Mainstream Student Workbook

- December 27, 2022

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BEST Standards Sight Words Group I

a	for	jump	red	we
and	funny	little	sun	where
away	go	look	said	yellow
big	help	make	see	you
blue	here	me	the
can	I	my	three
come	in	not	to
down	is	one	too
find	it	play	up

Group II

all	do	new	saw	under	yes
am	eat	no	say	want
are	four	now	she	was
ate	get	own	so	well
be	good	our	soon	went
black	have	out	that	what
brown	he	please	there	white
but	into	pretty	they	who
came	like	ran	this	will
did	must	ride	too	with

Group III

after	fly	how	open	then
again	from	just	over	think
an	give	know	put	walk
any	going	let	round	were
as	had	live	some	when
ask	has	may	stop	who
by	her	of	take	will
could	him	old	thank	with
every	his	once	them	yes

Group IV

always	does	made	tell	why
around	Don’t	many	their	wish
because	fast	off	these	work
been	first	or	those	would
before	five	pull	upon	write
best	found	read	us	your
both	gave	right	use
buy	goes	sing	very
call	green	sit	wash
cold	its	sleep	which

Group V

about	fall	kind	seven	warm
better	far	laugh	shall
bring	full	light	show
carry	got	long	six
clean	grow	much	small
cut	hold	myself	start
done	hot	never	ten
draw	hurt	only	today
drink	if	own	together
eight	keep	pick	try

Group VI

apple	box	Christmas	eye	garden
baby	boy	coat	farm	girl
back	bread	corn	farmer	goodbye
ball	brother	cow	father	grass
bear	cake	day	feet	ground
bed	car	dog	fire	hand
bell	cat	doll	fish	head
bird	chair	door	floor	hill
birthday	chicken	duck	flower	home
boat	children	egg	game	horse

house	name	robin	stick	water
kitty	nest	Santa Claus	street	way
leg	night	school	sun	wind
letter	paper	seed	table	window
man	party	sheep	thing	wood
men	picture	shoe	time
milk	pig	sister	top
money	rabbit	snow	toy
morning	rain	song	tree
mother	ring	squirrel	watch

Lesson 1

Welcome Message

Instructions: Place a square around each sight word.

Student passage:

I can ride a bike. I can climb a tree.

I like to swim. I like to fish

Watch me run. Watch me jump.

Please come play with me.

Student passage:

Holly the hen likes to roam on the farm. She likes visiting the other animals. They are her friends. Holly loves the outside and sitting in the sun. Holly takes a nap every day under the big shady tree. She is a very happy hen.

Student passage:

Gary the Goose was a lazy goose. He didn’t like doing much and spent most of his time sleeping. The other geese were always busy. Some were building nests, others were looking for food and some were swimming in the pond. The geese tried to encourage Gary to join them in the activities, however he just found a new place to rest.

Lesson 2

Sight Word Assessment Pre/PM1

Student: __ Date of Assessment:_

Group I

a	for	jump	red	we
and	funny	little	sun	where
away	go	look	said	yellow
big	help	make	see	you
blue	here	me	the
can	I	my	three
come	in	not	to
down	is	one	too
find	it	play	up

Sight Word Assessment Pre/PM1

Student: __ Date of Assessment:_

Group II

all	do	new	saw	under	yes
am	eat	no	say	want
are	four	now	she	was
ate	get	own	so	well
be	good	our	soon	went
black	have	out	that	what
brown	he	please	there	white
but	into	pretty	they	who
came	like	ran	this	will
did	must	ride	too	with

Sight Word Assessment Pre/PM1

Student: __ Date of Assessment:_

Group III

after	fly	how	open	then
again	from	just	over	think
an	give	know	put	walk
any	going	let	round	were
as	had	live	some	when
ask	has	may	stop	who
by	her	of	take	will
could	him	old	thank	with
every	his	once	them	yes

Sight Word Assessment Pre/PM1

Student: __ Date of Assessment:_

Group IV

always	does	made	tell	why
around	Don’t	many	their	wish
because	fast	off	these	work
been	first	or	those	would
before	five	pull	upon	write
best	found	read	us	your
both	gave	right	use
buy	goes	sing	very
call	green	sit	wash
cold	its	sleep	which

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Sight Word Assessment Pre/PM1

