Written by Jill Lauren
Illustrated by Darren McKee
Get Up! Level 1, Unit 5, Book 13 Sounds: a, i, o, u, e all consonants Sight words: i s, the, a, and, have, love(s), so, to, my, do, I, be, for, me, was, we, she, are you Contractions: it’s Summary: Meg does not want to get out of her cozy bed to feed her cat, but the cat is hungry. What will Meg do? Special vocabulary: well, beg Reading comprehension questions: 1. What does Meg love? 2. W hy must Meg get up? 3. Do you love to stay in bed? Why or why not?
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With gratitude to Darren McKee and Jason Myers for their deep talent and good cheer.
Meg is in bed. She will not get up. Meg loves to be in bed. 1
Mom tells Meg, “Get up. The cat has to be fed.” 2
Meg tells Mom, “Not yet. I love my bed.� 3
Mom tells Meg, “Get up. Jet has to be fed.” Meg yells, “I am not well!” 4
Mom yells, “You are well, Meg. You have to get up!” 5
Meg yells, “But, Mom, I have a bad leg. I can not get up!� 6
Mom yells, “Get up, Meg, or I will get mad!” 7
Meg yells, “But, Mom, I am hot and have big, red dots. I can not get up.� 8
Mom was mad. She yells, “You do not have red dots. I am so mad. I will not beg you to get up.� 9
Mom will not beg, but Jet will. “Meg, I am sad. Will you get up for me?� Jet begs. 10
“Be my pal. I have to be fed. Get up, Meg !� Jet tells Meg. 11
Meg gets up. Meg loves Jet. The cat has to be fed. “I love my cat.” 12
The cat is fed. Meg and Jet are in bed for a nap. Meg and Jet love the bed. 13
Dad yells, “Meg, you have to fix the cat’s mess. Get up! Jet’s mess is on the rug.” 14
“Do we have to get up to fix the mess? We can have a nap and a hug in my bed.� 15
Meg will fix the mess, but not yet. It’s so fun to hug Jet. 16
Scope and Sequence Level One: Short vowels Short a, i, o, u, e Plural s; apostrophe ’s; ending punctuation; comma usage; use of “it’s” Level Two: Digraphs -ck; -zz, -ll, -ff, -ss; th, ch, wh, sh Review of plural s and apostrophe ’s; Suffixes: s and -es Contractions Level Three: Glued sounds and beginning blends -ing, ink, ang, ank; l blends, r blends, mixed beginning blends: sc, sm, sp, sk, st, sn, sw, tw, dw, squ Suffixes: -ing, -ed Level Four: E nding blends, compound words, closed syllables, syllabication, VCCV, clusters, r-controls -st, -nt, -nd, -lf, -sk, -mp, -ft, -nch, -sp, -lp, -lt, -lk, -pt, -ld, -ct, -tch, -ng, -nk, -xt str, spr, scr, spl; ar, or, er, ir, ur Doubling rule Suffixes: -er, est Level Five: M agic e, open syllables, syllabication; place value of y; vowel teams VCCV with magic e syllables; V/CV and VC/V; place value of y; ee/ea; ai/ay Check out the rest of this super fun program at www.whole-phonics.com. Have an idea as to how to make Whole Phonics even better? Please let us know at read@ whole-phonics.com or call 917-699-5110.
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