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Ready to Read 3:
Ice + Snow

Ice + Snow is the third book in our four-part Ready to Read series, designed to build early literacy through an exciting 9-week adventure in the frozen world. Children will explore icy habitats, discover incredible animals, and meet memorable new friends while developing phonics, sight words, fluency, math, and more through short, engaging lessons. With beautiful watercolor illustrations, updated Bible connections, hands-on activities, and the flexibility to start anywhere in the program, Ice + Snow makes learning to read both meaningful and fun.

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Scope and Sequence

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Frog
  • Phonics: silent e
  • Digraph blend: ch-
  • Long and short vowel sounds
  • How to read a recipe
  • The importance of reading the ingredients and directions carefully
  • A measuring cup is a special size
  • Job 37:6
  • God made everything, including the weather
  • Draw a picture of your house for your poster project
  • Snowflakes are unique
  • Things you can do with snow
  • Some places that have cold temperatures are snowy all year long
  • Start working on My World project by drawing a picture of your house and gluing on a picture of your city
  • Polar regions
  • North Pole
  • Arctic region
  • South Pole
  • Antarctica
  • Silent e changes the sound of the vowel in the middle of the word
  • Practice saying words with and without the silent e
  • Sight words: we, me, be
  • Learn about greater than and less than symbols
  • Practice using greater than and less than symbols to compare numbers
  • Ezekiel 36:26
  • God can make our hearts soft so we can receive His love and share it with others
  • Study a piece of art and answer questions
  • Scene in the Arctic by William Bradford (1823–1892)
  • Water can be a solid or liquid
  • Ice is frozen water
  • Water freezes at or below its freezing point
  • Ice in nature can be found in different forms: ice sheets, glaciers, and icebergs
  • Sentences begin with uppercase letters
  • Use the greater than and less than symbols to compare numbers
  • Solve addition problems
  • Isaiah 66:13
  • God comforts us and is always near
  • Characteristics of polar bears: size, diet, habitat, predators, habits, and swimming ability
  • How mother polar bears protect and care for young
  • Review silent e words
  • Fill in the missing silent e words in a story using a word bank
  • Circle the silent e word that is spelled correctly to complete sentences
  • Review math skills, including identifying 3D shapes, patterns, adding and subtracting, and creating greater than and less than math comparisons
  • Matthew 5:16
  • God wants us to let our lights shine
  • Draw a picture to illustrate a sentence
  • Characteristics of arctic animals: white fur and camouflage
  • Blending in helps predators like polar bears sneak up on their prey
  • Characteristics of polar bears: thick fur to stay warm, black skin to absorb the sunlight, a layer of fat for added insulation, and bumps on their feet to keep from slipping on the ice
  • If a storm hits, polar bears will dig holes in the snow to stay safe and warm until it passes
  • Answer true and false questions to review facts about polar bears
  • Practice silent e words with the long /ī/ sound
  • The wh- digraph
  • Practice reading words and circle the ones that match the pictures
  • Identify the correct way to write a sentence, including a capital letter
  • People in different places use many types of currency
  • Learn about money using Spooner Bucks
  • Psalm 33:2
  • You can worship God with any kind of instrument, even your voice
  • People can praise God in different ways
  • Listen to a worship song
  • Different types of musical instruments: harp and lyre
  • Characteristics of harp seals: appearance, habitat, swimming ability, and predators
  • Saddleback seals
  • Pinnipeds
  • Practice long and short /i/ sounds with a reading game
  • Sight word: why
  • Some pieces of money are more valuable than others
  • Use manipulatives to see how to make a "buck" with different types of coins
  • Exodus 16:4
  • We can trust God to provide for all of our needs
  • Explore different ways to praise God
  • Illustrate something special about your province or state
  • Characteristics of baby harp seals: appearance, habitat, diet, and swimming ability
  • Newborn harp seals are called yellowjackets
  • Baby harp seals with white fur are called whitecoats
  • Continue working on My World project by adding your state or province and country
  • Punctuation that goes at the end of a sentence: periods, exclamation points, and question marks
  • Identify words with the long /ī/ sound
  • Relationships between various forms of currency
  • Figure out how many Malakais and Janiahs you will need to purchase different items
  • Review math skills: counting by 10s, addition, subtractions, greater than, and less than
  • Psalm 133:1
  • When we keep God the focus of our lives and love each other the way He loves us, people get a little glimpse of what His love is like
  • Paint an icy background and glue on a beluga whale
  • Characteristics of beluga whales: appearance, adaptations to cold, and habits
  • Large groups of whales that live together are called pods
  • Baby beluga whales are called calves
  • Answer true and false comprehension questions about beluga whales
  • Review long i words
  • Practice writing the middle vowel and silent ewith words containing the long /ā/ and long /ī/ sounds
  • Use greater than and less than to compare money
  • Take a closer look at the currency used in your country
  • John 10:27
  • You are a child of God and can hear His voice
  • Different categories of musical instruments: stringed, woodwind, brass, and percussion
  • Examples of instruments in each category
  • Characteristics of beluga whales: appearance, communication, and hunting techniques
  • Belugas are nicknamed the canaries of the sea because of the different sounds they can make
  • Threats to beluga whales