1. A Neighborhood Not far from Splendora, where Maria lives, is the city of Houston. Houston is a large community with many neighborhoods. A neighborhood is a small part of a community in which people live. People in a neighborhood share schools, libraries, parks, and other places of the community.

2. A neighborhood is a small part of a community in which people live. People in a neighborhood share places in the community.

3. T.R.I. Frame Main Idea Supporting Details Examples

4. Create a Wanted Poster In your opinion, who is the “bad guy”? Give reasons for your answer.

5. Math Problem Solving Use coins to show different ways to make 25 cents. Now, show which group uses the fewest coins.

6. Literature Circles Student Roles: Word Wizard ~ Finds interesting, confusing, or unknown words in the text. Travel Tracker ~ Tracks the setting(s) in the story.

7. Literature Circle Student Roles Artful Artist ~ Draws a picture to summarize what the story was about. Concept Connector ~ Makes connections between the story and other forms of literature, art, music, and/or real world experiences. Discussion Director ~ Develops questions during the reading that the group can discuss. Make sure all students are on task.

8. Recommendations for Classroom Practice on Note Taking a.Give Teacher-Prepared Notes –Model! This is primarily used as a study guide~ Teacher Prepared Notes GraphicQuestions i.The Basics A. Ants live in colonies with thousands of other ants. ii. Characteristics A. Ants have six legs.

9. Recommendations for Classroom Practice on Note Taking b.Teach Multiple Formats –Flip Books –Webs –T-Charts –Labeling –Venn Diagrams –Other graphic organizers http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/

10. 2 + 3 = 5 Two green dots and three blue dots are five in all.

11. pretty yellow two small I see two small, yellow, pretty flowers.