Unit 2, Week 3 - Animal Babies in Grasslands

    This week our focus story will be Animal Babies in Grasslands by Jennifer Schofield.  The students will be introduced to six different young animals (and their families!) from the African savanna to the Australian outback.  We will learn about what life is like for the elephants, prairie dogs, zebras, kangaroos, giraffes, and lions that live in the hot, dry climates of the grasslands.
     Our Target Skill this week is identifying the Main Idea of a story, or, in other words, why it is written.  Also, we will continue to practice the skill of comparing and contrasting similar objects.  We will be working to identify, form, and match the letter "Pp" to its sound--/p/.

Amazing Words: calf, grassland, cub, pup, joey, foal

High-Frequency Words:  we, my, like  (Also, please continue to practice the following words at home: I, am, the, little, to, a, have, is.)

Letter:  Pp