Do: Review Short Vowel Sound I Do: Review Short Vowel Sound I Do: Review Short Vowel Sound
Posters Posters Posters Posters
Phonics
We Do: Read Words Aloud Together We Do: Sort Words By Sound We Do: Practice Unscrambling Words We Do: Practice Fixing Common
Testing & Creative

Misspellings
You Do: Read, Write, Bedazzle You Do: Word Sort You Do: Unscramble
You Do: Sentence Fix Its
I Do: What is a noun? I Do: What is a noun and why are I Do: What is a noun and why are I Do: What is a noun and why are
nouns important? they important? they important?
We Do: Find nouns in sentences.
Grammar
We Do: Sort nouns by person, place We Do: Practice multiple choice We Do: Write 3 sentences together
You Do: Noun hunt or thing that include a noun.
You Do: Noun Multiple Choice
You Do: Sort nouns by person, place You Do: Practice using nouns – 3
or thing sentences.
I Do: Introduce Vocabulary Review Words if Necessary Review Words if Necessary We Do: Vocabulary Multiple Choice
Vocabulary
You Do: 1 Word 1 Word 1 Word
I Do: You Do: I Do/We Do: You Do:

• Review 5 Ws • 5 Ws from My Mouth is a Volcano • Review 5 Ws • 5 Ws from Be Big
Comprehension
• Read aloud My Mouth is a Volcano • Read aloud Be Big
We Do:
• Discuss 5 Ws from My Mouth is a
Volcano Out Loud

M o n d a y Mini Lesson Quick Review (on the whiteboard or
using posters from the set)
Phonics * Always start with the target
Grammar * Always start with the target
• Use spelling anchor to introduce this week’s patterns (short • Use grammar anchor to introduce this week’s skill (noun)
vowels – go over each sound) • Brainstorm as many people, places, things and animals as you
• Using spelling word list, model tapping out the first word can
• Have students work in partners to tap out and blend each • Have students list as many nouns as they can think of with a
word together partner out loud in 30 seconds or less
• Ask students what words they need to have defined for them • Say a word out loud. Have students show thumbs up if it is a
• Teacher • Folder
• Show students how to “bedazzle” words noun, thumbs down if it is not: • Blue • Yes
• Turkey • Playground
• The • Tomorrow
• Eat • Friend
• Desk • Student
• Table • Yellow
• Pencil • Puppy
Comprehension * Always start with the

target
Vocabulary * Always start with the target
• Go over the 5W poster – talk about the 5Ws and 1H • Clap out each syllable in each vocabulary word
• Read aloud “My Mouth is a Volcano” – stopping to talk about • Introduce each word, talk about the definition, use it in a
the answers to the 5Ws sentence, relate it to the picture that is used on the vocabulary
• Review the 5 Ws at the end of the story card

Tu e s d a y Mini Lesson Quick Review (on the whiteboard or
• Review spelling anchor chart – review each sound that each • Review what a noun is
vowel makes • Write a list of nouns on the board – circle the people green,
• Use the “Kaboom” cards or a T Chart on the board to sort the the places purple, the things red and the animals blue
spelling words by their sounds. Your chart should look like: • Tell students they will be sorting their own words today based
a e i o u on what type of noun they are
• Add other words kids can think of to the chart

• Tell students they will be practicing this independently today

target
• Do a picture walk of My Mouth is a Volcano • Ask students if they need any help with the vocabulary words
• Model filling out the graphic organizer for the students • Let other students answer their questions if they can
answering the questions from My Mouth is a Volcano in a full
sentence
• Give students time to copy {as practice during small group
time}

We d n e s d a y Mini Quick Review (on the whiteboard or
Lesson
• Scramble spelling words on the board • Practice multiple choice type questions on the board
• Talk about looking for patterns to unscramble the spelling • Talk about HOW to find the correct answer and the
words importance of reading ALL of the answer choices
• Show students strategies to find the right word Find the noun:
a. yummy
Scrambled Unscrambled b. the
c. green
tas d. dog
Which answer choice is the noun in the sentence: I walked to the school today.
opt a. walked
b. to
enp c. the
d. school
* Always start with the * Always start with the target

Comprehension target Vocabulary
• Go over the 5W poster – talk about the 5Ws and 1H • Ask students if they need any help with the vocabulary words
• Read aloud “Be Big” – stopping to talk about the answers to • Let other students answer their questions if they can
the 5Ws
• Review the 5 Ws at the end of the story

