Wonders READING/WRITING COMPANION K.7

NEW EDITION

READING/WRITING COMPANION K.7

UNIT 7

NEW EDITION

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Grade K • Unit 7

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READING/WRITING COMPANION

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Unit 7

The Animal Kingdom

The Big Idea

Week 1 • Baby Animals Weekly Concept........................................................................ 4 Phonics: Uu.....................................................................................6 High-Frequency Words: for, have.....................................8 Words to Know............................................................................9 Shared Read

A Pup and a Cub Nonfiction ............................................ 12 Grammar: Past Tense Verbs...............................................20

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Make Connections................................................................... 21

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Write About the Text........................................................... 22

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Week 2 • Pet Pals Weekly Concept......................................................................24 Phonics: Gg, Ww.....................................................................26 High-Frequency Words: they, of.................................... 28 Words to Know......................................................................... 29 Shared Read

I Hug Gus! Fiction.................................................................... 32 Grammar: Past Tense Verbs.............................................. 40 Make Connections...................................................................41 Write About the Text...........................................................42

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Weekly Concept..................................................................... 44 Phonics: Vv, Xx..........................................................................46 High-Frequency Words: fine, want...............................48 Words to Know.........................................................................49 Shared Read

A Vet in a Van Fiction.........................................................52 Grammar: Past Tense Verbs...............................................60 Make Connections................................................................... 61 Write About the Text...........................................................62

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Animal Kingdom The Big dea What are different kinds of animals?

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The Animal Kingdom

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Weekly Concept Baby Animals

Essential Question How are some animals alike and how are they different?

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Talk About It How is a kitten like a duckling? How is it different?

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Unit 7 • Week 1

Talk about how baby animals are alike and different. Use the photos and words to help you.

fur

claws

webbed feet

beak

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Draw two different baby animals.

Baby Animals

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Phonics

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Listen and repeat. Write the letter.

U uu u

U umbrella

Listen and say the name of each picture.

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under

unhappy

map 2

cup

sun

nut

Listen and read each word.

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map up

mud

fun

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rub

hum

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High-Frequency Words for

We play video games for fun!

have

Elephants have big ears.

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cub The lion cub is with its mom.

den

The foxes live in a den.

Baby Animals

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Words to Know

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Words to Know fun We have fun at the party!

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pack

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Wolves live in a pack.

Unit 7 • Week 1

Shared Read

pup The wolf pup is with its mom.

They sat in the sun.

Baby Animals

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Shared Read Find Text Evidence

ead to find out R about a pup and a cub.

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ead and point R to each word in the title.

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Circle and read aloud the words that have the same middle sound as nut.

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A Pup and a Cub

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Shared Read Find Text Evidence

nderline and U read aloud the word have.

Circle and read aloud the word that has the same middle sound as but.

Circle the pup’s mom and dad in the photo.

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I am a pup.

I have a mom and a dad.

Baby Animals

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Shared Read Find Text Evidence

Circle the pups in a pack in the photo. alk about the T pups in the photo. How many pups are there? Where are they?

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I am in a pack.

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We sit in a den.

Unit 7 • Week 1

Shared Read Find Text Evidence

nderline and U read aloud the word have.

Circle the pet in the photo.

I am not a pet.

I have not met a pet pup!

Baby Animals

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Circle and read aloud the word that has the same middle sound as mud.

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Shared Read Find Text Evidence

Circle and read aloud the word that has the same middle sound as nut.

Circle the cub in the photo.

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I am a cub.

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Mom and Dad see me.

Unit 7 • Week 1

Shared Read Find Text Evidence

Circle and read aloud the words that have the same middle sound as cup.

Circle what the cub sits on in the photo.

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I sit on a rock in the sun.

I nap in the sun a lot!

Baby Animals

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Shared Read Find Text Evidence

Underline and read aloud the word have.

Circle and read aloud the words that begin with the same sound as under.

Circle the cub and Sis in the photo.

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Sis and I have fun.

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We can go up, up!

Unit 7 • Week 1

Shared Read Find Text Evidence

Underline and read aloud the words for.

Circle and read aloud the words that have the same middle sound as nut.

Circle the cub in the photo.

A pup can run for fun.

A cub can run for fun.

around the pup in the photo. etell the text.

R Use the photos to help you.

Baby Animals

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Draw a box

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Grammar A present tense verb tells what someone or something does now.

A past tense verb tells what someone or something did in the past. present tense verb

We play.

We played yesterday. past tense verb

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Circle the past tense verb in each sentence.

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1.

2.

Jack kicked the ball.

Pam jumped up.

Say another past tense verb that tells about what you did.

Unit 7 • Week 1

Integrate

Make Connections

Look at the photos. What is the name of each baby animal? puppy

cub

duckling

Draw a line from the name of each baby animal to the correct photo.

Talk about how the baby animals are alike and different from their mom or dad.

Answer the Essential Question.

How are some animals alike and how are they different?

Baby Animals

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kitten

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Write About the Text I answered the question: How do the wolf pup and the lion cub feel around their families?

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Specific Words I used the word safe to tell how the wolf pup feels.

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Student Model: Informative Text

The wolf pup feels safe with the family.

The family lives in a den.

The wolf pup feels happy around its family.

Details I used details in the photos to figure out how the cub feels.

The lion cub feels safe with its family.

The cub stays close to its family.

It also feels safe enough to climb with Sis.

Grammar

Climb tells what the cub does.

Climb is a present tense verb.

Your Turn

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How are the wolf pup and the lion cub the same? How are they different?

Baby Animals

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NEW EDITION

READING/WRITING COMPANION K.7

UNIT 7

NEW EDITION

my.mheducation.com ISBN: 978-981-4923-85-9

Grade K • Unit 7

McGraw Hill

9 789814 923859

READING/WRITING COMPANION