Lesson 13 Day 4

Question of the Day Why do people like to spend time outdoors? I think people enjoy the outdoors because ______________________.

Read Aloud How would you summarize this story? Purpose: For enjoyment To practice reading How would you summarize this story? What do Jerome and Felicity do with the bottle of water? What are they looking forward to doing in the future?

Phonics: consonants /s/c; /j/ g, dge edge strange spruce Soft c and g do not always come at the end of a word. The often appear before i as well as before e. pencil pencil engine engine central central germ germ citizen citizen digit digit celery celery suggest suggest legend legend cinder cinder centimeter centimeter imagine imagine cement cement manager manager giraffe giraffe cities cities

Fluency Good readers use intonation to emphasize the meaning of the words the read. You should sound natural as you read nonfiction. emphasize important words look for end and other punctuation I’m going to read pg. 377 in “ A Tree Is Growing”. The first sentence tells me what a tree needs to grow. The words sunlight, air, soil, and water are important, so I will emphasize them. I also see that there are commas between each of the words in the list, so I will pause slightly between the words. Now let’s echo read the passage. Turn to page 379-380, each group will have a part the choral read.

Author’s Purpose Focus Skill Why do you think the author wrote this selection? To inform the reader about sunflowers How can you tell? It gives facts; it tells how sunflowers grow. Turn to pg. 388-389 and reread. Why did the author include the drawings of the nuts, cones, and fruit? Why do authors write? P- Persuade I – inform E- entertain

Speaking and Listening Organizing Content Write descriptive notes on index cards so you can refer to them while you are speaking. Define any difficult terms you use so that your audience understands what you are trying to say. Create a graphic aid like a diagram or chart that shows what you are explaining. Listening Strategies Listen to hear how the speaker explains his or her topic. Save questions until the presentation is over. Ask questions one at a time and wait for an answer. Speaking Strategies Practice giving your presentation. Make sure the graphic aid is big enough so that people can see it Point to each part of your graphic aid as you talk about it.

Media Literacy Look on page 376-377. The diagrams are detailed pictures that can show a process or something with many parts.

Robust Vocabulary self-sufficient If the situation I name is an example of someone or something being self-sufficient, draw an “S” in the air. If it is not, fold your arms. a baby bird gets food from its mother a raccoon collects and eats garbage from a campsite a person grows and eats vegetables children play a board game particles Clap once if the thing you name would dissolve in water and to do nothing if it cannot. salt a paper clip a penny sugar

Robust Vocabulary tugged If one person can move the object I name by tugging it, raise your hand. If not, shake your head a school bus a toy wagon a ferry boat a weed in a garden paused If you think you are likely to pause while doing the activity I name, wipe one hand across your foehead. If not, fold your arms. building a clubhouse opening a birthday present coming in from the rain mowing a lawn

Robust Vocabulary What is a synonym? Words with the same or similar meanings Name synonyms for the vocabulary words in the following sentences: The dish towel will absorb the spilled milk. soak up The columns on the porch hold up the roof. posts My dog tugged on his toy until he broke it. pulled There might still be some particles of glass on the floor from the broken vase. fragments, tiny pieces The shelter protects us from the storm. shields, saves Riley paused in her speech. stopped

Robust Vocabulary rustling/bothersome When would a rustling noise be bothersome? dodging/pause Explain why you might pause while playing a game that involves dodging a ball. absorb/particles Would a towel absorb salt particles? heaving/tugging Which would be more difficult-heaving a large box or tugging it across the room? Explain. columns/din If columns were being built in front of your school, would there be a din outside? Explain. protect What features of a car help protect drivers and other people? deciphering/translating How is deciphering a code like translating a language?

Grammar: Subject and Object pronouns Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns in a sentence. A subject pronoun takes the place of the person, animal, or thing that a sentence is about. An object pronoun takes the place of a person, animal, or thing that receives an action. Subject pronouns include: I, you, he, she, it, we, and they. Object pronouns include: me, you, him, her, it, us, and them. Willie and Carolyn watched the play. They enjoyed it. Willie and Carolyn – subject play – object Which pronoun in the second sentence takes the place of Willie and Carolyn? they Which pronoun replaces the play? it The children gave the peach tree to Sally. they it her

DOL they Why did them travel by boat the horse in the meadow belongs to they 10. her and her friend skipped as they watered the flowers ? ^ them T . She .

Writing: Explanation Explanation Gives facts and details about a topic Starts with a topic sentence Answers “What?” ”How?” and “Why?” Follows a logical sequence