Theme 1 Week 1
Objective:
Today we will read words with the short a sound and the
consonants m, s, c, and t .
sat
Focus:
at
am
mat
Sam
Focus:
sat
Tam
cat
Mac
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1:
The cat sat on the mat.
Sentence 2:
I am Sam.
-----------------------------------------Nonsense Words:
tat
mas
cam
sac
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 1 Week 2
Objective:
Today we will read words with the short a sound and the
consonants n, f, and p .
fan
Focus:
an
tap
can
nap
Focus:
fat
Pam
pat
pan
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1:
My cat is tan and fat.
Sentence 2:
Cam can fan Tam Cat.
-----------------------------------------Mixed Review:
map
man
tap
tan
Nonsense Words:
naf
ap
fap
paf
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 1 Week 3
Objective:
Today we will read words with the short i sound and the
consonants b, r, h, and g .
fin
Focus:
in
rip
him
big
Focus:
bin
fig
if
fib
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1:
The big rig can go.
Sentence 2:
Can the hat fit the big, fat pig?
-----------------------------------------Mixed Review:
rag
bin
gap
hip
Nonsense Words:
hak
hig
baf
gib
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 2 Week 1
Objective: Today we will read short vowel o words and
words with the consonants d, w, l, and x.
dot
Focus:
log
fox
dog
box
Focus:
ox
rob
hog
lot
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1:
Five dogs sat on the big log.
Sentence 2:
The fox and the ox can win the box.
-----------------------------------------Mixed Review :
box
got
wax
wig
Nonsense Words:
wox
dob
lof
ox
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 2 Week 2
Objective: Today we will read short vowel e words and
words with the consonants y, k, and v.
yet
Focus:
vet
yes
get
Ken
Focus:
net
leg
wet
web
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1:
Ken said yes to the vet.
Sentence 2:
The big van is for the pets.
----------------------------------------Mixed Review :
bet
wed
Kim
van
Nonsense Words:
yez
ep
fep
mev
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 2 Week 3
Objective: Today we will read short vowel u words and words with the
consonants q, j, and z.
jug
Focus:
fun
hut
rug
up
Focus:
tub
mud
gum
pup
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1:
It is fun to play in the tub.
Sentence 2:
I have a cup and a mug.
-----------------------------------------Mixed Review :
bun
tug
jab
quiz
Nonsense Words:
gub
quz
buj
zug
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 3 Week 1
(Day 1)
Objective: Today we will read short vowel words and
words with double final consonants.
mass
pack
fill
buff
Focus:
bass
hill
Ann
Matt
Focus:
kiss
pass
miss
pill
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1:
Matt said to pass the egg to him.
Sentence 2:
The wax is on top of the rack.
-----------------------------------------Mixed Review :
huff
duck
egg
mitt
Nonsense Words:
dass
qaff
vack
zatt
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 3 Week 1
(Day 2)
Objective: Today we will read plural words with short vowel sounds.
ribs
cabs
Focus:
naps
gums
kits
cabs
Focus:
maps
pens
cats
dads
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1:
Jeff said to pack the eggs in the bags.
Sentence 2:
The cats are on the rugs.
-----------------------------------------Mixed Review :
bags
hats
tacks
pads
Nonsense Words:
fams
kacks
dags
vads
.
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 3 Week 2
(Day 1)
Objective: Today we will read words with the short i sound and words with the verb endings –s, -ed, and -ing .
sips
Focus:
zips
picks
rips
fills
-------------------------------------------------missed
filled
Focus:
zipped
picked
billed
rigged
-------------------------------------------------kissing
Focus:
licking
mixing
hissing
going
-------------------------------------------------Sentence: The man is licking the rim of his cup.
Sentence: I filled the bag and zipped it.
------------------------------------------------Mixed Review:
fits
missing
ripped
kicked
Nonsense Words:
vits
nilling
zicked
quids
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 3 Week 2
(Day 2)
Objective: Today we will read short vowel words that use the possessive ( ’s ).
