Dot & JabberBig Question: Why do we want

to find answers to some questions?

Author:

Ellen Stoll WalshGenre:

Informational Fiction

SMALL GROUP

Timer

BIG QUESTION: WHEN DOES A PROBLEM NEED A CLEVER

SOLUTION?

DAY 1DAY 2DAY 3DAY 4DAY 5

Dot and Jabber Day 1

Daily Fix-it

1. I willn’t shout in the library

2. i will bee very quiet.

Unit 5 Dot and Jabber – Day 1

Daily Fix-it

1. I willn’t shout in the libraryI won’t shout in the library.

2. i will bee very quiet.I will be very quiet.

Unit 5 Dot and Jabber – Day 1

Morning Warm-upMorning Warm-up

Detectives try to find answers. They should ask lots of questions and look behind every door. Why do we want to find answers to some questions?

Unit 5 Dot and Jabber - Day 1

Oral Vocabulary

• explanation• riddle• wonder

Unit 5 Dot and Jabber - Day 1

Amazing Words• explanation -

If you give an explanation, you tell how to do something.

• riddle - A riddle is a question or

problem that is hard to figure out.• wonder -

If you wonder about something, you want to know about it.

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soon cool

good g oo dc oo kt oo kh oo fw oo dh oo d

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Word Work

• foot• look• hook• stood• shook• nook• brook

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took

Word Reading

• foot• goat• stool• shook• good• true• took• grow

• stood• hood• wood• suit• nook• bowl• foot

Unit 5 Dot and Jabber - Day 1

1. Reading WB page 1432. Spelling WB page 1053. Journal - Draw a picture of an

acorn and an oak tree. Write about how the two are related.

4. AR test5. Centers

Unit 5 Dot and Jabber - Day 1

Daily Journal WritingDay 1

Draw a picture of an acorn and an oak tree. Write how they are related.

Dot and JabberDay 2

Daily Fix-Daily Fix-itit3. can we walk here

4. no, we cant walk on the grass.

Unit 5 Dot and Jabber - Day 2

Daily Fix-itDaily Fix-it

3. can we walk hereCan we walk here?

4. no, we cant walk on the grass.No, we can’t walk on the grass.

Unit 5 Dot and Jabber - Day 2

Morning Warm-upMorning Warm-up

Today we will read about Mrs. Chicken. The crocodile thinks Mrs. Chicken looks like good food. What clues tell you that the crocodile plans to eat Mrs. Chicken?

Unit 5 Dot and Jabber - Day 2

Amazing Words

• rafters - Rafters are

long pieces of wood inside a building that hold up the roof. Rafters go across, not up and down.

Unit 5 Dot and Jabber - Day 2

claps clapped clapping

hopehopeswish

wisheshope hopedhope hoping

skate skatedskate skatingsave savedsave savingsmile smiledsmile smiling

Figure out what the base word is. It may have a spelling change. Read the base word. Read the ending. Then blend the parts.

hides used makingfixes waved joking

No change Drop e

blamed passes buzzes ruled scrapesmixes rising speaks baking closing

Word Reading - Inflected Endings

sliced dashes grinned living driving hiked moved jogged

needed shaving chased freezing leaving talks skipped

Unit 5 Dot and Jabber - Day 2

1. Reading WB page 144, 145, 1462. Spelling WB page 1063. Journal - Draw a squirrel. Write a

fact about a squirrel.4. AR test5. Centers

Unit 5 Dot and Jabber - Day 2

Daily Journal WritingDay 2

Write a fact about a squirrel.

Dot and JabberDay 3

Daily Fix-itDaily Fix-it

5. please turn on the light

6. It is to dark in hear.

Unit 5 Dot and Jabber – Day 3

Daily Fix-itDaily Fix-it

5. please turn on the lightPlease turn on the light.

6. It is to dark in hear.It is too dark in here.

Unit 5 Dot and Jabber – Day 3

Morning Warm-upMorning Warm-up

This week we will read about Dot and Jabber. They are in a predicament. They need to be clever in their attempt to solve the Great Acorn Mystery. What do you think it takes to solve a mystery?

Unit 5 Dot and Jabber - Day 3

Amazing Words

• gorgeous -

When something is gorgeous, it is very beautiful.