Thur s d a y Mini Lesson Quick Review (on the whiteboard or
• Write sentences on the board • As a class, write 3 sentences and circle the nouns
I saw a fshi at the pond. I had to bned down to see it. It was stuck • Tell students they will need to write their own 3 sentences
in a rtap. today
• Give students 1 minute to talk to a partner about what words
are misspelled and how to fix them
• Model fixing them with the class
I saw a fish at the pond. I had to bend down to see it. It was stuck
in a trap.

target
• Do a picture walk of Be Big • Give students 3 minutes to do the vocabulary multiple choice
• Model filling out the graphic organizer for the students either with a partner or independently (display or copy on
answering the questions in a full sentence board to save paper)
• Give students time to copy {as practice during small group • Go over the correct answers
time}

c t h n pg d g b g
A Place An animal
A person A Thing

Who was the
story about?
What happened
In the story?
Where did the
story take place?
When did the
story take place?
Why was there
A problem?
How was the
Problem solved?
erupt
to break or burst
out suddenly
interrupt
1. to cause to stop
2. to begin to speak
over
patience
to stay calm during
trouble or while
waiting
Learning
TARGET
Learning
TARGET
Learning
TARGET
Learning
TARGET
Week One
Short Vowels
sat shut
top chop
pen trap
hit bend
cup fish
twist branch
wrench dock
crush ©The Mountain Teacher
Short Vowels Short Vowels
Spelling Words: Challenge: Spelling Words: Challenge:
sat shut twist sat shut twist
top chop wrench top chop wrench
pen trap crush pen trap crush
hit bend branch hit bend branch
cup fish dock cup fish dock
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Read It, Write It, bedazzle It
Name: _______________________
Directions:
1. Read the word
2. Write the word normally
3. Write the word in a fun way
Read It Write It bedazzle It Read It Write It bedazzle It

sat bend
top fish
pen Challenge Words:
hit twist
cup wrench
shut crush
chop branch
trap dock
August Week 1 ©The Mountain Teacher
Directions:
Sort It Out
Name: _______________________ 1. Highlight the weekly phonics pattern
2. Cut out the words below
3. Paste the words into the correct area on the
Short a Short e Short i page to the left
sat bend
top fish
pen twist
hit wrench
Short o Short u
cup crush
shut branch
chop dock
trap
August Week 1
Directions:
Unscramble It Look at the words below. Use what you Name: _______________________
know about the words to unscramble
the letters and find your spelling words!
Scrambled unscrambled Scrambled unscrambled

tas tapr
tpo bned
nep fsih
ith tiswt
pcu wenrch
suht csruh
cohp rabchn
kcod
Directions:
Read It & Fix It Look at the sentences below. Find Name: _______________________
the misspelled words. Box the
incorrect word and then fix it.
box the misspelled word: Spell it Correctly:
I sate on the rug in the cla ssroom.

My dad told me to shute the door.
I set a trape for my dog.
My fihs likes the water.
I filled my cupe with pop.
Please don’t hite me.
I lost my penn.
I like to help my mom chopp food.
Snakes & Ladders
August
Week 1
Take turns with a partner or group. The first person rolls a die and moves their piece that many spaces. They cover the word, look at the
sky and spell the word aloud. If they spell it correct, they keep their piece on the word. If they misspell it, they miss their turn. Then, the
next player goes. Watch out for snakes and ladders! Snakes move you down, ladders move you up. The first person to finish is the winner!
34 33 32 31 30
FINISH top pen hit twist trap

24 25 26 27 28 29
cup shut chop trap bend top

23 22 21 20 19 18
hit sat shut pen tw ist shut

12 13 14 15 16 17
top cup trap bend chop pen

11 10 9 8 7 6
twist pen top cup trap chop

1 2 3 4 5
START chop shut hit bend shut

attach four
Take turns with a partner or group. The first person picks a column
and goes as far down as they can go. They cover the word, look at
the sky and spell the word aloud. If they spell it correct, they keep
©The Mountain Teacher their piece on the word. If they misspell it, they miss their turn. Then,
Spelling Words August Week 1 the next player goes. Go until someone gets four pieces in a row.
sat top pen hit cup
shut chop trap bend twist
cup twist hit bend pen
trap top chop shut sat
shut sat top pen chop
trap bend hit cup twist

