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| Set 12--Book 1 |
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| Title: |
A Night to Celebrate |
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| Value: | Accomplishments |
| New Words: | ace, lace, space, rice (soft c), nice, spice, bride, sight, right, tonight, age, wed sway, ginger (soft g), gem, gym, judge, fudge, Gerry, aunt, uncle, car, chat, must, groom, married, city, Cindy, Cindy's, cinnamon, celebrate, center, ceramic, Cinderella, because, announce, everyone, gentleman, happy, breeze |
| Consonant Sounds & Blends: | sw_, br_, gr_, sp_, _er, _ed, _igh, Word Patters: "-all" (as in tall) |
| Vowels: | A, a, ai, ay, E, e, ee, ea, y, I, i, O, o, U, u, oo (groom) |
| Sight Words: | all, aunt |
| Conversation Skills: | After reading this book, talk for a few minutes about weddings. |
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| Set 12--Book 2 |
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| Title: |
A Trip to China |
Provides a review of digraphs ch - wh - th - ck and diphthongs aw - au - ew. Different countries broaden our horizons. The things we care for become dear to us. For language arts or social studies instruction, this book could be used as a springboard for sharing travel experiences, or for culture or geography study activities.
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| Value: | Expanding Horizons |
| New Words: | Paul, haul, crawl, landing, rancher, sandwiches, charge, plane, splash, inch, China, chimp, chicken, shiny, fish, T-shirt, whistle, whistles, thin, clouds, someone, south, bench, lunch, fresh, cheese, check, Sherry, sheep, received, new, rush, chums, shore, Charley, whale, rushed, under |
| Consonant Sounds & Blends: | spl_, cl_, fr_, _ed, _ing, _er, Word Patterns: ir (shirt), ar (far), ore (snore), ank (thank), au (haul), ow (crowd), ou (out), aw (crawl) |
| Vowels: | A, a, ay, E, e, ee, ea, y, I, i, O, o, oo (took), U, u |
| Sight Words: | crew, flew |
| Conversation Skills: | After reading this book, talk for a few minutes about China. |
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| Set 12--Book 3 |
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| Title: |
A Game for Champions |
Gives a review of previous books. A strong phonics base has been established, and high frequency sight words have been introduced. Students learn they cannot always win but they can be friends and good sports.
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| Value: | Sportsmanship |
| New Words: | season, start, different, Bears, Tigers, Eagles, Seahawks, Panthers, panthers, many, children, uniform, uniforms, father, chosen, coach, knew, other, very, pretty, together, busy, practice, pretended, referee, newspaper, field, before, above, through, course, skills, put, best, reported, noticed, winning, won, scores, picture, news, much, teammates, important, wash, change, pulled, excited, arrived, shirt, thought, against, lose, after, large, already, unusually, brown, silver, purple, orange, taught, pizza, guarding, champions, championship |
| Consonant Sounds & Blends: | pr_, br, _en, _ed, _er, _ers, pre-, _ew, _nt, _ion, _ions |
| Vowels: | A, a, ay, E, e, ee, ea, y, I, i, ie, O, o, oo, oa, U, u, Ue |
| Sight Words: | guarding, taught, wash, newspaper, orange, pizza |
| Conversation Skills: | After reading this book, talk about for a few minutes about being a good sport. |
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| Set 12--Book 4 |
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| Title: |
Boyer's Toy Store |
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| Value: | Generosity |
| New Words: | Le Roy, Joyce, boys, Boyer, Boyer's, The Point, Neal's, hoist, moist, foyer, noise, foils, coins, toy, soy, pier, marina, stores, motor, moving, houseboat, houseboats, climb, ramp, docked, lunch, managed, cleaned, invited, voice, girls, aboard, helped, coiled, broiled, lift, shop, enjoyed, finding, wondered, popsicles, calling, sitting, told, leave, sauce, buoy, balloons, anything, restaurant |
| Consonant Sounds & Blends: | sw_, fl_, cl_, wh_, fr_, _ing, _ed, _er, Word Patterns: -ought (as in brought), _ore (store), _ir (girl), _ur (turn), _ink (think), _ar (car), _ew (new) |
| Vowels: | A, a, ay, E, e, ee, ea, y, I, i, ie, O, o, oo (noon), oi (oil), oy (toy) U, u |
| Sight Words: | doubt, special, ocean, sweat |
| Conversation Skills: | After reading this book, talk about for a few minutes about favorite toys. |
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| Set 12--Book 5 |
Comments |
| Title: |
The Confection Connection |
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| Value: | Moderation and Dedication |
| New Words: | sleek, trim, slim, nobody, lazy, plopped, quite, confused, afraid, wobble, throat, terrible, blurted, chocolate, slumped, dedicated, protested, requires, drastic, giving, feeding, worst, going, death, anything, warned, everyday, examination, inspection, connection, protection, cooperation, affliction, moderation, situation, trepidation, injections, confection, botheration, operation, dedication, rejection, starvation, infection, ruination, part, questions, serious, eyes, only, walk, walks, double, trouble, laughing, person, quite, case, knees |
| Consonant Sounds & Blends: | sl_, tr_, fl_, sm_, pr_, dr_, fr_, thr_, _er, _ing, _ion, _ions, _lk |
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| Sight Words: | serious, eyes, only, laughing, trouble, person, walk |
| Conversation Skills: | After reading this book, talk about for a few minutes about Nutrition. |
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| Set 12--Book 6 |
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| Title: |
Chatsworth |
A review of all previous books. A springboard to enjoyable and independent reading. Chatsworth shows us differences in ages doesn't matter when meaningful relationships exist. We can learn from each person we share time with. For creative writing instruction, this book could be used as a springboard for writing about relationships and shared experiences.
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| Value: | Wisdom |
| New Words: | Chatsworth, older, television, invented, sixty-six, bottom, wrinkles (silent w), around, freckles, offered, speed, always, secret, riding, crazy, huffing, puffing, riding, hoping, trying, underneath, remembers, keeping, rescue, handles, shaggy, teases, whole (silent w), share, white, million, figure, earn, believe, cornfield, once, swap, thanks, you're, person, along, doubt, sometimes, ten-speed, special, sweat, friend, laughs, he's, old, thinks, pretend, rather, hasn't though, knows, covered, except, works, band, teach, admits, things, saved, |
| Consonant Sounds & Blends: | wr_, fr_, sp_, _ing, _les, _ong, _ion, _ghs, _nks, _pt, _nd, _ed, er, ough (though) |
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| Sight Words: | doubt, special, ocean, sweat |
| Conversation Skills: | After reading this book, talk about for a few minutes about wisdom. |
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