English Language Arts Houghton Mifflin Harcourt JOURNEYS COMMON CORE

Grade: Unit: Lesson: Kindergarten 4 20Essential Question: Read Aloud Book: Big BookWhat do scientists do when they discover something new?

Duck and GooseFantasy

Curious George’s Dinosaur DiscoveryFantasy

Exploring Land and WaterInformational Text Science

Writing: Reading Literature & Informational Text: Foundational Skills:Opinion Writing Focus Trait: Word Choice

Comprehension Skills and StrategiesTARGET SKILL • Sequence of Events• ConclusionsTARGET STRATEGY • Visualize

HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDSof, so, many, where, from, came, but, is, how, find, this, on, into, that, your, who, here, they, will, be, go, for, soon, up Phonological AwarenessAdd PhonemesPhonicsBlendingReviewWord BuildingLong Vowel /ī/ iLong Vowel /ī/ i_eFluencyReading Rate

Language:Vocabulary Strategies: SynonymsGrammar: Verbs: Past, Present, Future

Planning for English Language Development:Begin with High-Utility Words Tier 1 Words *=Spanish cognatesHigh-Utility Words bones, dig, dinosaur*, scientist*, shovel, boot, dirt, hat

Language Support Card 20 Building Background Videos Teacher’s Edition p. E42

Move on to Challenging Vocabulary Tier 2 &3 Words *=Spanish cognatesWords to Know Review (of, so, many, where, from, came, but, is, how, find, this, on, into, that, your, who, here, they, will, be, go, for, soon, up)

Vocabulary in Context CardsReading/Language Arts Terms fantasy, visualize*, sequence of events, synonym*, informational text*, verb*, past*, future*, present*, opinion*Teacher’s Edition pp. E42, E44Scaffolding ComprehensionBuilding Background

Language Support Card 20 Building Background Videos

Comprehension Teacher’s Edition pp. E43, E44, E46, E48, E50

Sequence of Events Teacher’s Edition pp. E43, E45, E47Scaffolding WritingOpinion WritingOpinion Sentences p. T443

Teacher’s Edition p. E51 Common Core Writing Handbook: Opinion Sentences

Scaffolding GrammarGrammar: Verbs: Past, Present, Future, p. T448

Teacher’s Edition P. E49o Language Transfer Issue: Verb Tenseo Language Support Card 20: Adverbs of Time

Whole GroupReading 60 Minutes

__:__-__:__ Language Arts Oral/Vocab60 Minutes

__:__-__:__

HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDSof, so, many, where, from, came, but, is, how, find, this, on, into, that, your, who, here, they, will, be, go, for, soon, up I-R-2: LI-7: reading high frequency words with automaticity.Phonemic AwarenessAdd PhonemesI-R-2: LI-9: decoding a new word when a specific letter is changed, added, or removed with instructional support.PhonicsBlendingReviewWord BuildingLong Vowel /ī/ iLong Vowel /ī/ i_eI-R-2: LI-5: matching and naming upper case and lower case letters with different fonts.I-R-2: HI-6: producing letter sounds represented by the single lettered consonants and vowels.FluencyReading Rate

o Interactive Instructional Flip Charto Phonemic Awareness, p. 73o Words to Know, p.74o Phonics, p.75o Comprehension/Retelling, p.76o Writing, p.77o Grammar, p.78

o Student Book Storieso “The Big Dig,” pp. 78-83o “We Fit,” pp. 84-89

Grammar60 Minutes

__:__-__:__

Writing60 Minutes

__:__-__:__

Vocabulary Strategies: SynonymsGrammar: Verbs: Past, Present, FutureI-L-2 (Vocabulary) HI-4: completing synonym and antonym word pairs.I-L-1 (verbs): I-L-1 (verbs): HI-6: differentiating between past, present, and future verb tenses.

o Interactive Instruction Flip Chart

GrammarChildren will use verbs in the present, past, future tenses. I-L-1 (verbs): HI-6: differentiating between past, present, and future verb tenses.

o Interactive Instruction Flip Chart

WritingChildren will learn more about opinion writing. They will write drafts of opinion sentences and edit them. Children publish their final drafts online.I-W-3: HI-5: finalizing an original piece of writing for an intended audience.