Roll & Read
Spelling Word August Week 1
Roll one die. Read the line that you roll. Try to cover
and spell each word after reading. After you’ve
done all of the words, try to use them in a sentence.
sat top pen hit twist
cup shut chop trap bend
hit sat shut pen tw ist
top cup trap bend chop
twist pen top cup trap
sat chop shut hit bend

Directions: Mix up all of the cards face down. Then, take turns picking up each card. If you read
the word on the card correctly, then you keep it. The person with the most cards at the end of the
game wins. Make it more challenging by spelling the words. Watch out for the special cards below!
e! Ka boom
Revers Oh no! Yo
!
e u lose
Switch th Skip! a ll of your
u r n!
you Lose a T
c a rd s .
direction e s omeone Pu t them
were goin
g Ch oo s back in u lose
t he i r next the pile. Oh no! Yo
before. to s ki p turn.
turn. your next
Short Vowel Sounds

August Week 1 August Week 1 August Week 1 August Week 1
sat top pen hit

shut chop trap bend

August Week 1 August Week 1 August Week 1
Spelling Words
August Week 1
cup twist ©The Mountain Teacher
skip ski p skip reverse

reverse reverse Kaboom! Kaboom!

August Week 1 August Week 1 August Week 1
Kaboom!
August Week 1
Lose a Turn! Lose a Turn! ©The Mountain Teacher
Noun Hunt
Directions:
Look at the words below. Color Name: _______________________
the nouns green, and the rest of
the words blue.
rabbit teacher
glue the student dog
green four school

it fun
girl pink book
at today clean
pencil blue pen

Noun Sort
Directions:
the people yellow, the places orange,
the animals green and the things red.
turtle pencil toad

teacher school
leaf frog dentist

park playground
child kitchen
fork doctor
student
shoe
cat
jacket
rat
house
Daily Grammar Practice
Name: ________________________
Directions: Read the problems
below. Select the correct answer.
1. Find the noun: 6. Which noun is a person?
a. dog c. orange a. turtle c. duck
b. red d. three b. yes d. kid
2. Find the noun: 7. Which noun is a place?

a. the c. student a. school c. chalk
b. four d. yes b. teacher d. numbers
3. Find the noun: 8. Which noun is a thing?

a. talk c. green a. red c. funny
b. duck d. ate b. toy d. play
4. Find the noun: 9. Which noun is an animal?

a. of c. school a. okay c. mouse
b. tomorrow d. fix b. Friday d. house

a. it c. itch a. teach c. teacher
b. fluffy d. crayon b. school d. learn

Quick Grammar Write
Name: ________________________
Directions: Write 3 sentences using nouns.
Circle the nouns you used.
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
August Week 1
erupt

interrupt
patience
August Week 1
August Week 1
Daily Vocabulary Practice Directions:
Name: ________________________
Read the problems
1. What word could be used to a. erupted
complete the sentence? b. interrupted
c. patience
d. acceptance
My dog ______ dinner.
2. Which word means to wait for a. erupt

something nicely? b. interrupt
c. patient
d. respect
3. What is the meaning of the a. to stop

underlined word in the sentence? b. lava coming out
c. to burst out
d. to wait
My mouth erupted.
Weekly phonics Test
Name: ________________________
Score: ________________________
Listen to your teacher. Spell the words they read aloud.

1. ____________________ 6. ____________________ **1. ____________________
2. ____________________ 7. ____________________ **2. ____________________
3. ____________________ 8. ____________________ **3. ____________________
4. ____________________ 9. ____________________ **4. ____________________
5. ____________________ 10. ____________________ **5. ____________________
Color the correctly spelled word in each Box the word spelled incorrectly.
box. Rewrite the word correctly.
11. sat saat sa 16. I sat on tope of the slide.
12. pon pen pene 17. I hiit the button.
13. cupe cup cuhp 18. I help my mom chup food.
14. chup chop choop 19. We have a pet fiish.
15. bedn dend bend 20. I can bende down low.

