The Big Circle Big Question: How do animals work together to survive?

1. The Big CircleBig Question: How do animals work together to survive? Author: Eric Kimmel Illustrator: Richard Bernal Genre: Fiction

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3. Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Big QuestionHow do animals work together to survive?

4. The Big CircleDay 1

5. Daily Fix-it • A fox lives in pine park. • it has fiv kits. Unit 2 The Big Circle - Day 1

6. Daily Fix-it • A fox lives in pine park. A fox lives in Pine Park. • it has fiv kits. It has five kits. Unit 2 The Big Circle - Day 1

7. Morning Warm-up Some animals live and work together. They are a lot like people. How do animals work together to survive? Unit 2 The Big Circle Day 1

8. Mama Newt Said “Let me protect you,” Mama Newt said. “I’ll keep you safe and Make sure that you’re fed. A crow is an enemy. A snake is one too. Papa and I will Watch over you.” “Try to be careful,” Mama Newt smiled. “I know there are dangers Out here in the wild. If we keep our eyes open And keep our hearts linked, Then there is no chance Of becoming extinct.” Unit 2 The Big Circle - Day 1

9. Amazing Words • enemy – • An enemy is a person or animal that wants to cause harm to another. • extinct – • If something is extinct it no longer exists. • protect – • Protect means to keep someone or something safe. • Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 1

10. Long o (CVCe) made hide rode r o d e p o l e pole j o k e joke c o n e cone h o m e home st o l e stole Unit 2 The Big Circle - Day 1

11. Word Work • r o s e rose • dr o v e drove • cl o s e close • gl o b e globe • fr o z e froze • v o t e vote • h o p e hope • d o z e doze Unit 2 The Big Circle - Day 1 home

12. Word Reading - Long o • joke • slope • top • mope • make • close • doze • white • rope • role • stove • spot • bone • shine • froze Unit 2 The Big Circle - Day 1

14. 1. Reading WB page 93 2. Spelling WB page 37 3. Journal – Write about how baby animals can stay safe. 4. AR test 5. Centers Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 1

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17. Daily Journal Writing Write about how baby animals can stay safe.

18. The Big CircleDay 2

19. Daily Fix-it 3. The Boys ran a rase. 4. steve is not as fast as tom. Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 2

20. Daily Fix-it 3. The Boys ran a rase. The boys ran a race. 4. steve is not as fast as tom. Steve is not as fast as Tom. Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 2

21. Morning Warm-up Today we’ll read about a frog that sits on a log in a bog. Eating bugs and slugs makes him grow. What makes you grow? Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 2

22. Amazing Words crater – A crater is a big hole. holler – A holler is a loud cry or shout. Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 2

23. not am will didn’t did not didn’t I am I’m we will we’ll is not they will can not I’ll couldn’t I’m it’ll hasn’t she’ll Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 2 Contractions n’t, ‘m, ‘ll

24. not am will Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 2

25. wasn’t he’ll hasn’t I’m we’ll I’m isn’t you’ll aren’t didn’t it’ll they’ll hadn’t she’ll I’ll Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 2 Word Reading - Contractions

29. 1. Reading WB page 94, 95, 96 2. Spelling WB page 38 3. Journal – Write about a family of animals. 4. AR test 5. Centers Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 2

30. Daily Journal Writing List things that move.

31. The Big CircleDay 3

32. Daily Fix-it • The triceratops mad a circle • Can the baby hid in it. Unit 2 The Big Circle - Day 3

33. Daily Fix-it • The triceratops mad a circle The triceratops made a circle. • Can the baby hid in it. Can the baby hide in it? Unit 2 The Big Circle - Day 3

34. Morning Warm-up Today we will read about dinosaurs. We’ll learn how they cooperate. They share the job of protecting each other. What jobs do you share? Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 3

35. Amazing Words swamp – A swamp is an area of muddy, wet land. Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 3

36. Long o and Contractions bone you’ll • When you come to a new word, check to see if it is a word you know. Look for a contraction. Read the base word and the ending or say the sounds to yourself and read the word. • hadn’t • smoke • aren’t • chose Unit 2 The Big Circle - Day 3

37. A Baby Dinosaur A big T. Rex woke up and said, “I’m hungry, but I won’t eat bread. A baby dinosaur tastes great. I’ll eat it up! I just can’t wait!” A baby heard him when he spoke. He knew the threat was not a joke. “I’m very smart,” the baby said. He ran home to get help instead. His family said, “Don’t give up hope.” They hid their baby on the slope. They drove the bully far away. And T. Rex didn’t eat that day. Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 3

38. Long o Contractions Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 3

39. Two dinosaurs we learned about tyrannosaurus and triceratops. What do we know about T. Rex and triceratops and the kinds of things they do? We’re going to read a story about a T. Rex and a herd of triceratops. We’ll find out what happens when a hungry T. Rex tries to hunt food.

40. Vocabulary • triceratops • meat • herd • baby • circle

41. High - Frequency Words • inside • good • down • eat • now • small • together • here • there • want Unit 2 The Big Circle - Day 3

43. 1. Reading WB page 97 2. Spelling WB page 39 3. Journal – Write about an animal that works with other animals to stay safe. 4. AR test 5. Centers Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 3

44. stegosaurus (flat teeth) raptor (sharp, pointed teeth) allosaurus ( sharp, pointed teeth) apatasaurus (flat teeth) ankylosaurus (flat teeth) diplodocus (flat teeth) Meat Eaters Plant Eaters Unit 2 The Big Circle – Day 3

45. First, T. Rex wakes up hungry. Next, Then Finally,

46. _________ the triceratops stand in a circle. _________ the herd drives T. Rex away. _________ the herd sees T. Rex. _________ T. Rex smells the triceratops.

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48. Daily Journal Writing Write about an animal that works with other animals to stay safe.

49. The Big CircleDay 4

50. Daily Fix-it • Jen like Elephants. • Cann’t she take one hom? Unit 2 The Big Circle - Day 4