Frog and Toad Together Big Question What changes

Frog and Toad Together Big Question: What changes happen in a garden? Author: Arnold Lobel Genre: Animal Fantasy

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BIG QUESTION WHAT CHANGES HAPPEN IN A GARDEN? DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5

Frog and Toad Together Day 1

Daily Fix-it 1. Dan helpped me plant my seeds 2. They will be litle plants son. Unit 3 Frog and Toad - Day 1

Daily Fix-it 1. Dan helpped me plant my seeds Dan helped me plant my seeds. 2. They will be litle plants son. They will be little plants soon. Unit 3 Frog and Toad - Day 1

Morning Warm-up In winter, flowers go away. In spring, flowers start to grow in gardens. Do we have a garden near our school? What changes happen in a garden? Unit 3 Frog and Toad – Day 1

Oral Vocabulary Sprout! It’s a Garden Here is what a good gardener knows. Seeds need sunshine golden. Rain falls down and each seed grows. Sprout! It’s a garden. It takes time to see the plants. The blooms will not be sudden. Just let nature have a chance. Sprout! It’s a garden. Unit 3 Frog and Toad - Day 1

Amazing Words § gardener A gardener is someone who grows plants. § nature Nature is everything in the world that is not made by people. § sprout Sprout means “to begin to grow. ”

Inflected Endings § melted melting § petted petting § batting § ripped § hopping § stepped § shutting § § § § tagged digging begging slipped chopped swimming stopping Unit 3 Frog and Toad - Day 1

planned Ending -ed planned rested tripped thanked Unit 3 Frog and Toad - Day 1 letting Ending -ing letting jumping landing hugging

Word Reading – ed, -ing § § § § tapping sipped jogging running pinned flipped ringing clapping § § § § hummed asked fixes getting yelled wishes zipped Unit 3 Frog and Toad - Day 1

1. 2. 3. Reading WB page 33 Spelling WB page 61 Journal – List plants you would grow in your garden. 4. AR test 5. Centers Unit 3 Frog and Toad - Day 1

Daily Journal Writing Day 1 List plants you would grow in your garden.

Frog and Toad Together Day 2

Daily Fix-it 3. I plantted seeds last spring 4. next year I will do it agan. Unit 3 Frog and Toad – Day 2

Daily Fix-it 3. I plantted seeds last spring I planted seeds last spring. 4. next year I will do it agan. Next year I will do it again. Unit 3 Frog and Toad – Day 2

Morning Warm-up We will read about the four seasons. Many things change with each season. Why do you think the seasons change? Unit 3 Frog and Toad – Day 2

Amazing Words § dim Dim means “not bright. ” § shade Shade is a place that is darker than the area around it because light has been blocked from the sun.

r-controlled ar § § § § cat had hard far card barn smart march

Word Work § § § § car mark yarn harp star chart large art

Word Reading r-Controlled ar § § § § jar sort cat yard more cart dark § § § § scarf ham hard porch harm sharp start bark Unit 3 Frog and Toad – Day 2

1. Reading WB pages 34, 35, 36 2. Spelling WB page 62 3. Journal – Write about a time when you or someone you know planted a seed. 4. AR test 5. Centers Unit 3 Frog and Toad – Day 2

Daily Journal Writing Day 2 Write about planting a seed.

Frog and Toad Together Day 3

Daily Fix-it 5. I put thre seeds in one pot? 6. then I gave them watter. Unit 3 Frog and Toad - Day 3

Daily Fix-it 5. I put thre seeds in one pot? I put three seeds in one pot. 6. then I gave them watter. Then I gave them water. Unit 3 Frog and Toad - Day 3

Morning Warm-up Today we will read about Toad plants seeds in a garden. He reads and sings and shouts at his seeds. What does a real garden need to grow? Unit 3 Frog and Toad – Day 3

Amazing Words blossom – A blossom is the flower of a plant. When a plant blossoms it has flowers. Unit 3 Frog and Toad – Day 3

Inflected endings r-controlled ar § clapping § thanked § smart § flipping § large Unit 3 Frog and Toad - Day 3

Grandpa’s Garden Grandpa was digging Far back in the yard, Planting a garden, And working real hard. He stopped when it got dark And plopped down to wait For someone to tell him The garden looked great. We all started clapping. We patted his arm. Now Grandpa is planning To start a small farm.

barked digging stepped parking started swimming hummed marching Unit 3 Frog and Toad – Day 3

gardens Unit 3 Frog and Toad – Day 3

Sometimes people try different things to keep the plants in their garden growing. Toad is a character in the story we are about to read. His garden is not growing the way he thinks it should. We’ll find out what advice Frog gives Toad and if anything ever grows in the garden.