Weekly skills Test
The First Day
Name: ________________________
Score: ________________________
Directions: Read the 1. Who was the main character in the story?
A. Apple
Xavier was very excited for his first day passage. Answer the B. Louis
of second grade. He woke up, got ready and multiple choice questions C. Xavier
D. Jameson
rode his bike to Apple Elementary School. The about the passage.
teachers started calling out names for their
cla ss, and Xavier was so bummed when Louis,
2. What was the problem in the story? 3. Where did the story take place?
his best friend, was called into a different cla ss. A. Xavier was nervous to start school A. Louis’ Kitchen
He sadly got into a different line than Louis but B. Jameson was mean to Xavier B. Jameson’s House
C. Xavier didn’t have a problem C. Apple Elementary School
was quickly greeted by a new friend, Jameson. D. Xavier and Louis were in different cla sses D. Louis’ Cla ssroom
He and Jameson became good friends and
4. When did the story happen? 5. Why was Xavier happy at the end of the story?
Xavier had a wonderful first day of school. A. During the summer A. Louis joined his cla ss
B. On the la st day of school B. He had a really nice teacher
C. Today C. Jameson became his friend
D. On the first day of school D. Xavier was bummed
Directions: Read each 2. Find the noun below:

A. school
4. Which word means to stay calm while waiting?
A. erupt
question carefully. Circle B. today B. calm
Vocabulary
the best answer below. C. ouch C. patience
D. the D. friendship
Grammar
1. Find the noun below: 3. Find the noun below: 5. What does interrupt mean?
A. stinky A. orange A. to stay calm while waiting
B. blue B. happy B. interrupt
C. funny C. teacher C. to cause someone or something to stop
D. dog D. low D. to burst out suddenly

Happy FriYay! Choose one or more to complete after your weekly assessments.
STEM ART TECHNOLOGY

Build a volcano Use markers to create a Create a Google
poster for the hallway
Slides presentation
out of STEM explaining what it means to
retelling My Mouth is
stop your volcano from
materials. erupting. a Volcano.
Build the city Make a poster Go to

StoryJumper.com and
from Be Big out encouraging
create a book about
of STEM others to BE BIG. your first day of
materials. Add lots of colors. school.
Answer Keys
Noun Hunt
Directions:
the nouns green, and the rest of
the words blue.
rabbit teacher
glue the student dog
green four school

it fun
girl pink book
at today clean
pencil blue pen

Noun Sort
Directions:
the people yellow, the places orange,
the animals green and the things red.
turtle pencil toad

teacher school
leaf frog dentist

park playground
child kitchen
fork doctor
student
shoe
cat
jacket
rat
house
Daily Grammar Practice
Name: ________________________
Directions: Read the problems
a. dog c. orange a. turtle c. duck
b. red d. three b. yes d. kid
2. Find the noun: 7. Which noun is a place?

a. the c. student a. school c. chalk
b. four d. yes b. teacher d. numbers
3. Find the noun: 8. Which noun is a thing?

a. talk c. green a. red c. funny
b. duck d. ate b. toy d. play
4. Find the noun: 9. Which noun is an animal?

a. of c. school a. okay c. mouse
b. tomorrow d. fix b. Friday d. house

a. it c. itch a. teach c. teacher
b. fluffy d. crayon b. school d. learn

Directions:
Sort It Out
Name: _______________________ 1. Highlight the weekly phonics pattern
2. Cut out the words below
3. Paste the words into the correct area on the
Short a Short e Short i page to the left
sat pen hit sat bend

trap bend fish
branch wrench twist top fish
pen twist
hit wrench
Short o Short u
cup crush
top cup
chop shut shut branch
dock crush
chop dock
trap
August Week 1
Directions:
Unscramble It Look at the words below. Use what you Name: _______________________
know about the words to unscramble
the letters and find your spelling words!
Scrambled unscrambled Scrambled unscrambled

tas sat tapr trap
tpo top bned bend
nep pen fsih fish
ith hit tiswt twist
pcu cup wenrch wrench
suht shut csruh crush
cohp chop rabchn branch
kcod dock
Directions:
Read It & Fix It Look at the sentences below. Find Name: _______________________
the misspelled words. Box the
incorrect word and then fix it.
box the misspelled word: Spell it Correctly:
I sate on the rug in the cla ssroom. sat

My dad told me to shute the door. shut
I set a trape for my dog. trap
My fihs likes the water. fish
I filled my cupe with pop. cup
Please don’t hite me. hit
I lost my penn. pen
I like to help my mom chopp food. chop
Weekly phonics Test
Name: ________________________
Score: ________________________
Listen to your teacher. Spell the words they read aloud.

