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Unit 2 • FRIENDS

CONSUMABLE

Use the cover of the Activity Book to talk

about the unit theme: Friends.

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Say the name of each picture Write the letter that stands for

the /s/ sound you hear at the beginning of the word Elicit from

children the difference between a letter and a word

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Unit 2: Friends • Week 1

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At Home:

Ask your child to tell you what the characters enjoy doing in the story,

What Do You Like?

Comprehension: Character What Do You Like?

Look at the picture and point to each character Who are they? What

are the characters doing that is the same? What about the characters is

different?

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Unit 2: Friends• Week 1

Vocabulary: Color Words

Listen to the following directions Name the color Color each picture to

match the color of the crayon

High-Frequency Word: like

Point to the title page first Then,

read the book aloud to a partner.

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Take Home Book:

Ask your child to read the book aloud to you.

Unit 2: Friends • Week 1

I like socks I like milk

Phonemic Awareness: /s/

Look at the picture Say the name of each item Circle the item if its

name begins with the same sound you hear at the beginning of sun.

Point to the word as you blend the sounds and say the word Read the

sentence Write the word Read the sentence again

Comprehension: Character

Look at the pictures Circle the picture that shows the boy being a friend

Look at the pictures Circle the picture that shows the girl being helpful

Phonics: /s/s

Say the name of each picture Write the letter below the picture

if its name begins with the /s/ sound

At Home:

Ask your child to name each picture and then point out and say each word

that begins with the letter s.

Unit 2: Friends • Week 1

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Pp

Phonics: /p/p

Say the name of each picture Identify the sound that you hear at

the beginning of each picture name Write the letter that stands for the

/p/ sound Repeat the names aloud

am

P p

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Comprehension: Compare and Contrast Friends All Around

Think about Friends All Around Describe what the friends are doing in

each picture What are the friends doing that is the same? What are the

friends doing that is different?

Comprehension: Compare and Contrast Friends All Around

Describe what you see in each picture Tell what the friends are doing

Draw a picture of something you like to do with a friend Tell how it is

the same or different from the picture shown

At Home:

Ask your child to tell you ways he or she and a friend are alike and different from the characters in the story.

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I AmName

I am a frog

I am a bird

High-Frequency Word: a

Point to the title page first Then, read the

book aloud to a partner

Take Home Book:

Ask your child to read the book aloud to you.

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Unit 2: Friends • Week 2

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I am a chick I am a rose

Phonemic Awareness: /p/

Look at the picture Say the name of each item Circle the item if its name

begins with the same sound you hear at the beginning of pineapple.

Point to the word as you blend the sounds and say the word Write the

word Circle the picture that goes with the word Say the word again

At Home:

Ask your child to blend the sounds

to read each word.

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Comprehension: Compare and Contrast

Look at the pictures Circle the two pairs that are the same

Tell why they are the same Point to the pair that is different

Tell why it is different

Phonics: /p/p

Say the name of each picture Identify the sound that you hear at

the beginning of each picture name Write the letter below the

picture if its name begins with the /p/ sound

At Home:

Ask your child to name each picture and then point out and say each word

that begins with the letter p

Unit 2: Friends • Week 2

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Pp Ss

Name

Letters to Know Listen and Read

Unit 2 • Week 3

Words to Know like a

Phonics: /s/s

Say the name of each picture Identify the sound that you hear at

the beginning of each picture name Write the letter that stands for the

/s/ sound Repeat the names aloud

Comprehension: Character Simon and Molly plus Hester

Name the characters in the story Cut out the pictures Glue the pictures

that show what the friends enjoy doing together at the end of the story

in the boxes above

At Home:

Ask your child to name the characters in

the story, Simon and Molly plus Hester,

and tell what they liked to do together.

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Unit 2: Friends• Week 3

Comprehension: Character Simon and Molly plus Hester

Name the characters in the story Cut out the pictures Glue the pictures

that show what the friends enjoy doing together at the end of the story

in the boxes

At Home:

Ask your child to name the characters in

the story, Simon and Molly plus Hester,

and tell what they liked to do together.

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Name

High-Frequency Words: like, a

Point to the title page first Then, read the

book aloud to a partner Reread for fluency

Take Home Book:

Ask your child to read the book aloud to you.

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We Like

Unit 2: Friends • Week 3

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2 3

Phonics: /p/p

Say the name of each picture Identify the sound that you hear at

the beginning of each picture name Write the letter that stands for the

Sam Pam map sap

Sam

Phonics: Blending s, p

Point to the word as you blend the sounds and say the word Write the

word Say the word again

At Home:

Ask your child to blend the sounds and read each word.

Sam Pam map sap

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Comprehension: Character

Look at each picture Tell what the characters are doing Circle the picture

that shows a helpful person Look at each picture Tell what the characters

are doing Circle the picture that shows a person who is sharing

Name

Phonics: /s/s, /p/p

Say the name of each picture Then write

the letter that stands for the sound you

hear at the beginning of the word