Week 25: Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers

Objective: Student will identify and correctly use prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river) in spoken and written sentences about Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L (grammar, vocabulary, and sentence construction)

Materials: Picture cards and vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, crayons

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (Prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river)) back to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river) in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers. 2) Guided practice applying prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river) together. 3) Child attempts prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river) with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river), applying it to one new example related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Assessment: Child demonstrates prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river) correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will construct complete sentences that correctly apply prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river) while talking about Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L (grammar, vocabulary, and sentence construction)

Materials: Picture cards and vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, crayons

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (Prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river)) back to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river) in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers. 2) Guided practice applying prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river) together. 3) Child attempts prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river) with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river), applying it to one new example related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Assessment: Child demonstrates prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river) correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will compare correct and incorrect examples of prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river), explaining what makes each one right or wrong.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L (grammar, vocabulary, and sentence construction)

Materials: Picture cards and vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, crayons

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (Prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river)) back to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river) in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers. 2) Guided practice applying prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river) together. 3) Child attempts prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river) with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river), applying it to one new example related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Assessment: Child demonstrates prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river) correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will sort words and pictures related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers based on prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river).

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L (grammar, vocabulary, and sentence construction)

Materials: Picture cards and vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, crayons

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (Prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river)) back to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river) in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers. 2) Guided practice applying prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river) together. 3) Child attempts prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river) with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river), applying it to one new example related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Assessment: Child demonstrates prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river) correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will independently demonstrate mastery of prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river) by producing 3-4 original examples tied to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L (grammar, vocabulary, and sentence construction)

Materials: Picture cards and vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, crayons

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (Prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river)) back to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river) in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers. 2) Guided practice applying prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river) together. 3) Child attempts prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river) with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river), applying it to one new example related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Assessment: Child demonstrates prepositions and vocabulary (mountain, desert, river) correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will model and explain measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models using hands-on manipulatives related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT (grade-level number, operations, and measurement standards)

Materials: Counters or small objects, number line or ten-frame, paper for recording

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (Measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models) back to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers. 2) Guided practice applying measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models together. 3) Child attempts measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models, applying it to one new example related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Assessment: Child demonstrates measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will solve guided problems involving measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models, explaining each step aloud.

Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT (grade-level number, operations, and measurement standards)

Materials: Counters or small objects, number line or ten-frame, paper for recording

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (Measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models) back to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers. 2) Guided practice applying measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models together. 3) Child attempts measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models, applying it to one new example related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Assessment: Child demonstrates measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will apply measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models to solve a themed word problem connected to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT (grade-level number, operations, and measurement standards)

Materials: Counters or small objects, number line or ten-frame, paper for recording

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (Measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models) back to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers. 2) Guided practice applying measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models together. 3) Child attempts measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models, applying it to one new example related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Assessment: Child demonstrates measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will check work and compare strategies for measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models with a partner or parent.

Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT (grade-level number, operations, and measurement standards)

Materials: Counters or small objects, number line or ten-frame, paper for recording

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (Measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models) back to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers. 2) Guided practice applying measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models together. 3) Child attempts measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models, applying it to one new example related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Assessment: Child demonstrates measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will independently complete a mixed-problem challenge demonstrating measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models.

Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT (grade-level number, operations, and measurement standards)

Materials: Counters or small objects, number line or ten-frame, paper for recording

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (Measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models) back to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers. 2) Guided practice applying measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models together. 3) Child attempts measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models, applying it to one new example related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Assessment: Child demonstrates measurement: comparing height and length of land features/models correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will make and record observations related to earth's landforms: mountains in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Standard: NGSS (observe, describe, and explain patterns in the natural world)

Materials: Theme-related picture cards or real objects, observation journal, crayons

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (Earth's landforms: mountains) back to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Earth's landforms: mountains in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers. 2) Guided practice applying earth's landforms: mountains together. 3) Child attempts earth's landforms: mountains with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices earth's landforms: mountains, applying it to one new example related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Assessment: Child demonstrates earth's landforms: mountains correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will conduct a simple hands-on investigation to explore deserts.

