Communities Unit 2

The Big Circle By: Eric Kimmel Who lived here long ago?

Objectives Yesterday: Long o (CVCe) and contractions ‘m, ‘ll, n’t, High-Frequency Words, and Days, Months, & Holidays Today: Spelling and Phonics: Long o (CVCe) and contractions ‘m, ‘ll, n’t Skill: High-Frequency Words and Story Grammar: Days, Months, and Holidays

Morning Warm-Up! Today we will read about dinosaurs. We’ll learn how they cooperate. They share the job of protecting each other.

Question of the Day What jobs do you share?

Amazing Words enemy extinct holler protect swamp crater Objective: Build oral vocabulary.

Just what do they mean? enemy – a person or animal that wants to cause harm to another extinct – something that no longer exists protect – to keep someone or something safe crater – a big hole

Just what do they mean? holler – a loud cry or shout swamp – an area of muddy, wet land

Share Literature-Listen & Respond Time to Read Share Literature-Listen & Respond A Frog in the Bog A Frog in the Bog tells what happens as the hungry frog meets up with other critters. What happens to the frog when he eats the tick? The ellipses after the word bigger mean that there is more to come. By: Karma Wilson

Share Literature-Build Oral Vocabulary Time to Read Share Literature-Build Oral Vocabulary A Frog in a Bog Yesterday we read the book to find out what happened to the frog. Listen to find out how the frog recognized the gator.

Monitor Listening comprehension How did the frog recognize the gator? How would you describe the bog? What kinds of plants live in the bog?

Phonemic Awareness rope code zone choke stove We just read about a frog whose home was in a bog. Listen to the sounds in home. /h/ /o/ /m/ Now say the sounds in these words and blend them together. rope code zone choke stove Objective: Blend and segment phonemes.

Blending Strategy Long o (CVCe) rode = r o d e doze We have had words like made and hide. Long o (CVCe) rode = r o d e doze pole joke cone home stole rose drove close globe froze vote hope

Long o (CVCe) Word Review

broke

hole

bone

note

bones

stone

rope

Rose

those

drove

stove

smoke

Contractions n’t, ‘m, ‘ll Blending Strategy We have had words like not, am, and will. Contractions n’t, ‘m, ‘ll A contraction is a short way to write two words as one. didn’t = did not I’m = I am we’ll = we will is not = isn’t they will = they’ll can not = can’t I’ll couldn’t it’ll hasn’t she’ll

Contractions Word Review

don’t

can’t

aren’t

haven’t

I’m

he’ll

you’ll

didn’t

they’ll

it’ll

we’ll

isn’t

wasn’t

hadn’t

A baby Dinosaur A big T. Rex woke up and said, “I’m hungry, but I won’t eat bread. A baby dinosaur tastes great. I’ll eat it up! I just can’t wait!” A baby heard him when he spoke. He knew the threat was not a joke. “I’m very smart,” the baby said. He ran home to get help instead. His family said, “Don’t give up hope.” They hid their baby on the slope. They drove the bully far away, And T. Rex didn’t eat that day.

Build Words Long o Contractions drove can’t a c d e h I l m n o p r s t v w y z ‘

Sentences To Read

1. The bones are as strong as stones. 2. Cole rode in a van all the way home. 3. The ice cream cone dripped on the red robe. 4. Rose spoke to Cole when she went to vote. 5. The zone froze as we dozed. 6. Close the box with the rope. 7. I chose the note from Hope. 8. The pole sloped down the hill. 9. The stove is very hot when you cook.

Spelling Words home bone hope stone joke rose woke hose rode those Objective: Segment sounds to spell words.

Unscramble your spelling words. Spelling Practice Unscramble your spelling words. meho kewo neob rdoe phoe hotes seho onets rseo kjoe home bone hope hose rose joke woke rode those stone

When did dinosaurs live on Earth? Classify Tyrannosaurus Rex Triceratops meat eater plant eater tyrannosaurus rex allosaurus triceratops brachiosaurus What do you think dinosaurs ate? How do you think dinosaurs protected themselves from enemies?

