Connect to Writing •A student model introduces students to a variety of writing styles. • Process writing steps guide students to complete and present writing assignments. The Desert by Maria Hernandez The desert is a difficult place to live. The desert is hot in the day. It is cold at night. The desert is dry. It has a lot of sunlight. The lizard is in the desert. It has a long tail. Animals and plants live in the hot, dry desert. topic sentence facts and details closing sentence Write an Informational Paragraph An informational paragraph gives information, or facts, about a topic. Remember to include: • a topic sentence that tells your main idea • facts and details • a closing sentence Floating_box Floating_ box Floating_box Student Model Write an informational paragraph about a place in nature. CONNECT TO Writing 200 UNIT 5 CON22_1_SE_U05_198-203_CWM.indd 200 30/10/2020 11:44 Check It! Use the checklist to review your work. Plan It! Write It! • Talk with a classmate about a place in nature. • Draw a picture of the place. • Write questions and answers. • Write a topic sentence. • Write sentences with facts and details. • Write a closing sentence. Checklist I have a topic sentence. I use is, are, has, and have correctly. I use compound words correctly. My facts tell who, what, where, why, and when. I have a closing sentence. UNIT 5 201 CON22_1_SE_U05_198-203_CWM.indd 201 30/10/2020 11:44 Big Idea • Students re-visit the Big Idea at the end of the unit and apply their knowledge in a discussion. Before You Watch This is a story about a boy and a bean. 1. What is a bean? 2. Can you plant a bean? Explain. While You Watch Watch and answer. 1. What does the boy do in the store? 2. What happens at night? After You Watch Answer the questions. 1. How does the boy change? 2. How does the bean change? WORDS bean dream guilty steal thief Watch for This! Characters change in a story. Watch how characters change. UNIT 5 203 CONNECT TO Media 203 The Little Thief CON22_1_SE_U05_198-203_CWM.indd 203 30/10/2020 11:44 Finish It! Share It! • Write your final sentences neatly. • Read your paragraph to a classmate. • Listen as your classmate reads. • Share what you learn. BIG Idea Nature changes. How does nature change? Talk about the weather and the seasons. Talk about how plants and animals change. CONNECT TO Writing 202 UNIT 5 CON22_1_SE_U05_198-203_CWM.indd 202 30/10/2020 11:44 Connect to Media • Students watch an authentic short film and learn to view media through a critical lens. The authentic short films are available for viewing online. WALK-THROUGH Txiv Connect to Phonics PLUS activities are also available online! Decodable Readers give students a chance to practice matching up lettersound relationships and help build a habit of analyzing the letters and sounds to read unfamiliar words. Name Date Decodable Reader Activities A Read “The Bats.” Listen. Write the number. a and the with B Reread “The Bats.” Listen. Write the missing word. Words to Use a and The with EXAMPLE: Sam with a bat. 1. bats. 2. Sam Tam at the mat. 3. Sam with bat. 4. Tam that bat. 1 11 © by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. Unit 1 Unit 1 CTP25_L1_SE_U01_001-012_DR.indd 11 7/02/2024 2:22:29 p. m. Sam with a bat. Bam! 6 Decodable Words at, bam, bat, bats, mat, Sam, Tam, that High Frequency Words Unit 1: a, and, the, with © by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 8 The Bats Connect to Phonics PLUS 1 1 Sam and Tam at the mat. 3 Name Date 10 Unit 1 © by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. Unit 1 CTP25_L1_SE_U01_001-012_DR.indd 10 7/02/2024 2:22:29 p. m. Decodable Reader Activities allow students to practice and assess their emerging decoding skills. 23
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