Unit 8 • PLANTS

CONSUMABLE
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At Home:
Use the cover of the Activity Book to talk
about the theme: Plants.
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Name Unit 8 • Week 1

Letter to Know Listen and Read

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Big Book Decodable Reader

Words to Know

little said

Unit 8: Plants • Week 1 3

 Kk

1.
Kk
k
2.

3.

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Phonics: /k/k At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Identify the sound you hear at the Ask your child to name each picture
on the page that begins with the same
beginning of each picture name. Circle each picture whose name begins
sound as kite.
with the same sound as kite. Write the letter.
4 Unit 8: Plants • Week 1
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Comprehension: Sequence Oak Trees At Home:

Look at the pictures. Write 1, 2, 3, and 4 to identify how an oak tree Ask your child to tell you how an oak
tree grows.
grows. Cut out the pictures. Put them in correct order. Tell the story using
sequence words.
Unit 8: Plants • Week 1 5
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roots stem

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Comprehension: Sequence Oak Trees At Home:
Look at each word. Write 1, 2, 3, and 4 to identify how an oak tree grows. Ask your child to tell you how an oak
tree grows.
Cut out each word card. Put them in correct order. Tell the story using
sequence words.
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A Little acorn

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Mom said,“I see a tree

.”
High-Frequency Words: little, said Take Home Book:
Ask your child to read
I have a little acorn
.
Read the book aloud to a partner. Point
the book aloud to you.
to each word as you say it.

4 Unit 8: Plants • Week 1 1

 I have a little leaf
. I have a little branch
.
2 3
Name

Ken

Phonemic Awareness: /k/ At Home:

Look at the picture. Say the name of each item. Circle the item if its Ask your child to point to and name all
the items in the picture that begin with
name begins with the same sound you hear at the beginning of kite.
the same sound as kite.

Unit 8: Plants • Week 1 9

 ck
1.

du ck so
2.

ki ro
3.

ta si

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Phonics: Blending ck At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Identify the sound that you hear at the Ask your child to blend the sounds to
read each word.
end of each word. Write the letters that stand for the /k/ sound. Blend the
sounds and say the word.
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Name

1.

2.

Comprehension: Sequence At Home:

Look at the pictures in each row. Write 1, 2, and 3 Ask your child to tell you what happened
first, next, and last.
to identify what happened first, next, and last. Use
sequence words to tell about each set of pictures.
Unit 8: Plants • Week 1 11
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2.

Phonics: /k/k, /k/ck
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter k below the picture
if its name begins with the /k/ sound. Write the letters ck below the
picture if its name ends with the /k/ sound. Repeat the names aloud.
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At Home:
Ask your child to name each picture.
Have your child tell you whether each
word begins or ends with the k sound.
Name Unit 8 • Week 2

Letter to Know Listen and Read

by Tom Leonard
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Big Book Decodable Reader

Words to Know

here was

Unit 8: Plants • Week 2 13

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Phonics: /u/u At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Identify the sound that you hear at the Ask your child to name each picture
and its beginning letter and sound.
beginning of each picture name. Write the letter that stands for the /u/
sound. Repeat the names aloud.
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Comprehension: Retell Seed Secrets At Home:

Cut out the pictures. Work with a partner to identify where the scenes Ask your child to use the pictures to
retell how seeds travel in the story,
are taking place. Use the pictures and location words to retell how and
Seed Secrets.
where seeds travel.
Unit 8: Plants • Week 2 15
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Comprehension: Retell Seed Secrets At Home:
Work with a partner to identify where the scenes are taking place. Use Ask your child to use the pictures to
retell how seeds travel in the story,
the pictures to retell how seeds travel. Name locations where you can
Seed Secrets.
plant seeds.
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Was Kip Here?

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Here is Kip!
High-Frequency Words: here, was
Read the book aloud to a partner. Point
Take Home Book:
Ask your child to read
Was Kip here?
the book aloud to you.
to each word as you say it.

4 Unit 8: Plants • Week 2 1

 Kip was here. Was Kip here?
2 3
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p i re
um

Phonemic Awareness: /u/ At Home:

Look at the picture. Say the name of each item. Circle the item if its Ask your child to point to and name all
the items in the picture that begin with
name begins with the same sound you hear in umbrella.
the same sound as umbrella.

Unit 8: Plants • Week 2 19

 cup sun nut
1.

cup cup
2.

sun
3.

nut

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Phonics: Blending u At Home:
Point to the word as you blend the sounds and say the word. Write the Ask your child to blend the sounds to
read each word.
word. Repeat the word.

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Comprehension: Retell At Home:

Look at the pictures and listen to the story. The two skunks see flowers. Ask your child to retell the story to you.
They each pick a bunch of flowers. They give the flowers to their mother.
Retell the main event to a partner.
Unit 8: Plants • Week 2 21
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2.

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Phonics: /u/u At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter below the picture Ask your child to name each picture that
begins with the same sound as umbrella.
if its name begins with the /u/ sound. Repeat the names aloud.

22 Unit 8: Plants • Week 2

Name Unit 8 • Week 3

Letters to Know Listen and Read




Kk Uu    






Read-Aloud Decodable Reader

Trade Book

Words to Know

little said here was

Unit 8: Plants • Week 3 23

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1.

k
2.

3.

©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /k/k At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Identify the sound that you hear at the Ask your child to name each picture
on the page that begins with the same
beginning of each picture name. Circle each picture whose name begins
sound as kite.
with the same sound as kite. Write the letter.
24 Unit 8: Plants • Week 3
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1. 2.

Comprehension: Draw Conclusions At Home:

1. Look at the top picture. Draw a line to the picture below that identifies Ask your child to tell a story about the
pictures using location words.
the location where the dog is going.
2. Look at the top picture. Draw a line to the picture below that identifies
the location where the cat might play.
Unit 8: Plants • Week 3 25
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Vocabulary: top, middle, bottom At Home:
Identify and point to the top, middle, and bottom shelves as you say each Ask your child to point to each plant
and tell whether it is on the top, middle,
position word. Color the plant on the top shelf green. Color the plant on
or bottom shelf.
the middle shelf red. Color the plant on the bottom shelf blue.
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Little Red

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“I like it,” said Nick.

High-Frequency Words: little, said, here, was Take Home Book:
Here is a little apple
.
Ask your child to read
Point to the title page first. Then, read the the book aloud to you.
book aloud to a partner.

4 Unit 8: Plants • Week 3 1

 It was a seed
. It is red.
2 3
Name
Uu

1.
Uu
u
2.

3.

Phonics: /u/u At Home:

Say the name of each picture. Identify the sound that you hear at the Ask your child to name each picture
on the page that begins with the same
beginning of each picture name. Circle each picture whose name begins
sound as umbrella.
with the same sound as umbrella. Write the letter.
Unit 8: Plants • Week 3 29
 duck sick hop
1.

duck duck
2.

sick
3.

hop

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Phonics: Blending u At Home:
Point to the word as you blend the sounds and say the word. Write the Ask your child to blend the sounds to
read each word.
word. Repeat the word.

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Name

1. 2.

Comprehension: Draw Conclusions At Home:

1. Look at the top picture. Draw a line to the picture below that Ask your child to talk about what is
happening in the pictures using location
identifies the location where the penguins are going.
words.
2. Look at the top picture. Draw a line to the picture below that
identifies the location where the tigers will go.
Unit 8: Plants • Week 3 31
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1.

2.

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Phonics: /k/k, /u/u At Home:

Say the name of each picture. Then write Ask your child to name each picture and
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its beginning letter and sound.
the letter that stands for the sound you 
hear at the beginning of the word.

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