1. The Horned Toad Prince By Jackie Mims Hopkins
Illustrated by Michael Austin
Day Day Day 3
Day Day 5
Vocabulary Definitions
Vocabulary Sentences
Additional Resources

4. Study Skills Genre: Modern Fairy Tale
Comprehension Skill: Author’s Purpose
Comprehension Strategy: Story Structure
Comprehension Review: Sequence
Vocabulary: Context clues

5. Modern Fairy Tales the characters and events are magical
set in modern or present day times
similar to regular fairy tales

6. Sequence next then after finally first following
Other story events, such as flashbacks, are told out of order.

7. Day 1 - Question of the Week
What is unique about the landscape of the Southwest?

8. bargain prairie favor riverbed lassoed shrieked offended
Vocabulary - Say It
prairie
riverbed
shrieked
bargain
favor
lassoed
offended

9. More Words to Know
sassy
twang
corral
suspiciously
frontier
rodeo

10. Comprehension Strategy- Story Structure
Active readers note the structure of fictional stories, including the problem or goal, rising action (building up to the climax), climax (where the conflict is confronted), and outcome (where the conflict is resolved).
Most stories are told in time order, or sequence, and are written to entertain, but some teach a lesson at the same time they entertain.

12. Listen to the Story

13. Author’s Purpose
inform or teach
persuade or convince you
express their feelings
to entertain to entertain

15. 1. She wanted to explore the vally but her father had
warned her to be careful.
2. Yesterday she rodes at a steady pace for haf an hour.

16. What is a simple sentence?
Let’s review: A simple sentence consists of a subject and a predicate (or a verb and its related words).
Its structure is S V.

17. Simple sentences The co-captains and the coach accepted the trophy.
Compound subject
We sat and listened to the demonstration of laser technology.
Compound verb
The movie scene required robots and motorcycles.
Compound object

18. What is a compound sentence?
A compound sentence consists of two or more simple sentences joined together.

19. Simple and Compound Sentences
A simple sentence expresses one complete thought.
A compound sentence is two or more complete thoughts joined together with a conjunction to create one sentence.
Simple Sentence Examples
I would like to go to the store this afternoon.
I have a lot of homework to do.
Compound Sentence Example
I would like to go to the store this afternoon, but I have a lot of
homework to do.
Compound sentences are always joined
by a comma then a conjunction.

21. prairie calorie honey valley money
finally
movie
country
empty
city
rookie
hockey
collie
breezy
jury
balcony
steady
alley
trolley
misty
frequency
parsley
journey
chimney
attorney

23. Day 2- Question of the day
In what ways is the Southwestern setting important to The Horned Toad Prince?

24. Context Clues
Use words around the unfamiliar word, to figure out its meaning
Example: Animals that eat other animals are called predators.
Sometimes a synonym is used as a context clue.
Example: Komodo dragons are carnivores, or meat-eaters.

25. An agreement to trade or exchange: deal
bargain
An agreement to trade or exchange: deal

26. favor
act of kindness

27. roped; caught with a long rope with a loop on the end
lassoed
roped; caught with a long rope with a loop on the end

28. hurt the feelings of someone: made angry
offended
hurt the feelings of someone: made angry

29. large area of level or rolling land with grass but few or no trees
prairie
large area of level or rolling land with grass but few or no trees

30. channel in which a river flows or used to flow
riverbed
channel in which a river flows or used to flow

31. made a loud, sharp, shrill sound
shrieked
made a loud, sharp, shrill sound

32. rude; lively; spirited
sassy
rude; lively; spirited

33. to make a sharp, ringing, sound
twang
to make a sharp, ringing, sound

34. pen for horses, cattle, and so on
corral
pen for horses, cattle, and so on

35. without trust, doubtfully
suspiciously
without trust, doubtfully

36. the farthest part of a settled country, where the wilds begin
frontier
the farthest part of a settled country, where the wilds begin

37. rodeo
a contest or exhibition of skill in roping cattle, riding horses and bulls, and so on

38. 3. What a weird animul that is?
4. Is a horned toad really a toad or is it a lizard.

39. Sentence Structure More Sentence Structure Commas
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Sentence Structure More Sentence Structure Commas

40. Group Work Readers & WB 34 Spelling Day 2 Language Day 2
Tri-Fold Section 2
SmartBoard Game-Vocabulary Practice

45. Day 3 - Question of the Day
What important lesson did Prince Maximillian teach Reba Jo?

46. Why did the author write this story?
Review Questions
Why did the author write this story?
Why does Reba Jo do 3 favors for the toad?
Why does she want to stay near the riverbed at the beginning of the story?

