1. Storm Danger
Unit 1
Week 2
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2. Careers
Challenges in Nature
Storms
Descriptions
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3. This week we’re going to read about challenges in nature.
Teacher Slide 1
This week’s concept is “challenges in nature. Different kinds of weather can be challenging.
Let’s discuss the web. What else can we add to it to aid us in our understanding of “Challenges of Nature?” What kinds of challenges in nature have you heard about, read about or experienced?
This week we’re going to read about challenges in nature.
We’re going to read a tall tale.
On Thursday, we’re going to read a nonfiction selection about tornadoes.
Today, we’re going to read about Storm Danger; it is also a nonfiction piece.
Storm Danger!
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4. Let’s Take a Picture Walk…
Lightning… page 3
Damage… page 4
Flash flood… pages 10-11
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5. Teacher Slide 2 Picture Walk
Page 3… This page shows lightning… What do we know about lightning? What damage can lightning do?
Page 4… This page shows damage caused by a storm. What kind of damage can storms cause?
Page 10… These photographs show the results of a flash flood. What do you think causes a flash flood? Why would this be dangerous?
Storm Danger!
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6. The Challenges of Storm Chasing
Unit 1
Week 2
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7. The Challenges of Storm Chasing
Terror
Furious
Destruction
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8. What do you know about the word terror?
Teacher Slide 1
Picture Walk
What do you know about the word terror?
What do you know about the word furious?
What do you know about the word destruction?
The Challenges of Storm Chasing
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9. The Challenges of Storm Danger
Know
Want to Know
Learn
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10. Complete the KWL before reading.
Teacher Slide 2
Complete the KWL before reading.
Model recording facts as I read pages 3-4.
Guided recording facts for 5-6.
The Challenges of Storm Chasing
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11. Forecasting the Weather
Unit 1
Week 2
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12. Tornado
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13. What do you think it would be like to experience a tornado?
Teacher Slide 1
What do you think it would be like to experience a tornado?
Model recording facts for pages 3-4.
Guided recording facts for pages 5-6.
Forecasting the Weather
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14. Thunder Rose
Unit 1
Story 2
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15. lullaby pitch veins daintily branded thieving devastation resourceful
constructed
daintily
devastation
lullaby
pitch
resourceful
thieving
veins
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16. lullaby pitch veins daintily branded thieving devastation resourceful
Teacher Slide 1:
branded
constructed
daintily
devastation
lullaby
pitch
resourceful
thieving
veins
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17. stam
ped
ing
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18. Let’s practice with a few more…
Teacher Slide 2
First look for meaningful parts. If I see a part I know, such as –ed or –ing, then I look for a
Base word. I say the parts of the word: Stampede ing. Then I read the word Stampeding.
Let’s practice with a few more…
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19. thoughtful
obliged
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20. commendable
twisty
whirling
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21. Take a picture walk. Discuss children’s observations.
Teacher Slide 3- Thunder Rose- Tuesday Comprehension Lesson , pages (Green)
Before Reading
Storm Danger! Was a book of facts that described different types of dangerous storms and gave tips for staying safe in each one. This selection is a tall tale about a girl who can do thing so person can really do.
Take a picture walk. Discuss children’s observations.
*page 50 What is Rose doing that an actual young child would not be able to do?
*page What is Rose doing that would be a challenge? Is this something that could be done in real life? Why or why not?
During Reading
*Story and Add to G.O.
After Reading:
Partner A tell partner B what has happened so far.
Partner B tell partner A what you heard them say and anything they left out that you think should be told about the story.
Predict.
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22. Rose
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23. Rose’s parents loved her, so they sang her a lullaby.
A cause is something that makes something happen.
An effect is something that happens because of the cause.
Rose’s parents loved her, so they sang her a lullaby.
Because Rose wanted a big drink,
she lifted a whole cow to get a drink.
When Rose’s mom praised
her, Rose blushed.
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24. Discuss cause and effect. Circle the “hint” word.
Teacher Slide 4-
Discuss cause and effect.
Circle the “hint” word.
Underline the cause in green.
Underline the effect in red.
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25. Rose
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26. Thunder Rose- Wednesday Comprehension Lesson , pages 56-63 (Green)
Before Reading
Retell what happened so far.
What do we do if we’re reading and we realize we are having a problem understanding the story?
Model fix up strategy.
If something doesn’t make sense use the reread fix up strategy.
During Reading
*Story and Add to G.O.
-Main problem
After Reading:
Partner A tell partner B what has happened so far.
Partner B tell partner A what you heard them say and anything they left out that you think should be told about the story.
Describe the challenges that rose faces in this story. Tell what she does to meet these challenges.
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