Transcript Scott Foresman’s Reading Street Grade 1 / Unit 3 Morning Warm-Up Grade

Scott Foresman’s Reading Street
Grade 1 / Unit 3 Morning Warm-Up
Written by: Debra McKeivier
Clip Art: Holly Andrepont
Maplewood Middle School-1st Grade
Sulphur, Louisiana
An Egg is an Egg
Ruby in Her Own Time
Jan’s New Home
Frog and Toad Together
I’m a Caterpillar
Where Are My Animal Friends?
An Egg Is an Egg
Unit 3 / Day 1
Everything changes.
Once you were a new baby.
What are some things babies do?
Now you can do other things.
How do we change as we grow?
An Egg Is an Egg
Unit 3 / Day 2
Today we will read about a young boy
and an old man. They are special friends.
Do you think people still grow and
change when they are old?
An Egg Is an Egg
Unit 3 / Day 3
Today we will read about things that
change. We’ll see that just about
everything can change. Can you think
of anything that can’t change?
An Egg Is an Egg
Unit 3 / Day 4
Today we will read about a boy who
grows. Now he needs a new coat
and new boots. What happens to
your clothes when you get bigger?
An Egg Is an Egg
Unit 3 / Day 5
This week we read about ways children
change as they grow to be healthy adults.
What are some ways you can take
a measurement of how much
you are growing?
Ruby in Her Own Time
Unit 3 / Day 1
Nothing stays the same.
We are always learning new things.
What do we learn as we
grow and change?
Ruby in Her Own Time
Unit 3 / Day 2
Today we’ll read about Harry and
Mr. George Baker again. George goes
to school because he wants to learn.
Why do you think it is important
to always keep learning?
Ruby in Her Own Time
Unit 3 / Day 3
Today we will read about Ruby - a duck
that learns and grows in her own time.
How do you learn in your own way?
Ruby in Her Own Time
Unit 3 / Day 4
Today we will read about things
we learn to do as we get bigger.
What is something you could
not do when you were little?
What do you want to do when
you are a grown-up?
Ruby in Her Own Time
Unit 3 / Day 5
This week we read about how everyone
learns things at different times.
What would you say to someone
who is learning something new?
Jan’s New Home
Unit 3 / Day 1
Have you ever gone to a new place?
Were you sure you would like it?
Maybe you were a little bit scared too.
Why are changes exciting?
Jan’s New Home
Unit 3 / Day 2
Mr. George Baker goes to school to try
to read. It’s very hard work. But he is
always excited and happy. Why do you
get excited about going to school?
Jan’s New Home
Unit 3 / Day 3
Today we will read about a family that
moves to a new house. Wow! That sounds
exciting! How do you think they feel?
What kind of changes are fun?
Jan’s New Home
Unit 3 / Day 4
Jan is going to a new school.
She is meeting new friends.
Today she is sending a letter to an
old friend. How do you think Jan
is feeling now? What changes
would you tell about in a letter?
Jan’s New Home
Unit 3 / Day 5
It can be sad to depart from a place
you know. But it can also be exciting
to travel a new route and arrive at a
new location. Would you be excited
about moving to a new place?
Frog and Toad Together
Unit 3 / Day 1
In winter, flowers go away.
In spring, flowers start to grow in gardens.
Do we have a garden near our school?
What changes happen in a garden?
Frog and Toad Together
Unit 3 / Day 2
We will read about the four seasons.
Many things change with each season.
Why do you think the seasons change?
Frog and Toad Together
Unit 3 / Day 3
Today we will read about Toad.
Toad plants seeds in a garden.
He reads and sings and shouts at his seeds.
What does a real garden need to grow?
Frog and Toad Together
Unit 3 / Day 4
Toad tried to make his seeds sprout.
Today we will read about what flowers
really need to grow.
What would you plant in a garden?
Frog and Toad Together
Unit 3 / Day 5
We have learned how blossoms sprout
from seeds. We know that dim light
can destroy some plants. What can
a gardener do to grow big flowers?
I’m a Caterpillar
Unit 3 / Day 1
What changes can we observe in nature?
Let’s take a closer look. We learned
about how some plants change.
Soon we’ll read about a
few ways animals change.
I’m a Caterpillar
Unit 3 / Day 2
Summer, winter, spring, and fall.
I can name the seasons all.
Autumn is another name.
Fall and autumn are the same.
What season are we in?
I’m a Caterpillar
Unit 3 / Day 3
Have you ever seen a large caterpillar
inch across the schoolyard?
Today we’ll read about how this
insect makes an amazing change.
What changes might a caterpillar make?
I’m a Caterpillar
Unit 3 / Day 4
Today we’ll learn how to use computers.
A computer can be a huge help.
How can a computer help us learn?
I’m a Caterpillar
Unit 3 / Day 5
Butterflies are very pretty,
but once that was not so.
How do insects change and grow?
Where Are My Animal Friends?
Unit 3 / Day 1
When summer is done,
we know winter will soon be here.
How does nature change
during the year?
Where Are My Animal Friends?
Unit 3 / Day 2
Today we’ll read more about the seasons.
Each season is part of the year.
When one season ends, another starts.
How do our clothes change
with each season?
Where Are My Animal Friends?
Unit 3 / Day 3
Animals know when the seasons
begin to change. We’re going to read
how animals get ready for winter.
What’s something you get
ready for each year?
Where Are My Animal Friends?
Unit 3 / Day 4
Today we are going to read some poems.
Each poem is about changes.
Some poems are funny.
What changes might be funny?
Where Are My Animal Friends?
Unit 3 / Day 5
We have read how the temperature
can change from season to season.
In autumn, some animals get ready
to sleep or to move to warm places.
What other changes do animals
make during the year?