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Unit
1 Unit My Body
Hello!
I am Richard.
I am short.
My hair is blond and wavy. My mouth is small.
This is Tom. His hair is dark. His eyes are brown. His nose is big.
This is Ana. Her hair is long and wavy. Her eyes are green. Her nose is small. Her mouth is small.
I am tall and thin.
I am Karen. I am short. My hair is long. My nose is small.
Listen and repeat.
New Words
Look, listen and repeat.
This is Karen.
Her hair is long and red. Her eyes are small. Her mouth is small.
This is John.
His hair is black and wavy. His eyes are big. His nose is small. His mouth is big.
This is Mary.
Her hair is blond and wavy. Her eyes are green. Her eyes are green and small. Her nose is small, too.
This is Tom. His hair is black and straight. His eyes are brown. His mouth is small.
Look, read and write.
her his big short small wavy long blue blond green black brown straight black
This is Carol. ______ hair is _________ and _________. ______ eyes are _________ and _________. ______ nose is _________. ______ mouth is _________.
This is Richard. ______ hair is _________ and _________. ______ eyes are _________ and _________. ______ nose is _________. ______ mouth is _________.
This is Amy. ______ hair is _________ and _________. ______ eyes are _________ and _________. ______ nose is _________. ______ mouth is _________.
This is Richie. ______ hair is _________ and _________. ______ eyes are _________ and _________. ______ nose is _________. ______ mouth is _________. Her Her big wavy His His small blond blue small
Who Are They? Where Are They From?
Read, draw and complete.
My name is Carol. I am a girl. I am short.
My hair is long. My eyes are brown and big.
This is my face.
My name is David. I am a boy. I am tall. My hair is blond and wavy. My eyes are green.
My name is _______________________________.
My hair is ______________ and ______________.
My eyes are ___________ and ______________.
My nose is ________________________________.
My mouth is ______________________________. girl/boy long/short blond/black straight/wavy big/small black/brown green/blue
Look, read and answer.
Is he tall and thin?
Is his hair wavy?
Is his nose small?
What color are his eyes?
What color is his hair?
Is he short and fat?
Is his hair brown?
Is his mouth big?
Yes, he is.
No, it is not.
What color are his eyes?
What color is his hair?
Is she tall and fat?
Is her hair wavy?
Is her nose big?
What color are her eyes?
What color is her hair?
By Groups
Draw a circle around the adjective or words that describe.
Example:
This is me!
My name is Rose. I am tall and fat.
My hair is dark and straight. My eyes are small and brown.
My nose is small.
My mouth is small.
This is me!
My name is Alice. I am short and thin.
My hair is long and wavy.
My eyes are big and blue. My nose is big. My mouth is big.
This is me!
My name is Liz. I am tall and thin.
My hair is long and dark.
My eyes are big and black.
This is me!
My name is Henry. I am tall and thin.
My hair is blond and straight. My eyes are big and brown. My nose is small. My mouth is big.
My nose is small. My mouth is big. ? ? ? ? ?
This is me!
My name is Tony. I am short and fat.
My hair is dark and wavy. My eyes are big and green. My nose is small. My mouth is big.
Poem
Let’s read the poem!
I am, you are, he is happy
I am happy. I am happy. You are happy. You are happy. He is happy. He is happy. She is happy. She is happy. We are happy. We are happy. They are happy. They are happy. Everybody is happy.
Picture Mural with Pronouns
You will start an on-going pronoun mural activity throughout the week.
Follow the instructions:
1. Hang a poster-size sheet of cardboard or manila paper on a wall.
2. Write pronouns along the top of the poster.
3. Bring old magazines and put them in a box or basket with scissors and glue.
4. Cut out pictures that represent pronouns and glue them under the matching word on the mural.
5. Work on the project with your friends.
Poetry reading and writing.
If you were a pronoun, who would you be?
One day I sat and thought and thought, what pronoun could I be?
Could I be you, or she, or he? Or could I simply just be me?
My eyes went up, my eyes went down there I was searching all around.
I made my decision quick as a bee I had no problem, I wanted to be ME!
