Unit 19: Animal Food
Introduction In this lesson, you will learn about foods that the Carter family animals like to eat ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฐ. You will also learn about the schwa vowel sound ๐ค and types of pronouns ๐. Lastly, you will research your least-favorite foods ๐คข๐ฅฆ.
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๐ Phonics: Irregular 'Schwa'
What is the Schwa Sound?
The schwa is the most common vowel sound in English, represented by the symbol /ษ/. It's a weak, unstressed vowel sound that sounds like "uh" and can be spelled with any vowel letter (a, e, i, o, u).
๐ฅ Watch the video to learn more about the Irregular 'Schwa' Sound!
Examples:
about /ษ-BOUT/ - the "a" makes the schwa sound
taken /TAY-kษn/ - the "e" makes the schwa sound
pencil /PEN-sษl/ - the "i" makes the schwa sound
Download and complete the worksheet,
Submit your worksheet to your teacher when you are finished.
๐ Phonics: Irregular 'Schwa'
๐ฎ Letโs Play: Drag the words into their correct positions to fit what you see in the pictures. Let's see how many correct answers you can get! Good Luck!
๐ Phonics: Irregular 'Schwa' Activity
Sometimes vowels can make the schwa sound in different parts of words
Why itโs interesting: The schwa sound is fun to learn because it helps us understand so many words we use every day!
For example: the word BANANA has schwa sounds - buh-NAN-uh ๐ or FAMILY becomes FAM-uh-lee ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ. When we say LEMON it sounds like LEM-uhn ๐ or ABOUT becomes uh-BOUT ๐ญ. The word TAKEN sounds like TAY-kuhn โ or PENCIL becomes PEN-suhl โ๏ธ.
Fun Fact: The schwa sound always sounds like "uh" but can be spelled with any vowel letter! ๐ก It's like having a sneaky sound that hides in different vowels! โจ๐
key ideas
reflect
example
๐ Spelling test: Irregular 'Schwa' words
Reading: Favorite Foods
One of the Carter family animals likes to eat wheat grass. Do you know which one? Read the story to find out.
Read "Favorite Foods."
Read the chapter. To turn the page just click on the right side of the book. To go to a previous page, click on the left side of the book.
Reading Comprehension
Great job finishing the story "Favorite Foods!" Now itโs time to check your understanding! You will answer 5 questions about the story. Click on the number to answer the question. Read each question carefully.Choose the best answer from the four choices (A, B, C, or D). Only pick one answer for each question.Try your best and take your time! ๐ง โ๏ธ
Reading: Favorite foods
Congratulations!
YOU HAVE ANSWERED EVERYTHING
- Different animals have unique food preferences and eating habits
- Some foods that are safe for one animal can be harmful to another (grapes are dangerous for most dogs but Pixie can eat them safely)
- Animals can develop clever problem-solving strategies (Pixie's method of eating grapes without getting caught)
- Pets can have routines and preferences (Bobby's nightly walk to his special grass patch)
What knowledgehave you acquired?
Reading: favorite foods
Vocabulary
What you read You have read a story about the Carter family's pets and their unusual food preferences. Pixie the dog cleverly eats grapes by leaving empty skins on the vine, Bobby has a special patch of tall grass he visits nightly, Pippi the cat loves cantaloupe rind and steals dog food, and Franky enjoys wheat grass and exactly two banana chips each night. The story shows how each pet has unique tastes and clever eating habits. What you will do Learn new vocabulary words from the story. Use the new words in your own sentences.
INTRODUCTION
OBJECTIVES
CONTENTS
ACTIVITY
Sight words
This week, we have six new sight words. Read and listen your sight words.
Download the worksheet and unscramble each sight word, when done, submit it to your teacher.
Grammar: Possessive Pronouns
What are Possessive Pronouns? ๐
Watch the following video and learn more about Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns are words that show ownership or that something belongs to someone! They replace nouns and tell us "whose" something is.