Kim’s
Kim’s pet
Read and then ask students to name the owner.
Focus:
the vet’s kit
Jill’s pig
the man’s hat
--------------------------------------------------
Sentence 1: Tim’s pets ripped the moss.
Sentence 2: Rick’s dad is going with us.
-------------------------------------------------Mixed Review:
Sam’s bags
Nick’s bill
Jan’s box
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 3 Week 3
(Day 1)
Objective: Today we will blend consonant clusters with r .
grin
press
Focus:
frizz
trip
drag
drop
brick
prim
crop
trick
cross
Focus:
frog
brag
tram
brim
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1:
The frog had a grin.
Sentence 2:
The crab can grip the shell.
-----------------------------------------Mixed Review:
dress
trim
drill
grip
Nonsense Words:
triv
braj
crug
proz
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 3 Week 3
(Day 2)
Objective: Today we will blend words with the contraction -’s.
It’s
Let’s
Read and then ask students to tell you what the contraction stands for.
Focus:
Let’s
Who’s
What’s
Where’s
Focus:
Why’s
Here’s
She’s
When’s
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1:
He’s in his crib.
Sentence 2:
Let’s trick Jan!
-----------------------------------------Possessives and Contractions Review
Mixed Review #1:
Where’s Fred’s hat?
Mixed Review #2:
Who’s fixing Brad’s grill?
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 4 Week 1
Objective: Today we will read words with the short o sound and consonant clusters with l .
block
clot
flop
glob
plot
Focus:
flock
slot
blob
clock
Focus:
black
plum
slug
clip
slob
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1:
Cliff slips on a block and flips.
Sentence 2:
The children love the class picture.
-----------------------------------------Mixed Review :
class
plan
slim
club
Nonsense Words:
sloss
plat
gloff
blum
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 4 Week 2
(Day 1)
Objective: Today we will read words that use consonant clusters with s.
scum
skin
slim
smash
snack
spot
stick
swim
Focus:
skip
step
sled
smell
Focus:
snip
swam
scab
speck
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1:
The girl can step and skip.
Sentence 2:
I can read, write, and spell.
-----------------------------------------Mixed Review :
swell
scam
snub
spell
Nonsense Words:
stam
skack
speg
scad
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 4 Week 2
(Day 2)
Objective: Today we will read words with the silent letters kn, wr, and gn.
knot
wrap
gnat
Focus:
knock
wrist
knit
wren
Focus:
knob
wreck
wring
knop
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1:
Today I will knit a scarf.
Sentence 2:
Stan hit his wrist.
-----------------------------------------Mixed Review:
knack
snap
brag
writ
Nonsense Words:
knam
wraz
gnag
knep
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 4 Week 3
Objective: Today we will read words with the short u sound and triple clusters.
scrub
strum
splat
spring
Focus:
scrap
strap
split
sprung
Focus:
struck
scrimp
splint
sprig
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1:
Meg splits plums for a snack.
Sentence 2:
The family strums and sings.
-----------------------------------------Mixed Review :
string
glum
strip
spun
Nonsense Words:
scrun
strug
splut
spruz
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 5 Week 1
(Day 1)
Objective: Today we will read words with the digraphs sh, th, and wh.
ship
Focus:
shell
wish
mash
shop
rush
shin
---------------------------------------------path
Focus:
with
thick
thin
bath
thud
math
---------------------------------------------wham
Focus:
whack
whim
when
whip
which
whizz
---------------------------------------------Sentence 1:
Trish scrubs that dog.
Sentence 2:
This brush is thick.
---------------------------------------------Nonsense Words: shozz
thom
whop
thosh
whuv
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 5 Week 1
(Day 2)
Objective: Today we will read words with the digraphs ch and - tch.
chip
Focus:
chin
chat
chill
check
chop
-----------------------------------------patch
Focus:
match
switch
crutch
scratch
batch
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1:
Chad wraps up fresh chips.
