Get the Egg

Author: Alyssa Satin Capucilli

Illustrator: Bernard Adnet

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Get the EggDay 1

Short e

bag sitj e t jetm e n menw e b webh e n heny e t yetm e ssmess

Word Work

• y e s• w e ll• e gg• t e n• f e d• p e n• t e ll• n e t• red

Word Reading - Short e

• pet• pick• deck• hen• bell• rag• egg• six

• fell• bed• get• win• pen• miss• lock

Spying on Animals

I love to spy on animals

That cross through my backyard.

If I sit on my back step,

It is not very hard.

I see wrens

On their nests

Full of eggs.

I watch spiders spin their webs and

Butterflies

Flying free.

They spend their time with me.

Get the EggDay 2

Initial Blends

stop st o p

The sounds of the two consonant letters at the beginning of the word are blended together.

cl a m clamtr i m trimsl i ck slicksm e ll smellst i ff stiff

Word Work

• gl a d glad• br i ck brick• sk i p skip• cl a p clap• gr i n grin• sp e ll spell• fl a p flap• tr i p trip• sp i ll spill

Word Reading - Initial Blends

• flip• grin• skip• glass• frog• snap• clock• trick

• stack• block• crab• spot• slip• dress• swim

Poem• Spying on Animals

• I love to spy on animals

• That cross through my backyard.

• If I sit on my back step,

• It is not very hard.

• I see wrens

• On their nests

• Full of eggs.

• I watch spiders spin their webs and

• Butterflies

• Flying free.

• They spend their time with me.

About the Story

Today we will read about Brad and Kim. They help a bird whose egg is in danger. What could cause danger for a real bird’s eggs?

Amazing Words• habitat –

A habitat is the place where an animal or a plant lives or grows.

• hatch – to hatch means to come out of an egg

• survive – to survive means to stay alive or live through

Amazing Words

gentle – Gentle means mild and soft.

nudge – When you nudge someone you push them without much force, often with your elbow.

Amazing Wordsperch –

When you perch on something, you rest or sit on it.

private – If something is private, it is done alone or hidden from others.

Amazing Words

• moist - If something is

moist it is slightly wet or damp.

Get the EggDay 3

Short e and Initial Blends

leds led sled

When you come to a new word, look at all the letters in the word. Think about its vowel sounds and if the sounds of consonant letters can be blended together.

• l e g leg• gr a b grab• w e b web• sp e ll spell

Short e Without Blend Short e With Blend

get step dress men press tell sled yes

High – Frequency Words

• saw• are• small• the

• tree• too• your• you

Vocabulary

• bird• nest

Get the EggDay 4

Word Reading• Tom• eat• this• said• kicks• too• naps• locking• man• sits

• look• van• where• her• of• hops• did• packing• pad• pot

Sentences to Read

Did you see where Tom sits and naps? “I will eat a pot of this too,” said Nick. Look at the man packing and locking the van. The frog hops and kicks to get to her pad.

tree small saw your

Where is ___________ nest, birdie?

How ____________ can it be?

I think I just __________ it,

In that big oak ___________!