Examples: ๐ฏ
Instead of saying: "That is Sarah's book" ๐
We can say: "That book is hers" โจ
Instead of saying: "This is my dog's toy" ๐
We can say: "This toy is his" ๐พ
Common Possessive Pronouns: ๐
mine ๐โโ๏ธ (belongs to me)
yours ๐โโ๏ธ (belongs to you)
his ๐ฆ (belongs to him)
hers ๐ง (belongs to her)
ours ๐ฅ (belongs to us)
theirs ๐ซ (belongs to them)
Quick Tip: ๐ก
Possessive pronouns never need an apostrophe! They already show ownership all by themselves! ๐ซ's
Example from our story: "Pixie's favorite grapes" could become "Those grapes are hers!" ๐
Click on the Download button to download the worksheet about Possessive Pronouns. Once you are done, please submit it to the teacher.
Writing
You are going to write about your least-favorite food, and then have a conversation with someone about why you don't like it.
Brainstorm some foods that you don't like to eat, and write why you don't like them.
Is it the taste? Smell? Texture?
Click the button to download the graphic organizer. Use the list to brainstorm some foods.
Well done
Unit completed!
Back
Vocabulary Words: Crisp ๐ - firm and crunchy in texture Rind ๐ - the tough outer skin or peel of a fruit Grazing ๐ - eating grass or plants while moving around slowly Shoots ๐ฑ - young, tender new growth from plants Cluster ๐ - a group of things growing or held together Chomps ๐ - bites down hard and chews noisily Nibbles ๐ฑ - takes small, gentle bites Compost โป๏ธ - a mixture of decayed organic matter used to fertilize soil
Reflect
1. What surprised you most about the schwa sound?
2. Which part was most challenging?
Activity
Click the link to download the worksheet. When done, submit the worksheet to your teacher.
Objectives
Identify and understand key vocabulary words from the story about how the Carter family's pets have unique food preferences and clever eating behaviors. Learn how each animal has developed special habits and routines around their favorite foods.
Introduction
"Today we will learn new words from the story about the Carter family's pets and their favorite foods. These words will help us talk about animal behavior, food preferences, and the unique eating habits of different pets. Let's explore their meanings together!"
Key Ideas
- Any vowel letter (a, e, i, o, u) can make the schwa sound
- The schwa is the most common vowel sound in English
Examples
A = schwa: about, banana, sofa
E = schwa: taken, lemon, open
I = schwa: family, pencil, circus
O = schwa: button, carrot, robot
U = schwa: focus, supply, album
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Unit 19: Animal Food
Introduction In this lesson, you will learn about foods that the Carter family animals like to eat ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฐ. You will also learn about the schwa vowel sound ๐ค and types of pronouns ๐. Lastly, you will research your least-favorite foods ๐คข๐ฅฆ.
New lesson
Start
๐ Phonics: Irregular 'Schwa'
What is the Schwa Sound? The schwa is the most common vowel sound in English, represented by the symbol /ษ/. It's a weak, unstressed vowel sound that sounds like "uh" and can be spelled with any vowel letter (a, e, i, o, u).
๐ฅ Watch the video to learn more about the Irregular 'Schwa' Sound!
Examples: about /ษ-BOUT/ - the "a" makes the schwa sound taken /TAY-kษn/ - the "e" makes the schwa sound pencil /PEN-sษl/ - the "i" makes the schwa sound
Download and complete the worksheet, Submit your worksheet to your teacher when you are finished.
๐ Phonics: Irregular 'Schwa'
๐ฎ Letโs Play: Drag the words into their correct positions to fit what you see in the pictures. Let's see how many correct answers you can get! Good Luck!
๐ Phonics: Irregular 'Schwa' Activity
Sometimes vowels can make the schwa sound in different parts of words
Why itโs interesting: The schwa sound is fun to learn because it helps us understand so many words we use every day! For example: the word BANANA has schwa sounds - buh-NAN-uh ๐ or FAMILY becomes FAM-uh-lee ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ. When we say LEMON it sounds like LEM-uhn ๐ or ABOUT becomes uh-BOUT ๐ญ. The word TAKEN sounds like TAY-kuhn โ or PENCIL becomes PEN-suhl โ๏ธ. Fun Fact: The schwa sound always sounds like "uh" but can be spelled with any vowel letter! ๐ก It's like having a sneaky sound that hides in different vowels! โจ๐
key ideas
reflect
example
๐ Spelling test: Irregular 'Schwa' words
Reading: Favorite Foods
One of the Carter family animals likes to eat wheat grass. Do you know which one? Read the story to find out. Read "Favorite Foods." Read the chapter. To turn the page just click on the right side of the book. To go to a previous page, click on the left side of the book.