Student: __ Date of Assessment:_

Group V

about	fall	kind	seven	warm
better	far	laugh	shall
bring	full	light	show
carry	got	long	six
clean	grow	much	small
cut	hold	myself	start
done	hot	never	ten
draw	hurt	only	today
drink	if	own	together
eight	keep	pick	try

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Sight Word Assessment Pre/PM1

Student: __ Date of Assessment:_

Group VI

apple	box	Christmas	eye	garden
baby	boy	coat	farm	girl
back	bread	corn	farmer	goodbye
ball	brother	cow	father	grass
bear	cake	day	feet	ground
bed	car	dog	fire	hand
bell	cat	doll	fish	head
bird	chair	door	floor	hill
birthday	chicken	duck	flower	home
boat	children	egg	game	horse

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Lesson 3

Student Success Poster

Student___________________________________

Pre Test: I READ ________ words on my pretest.

My GOAL for the 1st PMA is ____________.

PMA 1: I READ __________ words on my first PMA.

I learned _____________ new words.

My GOAL for the 2nd PMA is ______________

PMA 2: I READ __________ words on my first PMA.

I learned _____________ new words.

My GOAL for the 3rd PMA is ______________

PMA 3: I READ __________ words on my first PMA.

I learned _____________ new words.

My GOAL for the post assessment is ______________

I MET/DID NOT MEET MY GOALS BECAUSE:

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Lesson 4

Academic Vocabulary Definitions and Examples

Determine

• Definition - To settle or decide.

• Example: Matthew had to determine which apple he wanted. Did he want the green or red? He determined that he would choose the green apple.

Theme

• Definition – the underlying message or big idea of a talk, book, film, or other work.

• Example: Some of the themes in Ten Apples Up on Top, by Dr. Seuss are friendship, fun and competition.

Identify

• Definition – to recognize or be able to name someone or something; to prove who or what someone or something is. • Example: Jonathan identified the apples in the bag as honey crisp apples.

Author’s Purpose

• Definition – the reasons an author writes a text.

• Example: The author’s purpose for the quote, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away ” is to tell people apples will help them to stay healthy.

Describe

● Definition – Report details about something either out loud or in writing.

● Example: Mikala described the apples she likes as green with a sour taste.

Compare and Contrast

● Definition – to note what is similar and different about two or more things.

● Example: compare: Apples and bananas are both fruit. contrast: Bananas are different from apples. Bananas are yellow, but apples are red.

Explain

• Definition – To make clear; simplify.

• Example: To make apple slices round, place the apple on its side with the stem of the apple facing you or a wall instead of the ceiling. Slice the apple from left to right.

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Demonstrate

• Definition – to show something and explain how it works.

• Example: To demonstrate the sharpness of his sword, the ninja tossed an apple into the air and diced it into tiny pieces.

Character

• Definition – one of the individuals in a work of fiction.

• Example: – In the story, Ten Apples Up on Top, the lion is the first character.

Introduce

● Definition – to bring forward for discussion or consideration.

● Example: Josh’s mom introduced him to different kinds of apples.

Analyze

● Definition – to study or examine something in detail in order to discover more about it.

● Example: Breonna analyzed the apple before she ate it. She measured the apple. She touched it and noted it was firm. She looked at it more closely and saw two tiny brown spots. She measured the stem at half an inch. She counted the number of seeds inside.

Context Clues

● Definition - hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader can use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words.

● Example: Diana loves to eat apples. She eats ten apples before school. She packed fifty apples for a two-day trip. Her friends have to listen to her crunch one Fuji after another when they are on the phone. Instead of a birthday cake, Diana had her mom order twenty apple pies. What is Fuji?

● Context clues: Even without adding the word apple, the reader could use the context, the sentences and words above and, or below the word to know Fuji is an apple.

● Clue 1: All of the sentences above and below mention apples. ● Clue 2: crunch

Main/Central Idea

● Definition – the most important or central thoughts unifying elements of a text.

● Example: The main idea of the story, Ten Apples Up on Top, is balancing many apples on top of your head is fun, but challenging.

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Cause and Effect

● Definition – noting a relationship between actions or events such that one or more are the result of the other or others.

● Example: If you are balancing five apples on your head and someone pushes you, the apples will fall.

● Cause: Someone pushed you while you were balancing apples on your head. ● Effect: The apples fell.

Comprehension

● Definition – to understand fully and accurately.

● Example: Gabe read that there are over seven thousand different types of apples grown all over the world.