Read the poem again and find words that rhyme with she and write them below:
Follow the instructions:
1. Write a poem using pronouns with a partner. They can be long or short, as long as they include pronouns.
2. Your teacher will set up a “pronoun poetry writing station” that you may visit when you have completed other classwork.
3. There will be a box or a basket with construction paper, markers, glue, and old magazines so when you have completed a poem you may create a poster to hang when the poems are presented at the pronoun poetry contest.
4. As you work on the project, only at designated times during the day, think about how to make a program or to decide what music to play between the presentation of your poem.
5. Your teacher will tell you when the Pronoun Poetry Contest will begin so prepare yourself well for the competition.
6. When the poems have all been recited, you will vote for the favorite pronoun poem.
Pronoun contest using poetry.
Writing an acrostic poem
An acrostic poem is sometimes called a name poem. An acrostic poem uses a word for its subject. Then each line of the poem begins with a letter from the subject word. An acrostic poem doesn’t have to rhyme.
B
is for bird, my favorite pet.
I R D
It’s your turn!
is for iwi, a nice-looking finch.
is for raven, they are black and cool. is for dove, white as the snow!
1. In your notebook, write the subject of your poem vertically (up and down).
2. Think of words you would like to include in the poem. Think of any words that might go with your subject word.
3. Think how your word could be put into a sentence that begins with a letter from the subject word.
4. Work through all the letters of your subject word until you have created a line for each letter.
Reading
Happy Birthday Thunder
Raul was preparing Thunder’s birthday party. Thunder was his pet dog.
Thunder didn’t know it was his birthday party. “Bow-wow, bow-wow,” barked Thunder.
“It’s your birthday!” said Raul. Then Raul put a birthday hat on Thunder.
“ Ha, ha, ha,” laughed Raul. Thunder did not like his birthday hat.
The birthday hat was too big for Thunder. “Don’t take it off! You look very funny,” said Raul.
Finally Thunder had no other choice than to leave the birthday hat on.
The birthday party guests arrive.
Ricardo, Raul’s brother, gave Thunder a delicious bone.
Rebecca, his sister, gave Thunder a beautiful T-shirt.
The T-shirt fit Thunder perfectly well.
Juan, Raul’s best friend, gave Thunder a dog collar. The collar also fit Thunder very well.
Everybody got together to sing Happy Birthday to Thunder.
“Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Thunder, happy birthday to you!” the children sang.
When they finished singing, Raul tied a red balloon on Thunder’s collar.
Thunder was very happy until the balloon popped. He was so afraid that he ran to hide under the sofa.
All the children laughed to see Thunder trembling under the sofa.
After all, Thunder enjoyed his birthday party very much!
Organize the events in the order in which they occurred.
__________ The children sang Happy birthday to Thunder.
__________ Raul was preparing Thunder’s birthday party.
__________ The balloon popped!
__________ The birthday party guests arrived.
__________ Thunder ran to hide under the sofa.
Sequence of Events Vocabulary
Write the words under the pictures.
A Birthday Invitation
You are planning a birthday party for your pet. Complete the birthday card below. Write as much information about the party as you can.
A Birthday Gift
There is a special gift inside this birthday box. What do you think it might be? Write the things you would like to find if you had to open the gift.
Adjectives
Which picture represents the adjective? Draw a circle around it, then in your notebook, write a sentence using the adjective.
1. happy
2. small
3. blond
Complete the sentences with “his” or “her”.
I’m the girl in the picture on the left. My name is Teresa. My mom is Betty and my dad is Jose. My mom likes ice cream, __________ favorite flavor is vanilla. My dad also likes ice cream, __________ favorite flavor is chocolate.
I’m the tall man in this picture. This is my son Luis and my daughter Gabriela. Luis likes sports. __________ favorite sport is soccer. Gabriela likes toys. __________ favorite toy is the dollhouse.
I am not in this picture. This is my friend Antonio. He is my best friend. We go to the same school. We are in the same grade. __________ mother is very proud of him. __________ father is also very proud. He is a very good student at school.