Reading Comprehension
Great job finishing the story "Favorite Foods!" Now itโs time to check your understanding! You will answer 5 questions about the story. Click on the number to answer the question. Read each question carefully.Choose the best answer from the four choices (A, B, C, or D). Only pick one answer for each question.Try your best and take your time! ๐ง โ๏ธ
Reading: Favorite foods
Congratulations!
YOU HAVE ANSWERED EVERYTHING
What knowledgehave you acquired?
Reading: favorite foods
Vocabulary
What you read You have read a story about the Carter family's pets and their unusual food preferences. Pixie the dog cleverly eats grapes by leaving empty skins on the vine, Bobby has a special patch of tall grass he visits nightly, Pippi the cat loves cantaloupe rind and steals dog food, and Franky enjoys wheat grass and exactly two banana chips each night. The story shows how each pet has unique tastes and clever eating habits. What you will do Learn new vocabulary words from the story. Use the new words in your own sentences.
INTRODUCTION
OBJECTIVES
CONTENTS
ACTIVITY
Sight words
This week, we have six new sight words. Read and listen your sight words.
Download the worksheet and unscramble each sight word, when done, submit it to your teacher.
Grammar: Possessive Pronouns
What are Possessive Pronouns? ๐
Watch the following video and learn more about Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns are words that show ownership or that something belongs to someone! They replace nouns and tell us "whose" something is. Examples: ๐ฏ Instead of saying: "That is Sarah's book" ๐ We can say: "That book is hers" โจ Instead of saying: "This is my dog's toy" ๐ We can say: "This toy is his" ๐พ Common Possessive Pronouns: ๐ mine ๐โโ๏ธ (belongs to me) yours ๐โโ๏ธ (belongs to you) his ๐ฆ (belongs to him) hers ๐ง (belongs to her) ours ๐ฅ (belongs to us) theirs ๐ซ (belongs to them) Quick Tip: ๐ก Possessive pronouns never need an apostrophe! They already show ownership all by themselves! ๐ซ's Example from our story: "Pixie's favorite grapes" could become "Those grapes are hers!" ๐
Click on the Download button to download the worksheet about Possessive Pronouns. Once you are done, please submit it to the teacher.
Writing
You are going to write about your least-favorite food, and then have a conversation with someone about why you don't like it. Brainstorm some foods that you don't like to eat, and write why you don't like them. Is it the taste? Smell? Texture?
Click the button to download the graphic organizer. Use the list to brainstorm some foods.
Well done
Unit completed!
Back
Vocabulary Words: Crisp ๐ - firm and crunchy in texture Rind ๐ - the tough outer skin or peel of a fruit Grazing ๐ - eating grass or plants while moving around slowly Shoots ๐ฑ - young, tender new growth from plants Cluster ๐ - a group of things growing or held together Chomps ๐ - bites down hard and chews noisily Nibbles ๐ฑ - takes small, gentle bites Compost โป๏ธ - a mixture of decayed organic matter used to fertilize soil
Reflect
1. What surprised you most about the schwa sound? 2. Which part was most challenging?
Activity
Click the link to download the worksheet. When done, submit the worksheet to your teacher.
Objectives
Identify and understand key vocabulary words from the story about how the Carter family's pets have unique food preferences and clever eating behaviors. Learn how each animal has developed special habits and routines around their favorite foods.
Introduction
"Today we will learn new words from the story about the Carter family's pets and their favorite foods. These words will help us talk about animal behavior, food preferences, and the unique eating habits of different pets. Let's explore their meanings together!"
Key Ideas
Examples
A = schwa: about, banana, sofa E = schwa: taken, lemon, open I = schwa: family, pencil, circus O = schwa: button, carrot, robot U = schwa: focus, supply, album