My Rows and Piles of Coins Day 4 Author: Tololwa M. Mollel Illustrator: K.B. Lewis Genre: Realistic Fiction Skill: Character and Setting, Story Structure

Question of the day: What are some different ways you might save money?

Phonics Review long vowel digraphs. Blend and read words with vowel diphthongs and vowel digraphs.

The birds don't seem to be afraid of the scarecrow.  We studied the long vowel digraphs ee, ea, ai, ay, oa, and ow.  Read the sentence to yourself. Raise your hand when you know which words have long vowel digraphs.  Which digraph spells /e/?  Which digraph spells /a/?  Which digraph spells /o/?

Draw a neat map that shows rural roads and busy highways..  We studied the long vowel digraphs ee, ea, ai, ay, oa, and ow.  Read the sentence to yourself. Raise your hand when you know which words have long vowel digraphs.  Which digraph spells /e/?  Which digraph spells /a/?  Which digraph spells /o/?

Decode Words neatness bungalow anyway restrain subway railroad outgrow freedom betray degree peachy below

Read Words In Context If you don't brush your teeth, they will decay. Emma's birthday is on Sunday. My goal is to read a book a week. I know my dog will wag her tail when I come home.

Small Groups We will read Learning About Money pages

Fluency Echo Reading Students practice echo reading aloud p. 134, three times. Students should read the page with appropriate phrasing.p. 134

Grammar Day 4 Objectives: Define and identify compound sentences. Use compound sentences correctly in writing. Become familiar with compound sentence identification assessment on high-stakes tests.

7. I tried to cary a box on my bike, But it was too heavy. –I tried to carry a box on my bike, but it was too heavy. 8. Cant you put it on your bike. –Can’t you put it on your bike?

You may be asked to identify a compound sentence. A compound sentence combines two sentences. Each combined sentence has a subject and a predicate. Not a Compound Sentence: Tim and Mary rode their bikes. Not a Compound Sentence: Sam talked and laughed. Compound Sentence: Tim rode his bike, and Sam talked.

Spelling Day 4 Some vowel sounds are spelled in combinations called diphthongs. ou ow oy

Can you name the spelling word that rhymes with these words? 1. loud 2. flower 3. our 4. count 5. voyage 6. voice 7. asteroid 8. thousand 9. owl 10. deploy 11. ounce 12. poison 13. toy 14. joint 15. loyal

Great work!