Standard: NGSS (observe, describe, and explain patterns in the natural world)

Materials: Theme-related picture cards or real objects, observation journal, crayons

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (deserts) back to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review deserts in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers. 2) Guided practice applying deserts together. 3) Child attempts deserts with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices deserts, applying it to one new example related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Assessment: Child demonstrates deserts correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will explain cause-and-effect relationships involving rivers; how land features differ.

Standard: NGSS (observe, describe, and explain patterns in the natural world)

Materials: Theme-related picture cards or real objects, observation journal, crayons

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (rivers; how land features differ) back to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review rivers; how land features differ in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers. 2) Guided practice applying rivers; how land features differ together. 3) Child attempts rivers; how land features differ with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices rivers; how land features differ, applying it to one new example related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Assessment: Child demonstrates rivers; how land features differ correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will compare and classify examples related to earth's landforms: mountains and Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Standard: NGSS (observe, describe, and explain patterns in the natural world)

Materials: Theme-related picture cards or real objects, observation journal, crayons

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (Earth's landforms: mountains) back to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Earth's landforms: mountains in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers. 2) Guided practice applying earth's landforms: mountains together. 3) Child attempts earth's landforms: mountains with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices earth's landforms: mountains, applying it to one new example related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Assessment: Child demonstrates earth's landforms: mountains correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will summarize and share what was learned this week about earth's landforms: mountains.

Standard: NGSS (observe, describe, and explain patterns in the natural world)

Materials: Theme-related picture cards or real objects, observation journal, crayons

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (Earth's landforms: mountains) back to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Earth's landforms: mountains in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers. 2) Guided practice applying earth's landforms: mountains together. 3) Child attempts earth's landforms: mountains with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices earth's landforms: mountains, applying it to one new example related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Assessment: Child demonstrates earth's landforms: mountains correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will describe and discuss comparing communities that live in mountains as it relates to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Standard: C3 Framework D2 (civics, geography, and community relationships)

Materials: Theme-related picture cards, simple map or chart as needed, paper

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (Comparing communities that live in mountains) back to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Comparing communities that live in mountains in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers. 2) Guided practice applying comparing communities that live in mountains together. 3) Child attempts comparing communities that live in mountains with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices comparing communities that live in mountains, applying it to one new example related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Assessment: Child demonstrates comparing communities that live in mountains correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will identify roles and responsibilities connected to deserts.

Standard: C3 Framework D2 (civics, geography, and community relationships)

Materials: Theme-related picture cards, simple map or chart as needed, paper

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (deserts) back to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review deserts in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers. 2) Guided practice applying deserts together. 3) Child attempts deserts with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices deserts, applying it to one new example related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Assessment: Child demonstrates deserts correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will connect river valleys to examples in our own community.

Standard: C3 Framework D2 (civics, geography, and community relationships)

Materials: Theme-related picture cards, simple map or chart as needed, paper

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (river valleys) back to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review river valleys in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers. 2) Guided practice applying river valleys together. 3) Child attempts river valleys with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices river valleys, applying it to one new example related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Assessment: Child demonstrates river valleys correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will compare different perspectives or places related to comparing communities that live in mountains.

Standard: C3 Framework D2 (civics, geography, and community relationships)

Materials: Theme-related picture cards, simple map or chart as needed, paper

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (Comparing communities that live in mountains) back to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Comparing communities that live in mountains in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers. 2) Guided practice applying comparing communities that live in mountains together. 3) Child attempts comparing communities that live in mountains with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices comparing communities that live in mountains, applying it to one new example related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Assessment: Child demonstrates comparing communities that live in mountains correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will reflect on and summarize what was learned about comparing communities that live in mountains.

