Jake can skate on ice.

Jake can skate on ice. He loves to skate really fast! He will go to the lake to skate. The ice must be thick for him to skate. Today, the ice is firm. It is safe to skate. Take care, Jake! 5 1 1 19 28 33 38 41 Day 1: Who is the main character in the story? Needed LOTS of help Day 2: Where does he skate? Day 3: What problem might Jake have? Day 4: How does Jake know the ice is safe? Student Comprehension this week was: (circle one) Great! Good! Needed help

We bake cookies. We bake cookies together. We bake cookies for the holiday. We put in flour. We put in eggs. We put in sugar. Then we mix it up and put in chips. We bake it in the oven. In no time at all, there are cookies! 3 7 13 17 21 25 34 40 48 Day 1: Why is the author baking cookies? Day 2: What goes into the cookies first? Day 3: What goes in before the cookies are put into the oven? Day 4: What could you add to the cookies to make them even better?

Fred lives in the North Pole. He can make toys. He can build trains. He loves to eat cookies. He wears red and green every day. Fred feeds reindeer their food. He loves to help. Sometimes, he gets to eat candy. He loves being an elf! 6 10 14 19 26 31 35 41 46 Day 1: What does Fred do? Day 2: What does Fred wear? Day 3: What is something that Fred loves? Day 4: What were some things that helped you to know that Fred was an elf?

Boxing Day is a holiday. Boxing Day is after Christmas. Men would drop coins into a box. They would go on a trip. When they came home, they would give the box to a church. The church would give the coins to the poor. 5 10 17 23 31 35 44 Day 1: When is Boxing Day? Day 2: Where were the coins put in the beginning of the story? Day 3: What happened to the coins in the middle of the story? Day 4: What happened to the coins at the end of the story?

It is a new year. We can be better readers. We can be better writers. We can be better listeners. We make changes and decide to do better. Making changes can be hard, but I can do it! I will do better this year than last year. 5 10 15 20 28 38 47 Day 1: What is something that the author wants to get better at? Day 2: Why do you think the author wants to make changes? Day 3: Why is it important to try to get better at things? Day 4: When do people normally think about making changes?

Jen and Jill make a snowman. It is cold out, so they put on warm coats. Jen has a scarf. Jill has a hat. They roll big balls out of snow. Then they dress the snowman. When it gets warm, the snowman melts. It was a good day. 6 16 24 31 36 43 48 Day 1: Who are the characters in the story? Day 2: What is the setting of the story? Day 3: What does Jen have? Day 4: What do they do to build the snowman. (use words and phrases from the text)

Dr. King was a good man. He wanted to help people and make things fair for everyone. The color of your skin did not matter. He wanted peace. Dr. King went on marches. Dr. King gave speeches. We have a better country because of his work. 6 15 24 25 28 33 37 46 Day 1: What kind of person was Dr. King? Day 2: What did he want for others? Day 3: What were some things that he did to help? Day 4: In what ways are you like Dr. King?

Humpback whales live in the ocean. They migrate, or travel, very far. They live in cold water. They feed in the summer. They migrate to warm water in the winter. They have their babies where it is warm. In the winter, they do not eat. They fast. They live off of the fat in their bodies. They eat krill and small fish. 6 12 22 30 38 45 56 62 Day 1: What does migrate mean? Day 2: Why do they migrate to warm water in the winter? Day 3: How do the whales survive without eating? Day 4: When they do eat, what do they prefer to eat?

There once was a hard working ant and a lazy grasshopper. All through the spring, the ant gathered food. The grasshopper slept. The ant worked. The grasshopper sang. The ant wanted to have food in the winter. Soon it became cold. The grasshopper got very hungry. He came to the ant s house. He asked for some food. The ant told him he was lazy. He said maybe he should sleep or sing now. The grasshopper went away hungry. 10 18 26 36 45 55 66 75 78 Day 1: Who are the characters in the fable? Needed LOTS of help Day 2: What problem is occurring in the fable? Day 3: Describe the grasshopper. Day 4: What lesson did the grasshopper learn? Student Comprehension this week was: (circle one) Great! Good! Needed help

When it is cold, I like hot drinks. I like to drink hot chocolate. I like to drink it from a mug. I put small marshmallows in it. I must sip it slowly. It is so hot! Ouch! I must blow on it more the next time. 8 14 22 28 33 37 38 47 Day 1: What is the author drinking? Day 2: What is the author drinking the hot chocolate out of? Day 3: What problem does the author have in the story? Day 4: How is the problem solved?

George Carver was a scientist. He used plants. He made many things. He used peanuts. He used soybeans and sweet potatoes. He liked to help farmers. He had great ideas. He helped farmers grow healthy crops. He taught them to rotate their crops. Dr. Carver was a scientist that helped many people. 5 12 21 26 30 36 43 52 Day 1: What did Dr. Carver do with the plants he studied? Day 2: What three types of plants did he work with? Day 3: Who did Dr. Carver help? Day 4: How did Dr. Carver help farmers?

Troy loves green. He loves anything that is green. He has many green things. He has a green frog. He has a green truck. He s got a green pair of shoes. Troy writes with green crayon. He eats green gummy worms. Troy wears a green tie to visit Grandma. He sees her on Sundays. Everyone knows how Troy feels about the color green. What is your favorite color? 9 19 24 35 41 52 61 63 68 Day 1: What does Troy collect? Day 2: What pets does Troy have? Day 3: What does Troy wear to visit Grandma each Sunday? Day 4: What was this story mostly about?

There are many ways to travel. Some people travel by land. Some people travel by air. Some people travel by water. Years ago, it took a long time to get from one place to another. They used wagons and carriages. Now people use cars, trains, planes, and boats. Today, it is much easier to get from one place to another. 6 1 1 16 21 33 41 48 59 60 Day 1: What are the ways that people can travel? Day 2: What sentence helps you to know what the passage is going to be about? Day 3: How did people travel long ago? Day 4: How has travel changed over the years?

In March, you will see a lot of clover. It is a tiny plant. The leaves have three parts. Shamrocks are clovers with three leaves. Finding a four leafed clover might bring you luck. Caterpillars eat clover. Livestock eat clover too. Clover is an important part of the food chain. 9 14 19 25 34 37 41 50 Day 1: How many parts does a clover leaf have? Day 2: What makes shamrocks different from regular clover? Day 3: What eats clover? Day 4: What might happen if you find a four-leafed clover?

The Big City Ava went to the city. She saw skyscrapers. The streets were full of fast moving cars and trucks. Beep! Beep! Honk! Honk! I must watch where I walk, thought Ava. These cars are so fast! The sidewalks were full of all kinds of people. They were all moving quickly. The city is a loud and funny place full of lots of people. Name: Day 1: Who are the main characters in the story? Day 2: What problem did the characters in the story have? Day 3: Describe the sidewalks in the city. Day 4: How is the city the same or different to where you live? 3 8 1 1 21 25 33 38 50 52 65