Read grade-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression.
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Michigan State ELA StandardsRelated Lessons

Animal Changes and the Long i Vowel Sound
In this episode we will be learning about the long i vowel sound and the different spelling patterns that make the long i sound. We will be reading a book about the changes that animals go through and we will research and write about how parents and their babies are similar and different.

More Fun with Animals and the Long i Sound
In this episode we will learning about the long i vowel sound and using words with the long i sound to build sentences. We will be looking at a nonfiction book and using parts of the book to find information. We will also be researching and writing about how animals protect themselves and their babies to survive.

Patterns in Nature and Long Vowel Sounds
Today we will talk about looking outside and discovering things in nature. We will build words and find a mystery word, we will learn about short and long vowel patterns, read a poem about nature, and discover how some animals are alike and different.

Frogs, Tadpoles, and Long a Vowel Patterns
Today we will be learning and writing about the habitats of frogs and tadpoles. Habitat means where animals live and what their home is like. We will also learn about different letter patterns that make the long a vowel sound and read a silly story about a little frog who doesn’t want to be a frog.

More Fun with Long a and Where do Frogs Live?
Today we will be learning about the physical characteristics of frogs and tadpoles. Physical characteristics means the features of their body or what their body looks like. We will read a poem and look for the letter patterns that make the long a vowel sound, and we will also learn about homophones, two words that sound the same