Sentence 2:
Chuck checks his math.
-----------------------------------------Mixed Review:
Mitch
check
Rich
latch
Nonsense Words:
cham
yatch
cheb
quatch
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 5 Week 2
(Day 1)
Objective: Today we will read words with the long a sound (CVCe) .
tape
Focus:
made
rake
game
vase
wave
Focus:
mate
same
fade
wake
blame
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1: Jane skates on the stage.
Sentence 2: Dave and Kate play a game.
-----------------------------------------Mixed Review :
stage
whale
skate
grate
Nonsense Words:
dape
bape
yaze
vame
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 5 Week 2
(Day 2)
Objective: Today we will read words with the final sounds nd, ng, and nk.
sand
Focus:
land
ring
wink
link
king
sang
Focus:
rink
thing
hand
sink
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1: The king can wink.
Sentence 2:
I could swing over the house.
-----------------------------------------Mixed Review :
bland
think
swing
Nonsense Words:
pling
zand
vink
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 5 Week 3
(Day 1)
Objective: Today we will read words with the long i sound (CVCe) .
vine
Focus:
file
ride
kite
dime
bike
Focus:
mine
lime
hike
drive
slice
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1: Mike likes to ride his bike.
Sentence 2: He has a wide smile on his face.
-----------------------------------------Mixed Review :
prize
slide
white
shine
Nonsense Words:
shize
bine
kive
gipe
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 5 Week 3
(Day 2)
Objective:
Today we will read words that are contractions.
she’ll
Focus:
we’ll
you’ll
don’t
Focus:
didn’t
couldn’t
isn’t
won’t
I’ve
Focus:
we’ve
they’ve
we’d
Focus:
I’d
she’d
it’s
Focus:
he’s
she’s
you’re
Focus:
we’re
they’re
---------------------------------------------------------------
Sentence 1:
Sentence 2:
I’ll take the white bike and you’ll take the red one.
It’s fun to ride, isn’t it?
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 6 Week 1
(Day 1)
Objective: Today we will read words with the long o and long u sound .
joke
Focus:
hope
broke
note
globe
cute
Focus:
mule
cube
huge
flute
Focus:
rude
tube
Luke
--------------------------------------------------
Sentence 1:
Luke drove home.
Sentence 2:
The mule was rude to Duke.
-------------------------------------------------Mixed Review:
Nonsense Words:
home
blope
strike
vuse
flute
buse
fuse
hobe
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 6 Week 1
(Day 2)
Objective:
Today we will read words that end with the final clusters –ft, -lk, and –nt.
lift
Focus:
drift
gift
left
soft
spent
went
ant
Focus:
tent
stunt
milk
Focus:
silk
elk
sulk
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1:
Nate sang a tune when he left home.
Sentence 2:
The ant spent time in the silk tent.
-----------------------------------------Mixed Review:
lift
joke
smile
pants
Nonsense Words: nift
drant
zilk
vift
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 6 Week 2
Objective:
Today we will read words with the long e sound.
be
Focus:
me
he
we
she
Crete
Eve
teeth
tree
meal
sweep
Pete
Focus:
theme
Steve
seed
Focus:
street
knee
beach
Focus:
leash
seat
-------------------------------------------------Sentence 1:
We will eat a huge meal with Pete.
Sentence 2:
He can sweep the street.
-------------------------------------------------Mixed Review:
left
silk
she
we’ve
Nonsense Words:
ve
kreve
peesh
meaz
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 6 Week 3
Objective: Today we will read words with the long a sound using the vowel pairs ai and ay.
pail
say
Focus:
snail
pay
stay
train
Focus:
may
pain
wait
play
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1: Strain the peas in the sink.
Sentence 2: May I stay on the train?
-----------------------------------------Mixed Review :
date
May
huge
sprain
Nonsense Words:
baiv
quay
blait
kaiz
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 7 Week 1
Objective: Today we will read words with the long o sound using oa and ow.
foam
Focus:
goat
know
low
toast
bowl
Focus:
slow
boat
blow
road
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1:
Kay rows green boats in a show.