• darling -

A darling is a person who is loved very much.

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shook shaking

foot

looks

fishes

chimed

placing

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When you come to a new word, look at all the letters in the word and think about its vowel sounds and its parts. Say the sounds and word parts to yourself and then read the word.

Word ReadingWord ReadingWoody

lookgood

watchesbooksreadscrookssolvedtook

chasing

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cooks cooked cooking

mixes

stood standing

takes took

shaking

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Sort Words

How to Solve a Mystery

Unit 5 Dot and Jabber - Day 3

We learned that a mystery is like a puzzle. You need to fit all the pieces or clues together to get an answer. We are going to read a story about two mice with a mystery to solve.

Vocabulary

• detectives• mystery• solve• hey• meadow• million• hurray

High - Frequency Words

• among

• across

• another

• nothing

• instead

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• because

• none

• on

• would

clue bus ticket

book chalk clue cook teacher

detective mystery pan spoon

1. Reading WB page 147

2. Spelling WB page 107

3. Journal - Write about something that grows from a tiny seed.

4. AR test

5. Centers

Unit 5 Dot and Jabber - Day 3

Daily Journal WritingDay 3

Write about something that

grows from a tiny seed.

Dot and JabberDay 4

Daily Fix-itDaily Fix-it

7. how soon can we go

8. We cant go yet

Unit 5 Dot and Jabber - Day 4

Daily Fix-itDaily Fix-it

7. how soon can we goHow soon can we go?

8. We cant go yetWe can’t go yet.

Unit 5 Dot and Jabber - Day 4

Morning Warm-up

Today we will read about young scientists. They wonder about a water riddle. They do some tests to find an explanation. What do you wonder about?

Unit 5 Dot and Jabber - Day 4

Amazing Words

• case - A case is a set

of problems that needs to be looked into to see what happened.

• suspect - A suspect is

someone believed to be guilty of a crime.

Unit 5 Dot and Jabber - Day 4

among another instead none

• May I have an apple __________ of an orange?

• I lost my pencil, so I need _____________ one.

• ___________ of us knew the answer.• Butterflies flew ____________ the

flowers.

Unit 5 Dot and Jabber - Day 4

count pilot river

long vowel short vowel ou

Unit 5 Dot and Jabber - Day 4

Word ReadingWord Reading• loved• bright• colors• Dad’s• house• door• never• worry• about• should

• done• tried• birds’• high• above• lilac• would• draw• clever• laugh

Read Words in Context

• We loved the bright colors you used to paint Dad’s house and door.

• We never worry about things we should have done.

• We tried placing the birds’ food high above the lilac bush.

• Would you draw a clever picture to make us laugh?

Unit 5 Dot and Jabber - Day 4

1. Reading WB pages 148, 1492. Spelling WB page 1083. Journal - Write about what

detectives do.4. AR test5. Centers

Unit 5 Dot and Jabber - Day 4

Daily Journal WritingDay 4

Write about what detectives do.

Dot and JabberDay 5

Daily Fix-it

9. She like to sing hear.

10. what do you do here

Unit 5 Dot and Jabber - Day 5

Daily Fix-it

9. She like to sing hear.She likes to sing here.

10. what do you do hereWhat do you do here?

Unit 5 Dot and Jabber - Day 5

Morning Warm-up

This week we read about Dot and Jabber, Jonathan Mouse, and some young scientists. They were all looking for answers to a mystery. Why do we like to solve mysteries?

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Vowels oo and Inflected Endings

We smiled when we got the joke book.

Mom cooks a good meal, and Dad washes the pan.

Sam hurt his foot while he was riding his bike.

The fish glided in the brook.

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instead none another among

What time is it when the hippo sits on the fence?

Time to get __________ fence.What do dogs have that __________ of the

rest of the animals have?Puppies

What should you do if a tiger steals your pen?

Use a pencil ___________.____________ all the bees, which is the

smartest?The spelling bee.

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Picture Graph

Unit 5 Dot and Jabber - Day 5

1. Handwriting sheet2. Reading WB page 1503. Journal - Write about a mystery

you would like to solve.4. AR test5. Centers

Unit 5 Dot and Jabber - Day 5

Daily Journal WritingDay 5

Write about a mystery you would

like to solve.