Unit 5, Week 2 - Mayday! Mayday!

     This week our Focus Story will be Mayday! Mayday! : A Coast Guard Rescue by Chris L. Demarest.  In this story, the United States Coast Guard is summoned to the rescue of a yacht, disabled at sea in the midst of a storm.  We will join the Guard as it searches for and locates the boat through fierce conditions, rescues the crew, treats the passengers and shuttles them all to safety. 
     Our Target Skill this week is learning to distinguish the cause and effect of certain events within a story.  We will also continue to work on retelling a story, making predictions, and identifying the sequence of events in a story.  We will work to identify, form, and match the letter 'Xx' to its phoneme---/ks/.

Amazing Words:  rescue, pilot, yacht, sailor, mechanic, shimmering

High-Frequency Words:  yellow, blue, green  (Please continue to practice all of our "Popcorn Words" at home!)

Letter: Xx


Thank you to http://store.coastguardrescues.com for the cover image!