Unit 9 • AMAZING CREATURES

CONSUMABLE
 Gg Ww
Gg Xx Vv
Ww Xx Vv
Write Gg, Ww, Xx, and Vv.

Gg
Ww
Xx Vv
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At Home:
Use the cover of the Activity Book to talk about
the theme: Amazing Creatures.
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Name Unit 9 • Week 1

Letters to Know Listen and Read

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Big Book Decodable Reader

Words to Know

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Phonics: /g/g At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter that stands for the /g/ Ask your child to name each picture
and its beginning letter and sound.
sound you hear at the beginning of the word. Elicit from children the
difference between a letter and a word.
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Vocabulary: Classify and Categorize Beetles At Home:

Think about the selection Beetles. Cut out the pictures. Sort Ask your child to name the animals
and tell how he or she sorted them.
the animals into groups of beetles and not beetles. Name the
animals in each group.
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 Goliath
mouse dog ladybug
beetle

water
penguin frog firefly
beetle

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Comprehension: Classify and Categorize Beetles At Home:
Use the pictures on the back to help you identify the animal name. Ask your child to name the animals
and tell how he or she sorted them.
Sort them into groups of insects and not insects.

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He Said,
She Said

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We can play.
High-Frequency Words: she, he Take Home Book:
He said, “I am big”.
Point to the title page first. Then, read Ask your child to read
the book aloud to you.
the book aloud to a partner.

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 She said, “I am little”. What can we do?
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Phonics: /w/w 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 /w/
sound. Repeat the names aloud.
Unit 9: Amazing Creatures • Week 1 9
 wig web bug
1.

wig wig
2.

web
3.

bug

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Phonics: Blending w, g At Home:
Point to the word as you blend the sounds and say the Ask your child to blend the letter
sounds to read each word.
word. Write the word. Then circle the picture that goes
with the word.
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1.

2.

3.

Comprehension: Classify and Categorize At Home:

Look at the pictures in each row. Draw an X on the animal Ask your child to tell you which animal
does not belong and why.
that does not belong. Tell why it does not belong.

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2.

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Phonics: /g/g, /w/w At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Then write the letter that stands for the Ask your child to name each picture
and its beginning letter and sound.
sound you hear at the beginning of the word. Repeat the names aloud.

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Name Unit 9 • Week 2

Letters to Know Listen and Read

 


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Big Book Decodable Reader

Words to Know

has look

Unit 9: Amazing Creatures • Week 2 13

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1.
Xx
fo x mi
6 si
2.

o
3.

bo a

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Phonics: /ks/x At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter that stands for the Ask your child to name each picture
and its ending letter and sound.
/ks/ sound you hear at the end of each word. Elicit from children the
difference between a letter and a word.
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little
big
Comprehension: Compare and Contrast Fish Faces At Home:
Think about the selection Fish Faces. Look at each picture. Ask your child to read the label that
tells about each fish. Talk about how
Read each label. Cut out the labels and glue them below the
the fish are the same and different.
correct fish. Tell how the fish are the same and different.
Unit 9: Amazing Creatures • Week 2 15
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sad

Comprehension: Compare and Contrast Fish Faces
Think about the selection Fish Faces. Look at each picture.
Read each label. Cut out the labels and glue them below the
correct fish. Tell how the fish are the same and different.
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At Home:
Ask your child to read the label that
tells about each fish. Talk about how
the fish are the same and different.
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Look!

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It has spots
.
High-Frequency Words: has, look Take Home Book:
Ask your child to read
Look at this fish
.
Read the book aloud to a partner. Pick a
the book aloud to you.
sentence. Count the words in the sentence.

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 It has big eyes
. Look at this fish
.
2 3
Name Vv

1.
Vv
v
2.

3.

Phonics: /v/v 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
beginning of each picture name. Circle each picture whose
same sound as van.
name begins with the same sound as van. Write the letter.
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 vet van mix
1.

She is a vet .
2.

This is a .
3.

He can .

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Phonics: Blending x, v At Home:
Point to the word as you blend the sounds and say the Ask your child to read the sentences
aloud.
word. Read the sentence. Write the word that completes
the sentence. Read the sentence again.
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1.

2.

Comprehension: Compare and Contrast At Home:

Look at each animal. Circle the two that are the same. Ask your child to point to the animals
that are different and tell you why
Tell why they are the same.
they are not the same.

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2.

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Phonics: /ks/x, /v/v At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter x if its name ends with Ask your child to name each picture.
Then have your child name each letter
the /ks/ sound. Write the letter v if its name begins with the /v/ sound.
he or she wrote.

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Name Unit 9 • Week 3

Letters to Know Listen and Read

If the dinosaurs came back
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Read-Aloud Decodable Reader

Xx Vv Trade Book

Words to Know

she he has look

Unit 9: Amazing Creatures • Week 3 23

 Gg Ww

1.
Gg Ww
g
2.

3.

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Phonics: /g/g, /w/w 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
sound. Repeat the names aloud.
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1.

2.

Comprehension: Fantasy and Reality At Home:

Listen to the following directions. Look at the pictures. Circle the picture Ask your child to use the story to tell
about the things dinosaurs could and
that shows something that could have really happened. Draw a line under
could not have really done.
the picture if it could not have happened.
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2.

3.

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Vocabulary: Opposites At Home:
1. Circle the animal that is thin. Draw a line under the animals that are fat. Ask your child to name the
opposites.
2. Circle the animal that is short. Draw a line under the animals that are tall.
3. Circle the animal that is big. Draw a line under the animals that are small.
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Name

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Rex has a towel

.
High-Frequency Words: she, he, has, look Take Home Book:
Ask your child to read
Look at Rex!
Read the book aloud to a partner. Pick a
the book aloud to you.
sentence. Count the words in the sentence.

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 He can swim
. She is wet!
2 3
Name
Xx Vv

1.
Xx Vv
x v
6
2.

3.

Phonics: /ks/x, /v/v 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 ending or beginning letter
beginning or end of each picture name. Write the letter x if you hear the
and sound.
/ks/ sound. Write the letter v if you hear the /v/ sound.
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wig
web wig
2.
six
mix
3.
vet

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van
Phonics: Blending g, w, x, v At Home:
Look at each picture. Point to the word as you blend the sounds Ask your child to read
each word aloud.
and say each word. Circle the word that goes with the picture.
Write the word.
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1.

2.

3.

Comprehension: Fantasy and Reality At Home:

Listen to the following directions. Look at the pictures. Circle the Ask your child to tell you why each
picture is real or make-believe.
picture that shows something that might really happen. Draw a
line under the picture that is make-believe.
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1.

6
2.

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Phonics: /g/g, /w/w, /ks/x, /v/v At Home:

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

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