Reading
Darla and Her Five Friends
Darla was new in the neighborhood. Her parents had just moved to a house around the corner from Darla’s school. Darla was in the third grade. She walked every day from her house on Comerio Street to her school.
“Good morning Batty,” said Darla. “Are you ready for school?”
“Yes, I am,” answered Batty.
Every day Darla would stop in front of Batty’s home to walk with her to school. Batty was short. She was shorter than Darla. Batty had long blond hair.
“Betty!” yelled Batty in front of Betty’s house. “Come out! We are already here!”
Betty came out. She was tall. She was taller than Batty and Darla. She had short black hair.
Darla, Batty, and Betty walked down the street. They stopped at Bitty’s house. As soon as Bitty saw them, Bitty joined them on their walk to school. Bitty was tall and thin. She had long hair. Her hair was blond and wavy.
The girls came to Botty’s house. “Botty!” yelled Bitty.
“I’m coming,” responded Botty. Botty came out. She was smaller than Batty. She was the smallest in the group.
The girls Darla, Batty, Betty, Bitty, and Botty walked down the street and went around the corner.
This time they stopped at Butty’s house. Butty lived across the street from the school. Butty was Darla’s favorite friend. Butty was her best friend. Butty had long black hair. Her hair was soft and wavy. Butty was a special friend to them. Butty was in a wheelchair.
So Darla, along with
and
crossed the street at the corner and went to their school.
Batty, Betty, Bitty, Botty,
Butty,
Select the best answer.
1. Who is the main character in the story?
a. Batty
b. Bitty
c. Butty
d. Darla
2. What is the setting in the story?
a. Darla’s house on Comerio Street.
b. Batty’s home on Comerio Street.
c. Botty’s home near Batty.
d. Butty’s home around the corner.
3. Who is Darla’s best friend?
Darla’s best friend is ____________________.
Place numbers 1 through 5 in the spaces provided.
_________ Darla went to Bitty’s house.
_________ Darla went to Betty’s house.
_________ Darla went to Butty’s house.
_________ Darla went to Batty’s house.
_________ Darla went to Botty’s house.
Character Traits
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
Who has wavy hair? _________
Who has long blond hair? _________
Who has black hair? _________
Draw a picture of yourself. Write three sentences that describe you.
Reading Poetry
Character Traits
Author: Unknown
Have you read a story
You knew was first rate?
Then your teacher asked you
To list the character’s traits!
When you read a story I will not tell a lie
Read your story carefully
Let me tell you why!
Authors can be tricky
Authors may not state
Authors will not tell you All the character’s traits!
When authors write a story
They may not be direct
Use the author’s story clues If traits are hard to detect!
Also in some stories
Traits are easy to find
Authors make it simple I thank them every time!
Now it’s time to teach you
About the character traits
Keep this poem near you I think that would be great!
Characters are described By personality and physical traits
When you try to list them
Make sure you separate!
I want to start with physical
That’s how a character looks
Characters move and speak In many favorite books!
Characters can be slender And tall with rosy cheeks
Characters can have muscles But may be very weak!
Characters can move slowly
Like walk and crawl and bend
Characters have loud voices
To seek attention!
Characters have red hair
Or black with long thick curls
Characters can wear pants With green and purple swirls!
Characters can be young And old with silly smiles
Characters show off glasses Who wear them for a while!
Last comes personality
That’s how a character acts They’ll have these traits forever I’m teaching you a fact!
Characters can be clever
Courageous and lazy too
Characters can be happy I think this sounds like you!!
Characters can be quiet
Patient and curious
Characters can be friendly
Helpful and glorious!
When you choose a story
Read it to the end
If you forget what traits are Then read this poem again!
Reading Poetry
The big people are laughing. The young are eating chips. The boys and girls are dancing with Hula-hoops on their hips.
The math teacher is singing. The kids are having fun. A young girl is enjoying A book under the sun.
My friends are all excited. They are eating a pie. My cousin just exited And took a taxi ride.
My grandma is eating apples. My grandpa is drinking punch. It’s nice to see them sharing Every day during their lunch.