● Comprehension: Gabe comprehended that apples in the United States could be different from apples in another country.

Supporting Details

● Definition – provides information to clarify, prove or explain the main idea.

● Example: Main idea: Diana loves to eat apples.

● Supporting detail/proof: She eats ten apples before school.

● Supporting detail/proof: She packed fifty apples for a two-day trip.

● Supporting detail/proof: Her friends have to listen to her crunch one Fuji after another while they are on the phone.

● Supporting detail/proof: Instead of birthday cake, Diana had her mom order twenty apple pies.

Evidence

● Definition-a sign that shows something exists.

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Lesson 5

Pearl the Squirrel

When you hear the word squirrel, what comes to your mind? Words like jumping, running, and climbing are the most familiar. But did you know that there are three types of squirrels? The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, and flying squirrels. Pearl is a tree squirrel. She eats seeds, nuts, and fruit. Even when it is cold, she can find food buried under a foot of snow. Her favorite thing to do is jump. She has padded feet that help when she jumps from tree to tree. Pearl is also a very smart squirrel. She can remember where she buries her food and always knows the fastest way to get from tree to tree. She is my friend, but my mother says I should not pet her because she just might bite.

Lesson 6

Activity/Out of Sight Words

Instructions: Look at the words below. See how many sight words you can find in each word. Write the sight words you find.

together

Ex. get

dream

show

before

how		or	so		for		red
are		be	me		to		he
am		there	the		got		here
get		go	her		who

Lesson 6

Word of the Week

Word of the Week: main/ central idea

Definition: the most important or central thoughts unifying elements of a text.

Example: The main idea of the story, Ten Apples Up on Top, is balancing many apples on top of your head is fun but challenging.

STUDENT RESPONSE

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Lesson 7

Sight Word Match Game

Instructions: You will play a matching game. There are sets of cards lying face down. All of the cards have a matching card, so there are two of each word in the set.

Your goal is to match all of the cards. You will pick one card, turn it over so it is face up, and you will read it out loud. Then you will pick a second card, turn it over so it is face up, and read it out loud. If the two cards are the same word, then you take them out and start again with another two cards.

If they are not the same word, you will turn them over so they are face down and then you will start again with two more cards. Once you have matched all of the cards and they are all face up, you win the game.”

Lesson 8

Picking Apples Activity

Instructions: You will work in a small group. One student will pick an apple for the group. The student will follow the directions on the apple which will be to pull an object out of one of the three bags.

Based on the apple pulled, the group will analyze their object and decide how the object offers possible evidence, how does it compare or contrast to what it is attached to, or decide what character in a book, video game, app or movie might use such an object.

Lesson 9

Cause and Effect Cause and Effect Activity

He missed the bus and was late to school.	Sandy was running down the hall.	Bob’s kite flew high in the sky.	He studied every night.
The phone rang.	She fell and hurt her knee.	Dan was soaked from head to toe.	Stan earned a 100% on his spelling test.
The sun went down.	The new puppy chewed it up.	Billy forgot to set his alarm clock.	He walked home in the rain.
It was a very windy day.	Dennis left his favorite toy on the floor.	Sandy answered it.	It got dark outside.

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Cause and Effect Worksheet

Cause	Effect
Billy forgot to set his alarm clock.	He missed the bus and was late for school.

Lesson 10 Author’s Purpose Activity

Instructions: Examine the categories below. Determine the author’s purpose. Write to persuade, inform, or entertain in the correct category.

car for sale

restaurant menu

letter to Santa

recipe for

cookies

letter telling parents why you should get a dog

comic book

birthday card

directions to grandma’s house

Dr. Seuss The Cat in The Hat

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Lesson 10

Sight Word Assessment

PM2

Student: __ Date of Assessment:_

Group I

a	for	jump	red	we
and	funny	little	sun	where
away	go	look	said	yellow
big	help	make	see	you
blue	here	me	the
can	I	my	three
come	in	not	to
down	is	one	too
find	it	play	up

Sight Word Assessment

PM2

Student: __ Date of Assessment:_

Group II

all	do	new	saw	under	yes
am	eat	no	say	want
are	four	now	she	was
ate	get	own	so	well
be	good	our	soon	went
black	have	out	that	what
brown	he	please	there	white
but	into	pretty	they	who
came	like	ran	this	will
did	must	ride	too	with

