ant and the three little figs

1. Ant and the Three Little Figs Open Court Unit 1 Lesson 1 Day 1

3. Word Knowledge 1: began secret maybe believe

4. Word Knowledge 2: easy read leaving leaned

5. Word Knowledge 2: easy read leaving leaned

6. Word Knowledge 3: peek need cheek bee

7. Word Knowledge 3: peek need cheek bee

8. Word Knowledge 4: book wood hook stood

9. Word Knowledge 4: book wood hook stood

10. Word Knowledge 5: blink plus glad plum


12. Word Knowledge S1: I had a dream about three little pigs. Can you find the long e sound?

13. Word Knowledge S2: The frog jumped into the brook. Can you find the oo sound?

14. Word Knowledge S3: Jack was glad to have a plum. Can you find the consonant blend?

15. Word Knowledge 1: began secret maybe believe 2: easy read leaving leaned 3: peek need cheek bee 4: book wood hook stood 5: blink plus glad plum Choose a word to use in a sentence. Call on a classmate to extend the sentence.

16. Building Background Have you heard of the story �The Three Little Pigs�? Have you ever read a story out loud to a younger brother or sister?

17. Background Information Do you know what figs are? Figs are a type of fruit.

18. Genre �Ant and the Three Little Figs� is an example of humorous fiction. The story is about things that did not really happen. The author invents the action in the story. The story is funny. The author�s imagination is the most important thing in a work of fiction.

19. Preview and Prepare Look at the title, the pictures and the words. Look for any clues, problems, or wonderings. Remember to mark them with your post it notes. Be ready to share what you find with the rest of the class.

20. Vocabulary Strategies Context Clues: Use the other words in the sentence or paragraph to figure out a word. Look for CLUE words to help you. Word Structure: The meaning of a word can be figured out by using the prefix, base word, or suffix. Apposition: The word is followed by the definition, which is often set off by commas

21. figs I opened the book and began to read. �Once upon a time there were three little figs.�

22. figs I opened the book and began to read. �Once upon a time there were three little figs.� Some fruit cookies have figs in them; others have raisins.

23. figs I opened the book and began to read. �Once upon a time there were three little figs.� Some fruit cookies have figs in them; others have raisins. figs: fruit that is shaped like a small pear and grows on a tree

24. figs The figs grew on the tree.

25. quickly �Once upon a time there were three little�� Pigs,� Ant said quickly.

26. quickly �Once upon a time there were three little�� Pigs,� Ant said quickly. We quickly walked into school from the playground when the rain started.

27. quickly �Once upon a time there were three little�� Pigs,� Ant said quickly. We quickly walked into school from the playground when the rain started. quickly: with speed

28. quickly The race car drove quickly around the race track.

29. finally Finally he said, �This is your last chance.�

30. finally Finally he said, �This is your last chance.� Our school finally won a game after 13 losses.

31. finally Finally he said, �This is your last chance.� Our school finally won a game after 13 losses. finally: coming or happening at the end

32. finally After weeks inside the egg, the chick finally hatched.

33. chance Finally he said, �This is your last chance. If you don�t say pigs, I�m leaving.�

34. chance Finally he said, �This is your last chance. If you don�t say pigs, I�m leaving.� Buy a raffle ticket to take a chance to win a prize.

35. chance Finally he said, �This is your last chance. If you don�t say pigs, I�m leaving.� Buy a raffle ticket to take a chance to win a prize. chance: possibility of something happening

36. chance When you roll the dice, you have 1 chance in 36 to get snake eyes.

37. anytime �You are welcome, Ant,� I said, �anytime.�

38. anytime �You are welcome, Ant,� I said, �anytime.� I have no problem going to sleep anytime. It doesn�t bother me if it�s night or day.

39. anytime �You are welcome, Ant,� I said, �anytime.� I have no problem going to sleep anytime. It doesn�t bother me if it�s night or day. anytime: at any time

40. anytime You can practice reading at anytime.

41. Comprehension Strategies Making Connections This part reminds of� Text to text Text to self Text to world Visualizing I can make a picture in my mind of what is happening in the story.

42. Guess the Covered Word Spelling Unit 1 Lesson 1 Created by Joanne Whitley Adapted by Jennifer Allen

77. Types of Nouns: Common & Proper Nouns

78. Common Nouns Common Nouns are any person, place, or thing. Common nouns are not capitalized. The city A policeman That newspaper

79. Proper Nouns Proper Nouns are the name of a special person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are capitalized. Dallas Officer Walker New York Times

80. Tell if the underlined noun is common or proper. Click the noun to check your answer. Mary visited the school last Friday.

81. Common Noun It is not capitalized and names any person, place, or thing.

82. Proper Noun It is capitalized and names a special person, place, or thing.

83. Tell if the underlined noun is common or proper. Click the noun to check your answer. The President rode in a limousine.



86. Tell if the underlined noun is common or proper. Click the noun to check your answer. The elephants and monkeys were at the San Francisco Zoo.



89. Tell if the underlined noun is common or proper. Click the noun to check your answer. All of Amy�s paper is missing from her notebook.



