The document provides an overview of a story called "First Day Jitters" that will be read in a weekly theme about new beginnings. It includes the genre, comprehension strategy, phonics and spelling focuses, vocabulary words and their definitions, and a brief explanation of compound words and statements versus questions.

1. Unit 1: Our World Weekly Theme: New Beginnings Selection 1: Title: First Day Jitters Author: Julie Danneberg

2. Genre: Humorous Fiction – a made-up story written to make the reader laugh Comprehension Strategy: Analyze Story Structure Comprehension Skill: Plot Development

3. Phonics: decode short vowel words, multi-syllable words, word families Spelling Focus: short vowels clap, step, sick, rock, luck, crop, snack, mess, head, shut, miss, stamp, jump, click, pond Review Words: cat, can, man Challenge Words: bathtub, anthill

4. Key Vocabulary: downstairs – down the stairs nervous – afraid or worried fumbled – done in a clumsy way chuckled – laughed quietly nonsense – a silly or untrue idea or thought trudged – walked slowly with heavy steps

5. Vocabulary Skills: Word Parts/Compound Words ** A compound word is a word made up of smaller words. You can figure out the meaning of compound words by putting together the meanings of the smaller words.

6. Word Work: Grammar Skills: Statements and Questions A statement (declarative sentence) is a sentence that tells something. It ends in a period. A question (interrogative sentence) is a sentence that asks something. It ends in a question mark.