Wonders Reading
Unit 2 Week 1
COOPERATION
BIG IDEA: What does it take to solve a problem?
Weekly Concept: Cooperation
Essential Question: Why is working together a good way to solve a problem?
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This Week's Spelling Lists:
Please make daily Spelling practice a priority. Also, take advantage of Spelling City! It is a fabulous online resource and it makes Spelling practice much more fun!
This Week's Spelling Rule:
- Long i and Long u
- The igh is one way to spell the long i sound. Long i can also be spelled as i, y, and ie.
- The ew spelling for the long u sound usually comes at the end of a word.
- Long u can also be spelled with a VCV pattern like mule and music.
Approaching Word List:
sky, fly, might, right, find, child, bite, pie, use, cute, mule, huge, cube, unit, few
On Level Word List:
sky, fry, pie, tied, tight, right, bright, grind, child, cube, cute, mule, music, drew, few
This Week's Wonders Highlights
Vocabulary:
attempt; awkward; cooperation; created; furiously; interfere; involved; timid
Word Study:
Antonyms
Comprehension Strategy:
Make, Confirm, and Revise Predictions
Comprehension Skill:
Theme
Genre:
Folktale
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