92. Write this sentence correctly. Remember to capitalize proper nouns. My parents joined grover church last sunday.

93. Write this sentence correctly. Remember to capitalize proper nouns. My parents joined Grover Church last Sunday.

94. Write this sentence correctly. Remember to capitalize proper nouns. Uncle rob used to live in orlando, florida.

95. Write this sentence correctly. Remember to capitalize proper nouns. Uncle Rob used to live in Orlando, Florida.

96. Write this sentence correctly. Remember to capitalize proper nouns. We heard the governor�s speech on television in january.

97. Write this sentence correctly. Remember to capitalize proper nouns. We heard the Govenor�s speech on television in January.

98. Write this sentence correctly. Remember to capitalize proper nouns. Both randal and sue visited marine world.

99. Write this sentence correctly. Remember to capitalize proper nouns. Both Randal and Sue visited Marine World.

100. Ant and the Three Little Figs Open Court Unit 1 Lesson 1 Day 2

101. Word Knowledge 1: began secret maybe believe

102. Word Knowledge 1: began secret maybe believe

103. Word Knowledge 2: easy read leaving leaned

104. Word Knowledge 2: easy read leaving leaned

105. Word Knowledge 3: peek need cheek bee

106. Word Knowledge 3: peek need cheek bee

107. Word Knowledge 4: book wood hook stood

108. Word Knowledge 4: book wood hook stood



111. Word Knowledge S1: I had a dream about three little pigs. Can you find the long e sound?

112. Word Knowledge S2: The frog jumped into the brook. Can you find the oo sound?

113. Word Knowledge S3: Jack was glad to have a plum. Can you find the consonant blend?

114. Word Knowledge 1: began secret maybe believe 2: easy read leaving leaned 3: peek need cheek bee 4: book wood hook stood 5: blink plus glad plum Choose a word to use in a sentence. Call on a classmate to extend the sentence.

115. Selection Vocabulary figs: fruit that is shaped like a small pear and grows on a tree quickly: with speed finally: coming or happening at the end chance: possibility of something happening anytime: at any time

116. Comprehension Strategies Making Connections This part reminds of� Text to text Text to self Text to world Visualizing I can make a picture in my mind of what is happening in the story.

117. Discussing Strategy Use What connections did you make between the reading and what you already know? What did you visualize as you read?

118. Word Sort gl- bl- pl-

119. Common and Proper Nouns What are nouns? What is a common noun? What is a proper noun?

120. Let�s Practice! Can you find the proper nouns? One Monday in October Jumbo the elephant Dr. Johnson and their assistant our teacher, Mr. Leeds Homes in Zanesville, Ohio


122. Phonics and Fluency 1: sat back wet fig


124. Phonics and Fluency 2: pig pot top upon


126. Phonics and Fluency 3: bridge fudge judge edge


128. Phonics and Fluency 4: outside watermelon anytime faraway


130. Phonics and Fluency S1: The big cat hid under the bed. Can you find the words with short vowels?


132. Phonics and Fluency S2: The man fell in the mud. Can you find the words with short vowels?


134. Phonics and Fluency S3: We have a garden in our backyard. Can you find the compound word in the sentence?


136. Phonics and Fluency 1: sat back wet fig 2: pig pot top upon 3: bridge fudge judge edge 4: outside watermelon anytime faraway Choose a word to use in a sentence. Call on a classmate to extend the sentence for you using who? what? when? where? or why?


138. Comprehension Skill Author�s Purpose To inform To entertain To persuade

139. Checking Comprehension What idea does Ant�s brother have to make the story he is reading more interesting and funnier? What does Ant want his brother to do? How can you tell that Ant�s brother probably will share a story with him again?

140. Common and Proper Nouns Can you think of any common and proper nouns? Common Proper
















156. Phonics and Fluency 1: sat back wet fig 2: pig pot top upon 3: bridge fudge judge edge 4: outside watermelon anytime faraway Choose a word to use in a sentence. Call on a classmate to extend the sentence for you using who? what? when? where? or why?

157. Dictation 1: ______ _______ _______ 2: ______ _______ _______ Challenge Word: ___________ Sentence:


159. Mack and Nick

160. Copy and paste this slide for all previously introduced high frequency wordsCopy and paste this slide for all previously introduced high frequency words







































199. Handing Off How did Ant�s big brother share the story of �The Three Little Pigs�? Why didn�t Ant want to hear the rest of the story? Have you ever shared a silly story with someone? What was it about? What does �Ant and the Three Little Figs� add to what you already know about Sharing Stories?

200. Meet the Author In this story Betsy Byars changed parts of a familiar story. Where do you think she got the idea to do this? Why does she say that �writing is like playing baseball or playing the piano�?

201. Meet the Illustrator How did Simont learn to draw? Why do you think his travels help him when he illustrates books?

202. Purposes for Listening There are many different reasons for listening. We can listen to others to get ideas for writing. We can listen to get information. We can listen to solve problems and to answer questions. We can listen for fun.

ant and the three little figs

ant and the three little figs

Presentation Transcript

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