Vocabulary • rain • ground • head • shouted • shouting

High-Frequency Words • • work very again grow few day were • • • how read afraid soon home together Unit 3 Frog and Toad - Day 3

1. Reading WB page 37 2. Spelling WB page 63 3. Journal – Write about your favorite flower, plant, or tree. 4. AR test 5. Centers Unit 3 Frog and Toad – Day 3

Toad shouts at his seeds. Toad shouted at his seeds. Toad is shouting at his seeds. -s -ed start plant walk look play Unit 3 Frog and Toad – Day 3 -ing

Toad did stuff to his seeds. First get some seeds, tiny and brown. Then put them deep into the ground. The rain comes, and the sun shines down. Up go the flowers, large and round. Unit 3 Frog and Toad – Day 3

Daily Journal Writing Day 3 Write about your favorite flower, plant, or tree.

Frog and Toad Together Day 4

Daily Fix-it 7. They ned sunn. 8. I am hapy when they gro. Unit 3 Frog and Toad - Day 4

Daily Fix-it 7. They ned sunn. They need sun. 8. I am hapy when they gro. I am happy when they grow. Unit 3 Frog and Toad - Day 4

Morning Warm-up Toad tried to make his seeds sprout. Today we will read about what flowers really need to grow. What would you plant in a garden? Unit 3 Frog and Toad – Day 4

Amazing Words humongous – If something is humongous, it is very, very big. destroy – When you destroy something, you ruin it. Unit 3 Frog and Toad – Day 4

fixes foxes Words with or, ore corn chore Words without or, ore Unit 3 Frog and Toad – Day 4

Word Reading • • • school old sorts porches their Mort very other some away • • • shore horns fixes our Ford people house store drums friends Unit 3 Frog and Toad - Day 4

Words in Context Ford fixes and sorts the horns and drums. Their very old house has two porches. Our friends shopped at the school store. Mort went away to the shore with some other people. Unit 3 Frog and Toad – Day 4

1. Reading WB pages 38, 39 2. Spelling WB page 64 3. Journal – Write to tell what Toad’s garden looks like after the plants grow tall. 4. AR test 5. Centers Unit 3 Frog and Toad – Day 4

Daily Journal Writing Day 4 Write to tell what Toad’s garden looks like after the plants grow tall.

Frog and Toad Together Day 5

Daily Fix-it 9. he planted the seds. 10. Jan and I waters the garden Unit 3 Frog and Toad - Day 5

Daily Fix-it 9. he planted the seds. He planted the seeds. 10. Jan and I waters the garden Jan and I water the garden. Unit 3 Frog and Toad - Day 5

Morning Warm-up We have learned how blossoms sprout from seeds. We know that dim light can destroy some plants. What can a gardener do to grow big flowers? Unit 3 Frog and Toad – Day 5

Clark tripped on a sharp rock in the yard. Running around a large park is fun. We stopped to look at the stars in the dark sky. The sharks are swimming in deep water. Unit 3 Frog and Toad – Day 5

soon afraid read again few how _____ lots of books about Frog and Toad. Read many, not a _____. Read them over and over _____. Each time will seem brand new! Don’t be _____ to plant a seed. _____ will it grow? You know. Rain, sun, and time, and _____ a plant Will start to grow and grow! Unit 3 Frog and Toad – Day 5

1. Handwriting sheet 2. Journal – Write about how to start a garden. 3. AR test 4. Centers Unit 3 Frog and Toad – Day 5

Daily Journal Writing Day 5 Write about how to start a garden.