Curious George’s DinosaursFantasyChildren will read Curious George’s Dinosaurs to

o Enjoy a story about George and his adventure in digging for dinosaur bones.

o Learn about sequence of events and learn to visualize to recall events of a story to imagine what happened in between events that are pictured.

I-R-3: HI-4: sequencing events fromread-alouds, presentations, and conversations. I-R-3: HI-1: determining whether a literary selection, heard or read, is real or fantasy.Exploring Land and WaterInformational TextChildren will read “Exploring Land and Water” to

o Learn to use maps with keys.o Discuss places in “Exploring Land and Water”

and Curious George’s Dinosaur Discovery.Duck & GooseFantasyChildren will read Duck & Goose to

o Enjoy a story about two good friends who resolve a conflict.

o Compare how the characters in Duck & Goose and Curious George’s Dinosaur Discovery respond to their discoveries.

I-R-3: HI-4: sequencing events fromread-alouds, presentations, and conversations. I-R-3: HI-5: identifying facts from text read aloud.

ELL Whole Group Additional Whole Group ResourcesScaffolded Support

Notes throughout the Teacher’s Edition scaffold instruction to each language proficiency level.

Vocabulary in Context Card Provide visual support and additional practice for High-Frequency Words.

Lesson 20 Blackline Masters Words to Know, 20.1 Leveled Reader Graphic Organizer, 20.2-20.5 Leveled Reader Think About It, 20.6-20.9 Leveled Practice for Phonics and Words to Know, SR 20.1-20.3,

A20.1-20.3, ELL 20.1-20.3Additional Resources

Reading Log, p.4 Vocabulary Log, p.5 Listening Log, p.6 Instructional Routines, pp. 7-17 Graphic Organizers, pp. 18-25 Handwriting Models, pp. 26-27

ELL Small GroupELL Leveled Reader- Curious George and the Animals

Sheltered text connects to the Big Book’s topic, High-Frequency Words, Strategy, and Skill.

Contains the same content as the On-Level Reader but uses more accessible language

Small Group PlannerTeacher-LedVocabulary Reader Curious About the Animal Park, Differentiate Instruction, p. T457Differentiate Words to Know using Context Cards 17-24, p. T455Differentiate Comprehension: Sequence of Events; Visualize Strategy, p. T459Leveled Reader Curious George and the Animals, p.T465Differentiate Fluency: Reading Rate, p. T461Differentiate Vocabulary Strategies: Synonyms, p. T467Options for Re-teaching: pp. T468-T469Reread The Big Dig or We Fit What are my other children doing?Listen to Audio of Curious George’s Dinosaur DiscoveryComplete Leveled Practice, ELL 20.1 Listen: Follow along with Curious George’s Dinosaur DiscoveryReread: Partners reread Curious About the Animal ParkListen to audio of “Exploring Land and Water”Reread: Partners reread Curious George and the AnimalsListen to audio of “Exploring Land and Water” Reread: Partners reread We FitReread: Choose among this week’s stories

Complete and share Literacy Center activitiesELL Extra SupportELL Lesson 20 Resources

Builds background for the main topic and promotes oral language. Develops high-utility vocabulary and academic language.

Building Background Video Clip for Lesson 20: “Computer Messages”

AssessmentProgress MonitoringAssess and monitor students’ progress to determine who is on track and who needs help. Clear prescriptions identify targeted instruction to address the students’ needs and get them back on track.Respond to Assessment

Phonemic Awareness, p. T389 Phonics, p.T401 Words to Know, p. T403 Comprehension, p. T418 Retelling, p. T419 Comprehension, p.T428 Vocabulary Strategies, p. T437

Standards