1. DAY 2
A Weed is a Flower

2. Today we will learn… * Oral Vocabulary: Amazing Words
* Vocabulary: Synonyms
* Phonics and Spelling:
-er and –est endings
* High-Frequency and story words
* Comprehension: Inferring & Fact and Opinion
* Conventions: Verbs: am, is, are, was, were
* Writing: A Review
* Handwriting

3. What does it mean to be creative?
The Big Question…
What does it mean to be creative?

4. Where do creative ideas come from?
Question of the Week…
Where do creative ideas come from?

5. Sing with Me Big Book
What are some things that can be made from peanuts?

6. Amazing Words
excel accomplish
process
research

7. Spelling – Comparative Endings -er, -est
Listen to each word part. Repeat the parts in each word as you write the word.
We will check them as we go....

8. Reader’s and Writer’s Notebook page 245
Spelling Words:
sooner
soonest
hotter
hottest
busier
busiest
happier
happiest
smaller
smallest
fatter
fattest
Reader’s and Writer’s Notebook page 245

9. Monitor Progress taught neighbor only clothes hours question money
Day 2 A Weed Is A Flower
Monitor Progress
taught
neighbor
only
clothes
hours
question
money
their
daughters
alone
half
youngest
buy
many

10. The word terrible has almost the same meaning as awful.
Vocabulary – Synonyms
The word terrible has almost the same meaning as awful.
Terrible and awful are synonyms.

11. Reader’s and Writer’s Notebook page 246
Vocabulary – Synonyms
terrible
awful
unusual
different
well
good
discouraged
disappointed
help
assist
Reader’s and Writer’s Notebook page 246

12. Story Words
greenhouse -a building with glass or plastic sides where plants are grown

13. Story Words
agriculture -the science or practice of farming

14. college - a school of learning to attend after high school

15. laboratory - a place where tests and experiments are done.

16. Fact and Opinion
A statement of fact can be proved true or false.
A statement of opinion tells ideas or feelings and cannot be proved true or false.

17. Inferring
When good readers infer, they combine what they know with the clues in the text to figure out more about the characters and events than what is stated in the text.
Envision It! EI-20

18. Let’s Read
Genre: Biography is the story of a real person’s life, told by another person.
A biography is almost always told in the order in which the events occurred.

19. Let’s Read
While reading, look for information about George Washington Carver’s achievements.

20. Preview and Predict
Title
Author- what is the role of the author?
Illustrator
Predict / Set a Purpose

21. Comprehension Check
Biography
If this selection included events that the author made up, would it still be considered a biography? Why or why not?

22. Conventions - Verbs
Verbs can change if we talk about different subjects.
We use different verbs to tell about one person or thing and more than one in the past.

23. Conventions - Verbs A seed is small. Seeds are small. I am small.
The tree was tiny long ago.
Trees were tiny long ago.

24. Conventions
Some verbs are used as helping verbs. Identify the verbs in each sentence
1. I am riding the school bus today.
2. My friends and I are busy right now.
3. The last ballgame was exciting!
4. We were here before 8:30 this morning.

25. Conventions am, is, are, was, were
Use the verbs to fill in the sentence frames.
1. A desert ____dry on most days.
2. My neighbors _____ helping each other today.

26. Conventions am, is, are, was, were
3. People_____ surprised by a storm yesterday.
4. Long ago one king _____ very wise.
Reader’s and Writer’s Notebook page 247

27. Writing Prompt
Think about A Weed Is a Flower. Write a review. Tell what you found most interesting about George Washington Carver.

28. Sharing the Writing
Answering a question can help you decide what you found most interesting about a selection. Everyone might have a different answer.

29. What could your main idea be?
Sharing the Writing
What do you remember when I say George Washington Carver ?
What could your main idea be?

30. Interesting, True Information About George Washington Carver....
He always asked a lot of questions.
He helped people all the time.
He made many interesting things from plants.
He was a good scientist.

31. He worked very hard all his life.
He had many talents.
He did experiments.
He did not give up.
He worked very hard all his life.

32. Think about what you liked best in the selection.
You will plan the whole review paragraph around that.

33. Paragraph Organization
To plan a review, I can use a chart. The title of our review will be “Review of A Weed Is a Flower. “ I will underline the title of the book.
When we write on a computer, we sometimes type the book title in italics.

34. Review of A Weed Is a Flower
FIrst, I will write what I liked best about the selection in the Main Idea box.

35. Review of A Weed Is a Flower
Then, fill in the Supporting Details boxes. Each detail needs to help explain the main idea to make it clear.

36. Quick Write for Fluency Routine
Talk – Discuss what part you liked best about the story. What details will you tell about.
Write – Write a sentence that might end your review. It should have your opinion about the story but still be about the main idea.

37. Quick Write for Fluency Routine
Share - Partners read their own writing to each other.
Quick Write for Fluency Routine

38. Wrap Up Your Day
He had little money for clothes but taught himself how to do much with only a little.

39. Wrap Up Your Day
Recall “Teddy’s Bear.” What opportunity did the Michtoms see in the cartoon of Teddy Roosevelt?
They made a stuffed bear to sell in their store.

40. Wrap Up Your Day How did the Michtoms excel in business?
They started a business that became one of America’s biggest makers of toys.

41. Preview
Tomorrow you will reread A Weed is a Flower.