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Unit 5: Animals
Focus Letters and Sounds: O,o F,f
High Frequency Words: is play
Week One – Animals We Know
Core Reading Selection – Mama Cat Has Three Kittens by Denise Fleming
Oo
Letter Practice:
O: Circle back, then around all the way.
o: Circle back, then around all the way.
At Home Activity:
 Oo Practice (link to practice page)
 Have your child look in a mirror and make an O with their mouth.
Phonics: /o/ as ox, mop
At Home Activity
 Draw an octopus and write a word with o on each of the eight legs.
 Your child can underline each O.
High-Frequency Word: is
At Home Activity
 What is your name? Tell me saying: My name is _______.
 Spell is aloud and then write it using a red crayon. Do it again using a
blue crayon. Cay you write is using a green crayon?
Books to Read
Where Is It?
Animals in Nature
Good Pets
Week Two – How Animals Change and Grow
Core Reading Selection – Animal Babies A B C
Ff
Letter Practice:
F: Straight down. Straight across. Straight across.
F: Circle back a little, then straight down. Go to the dotted line. Straight across.
At Home Activity:
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Ff Practice (link to practice page)
Have your child write the letter Ff with finger paint or shaving cream.
Phonics: /f/ as in fish
At Home Activity
 Have family members help your child find words that start with the
letter f in book titles, on signs, and on other environmental print.
High-Frequency Word: play
At Home Activity
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Print the word play on an index card. Have your child use his or her arm to
write it in the air, saying each letter while writing. Your child can repeat this
a few times until it can be done without looking at the card.
Books to Read
Baby Animals
Animals and Their Babies
Animal Babies
Week Three – Animal Themes
Core Reading Selection – Mole and the Baby Bird by Marjorie Newman
Review Letters: /f/f and /o/o
At Home Activity
 The letter f stands for the /f/ sound as in fish. What is the name of this
letter? What sound does this letter stand for?
The letter o stands for the /o/ sound in ox. What is the name of this
letter? What sound does this letter stand for?
Make a list of Ff words and Oo words.
 Listen to the beginning of these words. Which letter stands for the
sound?
octopus
fan
fox
otter
ox
fish
farm
olives
fat
odd
Review High-Frequency Word: is, play
At Home Activity
Write is, have, to, go, and play on cards. When I say one of the words,
point to it.
Books to Read
Tap, Tap, Tap!
Time to Play
We Can Play
Nature Park