1. Thursday
February 5, 2009
Lesson 20 Day 4

2. Objective: To listen attentively and respond appropriately to oral communication
Question of the Day

3. How would you describe a city in the morning?
On my signal, turn and talk with your partner to complete the following stem
I might see ____________in a city in the morning.
I might hear ______________.

4. Objective: To appreciate the rhythm and rhyme of a poem
We are going to read a poem today called City. As we read the poem I want for you to look for two things. First, I want you to listen for things that describe a city. Next, I want you to see if you hear any musical words in the poem (words like song, and sings).

5. City
In the morning the city
Spreads its wings
Making a song
In stone that sings.
In the evening the city
Goes to bed
Hanging lights
About its head.

6. Objective: To read high frequency words
Word Wall Words
holes
move
place
warm
over
sky
other
hurry

7. Objective: To substitute phonemes to say new words
Substitution

8. Let’s change some letters to make new words
spill – change /l/ to /n/ and you have spin
came – change /a/ to /o/ and you have comb
cheese – change /e/ to /o/ and you have chose
sound – change /s/ to /f/ and you have found
cart – change /ar/ to /or/ and you have court
sheep – change /sh/ to /ch/ and you have cheap
skit – change /i/ to /a/ and you have skate
mind – change /i/ to /ou/ and you have mound

9. Phonograms are words that have the same endings and rhyme
Objective: To read words with phonograms –ay and -ain
Phonograms
Phonograms are words that have the same endings and rhyme

10. Words ending in -ay
gray
clay
tray

11. Words ending in -ain
main
brain
drain

12. Letters tr st p
Phonogram ay
ain
Words
tray
train
stay
stain
pay
pain

13. “What a gray day!” said Fay.
“We can stay in and paint.
We could make things with clay.”
“There is no rain yet,” said Ray.
“We don’t have to stay in.
Let’s go out to play.”

14. Objective: To spell spelling words and high frequency words.
day
say
play
plain
rain
wait
feet me
door
told 14

15. Word Blending m ai l r ai l r ai n d ay
Objective: To build and blend words with
/a/ and other known letter-sounds.
Word Blending m ai l r ai l r ai n d ay 15

16. Word Building d ay s ay p l ay p l ai n r ai n w ai t
Objective: To build and blend words with
/a/ and other known letter-sounds.
Word Building d ay s ay p l ay p l ai n r ai n w ai t 16

17. Objective: To identify causes and effects
Cause and Effect
Remember that the effect is what happened in the story and the cause is why it happened

18. We will read the story of The Little Red Hen
We will read the story of The Little Red Hen. As we read the story I want you to listen and see if you can find the cause and effect of this story.
What happened when the bread was all baked?
Why did this happen?

19. The Little Red Hen did all the work all by herself. Why did it happen?
What happened?
Effect
The Little Red Hen did all the work all by herself.
Why did it happen?
Cause
Cat, Dog, and Duck would not help.

20. Robust Vocabulary bitterly dwelling amusement
Objective: To develop robust vocabulary by discussing ideas and situations.
Robust Vocabulary
bitterly
dwelling
amusement 20

21. A place that is bitterly cold is very, very cold.
Arctic
The temperature in the Arctic is bitterly cold. 21

22. I will say some things. If you think what I say could be bitterly cold then I want you to pretend to shiver, if not do nothing.
the Arctic
boiling water
a freezer
a glass of milk
a winter ice storm
a flower garden

23. A dwelling is a place where people live.
In the rain forest, people might live in a dwelling built on stilts because there is so much water on the ground. 23

24. If you think the things that I say are dwellings then you should use your hands and arms to make a house. If not do nothing.
house
igloo
tree
beach
castle
river
mobile home
desert
apartment

25. If you do something for amusement, you do it for fun.
In the rain forest, children swim and play under the waterfall for amusement. 25

26. I will say some things. If you would do these things for amusement, then you should smile and clap your hands. If not do nothing.
play video games
do homework
wash dishes
ride a bike
clean your room
fly a kite
go to the park
swim in a pool

27. Description of a Place It names the place.
Objective: To write using describing words can tell about taste, smell, sound, and feel
Description of a Place
It names the place.
It tells what you can see, taste, smell, hear, and feel.
It helps readers feel as if they are in the place. 27

28. Descriptive Writing
Objective: To write using describing words can tell about taste, smell, sound, and feel
Make a new descriptive web or use yesterday’s web to work on your sentence.
See
Taste
Hear
Place
Feel
Smell 28