Event 2:
She asks her friend for help. 👩🤝👩
believe
🙏
KEY WORDS
VOCABULARY
EXAMPLE
We went swimming in the lake. 🏊♂️🌊
Solution: Rudi and Lupe play happily inside. 😀
→ Problem solved! Even though they couldn’t play outside, they found a fun way to play indoors.
cloud
👉 White or gray shapes in the sky made of water.
Event 2:
She fills her cup with juice instead. 🍹
donkey
🐴
Your Turn
GOOD JOB 🎉
Your Turn
Good Job
Your Turn
GOOD JOB 🎉
Your Turn
GOOD JOB 🎉
honey
🍯
Your Turn
GOOD JOB 🎉
Event 1:
She checks the fridge. 🧊
🔤
Long E with “ie”
🎨 Think:
Like when you grow older, you become taller!
Absorb 🌊
To soak up or take in.
🔤
Long E with “ey”
that
👉 Points to one thing far away.
I wonder:
How does a caterpillar become a butterfly? 🐛➡️🦋
Think and ask more questions –
to learn even more. 💡
👋 Hey kids!
Let’s talk about Problem and Solution in a story.
Ask a question –
“What do I want to know?” 🤔
📝 Example:
He changes the wall color from white to red.
Your Turn
Good Job
Your Turn
Good Job
🎨 Think:
Like when you change clothes after playing outside.
EXAMPLE
Whales live in the ocean. 🐋🌊
Event 1: They run inside. 🏃♂️🏃♀️
→ They don’t give up, they try something else.
📝 Example with the picture
(Lupe’s writing about water going from a lake to the ocean):
Your Turn
GOOD JOB 🎉
Event 1:
She looks in her backpack. 🎒
EXAMPLE
You are my friend. 😀
they
👉 Means many people or things.
Your Turn
Good Job
🎨 Think:
Like when your shirt absorbs juice if you spill it!
monkey
🐒
Another
Example
turkey
🦃
👉 Rule:
If “ie” is in the middle of the word, it usually says long E (ee).
EXAMPLE
That is my ball. ⚽
I read:
“The caterpillar makes a chrysalis.” So it stays inside and changes.
📝 Example:
A caterpillar becomes a butterfly.
New
Vocabulary
📝 Example:
A sponge absorbs water when it gets wet.
those
👉 Points to many things far away.
Your Turn
GOOD JOB 🎉
When
“ey” makes the long E sound:
Imagine
you are reading a story about butterflies.
lake
👉 A big area of water with land all around it.
🎨 Think:
Like the sun rises in the morning.
EXAMPLE
Those are my shoes. 👟👟
Your Turn
GOOD JOB 🎉
EXAMPLE
The birds are flying in the sky. 🐦☀️
Your Turn
GOOD JOB 🎉
Look for the answer –
in the text or picture. 👀
Problem:
Anna is thirsty, but the water jug is empty. 💧
📝 Example:
The tall buildings rise high into the sky.
📝 Example:
The friends carry their boat to the water.
Event 2: They find a game to play indoors. 🎲🎮
→ This is their new idea.
rain
👉 Water that falls from clouds.
🎨 Think:
Like when you carry your backpack to school.
are
👉 Used with many or with you/we/they.
solution
is how they fix the problem.
Problem: Rudi and Lupe want to play outside, but it’s raining! 🌧️
→ That’s the trouble.
When we read a story or look at a picture, we don’t just read—
we think! Asking questions helps us understand better.
EXAMPLE
A big cloud covers the sun. ☁️🌞
EXAMPLE
It is rain today, so take an umbrella. 🌧️☂️
Rise 🌞
To go up.
👉 Rule:
In animal words and in some short words, “ey” usually says long E (ee).
When
“ie” makes the long E sound:
chief
👑
EXAMPLE
They are my friends. 👦👧👦
Now I wonder:
How long does it take for the butterfly to come out?
Change 🎨
To make something different.
I read:
“Water goes from a little lake to the big ocean.” So maybe it moves through rivers.
sky
👉 The space above us that looks blue in the daytime.
Your Turn
GOOD JOB 🎉
🌟 New Example with
Animals:
Now I wonder:
Does the water change or stay the same on the way?
Become 🦋
To change into something new.
field
🌾
Solution:
Anna isn’t thirsty anymore. 😋
ocean
👉 A very big body of salt water that covers most of Earth.
🌟 What Does It Mean to
“Ask Questions”?
Carry 🚤
To hold something and move it from one place to another.
Note
The steps are:
EXAMPLE
The cats are playing. 🐱🐱
Your Turn
Good Job
problem
is something that goes wrong or makes things hard for the characters.
Another
Example 2
Problem:
Mia forgot her pencil at school. ✏️
I wonder:
How does the water travel from the lake to the ocean?
piece
🍰
key
🔑
Solution:
Her friend lends her a pencil, and Mia can finish her homework. ✅