1. ____________________ 6. ____________________ **1. ____________________
2. ____________________ 7. ____________________ **2. ____________________
3. ____________________ 8. ____________________ **3. ____________________
4. ____________________ 9. ____________________ **4. ____________________
5. ____________________ 10. ____________________ **5. ____________________
Color the correctly spelled word in each Box the word spelled incorrectly.
box. Rewrite the word correctly.
top
11. sat saat sa 16. I sat on tope of the slide.
hit
12. pon pen pene 17. I hiit the button.
chop
13. cupe cup cuhp 18. I help my mom chup food.
fish
14. chup chop choop 19. We have a pet fiish.
bend
15. bedn dend bend 20. I can bende down low.
Weekly skills Test
The First Day
Name: ________________________
Score: ________________________
Directions: Read the 1. Who was the main character in the story?
A. Apple
Xavier was very excited for his first day passage. Answer the B. Louis
of second grade. He woke up, got ready and multiple choice questions C. Xavier
D. Jameson
rode his bike to Apple Elementary School. The about the passage.
teachers started calling out names for their
cla ss, and Xavier was so bummed when Louis,
2. What was the problem in the story? 3. Where did the story take place?
his best friend, was called into a different cla ss. A. Xavier was nervous to start school A. Louis’ Kitchen
He sadly got into a different line than Louis but B. Jameson was mean to Xavier B. Jameson’s House
C. Xavier didn’t have a problem C. Apple Elementary School
was quickly greeted by a new friend, Jameson. D. Xavier and Louis were in different cla sses D. Louis’ Cla ssroom
He and Jameson became good friends and
4. When did the story happen? 5. Why was Xavier happy at the end of the story?
Xavier had a wonderful first day of school. A. During the summer A. Louis joined his cla ss
B. On the la st day of school B. He had a really nice teacher
C. Today C. Jameson became his friend
D. On the first day of school D. Xavier was bummed
Directions: Read each 2. Find the noun below:

A. school
4. Which word means to stay calm while waiting?
A. erupt
question carefully. Circle B. today B. calm
Vocabulary
the best answer below. C. ouch C. patience
D. the D. friendship
Grammar
1. Find the noun below: 3. Find the noun below: 5. What does interrupt mean?
A. stinky A. orange A. to stay calm while waiting
B. blue B. happy B. interrupt
C. funny C. teacher C. to cause someone or something to stop
D. dog D. low D. to burst out suddenly

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RL 2.1 Ask and answer Enemy Pie

Suggested Daily Time Table Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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Testing & Creative

You Do: 1 Word 1 Word 1 Word

I Do: You Do: I Do/We Do: You Do:

• Read aloud My Mouth is a Volcano • Read aloud Be Big

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Comprehension * Always start with the

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• Add other words kids can think of to the chart

Comprehension * Always start with the

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* Always start with the * Always start with the target

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Comprehension * Always start with the

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Short Vowels Short Vowels

Short Vowels Short Vowels

Read It Write It bedazzle It Read It Write It bedazzle It

Scrambled unscrambled Scrambled unscrambled

I sate on the rug in the cla ssroom.

FINISH top pen hit twist trap

cup shut chop trap bend top

hit sat shut pen tw ist shut

top cup trap bend chop pen

twist pen top cup trap chop

START chop shut hit bend shut

sat top pen hit cup

shut chop trap bend twist

cup twist hit bend pen

trap top chop shut sat

shut sat top pen chop

trap bend hit cup twist

sat top pen hit twist

cup shut chop trap bend

hit sat shut pen tw ist

top cup trap bend chop

twist pen top cup trap

sat chop shut hit bend

Short Vowel Sounds

sat top pen hit

shut chop trap bend

skip ski p skip reverse

reverse reverse Kaboom! Kaboom!

green four school

girl pink book

pencil blue pen

August Week 1 ©The Mountain Teacher

turtle pencil toad

leaf frog dentist

2. Find the noun: 7. Which noun is a place?

3. Find the noun: 8. Which noun is a thing?

4. Find the noun: 9. Which noun is an animal?

5. Find the noun: 10. Which noun is a person?

August Week 1 ©The Mountain Teacher

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2. Which word means to wait for a. erupt