Standard: C3 Framework D2 (civics, geography, and community relationships)

Materials: Theme-related picture cards, simple map or chart as needed, paper

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (Comparing communities that live in mountains) back to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Comparing communities that live in mountains in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers. 2) Guided practice applying comparing communities that live in mountains together. 3) Child attempts comparing communities that live in mountains with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices comparing communities that live in mountains, applying it to one new example related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Assessment: Child demonstrates comparing communities that live in mountains correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will read a text connected to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers and retell it while focusing on identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL / RI (comprehension, key details, and text features)

Materials: A picture book or short passage related to this week's theme, sequencing cards

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (Identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text) back to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers. 2) Guided practice applying identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text together. 3) Child attempts identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text, applying it to one new example related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Assessment: Child demonstrates identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will identify key details in the text that relate to identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL / RI (comprehension, key details, and text features)

Materials: A picture book or short passage related to this week's theme, sequencing cards

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (Identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text) back to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers. 2) Guided practice applying identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text together. 3) Child attempts identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text, applying it to one new example related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Assessment: Child demonstrates identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will ask and answer questions about the text using identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL / RI (comprehension, key details, and text features)

Materials: A picture book or short passage related to this week's theme, sequencing cards

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (Identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text) back to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers. 2) Guided practice applying identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text together. 3) Child attempts identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text, applying it to one new example related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Assessment: Child demonstrates identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will compare two texts or passages related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers using identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL / RI (comprehension, key details, and text features)

Materials: A picture book or short passage related to this week's theme, sequencing cards

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (Identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text) back to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers. 2) Guided practice applying identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text together. 3) Child attempts identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text, applying it to one new example related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Assessment: Child demonstrates identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will summarize the week's reading, demonstrating identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL / RI (comprehension, key details, and text features)

Materials: A picture book or short passage related to this week's theme, sequencing cards

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (Identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text) back to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers. 2) Guided practice applying identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text together. 3) Child attempts identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text, applying it to one new example related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Assessment: Child demonstrates identifying key details in a nonfiction land-features text correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will read, spell, and sort this week's words featuring r-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn).

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF (phonics, word patterns, and spelling)

Materials: Letter tiles or magnetic letters, whiteboard or paper, this week's word list

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (R-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn)) back to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review R-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn) in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers. 2) Guided practice applying r-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn) together. 3) Child attempts r-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn) with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices r-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn), applying it to one new example related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Assessment: Child demonstrates r-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn) correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will build and write words using r-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn) with letter tiles or handwriting practice.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF (phonics, word patterns, and spelling)

Materials: Letter tiles or magnetic letters, whiteboard or paper, this week's word list

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (R-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn)) back to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review R-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn) in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers. 2) Guided practice applying r-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn) together. 3) Child attempts r-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn) with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices r-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn), applying it to one new example related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Assessment: Child demonstrates r-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn) correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will use this week's spelling words correctly in original sentences.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF (phonics, word patterns, and spelling)

Materials: Letter tiles or magnetic letters, whiteboard or paper, this week's word list

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (R-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn)) back to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review R-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn) in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers. 2) Guided practice applying r-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn) together. 3) Child attempts r-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn) with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices r-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn), applying it to one new example related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Assessment: Child demonstrates r-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn) correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will sort and categorize words by their r-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn) pattern.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF (phonics, word patterns, and spelling)

Materials: Letter tiles or magnetic letters, whiteboard or paper, this week's word list

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (R-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn)) back to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review R-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn) in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers. 2) Guided practice applying r-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn) together. 3) Child attempts r-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn) with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices r-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn), applying it to one new example related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Assessment: Child demonstrates r-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn) correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will complete a mini dictation/spelling check demonstrating r-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn).

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF (phonics, word patterns, and spelling)

Materials: Letter tiles or magnetic letters, whiteboard or paper, this week's word list

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (R-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn)) back to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review R-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn) in the context of Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers. 2) Guided practice applying r-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn) together. 3) Child attempts r-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn) with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices r-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn), applying it to one new example related to Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers.

Assessment: Child demonstrates r-controlled vowel "ar" and "or" words (star, corn) correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.