47. Review Questions
How can you tell the setting of this story is a desert?
What does “a peck of trouble” mean in this story?
Why does the author describe how Reba Jo spent her time?
What is the most important thing Reba Jo learns?

48. The sassy little girl was rude.

49. The sassy little girl was rude.

50. The teacher shrieked when she saw the snake!

51. The teacher shrieked when she saw the snake!

52. The Dollar Tree has a lot of great bargains.

53. The Dollar Tree has a lot of great bargains.

54. Would you do me a favor?

55. Would you do me a favor?

56. We saw fish in the riverbed.

57. We saw fish in the riverbed.

58. The boy was offended because I did not like his shirt.

59. The boy was offended because I did not like his shirt.

60. What type of Native Americans would live on a prairie.

61. What type of Native Americans would live on a prairie?

62. The cowboy lassoed a calf.

63. The cowboy lassoed a calf.

64. The bell made a sharp twang sound.

65. The bell made a sharp twang sound.

66. The mad, foaming at the mouth dog was behaving very suspiciously.

67. The mad, foaming at the mouth dog was behaving very suspiciously.

70. 5. Its a beautiful countrie.
6. My brother lives in Arizona. And my sister lives in new Mexico.

71. Group Work Partner Read & WB 37-38 Spelling Day 3 Language Day 3
Tri-Fold Section 3
SmartBoard-Comprehension Quiz

77. Day 4 - Question of the Day
How is the horned toad suited to life in the Sonoran desert?

78. 7. Dont go near an arroyo. During thunderstorms.
8. A flash flood might sweep through the riverbed, the
water would carry you away?

79. How do you join the parts of a compound sentence?
Use a comma and a coordinating conjunction.
Use a semicolon (;).

80. Using a comma and a coordinating conjunction
Example:
My uncle gave me a book, and I read it from cover to cover.
Example:
We need scientists, but we need laboratory workers even more.

81. What are the coordinating conjunctions?
and
but or
nor
for
yet

82. Forming a compound sentence
You can take
the course now.
You can take
the course now, or
you can take
it next year.
You can take
it next year.

83. Let’s try another The blue jay called, and three other jays answered.

84. Punctuating compound sentences using a semicolon
Mom threw
my sneakers away;
they were worn out.
Mom threw my sneakers away.
They were worn out.

85. Group Work Computer Reading Test Essay Questions Language Day 4
Tri-Fold Section 4

88. Essay Questions Why did the toad speak Spanish in the story?
Why did the prince probably leave Reba Jo so suddenly?
What was one clue that this story is fantasy?

89. Day 5 - Question of the Week
What is unique about the landscape of the Southwest?

90. Research/Study Skill – illustration/caption/label
What is the purpose of an illustration?
How does and illustration help you better understand the text?
How do the captions or labels help you understand the illustrations?

91. Illustration/caption/label
An illustration can be a photograph, drawing, or diagram.
A caption is the text that tells about the illustration. It is usually found below or next to the illustration.
A label is a word or phrase that names part of the illustration.

92. The air in the desert is cleanest then in the city.
At home the air isn’t to clear but here you can see forever.

93. When combining simple sentences,
When you use a conjunction to combine two related sentences, the comma comes before the conjunction in the newly formed sentence.

94. Look at these sentences:
James bought flowers but forgot to give them to Sylvia.
James bought flowers, but he forgot to give them to Sylvia.

95. Commas are used in compound sentences when there are two
Reminder!
Commas are used in compound sentences when there are two
subject-verb sets.

96. Group Work Reading WB 39-40 Language Day 5 Writing Assignment
Tri-Fold Section 5
SmartBoard- Compound Sentences

100. Additional Resources Synonyms Study Zone Vocabulary Quiz
Internet 4 Classrooms:
Synonyms
Identifying Audience Study Zone
What Are They Selling - TV411
Understanding Setting, Plot, & Theme Study Zone
Setting Study Zone Lesson & Practice
Internet 4 Classrooms: Author's Purpose
Vocabulary Quiz
Vocabulary Games
Comprehension Quiz
Vocabulary Practice
Synonym Game
Compound Sentences
Author’s Purpose
Good Story Map
Context Clues