4 th grade Theme 2 Week 6 Day 4

Quick Write/ Discussion Every school has rules. Think about the rules in your school. Now, write a paragraph that tells why rules are important.

Read Aloud It was still dark when Flora went out to collect eggs from the chicken coop. She wanted to get to school early to practice her spelling words for the test. “Liberty,l-i-b-e-r- t-y,” she said to herself as she walked across the yard. As Flora approached the coop, she heard the hens squawking in alarm. “A fox!” she thought. It must have found a way in through a gap in the boards. Flora’s heart was pounding. She knew she had to chase the fox out before it attacked one of the hens. Slowly she opened the door and looked into the darkness. At first she saw nothing. Then she spied a small form by the back wall. Two shiny eyes looked back at her. Flora acted quickly. She flung open the door and banged her pail against the outside wall of the coop. The frightened fox slipped by her and ran off into the darkness.

Comprehension Work with a partner to discuss the read aloud story. Use the graphic organizer to guide your discussion. Conflict Plot Events Resolution

Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots A root is the basic part of a word and gives the word its meaning. A root that can stand on its own is called a root word. A prefix is a word part that is added to the beginning of the root word. A suffix is a word part that is added to the end of a root.

Break Apart Long Words Rewrite Parts: re- write means: Write again Powerless Parts: Means: Portable Parts: Means: Distrustful Parts: Means: Inaudible Parts: Means

Break Apart Long Words Work with a partner to discover what these words mean. Portable Forcefulness Preheat Disallowed Cheerfulness Review Hopeful Audible

Consonant -le Partner 1 call these words out to your partner. Let them check their work. Circle Ruffle Fable Tangle marble Partner 2 call these words out to your partner. Let them check their work. Angle Juggle Cradle Icicle Sparkle

attentive If someone is attentive, that person is carefully listening to or watching something. How can you show you are attentive in class?

pounced A person or animal that pounced on something jumped on it eagerly in order to take it. Do you tend to pounce on gifts or open them slowly?

Responsible If someone is responsible, that person can be trusted to do a job on their own. What is something you have done that made you feel responsible?

darted An animal that darted moved suddenly and quickly in a particular direction. Why should dogs be trained to never dart into the road?

contradicting Contradicting someone is saying that what the person has said is wrong. Someone says, “Dogs make the best pets.” What might you say to contradict this statement?

jostling If the people in a crowd push or knock against you, they are jostling you. Where might you see people jostling each other?

swerved If a car swerved, it turned suddenly to avoid hitting something. What might cause a driver to swerve?