The Dot Big Question: What treasures can we create? Author: Peter H. Reynolds Genre: Realistic Fiction

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Long e: ea she sheep seat s ea t

Word Families peach beam bean teach gleam clean bleach steam glean -each -eam -ean peach beam bean teach gleam clean bleach steam glean

Blend Words team neat cream h ea t s ea p ea k m ea n t ea se f ea st wh ea t st ea m neat cream team

Word Reading - Long e: ea leave heap these peach we leash cream free Pete sneak leaf eve meat cheek beast

Word Reading New Art An artist named Dean tried a new thing That shows he is really quite smart. He carries home things others don’t want, And recycles them to make art. He has pennies, And clean, worn-out jeans, And trophies too. Weave a bead in, And look, he made Something that’s new.

The Dot Day 2

Inflected Endings happy happier happiest spy spied muddy muddier jogged hopping happy happier happiest spy spied muddy muddier cry cries sleepy sleepiest worry worried

Word Work bumpier studies copied luckiest foggier dried fried messiest dries walked sillier biggest skipping

Word Reading – Inflected Endings dirtiest stepped stickier tried sloppiest fixes funnier hugging jolliest studied cried spies worries tapped called

New Art An artist named Dean tried a new thing That shows he is really quite smart. He carries home things others don’t want, And recycles them to make art. He has pennies, And clean, worn-out jeans, And trophies too. Weave a bead in, And look, he made Something that’s new.

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Long e: ea and Inflected Endings dream tries speak muddiest cried beast heat dried dries sillier silliest

Build Words base word -ed -es hurry try cry study base word -er -est easy sunny creamy happy

Vocabulary artist experimenting splashed straight squiggle stared gold

High – Frequency Words colors paper drew blue over there sign now draw few great school show

Amazing Words create – When you create something you make something new. doodle – A doodle is a scribble. imagination – If you have a good imagination, you can see things in your mind that aren’t there or you can think of unusual ideas. 1

Amazing Words carve – Carve means to make by cutting.

Amazing Words hobby - A hobby is something people do for fun in their spare time. inspiration – An inspiration is a sudden, bright idea. masterpiece – A masterpiece is a great piece of work. sculptor – A sculptor is an artist who makes or carves things out of stone, wood, metal, or another material.

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Long a: ai, ay and Possessives train Greg’s train birds’ nest mail Jeremiah’s mail dogs’ bone play Cindy’s play doctors’ office

Word Reading about Jane’s May garden king’s visit girls’ worry artist tale gives surprise would friends Jane’s garden visit worry rain very cape surprised soon enjoy

Read Words in Context Our friends were very surprised to see Jane’s garden. When they visit, Dad reads a tale about the king’s cape. The girls’ worry is that the rain will come too soon. Would May enjoy the surprise gift the artist gives her?

Long e and Inflected Endings That is the easiest peach to reach. Jean will speak for the team. The silliest seal tried to sneak onto the beach. Dean hurries to clean the mud from his jeans.