This document outlines the daily lessons and activities for Unit 1 Week 1 of a reading curriculum. Each day focuses on a different comprehension skill and includes read alouds, vocabulary lessons, spelling and grammar practice, and project-based learning centers. Students learn about the concept of courage through videos, class discussions, and reading the story "Run, Kate Shelley, Run". Vocabulary development and fluency are emphasized through word analysis, homographs, and literacy terms like point of view.

1. Unit 1 Week 1
The Red Kayak

2. Day 1 - Content Knowledge
Oral Vocabulary
 Courage – Kids of Character – What inspires people to
act courageously? Class questions & discussions
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqr2GcFlY3I
 Student book page 20 – 21 … look at the picture
 Class questions and discussion
 Begin concept map

3. COURAGE

4. Concept Map
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ACTING COURAGEOUSLY
CHARACTER-
ISTICS
SITUATIONSFEELINGSACTIONS
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5. Amazing Words
 Terrified, treacherous, bravery, heroine
 As the teacher reads the story, students listen for these
Amazing Words
 Discuss Amazing Words and definitions
 Teacher rereads story aloud

6. Read
Aloud-
“Run, Kate
Shelley,
Run"

7. Comprehension Skill: Character and Plot
Comprehension Strategy: Monitor and Clarify

8. • Spelling – Short Vowels VCCV,VCV
Pretest on Spelling City
WS DVD #1
• Conventions – Four Kinds of
Sentences WS TR DVD 1

9. Centers

10. Day 2 -Content Knowledge
 Courage – Kids President Heroes – What inspires
people to act courageously?
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgF1Enrgo2g
 Discuss passage from “Run, Kate Shelly, Run”

11. Oral Vocabulary

12. Word Analysis
 A suffix is added the the end of a base word to modify a
word’s function in a sentence. The suffix -ly is added
to an adjective to form an adverb.
 In your reading spirals create this chart. Change the
adjective to an adverb and then use it in a sentence.

13. Literary Terms: Point of View
 When a story is told from a third-person point of view,
the narrator is not a character in the story.
 Third person can have an
 omniscient point of view
 limited-omniscient point of view
 What point of view is Brave Melissa in on page 23?
 Think of another example.

14. Vocabulary Skill: Homographs

15. Red Kayak
 Genre: Realistic Fiction
 Fictional characters and events that could happen in real
life.
 Think about acting courageously as you read!

16. Vocabulary- Centers
Spelling - Center
Conventions - Center
Research and Inquiry -
Centers

17. Day 3

18. Oral Language
 Courage – Famous Failures
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydeyl0vXdP0

19. Concept Map
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20. Red Kayak
 Continuing the Story

21. Think Critically

22. Vocabulary- Centers
Spelling - Center
Conventions - Center
Research and Inquiry -
Centers

23. Day 4

24. Oral Language
 Courage – 6 people found courage
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usIHENAXuag

25. Build Oral Vocabulary

26. Social Studies in Reading
 How-to text give instructions for a procedure.
 Why would a person need to follow a procedure or
steps?
 What are some examples?

27. How-to Text

28. Vocab, Fluency, Listening

29. Vocabulary- Centers
Spelling - Center
Conventions - Center
Research and Inquiry -
Centers

30. Day 5

31. Oral Language
 Courage – Motivational Minute - Courage
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drlqlOxJLnc

32. Build Oral Vocabulary
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33. REVIEW
 Comprehension Skill
 Comprehension Strategy
 Word Analysis
 Literary Terms

34. Vocabulary- Centers
Spelling - Center
Conventions - Center
Research and Inquiry -
Centers