Lesson 3 Day 2 You will need a pencil, paper, and your reading book.

Phonics/Spelling Identify the vowels or vowel combinations in each word below. 1. pegleandeep The e in peg stands alone between two consonants and is a short vowel. Lean and deep have the vowel pairs ea and ee, which usually stand for /ē/. When a pair of vowels sits between two consonants, the first vowel usually has the long sound. Identify words with long /ē/ and short /e/. 2. speedbedteam 3. setteethseal 4. tellleafgreen 5. threedreamthen 6. meantentsweet I had a dream about three men in a tree. Do you feel clean when you get out of the bathtub? A hen does not drink tea, but it will eat a seed now and then.

Phonics/Spelling Ee and ea are common spellings of the /ē/ sound. There is no easy way to tell which spelling to use, but one strategy is to spell a word both ways and decide which one looks best. Which spelling is correct? deepdeap dreemdream greengrean Some words with ee and ea are homophones; the words have different spellings and different meanings, but sound the same. meetmeat I will meet you tonight. We will have meat for dinner. You will need to memorize the spellings of homophones and use context clues to read the words.

Vocabulary Turn to Student Edition p Turn to Student Edition p Read the selection “Schoolyard Treats.” Read the selection “Schoolyard Treats.”

chores Chores are small jobs that you need to do but may not enjoy. Chores are small jobs that you need to do but may not enjoy. What are some chores that you do at home? What are some chores that you do at home? What chores might you do in a garden? What chores might you do in a garden?

certain A certain thing is one particular thing. A certain thing is one particular thing. What would you do to find a certain book in the library? What would you do to find a certain book in the library? Is a certain job one job or many jobs? Is a certain job one job or many jobs?

resources Resources are materials, money, and other things that can be used. Resources are materials, money, and other things that can be used. What resources are found at a library? What resources are found at a library? Why are soil, water, and sunlight called resources? Why are soil, water, and sunlight called resources?

culture A culture is made up of a group’s customs and traditions. A culture is made up of a group’s customs and traditions. What are some foods in American culture? What are some foods in American culture? How can you tell that the school’s culture supports nature? How can you tell that the school’s culture supports nature?

tutor A tutor is someone who helps another person with schoolwork. A tutor is someone who helps another person with schoolwork. What skills can a tutor help a student learn? What skills can a tutor help a student learn? How might a tutor help with gardening? How might a tutor help with gardening?

uniforms Uniforms are clothes that all the people in a group wear so they are dressed alike. Uniforms are clothes that all the people in a group wear so they are dressed alike. What job might a person have if they wear a uniform? What job might a person have if they wear a uniform? What might a chef’s uniform look like? What might a chef’s uniform look like?

Genre Study Turn to Student Edition page 88 and read the Genre Study information. Turn to Student Edition page 88 and read the Genre Study information. Expository nonfiction gives information about a topic. Expository nonfiction gives information about a topic. Look for… Look for… Text divided into sections Text divided into sections Headings that tell about each section Headings that tell about each section The author’s purpose in writing expository nonfiction is to give information to the reader. The author’s purpose in writing expository nonfiction is to give information to the reader. Your science and social studies textbooks are expository nonfiction. Your science and social studies textbooks are expository nonfiction. What are some other examples of expository nonfiction? What are some other examples of expository nonfiction? Newspaper articles, how-to articles, biographies Newspaper articles, how-to articles, biographies

Genre Study Nonfiction selections often include maps, charts, and photographs. Nonfiction selections often include maps, charts, and photographs. Often, there are captions telling about these graphic aids. Often, there are captions telling about these graphic aids. Look at the chart on page 88. Look at the chart on page 88. Nonfiction writing often is divided into parts that have chapter titles or into sections that have headings to tell what that part will be about. Nonfiction writing often is divided into parts that have chapter titles or into sections that have headings to tell what that part will be about.

Genre Study Complete the story map graphic organizer on Practice Book page 21. Complete the story map graphic organizer on Practice Book page 21. You can fill this type of graphic organizer in for any expository nonfiction selection that you read. You can fill this type of graphic organizer in for any expository nonfiction selection that you read. Title Headin g

Comprehension Strategy Read the Comprehension Strategy information on page 88. Read the Comprehension Strategy information on page 88. Use prior knowledge to help you understand what you are reading. Use prior knowledge to help you understand what you are reading. When you get ready to read about a topic, you should try to remember what you already know about it. When you get ready to read about a topic, you should try to remember what you already know about it. Connecting what you already know to what you are reading will help you understand and remember new information. Connecting what you already know to what you are reading will help you understand and remember new information. Use the chart on Practice Book page 21 to keep track of information as you read. Use the chart on Practice Book page 21 to keep track of information as you read.

“Schools Around the World” Turn to Student Edition page 89. Turn to Student Edition page 89. You are going to read a selection about schools in different parts of the world. You are going to read a selection about schools in different parts of the world. Schools in different places have some things that are the same and some things that are different from your school. Schools in different places have some things that are the same and some things that are different from your school. Have any of you been to another school? How was it different from this school? Have any of you been to another school? How was it different from this school? One purpose for reading is to learn new information. One purpose for reading is to learn new information. What do you think you might learn from this selection? What do you think you might learn from this selection?

Check Comprehension: Retelling A selection that presents information is organized to help readers understand what they are reading. A selection that presents information is organized to help readers understand what they are reading. Name some text features from “Schools Around the World” that helped you find information. Name some text features from “Schools Around the World” that helped you find information. Headings, illustrations, and captions under the illustrations Headings, illustrations, and captions under the illustrations Use the graphic organizer on Practice Book page 21 to help recall important ideas from the selection as you write a summary of what you read. Use the graphic organizer on Practice Book page 21 to help recall important ideas from the selection as you write a summary of what you read.

Fluency “Reading rate” means how quickly a person can read aloud and still be smooth and understandable. “Reading rate” means how quickly a person can read aloud and still be smooth and understandable. Reading very quickly makes the words run together, while reading too slowly makes listeners struggle to understand what is being read. Reading very quickly makes the words run together, while reading too slowly makes listeners struggle to understand what is being read. Turn to pages of “Schools Around the World.” Follow along as I read, listening to how fast or slow I read. Turn to pages of “Schools Around the World.” Follow along as I read, listening to how fast or slow I read.

Grammar: Complete and Simple Subjects and Predicates The complete subject of a sentence is all the words that tell who or what the sentence is about. The complete subject of a sentence is all the words that tell who or what the sentence is about. Oscar’s yellow ball flew over the fence. Oscar’s yellow ball flew over the fence. Oscar’s yellow ball is the complete subject. Oscar’s yellow ball is the complete subject. The complete predicate of a sentence is all the words that tell what the subject is or does. The complete predicate of a sentence is all the words that tell what the subject is or does. Oscar’s yellow ball flew over the fence. Oscar’s yellow ball flew over the fence. flew over the fence is the complete predicate. flew over the fence is the complete predicate.

Grammar Practice The blue fish lived in a round bowl. The blue fish lived in a round bowl. What is the complete subject? What is the complete subject? The blue fish The blue fish What is the complete predicate? What is the complete predicate? lived in a round bowl lived in a round bowl My sister Wendy went to the movies. My sister Wendy went to the movies. What is the complete subject? What is the complete subject? My sister Wendy My sister Wendy What is the complete predicate? What is the complete predicate? went to the movies went to the movies

Grammar Practice Write 10 sentences. Underline the complete subject once and the complete predicate twice. Write 10 sentences. Underline the complete subject once and the complete predicate twice.