Sentence 2:
Throw the toast in a bowl.
-----------------------------------------Mixed Review:
coast
flow
goal
glow
Nonsense Words:
hoad
prow
gloast
vown
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 7 Week 2
(Day 1)
Objective: Today we will read words with the /oo/ sound using the oo spelling.
nook
Focus:
wood
book
wool
hook
Focus:
look
hood
took
soot
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1:
Dad is a good cook.
Sentence 2:
We stood by the brook to read a book.
-----------------------------------------Mixed Review:
shook
brook
stood
Nonsense Words:
jook
noog
quoop
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 7 Week 2
(Day 2)
Objective: Today we will read two-syllable compound words.
cookbook
Focus:
sailboat
cupcake
sunshine
railroad
Focus:
backpack
rainbow
peanut
footprint
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1:
Dee cooks toast and pancakes.
Sentence 2:
We took the mail to the mailbox.
-----------------------------------------Mixed Review:
hopscotch
upside
himself
homemade
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 7 Week 3
(Day 1)
Objective: Today we will read words with the /oo / sound using the oo, ew, ue, ou, u, and u-e spellings.
fool
Focus:
food
pool
root
too
chew
Focus:
new
stew
grew
crew
glue
Focus:
true
clue
blue
Sue
soup
Focus:
group
Lou
tune
Focus:
prune
flute
dune
flu
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1: The group will play the new flute in the pool.
Sentence 2: Sue made a new stew for Lou.
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 7 Week 3
(Day 2)
Objective: Today we will read words with the long i sound suing the ie and igh spelling.
lie
light
Focus:
pie
sigh
die
night
Focus:
thigh
tie
might
vie
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1: Lou sees bright rainbows.
Sentence 2:
Mike might lie and hide in fright.
-----------------------------------------Mixed Review :
fright
knight
Mike
hide
Nonsense Words:
vigh
pight
rie
zie
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 8 Week 1
Objective: Today we will read base words with the endings –s, -ed, and – ing.
makes
Focus:
notes
fills
pulled
Focus:
yelled
croaked
smiles
cheeped
grunted
likes
hops
planted
planted
showed
cooking
sleeping
screaming
Focus:
sleeping
jumping
sinking
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1:
Painting and jumping makes me happy.
Sentence 2:
The duck quacked and swam away.
-----------------------------------------Mixed Review:
light
dew
cool
Nonsense Words:
zays
veaking
meeped
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 8 Week 2
Objective:
Today we will read words with the /ou/ sound using the -ou and – ow spellings .
loud
frown
Focus:
sound
clown
couch
growl
Focus:
ground
cow
brown
pout
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1:
The loud clown sat on the couch.
Sentence 2:
The cow ate grass down on the ground.
-----------------------------------------Mixed Review:
scout
growl
fools
chewing
Nonsense Words:
bown
rouch
thow
nout
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 8 Week 3
Objective: Today we will read short vowel and long vowel words with the endings -ed, and – ing.
clap 
clapped
use 
used
Focus:
hopped
skipped
snapped
planned
Focus:
baked
closed
joked
smiled
hit 
hitting
make 
making
Focus:
letting
sledding
swimming
running
Focus:
poking
baking
writing
driving
Sentence 1:
The man grabbed his running shoes.
Sentence 2:
Mom tossed the pen so I could do my writing.
------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------Mixed Review:
Nonsense Words:
throwing
zaking
popped
nopping
stroked
snitting
slipping
piking
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 9 Week 1
Objective:
Today we will read words the long i and long e sound using the spelling -y.
cry
Focus:
sky
my
dry
sly
by
dizzy
sunny
fussy
Focus:
yucky
jelly
puppy
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1:
I am lucky to have a buddy like you.
Sentence 2:
The sunny day was dry and nice.
