Lesson plan for Unit 2 Lesson 1

1. My Sidewalks
Third Grade
Unit 1 Week 2
Day 1

2. Vocabulary
Read Words 2 the Wise on page 33. Have students turn to pp. 34-35 of the selection.
What do you notice? Can you use the word trade to describe one of these
pictures?
This week’s concept is trading. To trade means “to give one thing to get another
thing”. You might want to trade an apple for an orange. Some friends trade books.
Let’s Make a
Trade
goods
worth
money
trade
swap

3. • Look for Meaningful Word Parts:
– As you say each word, ask yourself. Do I see any parts I know?
• Chunk words with No recognizable parts
– Model how to chunk the word money to read it
• Model
– I see a chunk at the beginning of the word: mon. I see a part at the end: ey. I say each
chunk slowly: mon ey. I say the chunks fast to make a whole word: money. Is it a real
word? Yes, I know the word money.
• Read page 32
– Do you see any of the words we just learned?

4. Word Work
Cap
You can read this word because you know when a word has a consonant-vowel-consonant
pattern, this vowel usually stands for its short sound. What is the vowel sound? What is the
word? Today we will read words with a consonant-vowel-consonant silent e pattern. In these
words, the vowel stands for its long sound.
This is an apron. What sound do you
hear at the beginning of apron? Say it
with me: /a/. This is the long a sound.

5. This is an easel. What sound do you hear
at the beginning of easel? Say it with me:
/e/. This is the long e sound.
This is an ocean. What sound
do you hear at the beginning of
ocean? Say it with me: /o/. This
is the long o sound.
This is an uniform. What sound
do you hear at the beginning of
uniform? Say it with me: /u/. This
is the long u sound.

6. • Write the letter patterns:
a_e
e_e
i_e
o_e
u_e
Now say each sound aloud, When you see a consonant-vowel-consonant-
silent e pattern in a word, remember that the vowel usually stands for its
long sound.

7. • This is how I blend this word: /m/ /a//d/,
made. Now you try: /m//a//d/. The letter a
makes the long a sound. The letter e is silent.
Made
Let’s try the same thing with these words
Kite Hope Cute Cane Scene Bone
Shade Grade These White Stone Flute

8. • Your turn
Game Nine Rule Code Side Date
Shine Spade Prune Choke Froze while
life
Steve
Build Words: dune
•Can you blend this word?
•Write dune
•Now change the u in dune to i (What’s the new word?)
•Change the d in dine to i (What’s the new word?)
•Change the I in line to a (What’s the new word?)
•Change the a in lane to o (What’s the new word?)

9. Give and Take pp 34-37
Before Reading
p. 34: What things are these people trading? Yes, they are giving one thing and taking
another. They are not using money.
p. 35: What chores, or jobs, are the people in this picture doing? Who do you think
jobs are part of this selection? Why do people need to have jobs around the
house?
p. 36-37 What are the people in these pictures doing? Let’s read to find out who likes
to trade. As you read, ask yourself: What is this mainly about? What am I learning?
During Reading
What kinds of things do people trade?
Who likes to trade?
What words on the concept web could help describe the pictures in this selection?
After Reading
What did you learn about trading and money? Do you think one kite is worth two
packs of gum? What things would you trade with a pal?