Table of Lesson Plans Lesson Lesson Text Pages Worktext Pages Bible Truths Phonics Skills Comprehension Skills Other English Skills Days to remember—Lessons 1–32 Seth and the Angry Bug Realistic fiction by Eileen M. Berry 1 2–6 1–4 1–2 Love (BAT: 5a) Giving (BAT: 5b) reading short vowel words identifying short vowels reading rhyming words interpreting illustrations following directions Oral reading: reading orally with appropriate voice inflection to convey dialogue 2 7–10 5–7 3–4 Authority BAT: 2a) Love (BAT: 5a) reading word–family words using letter–sound association: blends and digraphs identifying emotional responses in characters recalling sequence of events matching characters and dialogue predicting outcomes Oral reading: reading orally to communicate emotional responses of characters Station Day 3 11–14 272–275 demonstrating knowledge of the phonics patterns VC and VCC demonstrating good listening habits with comprehension relating story title to facts and details Sticky Fingers Realistic fiction by Stephanie Ralston 4 15–19 8–11 5–6 reading one– and two–syllable words ending in –ed relating the story content to personal experience recognizing that characters view problems differently supporting answers with evidence from the text and illustrations Composition: writing a personal experience 5 20–23 12–15 7–8 Forgiveness (BAT: 6c) recognizing long sounds matching long vowel sounds recalling facts and details about story characters identifying emotional responses of characters learning form the story characters that we should be willing to extend forgiveness to others and to ask forgiveness of others drawing logical conclusions 6 24–28 16–19 9–10 Honesty (BAT: 4c) reading two–syllable words dividing short vowel words into syllables matching story characters with dialogue determining sequence of events inferring unstated supporting details Oral reading: reading dialogue orally to portray a character Skill Station Day 7 29–32 276–79 demonstrating knowledge of the open syllable phonics pattern V dividing words ending with a consonant letter + –le into syllables determining whether a syllable has a long or short vowel recalling details of a story recognizing time relationships The Tuna Tangle A fanciful story 8 33–37 20–23 11–12 identifying words with open syllables reading one– and two–syllable words with open syllables noting actions of characters Literature: identifying onomatopoeia enjoying fanciful fiction
Kangaroos and Koalas An article by Gail Fitzgerald 40 164–69 109–13 65–66 God as Master (Promise: I) reading words with and recognizing the uniqueness of God’s creation comparing and contrasting homes developing sentence meaning Study Skills: demonstrating an awareness of country locations on a 41 170–73 114–16 67–68 God as Master (Promise: I) reading with oo, ew, recognizing the wonder of God’s creation recalling facts and details developing vocabulary comparing and contrasting kangaroos and koalas matching and pictures developing sentence meaning Skill Station Day 42 174–77 300–303 God as Master (Promise: I) matching descriptions to animals Study Skills: distinguishing between globes and flat world maps Structural Analysis: counting the number of syllables in identifying words within compound words dividing compound words into syllables Kate Kangaroo A fanciful story by Karen Wilt 43 178–82 117–20 69–70 Authority (BAT: 2a) Work (BAT: 2e) Sowing and reaping (BAT: 4a) reading rhyming words with oo, ue, ew, relating lesson content to the biblical principle of work distinguishing reality from fantasy developing sentence closure Literature: identifying fanciful elements in story content 44 183–86 121–24 71–72 identifying vowel words with closed syllable pattern VCC recognizing the importance of finishing the job locating information explicitly stated developing sentence closure 45 187–89 125–27 73–74 reading long vowel words in closed syllables: _old, _olt, _ind, _ild recalling facts and details about characters recognizing the importance of finishing the job identifying emotions of characters identifying cause–and–effect relationships identifying true and false statements developing sentence closure 46 190–93 128–30 75–76 Faithfulness (BAT: 2c) Work (BAT: 2e) Clear conscience (BAT: 6d) developing an awareness of the change in the characters during the course of action recognizing the importance of finishing the job noting character actions inferring supporting details about characters Structural Analysis: dividing two–syllable words between double consonants dividing two–syllable before the consonant +le Story Lesson Lesson Pages Text Pages Worktext Truths Phonics Skills Comprehension Skills Other English Skills