Connect to the Selection Build Background Connect to the Selection Two dinosaurs we learned about are tyrannosaurus (T. Rex) and triceratops. What do we know about T. Rex and triceratops and the kinds of things they do? We’re going to read a story about a T. Rex and a herd of triceratops. We’ll find out what happens when a hungry T. Rex tries to hunt food.

Vocabulary Selection Words triceratops – a large, plant-eating dinosaur that had three horns meat – a kind of food that comes from animals herd – a group of animals of the same kind that stay together baby – a very young child or animal circle – a round shape, like a ring

Vocabulary

High Frequency Words Pages 86-87

there

down

inside

now

together

High-Frequency Words Monitor Progress inside down together now there good eat small here want

Comprehension Skill: Sequence Strategy: Monitor and Fix Up Authors usually try to tell the events of a story in the order they happen. Retell the order of events in A Big Fish for Max. As you read, think about the order in which things happen. Ask yourself what happens first, next, and last. Strategy: Monitor and Fix Up Good readers often ask themselves if they understand a story. If something seems confusing or is not clear, a good reader will go back and read a part of a story again.

Comprehension Ask yourself these questions as you read The Big Circle? What is happening in this part of the story? Should I reread this part to understand it?

Time To Read The Big Circle Pages 88-103

Time for Stations

Vocabulary Categorize Words Recall the dinosaurs in the story. What did the triceratops and Big T. Rex want to eat? How could you put these dinosaurs into two groups? One group of dinosaurs ate plants. Another group of dinosaurs ate meat. Some dinosaurs ate plants. Scientists know this because these dinosaurs had flat teeth for chewing. Other dinosaurs ate meat. Scientists know this because these dinosaurs had pointed, sharp teeth for cutting and tearing.

Vocabulary Categorize Words Sort the following dinosaurs into meat-eaters or plant-eaters. stegosaurus (flat teeth) raptor (sharp, pointed teeth) allosaurus (sharp, pointed teeth) apatasaurus (flat teeth) ankylosaurus (flat teeth) diplodocus (flat teeth) Meat Eaters Plant Eaters

Writing Trait of the Week Introduce: Organization/Paragraphs Good writers organize their ideas so that they make sense. Think about how the author organizes ideas in The Big Circle. These sentences tell about the events in order. Words such as first, next, then, and finally help us follow the order of the events. First, T. Rex wakes up hungry. Next, T. Rex runs toward the triceratops. Then the triceratops make a big circle. Finally, T. Rex runs away.

Writing Trait of the Week Introduce: Organization/Paragraphs Write the sentences in the order in which the events happened. Add a time-order word to each sentence. _____ the triceratops stand in a circle. _____ the herd drives T. Rex away. _____ the herd sees T. Rex. _____ T. Rex smells the triceratops. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Grammar – Days, Months, and Holidays Days of the week, months of the year, and some special days have names. When we write the names of days, months, or holidays we need to use capital letters at the beginning. Using the names of days, months, and holidays can make your writing more clear. day month holiday Monday January New Year’s Tuesday February Valentine’s Day Wednesday March Mother’s Day

What happened first, next, and last when the triceratops saw the T. Rex? Wrap Up Your Day! A good reader often pauses to think about what is happening and to ask, “Does this make sense?” Sometimes a good reader needs to stop, go back, and read a part of a story over again to help make sense of the reading. The events in a story happen in a certain order. Remembering the events in order helps us understand and remember the story.

Preview Day Four Tomorrow we will read about a trip a group of children took to see dinosaurs in a museum.

Extra

Daily Fix-It 1. The triceratops mad a circle 2. Can the baby hid in it.

Time to Listen to the Story The Big Circle Pages 88-103

Waltke’s Web Powerpoint http://classroom.jc-schools.net/waltkek/First1.html Mrs. Waltke is a veteran teacher living in Jasper and working in the Jasper School System.

Carl’s Corner http://www.carlscorner.us.com/ Cherry Carl is a retired teacher who lives in California. She teaches at UCLA.

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