Pearl and Wagner
Two Good Friends
Unit 3 Week 1
Pearl and Wagner
Two Good Friends
by Kate McMullan
Fantasy is a make-believe story
that could never happen in the
real world. In a fantasy, people
and animals do things they
cannot do in real life.
Question of the Week:
When does support from others
help with a creative idea?
This week we will read a
story about two friends
who create a science project.
Vowel Patterns
e, ee, ea, y
CCSS RF 2.3a
Distinguish long and short vowels when
reading regularly spelled one-syllable
words.
CCSS RF 2.3b
Know spelling-sound correspondences
for common vowel teams.
CCSS RF 2.3c
Decode regularly spelled two-syllable
words with long vowels.
This week we will learn to read and spell long e words spelled with e, ee, ea, and y.
we
bee
easel
penny
street
bean
bunny
me
Spelling Words
CCSS RF 2.3a
Distinguish long and short vowels when
reading regularly spelled one-syllable
words.
CCSS RF 2.3b
Know spelling-sound correspondences
for common vowel teams.
CCSS RF 2.3c
Decode regularly spelled two-syllable
words with long vowels.
feet read easy party
deep seat windy
wheel leave
sleep team
teeth
guess shoe
Vocabulary Words
CCSS RF 2.3f
Recognize and read grade-appropriate
irregularly spelled words.
guess
to try to think
of something
pretty
beautiful; cute;
nice to see or hear
science
the study of the
world around you
shoe
a covering worn
on the foot
village
a small town
watch
to look at carefully
won
to be better than
someone or something
Amazing Words
CCSS L 2.6
Use words and phrases acquired through
conversations, reading and being read to,
and responding to texts.
construct
build; make
sidekick
a good friend or
partner to help you
unique
the only one like
it; special
contraption
something that is put together
in an odd way; machine
foolproof
so simple and safe that
anybody can use it
daydream
you are awake but thinking
of pleasant things
project
something you
plan and then do
scrap
small piece left over
from something
Author's Purpose
CCSS RL 2.1
Ask and answer such questions as who, what,
where, when, why and how to demonstrate
understanding of key details in a text.
Authors write for different reasons.
The reasons are the author's purpose.
Author's purpose is as easy as PIE:
Persuade, Inform, Entertain.
Questioning
When readers want to understand
or remember what they read, they
ask questions about the text.
Questioning takes place before,
during, and after reading.
Verbs
CCSS L 2.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions
of standard English grammar and usage
when writing and speaking.
CCSS L 2.1d
Form and use the past tense of frequently
occurring irregular verbs (e.g. sat, hid, told).
A verb is the word in the sentence
that tells what someone or
something is or does. A word that
shows action is a verb.
What is the verb in each sentence?
The girl walks in the hall.
I run very fast.
The baby laughs at the puppy.