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**Throughout this unit, your student will read colorful stories such as "In the Big Blue Sea" and "How the Birds Got Their Colors." As she reads she will learn to sequence events, make predictions based on illustrations, and identify main ideas. Your student will practice using color words as she creates a chart, writes a description, and drafts a story. In addition, she will review the names, shapes, and sounds of the letters **s**, **<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">m **, and **r**and will identify words that begin with each sound.
 * __Standard 3.2 Active involvement of students (Artifacts) __**

Handwriting is introduced in this unit. Your student will review the proper writing positions and learn about good writing habits. **