-----------------------------------------Mixed Review:
shy
crunchy
lucky
why
Nonsense Words:
zy
nuzzy
py
kissy
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 9 Week 2
Objective: Today we will read base words with the plural endings -es, and – ies.
If a word ends in –ch, tch, sh, s, ss or x, then add –es to make the word plural:
couch 
couches
Focus:
hatches
smashes
pouches
boxes
Focus:
benches
axes
pitches
pushes
If a word ends in –y, then change the y to i and add -es to make the word plural:
cry 
cries
baby 
babies
Focus:
flies
candies
pries
Focus:
bodies
dries
rallies
Sentence 1:
The flies sit on the boxes.
Sentence 2:
The people sat on benches.
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Mixed Review:
skies
bunnies
pennies
shies
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 9 Week 3
Objective:
Today we will read words with the /oi/ sound using the oi and oy spelling.
We will also read words with the /ô/ sound using the aw and au spelling .
joy
foil
Focus:
boy
point
coy
spoil
Focus:
coins
toy
voice
ploy
law
haul
Focus:
jaw
fault
dawn
Saul
Focus:
paw
Paul
claws
sauce
--------------------------------------------------
Sentence 1:
Shawn raised his voice.
Sentence 2:
Paul will haul the toys to the room.
-------------------------------------------------Mixed Review:
shawl
bushes
lies
vault
Nonsense Words:
gaup
koid
voix
tauz
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 10 Week 1
(Day 1)
Objective:
Today we will read words with the /or/ sound using the or and ore spellings.
fork
snore
Focus:
thorn
store
porch
more
Focus:
sport
core
bore
born
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1:
I wore a hat with horns to the store.
Sentence 2:
I slept on the porch and snored.
-----------------------------------------Mixed Review:
sort
tore
fort
horn
Nonsense Words:
vorg
yore
dorn
quore
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 10 Week 1
(Day 2)
Objective:
Today we will read words with the /er/ sound using the er, ir, and ur spellings.
fur
herd
stir
Focus:
hurt
fern
dirt
burn
her
Focus:
third
term
girl
turn
perch.
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1:
The shirt was torn at the store.
Sentence 2:
The herd of birds sat.
-----------------------------------------Mixed Review:
churn
snort
form
first
torch
Nonsense Words:
furk
sner
pird
wurz
sert
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 10 Week 2
Objective:
Today we will read words with the /ar/ sound using the ar spelling.
hard
Focus:
park
chart
star
scarf
shark
Focus:
bark
farm
part
barn
lark
-----------------------------------------Sentence 1:
Mark parked the car in the yard.
Sentence 2:
We went to the farm to see the barn.
-----------------------------------------Mixed Review:
car
firm
snarl
hurl
tar
Nonsense Words:
sarp
marth
larm
tark
zarb
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
Theme 10 Week 3
Objective: Today we will read base words with the plural endings -er and -est.
Comparing Two Things:
Add the suffix –er
Comparing Three or More Things:
Add the suffix -est
When we compare and the word makes the short vowel sound followed by one consonant, then double the
consonant and add our suffix.
thin 
thinner 
thinnest
Focus:
sad
sadder
saddest
Focus:
fat
fatter
fattest
Focus:
big
bigger
biggest
When we compare and the word ends is -y, change the –y to –i and then add your suffix.
dizzy 
dizzier

dizziest
Focus:
dry
drier
driest
Focus:
lucky
luckier
luckiest
Focus:
shy
shier
shiest
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011
When we compare and the word ends is -e, drop the –e and then add your suffix.
cute 
Focus:
Focus:
cuter 
huge
rude
cutest
huger
ruder
hugest
rudest
For all other words, when we compare, we just add our suffix to the end of the word.
short 
shorter
short 
shortest
Focus:
newer
newest
darker
darkest
Focus:
taller
tallest
harder
hardest
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Sentence 1:
Their bags got bigger and fuller.
Sentence 2:
The saddest part of the book was the end.
Sherry Sanborn
2010-2011