Teac hing Focus: Phonics: Phonemic Decoding Look at the wor ds spin and Sun. How are they alike? How ar e they different? L ook in the book and nd more words that begin lik e spin and Sun. Leve l: E Wo rd Count: 207 Words 100th Wo rd: have Tips for Reading this Book with Children: Read the title and mak e predictions about the stor y . Predic tions after reading the title have students m ake pre dictions about the book. Take a picture walk. Tal k about the pictures in the book.
Implant the v ocabulary as you take the pictur e walk. H ave children nd one or two wor ds they know a s they do a picture walk. Have students read the 1st page of text with you. Have students read the remaining text aloud. Strategy Ta lk use to assist students while reading. G etyourmouthready L ook atthepicture T hinkdoesitmakesense T hinkdoesitlookright T hinkdoesitsoundright C hunkitbylookingforapartyouknow Read it again .
Complete the activities at the end of the book.
Comprehension & Extension: Summarize: W hat is the last day of the week? H ow many weeks are in a month? T ext to Self Connection: What month is your birthday? H ow do you keep track of time? Do you use a c alendar in your house? Describe how your family u ses it. E xtension: Make An Invitation Make an invitation to your birthday par ty or special event. Include the day , week, and month your par ty w ill be. Write any other import ant details someone would need to know .
Days, We eks, and Months Writ ten by Ann H.
Days, We eks, and Months Writ ten by Ann H.
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How many days until the birthday par ty ? Shh! I t s a surprise.
The birthday par ty is on April 11.
That is the time it takes Earth to s pin around once on its axis. axis
During the day , we work and play .
At night, it s time to sleep.
T ogether , 7 days makes a week.
Sunday is the first day of the week.
Monday , T uesday , W ednesday , Thursday , and Friday are weekdays.
Saturday is the last day of the week.
Saturday is the last day of the week.
Then it is time to start a new week.
A month can have 28 to 31 days.
That s a little more than 4 weeks.
How do we keep track of time ? With a calendar!
A calendar is a chart. It shows all the days in a month.
A year has 12 months.
The first month is Januar y . The last month is December . JANUARY MARCH FEBRUARY APRIL MAY JUNE JUL Y AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
The party is in the month of April on the 11th day .