Week Of:

Letters

& sounds

Big Books

&Trade Books

Comprehension Skill

High Frequency Words

Genre

Amazing Words

Integrated Science &

Social Studies

Unit 6 – Building Our Homes

Week 1

all consonants,

short a & i

Homes Around the World

Compare / Contrast

review

Informational Text

home, roof, tools, apartment, city, country

What kinds of homes do people around the world build?

Week 2

all consonants,

short a, i, o

Old MacDonald Had a Woodshop

Character

review

Animal Fantasy

saw, drill, hammer, screwdriver, file, chisel

What tools do you need to build things?

Week 3

all consonants,

short a, i, o, e

Building Beavers

Main Idea

review

Informational Text

beaver, lodge, paddle, river, stream, lake

How do beavers build homes?

Week 4

all consonants,

short a, i, o, e, u

The Night Worker

Plot

review

Realistic Fiction

engineer, construction, foreman, hard hat, beacons, street sweeper

Who works at night?

Week 5

all consonants,

all short vowels

The House That Tony Lives In

Setting

review

Fiction

architect, electricians, plumbers, painters, landscapers, movers

Who helps to build a house?

Week 6

all consonants,

all short vowels

Animal Homes

Draw Conclusions

review

Informational Text

predators, shelter, shields, prey, colony, bark

How do animals build their homes?