Unit 2: Just Between Us
Stories read in this unit:
• Lemonade for Sale by Stuart J. Murphy
• A Letter for Amy by Ezra Jack Keats
• The Best Friends Club by Elizabeth Winthrop
• Jamaica Tag-Along by Juanita Havill
• Time for Kids: Sharks
Phonics skills taught:
• oo,ue,ew
• ou, ow, oi, oy
• are, or, ore, ear
• ar, ir,ur,er
Comprehension skills
• Problem and solution
• Make inferences
Vocabulary skills
• Prefixes
• Compound Words
Study skills
• Read a graph
• Read a diagram
Activities:
• Making lemonade
• Writing letters
• Cat’s cradle
• More about sharks
