English Language Arts Houghton Mifflin Harcourt JOURNEYS COMMON CORE

Grade: Unit: Lesson: Kindergarten 4 17Essential Question: Read Aloud Book: Big BookHow do living things change as they grow? It Is the Wind

Realistic FictionFrom Caterpillar to ButterflyInformational Text

Anansi and GrasshopperTrickster Tale

Writing: Reading Literature & Informational Text: Foundational Skills:Opinion Writing Focus Trait: Voice

Comprehension Skills and StrategiesTARGET SKILL • Sequence of Events• Author’s Word ChoiceTARGET STRATEGY • Infer/Predict

HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDSfind, from, but, this, came, onPhonemic AwarenessBlend PhonemesSegment PhonemesPhonicsLetter/Sound: g /g/Blending WordsFluencyRead with Expression

Language:Vocabulary Strategies: Multiple-Meaning WordsGrammar: Proper Noun for Places, People, Pets

Planning for English Language Development:Begin with High-Utility Words Tier 1 Words *=Spanish cognatesHigh-Utility Words change, crawls, fly, hungry, tiny, butterfly, leaf, wings

Language Support Card 17 Building Background Videos Teacher’s Edition p. E12

Move on to Challenging Vocabulary Tier 2 &3 Words *=Spanish cognatesWords to Know this, find, from, but, came, on

Vocabulary in Context CardsReading/Language Arts Terms consonant*, informational text*, infer*, predict*, multiple meanings*, traditional tale*, trickster tale, letter*, noun*, proper noun*, opinion*, message*, greeting, closing Teacher’s Edition pp. E12, E14Scaffolding ComprehensionBuilding Background

Language Support Card 17 Building Background Videos

Comprehension Teacher’s Edition pp. E13, E14, E16, E18, E20

Sequence of EventsTeacher’s Edition pp. E13, E15, E17Scaffolding WritingOpinion WritingThank You Note p. T161

Teacher’s Edition p. E21 Common Core Writing Handbook: Thank You Note

Scaffolding GrammarGrammar: Proper Nouns for Places, People, Pets, p. T166

Teacher’s Edition P. E19o Language Transfer Issue: Proper Nounso Language Support Card 17: Regular Verb Forms

Whole GroupReading 60 Minutes

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HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDSfind, from, but, this, came, onI-R-2: LI-7: reading high frequency words with automaticity.Phonemic AwarenessBlend PhonemesSegment PhonemesI-LS-2: HI-2: producing and blending the initial, medial, and final sounds of CVC words using accurate articulation and pronunciation. I-R-2: L1-3: blending initial, medial, and final spoken sounds to produce words. I-R-2: HI-1: segmenting one-syllable words into its phonemes.PhonicsLetter/Sound: g /g/Blending WordsI-R-2: LI-5: matching and naming upper case and lower case letters with different fonts.I-R-2: HI-6: producing letter sounds represented by the single lettered consonants and vowels.FluencyRead with Expression

o Interactive Instructional Flip Charto Phonemic Awareness, p. 52o Words to Know, p.53o Phonics/Decoding, p.54o Comprehension/Retelling, p.55o Writing, p.56o Grammar, p.57

o Student Book Storieso “Can You Find It?,” pp. 30-35o “Pam Pig,” pp. 36-41

Grammar60 Minutes

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Writing60 Minutes

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Vocabulary Strategies: Multiple-Meaning Words Grammar: Proper Nouns for Places, People, and PetsI-L-2 (Vocabulary) HI-4: completing synonym and antonym word pairs.I-L-1 (Nouns): HI-2: explaining differences between common and proper nouns in context (singular and plural).

o Interactive Instruction Flip Chart

GrammarChildren will learn about proper nouns for places, people, and pets. I-L-1 (Nouns): HI-2: explaining differences between common and proper nouns in context (singular and plural).

o Interactive Instruction Flip Chart

WritingChildren will learn about writing thank- you notes and expressing opinions. They will compose their own thank-you notes. I-W-1: HI-4: writing friendly letters or thank you notes using simple sentences that include sight words, CVC words, and phonetic spelling.

From Caterpillar to ButterflyInformational TextChildren will read From Caterpillar to Butterfly to

o Learn about how caterpillars change into butterflies.

o Practice putting events in order and infer and predict what will happen next.

I-R-3: HI-2: making and confirming predictions based on the title, cover illustrations, and text.I-R-3: HI-4: sequencing a story or event including the beginning, middle, and end using transition words. (e.g., first, next, last)Anansi and GrasshopperTrickster TaleChildren will read “Anansi and Grasshopper” to

o Compare the genre with that of From Caterpillar to Butterfly.

o Discuss how this selection and It Is the Wind both end differently than expected.

It Is the WindRealistic FictionChildren will read It Is the Wind to

o Enjoy a story about a boy and the sounds of the wind at night.

o Discuss sounds and noises, including their favorite sounds, and discuss the author’s word choice in this story.

I-R-3: HI-2: making and confirming predictions based on the title, cover illustrations, and text.I-R-3: HI-4: sequencing a story or event including the beginning, middle, and end using transition words. (e.g., first, next, last)

ELL Whole Group Additional Whole Group ResourcesScaffolded Support

Notes throughout the Teacher’s Edition scaffold instruction to each language proficiency level.

Vocabulary in Context Card Provide visual support and additional practice for High-Frequency Words.

Lesson 17 Blackline Masters Words to Know, 17.1 Leveled Reader Graphic Organizer, 17.2-17.5 Leveled Reader Think About It, 17.6-17.9 Leveled Practice for Phonics and Words to Know, SR 17.1-17.3,

A17.1-17.3, ELL 17.1-17.3Additional Resources

Reading Log, p.4 Vocabulary Log, p.5 Listening Log, p.6 Instructional Routines, pp. 7-17 Graphic Organizers, pp. 18-25 Handwriting Models, pp. 26-27

ELL Small GroupELL Leveled Reader- Look for Bugs

Sheltered text connects to the Big Book’s topic, High-Frequency Words, Strategy, and Skill.

Contains the same content as the On-Level Reader but uses more accessible language

Small Group PlannerTeacher-LedVocabulary Reader Bugs!, Differentiate Instruction, p. T175Differentiate Words to Know using Context Cards 19-20, p. T173Differentiate Comprehension: Sequence of Events; Infer/Predict Strategy, p. T177Leveled Reader Look for Bugs, p.T183Differentiate Fluency: Read with Expression, p. T179Differentiate Vocabulary Strategies: Multiple-Meaning Words, p. T185Options for Re-teaching: pp. T186-T187Reread Can You Find It? or Pam Pig What are my other children doing?Listen to Audio of From Caterpillar to ButterflyComplete Leveled Practice, ELL 17.1 Listen: Follow along with From Caterpillar to Butterfly Reread: Partners reread Bugs!Listen to audio of “Anansi and Grasshopper”Reread: Partners reread Look for Bugs and Can You Find It?Listen to audio of “Anansi and Grasshopper”Reread: Partners reread Pam PigReread: Choose among this week’s stories

Complete and share Literacy Center activitiesELL Extra SupportELL Lesson 17 Resources

Builds background for the main topic and promotes oral language. Develops high-utility vocabulary and academic language.

Building Background Video Clip for Lesson 17: “Growing”

AssessmentProgress MonitoringAssess and monitor students’ progress to determine who is on track and who needs help. Clear prescriptions identify targeted instruction to address the students’ needs and get them back on track.Respond to Assessment

Phonemic Awareness, p. T107 Phonics, p.T119 Words to Know, p. T121 Comprehension, p. T136 Retelling, p. T137 Vocabulary Strategies, p. T155

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