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Sight Word Assessment

PM2

Student: __ Date of Assessment:_

Group III

after	fly	how	open	then
again	from	just	over	think
an	give	know	put	walk
any	going	let	round	were
as	had	live	some	when
ask	has	may	stop	who
by	her	of	take	will
could	him	old	thank	with
every	his	once	them	yes

Sight Word Assessment

PM2

Student: __ Date of Assessment:_

Group IV

always	does	made	tell	why
around	Don’t	many	their	wish
because	fast	off	these	work
been	first	or	those	would
before	five	pull	upon	write
best	found	read	us	your
both	gave	right	use
buy	goes	sing	very
call	green	sit	wash
cold	its	sleep	which

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Sight Word Assessment

PM2

Student: __ Date of Assessment:_

Group V

about	fall	kind	seven	warm
better	far	laugh	shall
bring	full	light	show
carry	got	long	six
clean	grow	much	small
cut	hold	myself	start
done	hot	never	ten
draw	hurt	only	today
drink	if	own	together
eight	keep	pick	try

Sight Word Assessment

PM2

Student: __ Date of Assessment:_

Group VI

apple	box	Christmas	eye	garden
baby	boy	coat	farm	girl
back	bread	corn	farmer	goodbye
ball	brother	cow	father	grass
bear	cake	day	feet	ground
bed	car	dog	fire	hand
bell	cat	doll	fish	head
bird	chair	door	floor	hill
birthday	chicken	duck	flower	home
boat	children	egg	game	horse

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Lesson 11

Word of the Week

Word of the Week : cause and effect

Definition – a relationship between actions or events such that one or more are the result of the other or others.

Example: If you are balancing five apples on your head and someone pushes you, the apples will fall.

Cause: someone pushes you effect: the apples will fall.

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Write an example of cause and efffect.

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Lesson 12

Sight Word Search

Look at the sight words listed. Circle each word you find in the search.

Words may be across (horizontal) or up and down (vertical).

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Lesson 13

Compare and Contrast

Lesson 13

Compare and Contrast Activity

List the key vocabulary words for comparing and contrasting.

Compare	Contrast

Penguins and Parrots

Compare	Contrast

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Lesson 14

Word of the Week

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Lesson 15

Build a Sentence Activity

Word of the week

Character

Definition - one of the individuals in a work of fiction.

example: In the story, Ten Apples Up on Top, the lion is the first character.

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Lesson 15

Word of the Week

Word of the Week: Evidence

Evidence is a sign that shows something exists. Ex. There was evidence that the apple was old. It was brown and mushy all over.

Lesson 16

Word of the Week

Theme:

Theme is the underlying message or the big idea of a talk, book, film, or other work.

Some of the themes in Ten Apples Up on Top by Dr. Seuss are friendship, fun and competition.

Lesson 17

Word of the Week

Word of the Week: Context Clues

Definition - hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader can use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words.

Example: Diana loves to eat apples. She eats ten apples before school. She packed fifty apples for a two-day trip. Her friends have to listen to her crunch one Fuji after another when they are on the phone. Instead of a birthday cake, Diana had her mom order twenty apple pies. What is Fuji?

Context clues: Even without adding the word apple, the reader could use the context, the sentences and words above and, or below the word to know Fuji is an apple.

Clue 1: All of the sentences above and below mention apples. Clue 2: crunch

Lesson 18

A Scary Story

Who likes scary stories? What is your favorite scary story, movie or cartoon? In this lesson you will study some of the nouns from the sight word list, and fill in the blanks to create your own scary story. If you do not like scary stories, have no fear. You can fill in the blanks with other words to create your story.

It was late at _____________. Outside it began to __________. Laila and Brian could hear___________. They looked out of the_______________. They saw a ________________________. They grabbed a ___________________. Their ________________ began to move. They watched it go up the_________.

They ran as fast as they could until they got to their _______________.

boat	children	Christmas	coat	corn	school	tree	window	wind
birthday	egg	dog	duck	door	Seed	night	water	thing
brother	father	feet	fire	fish	sheep	bell	street	horse
car	floor	flower	game	girl	shoe	way	watch	wood
cat	goodbye	grass	ground	head	sister	paper	rain	stick
chair	hill	home	letter	man	snow	name	top	ring
chicken	money	nest	picture	rabbit	stick

Write the following words:

bear door time stick picture ring

ball box ground cake water milk

apple paper floor squirrel hand

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