Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest Day 2

Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest Author: Steve JenkinsAuthor: Steve Jenkins Genre: Expository NonfictionGenre: Expository Nonfiction Author’s Purpose: InformAuthor’s Purpose: Inform Skill: Compare and ContrastSkill: Compare and Contrast

Question of the Week Where is the world's largest body of fresh water found?Where is the world's largest body of fresh water found?

Phonics Objectives Associate / r/ with the letters that spell it.Associate / r/ with the letters that spell it. Review irregular plurals.Review irregular plurals. Blend and read words that contain / r/.Blend and read words that contain / r/. Apply decoding strategies: blend longer words.Apply decoding strategies: blend longer words.

Phonics burnthird What sound do the two words have in common?What sound do the two words have in common? This sound is an r-controlled vowel. It can be spelled er, ir, or, ur, or ear.This sound is an r-controlled vowel. It can be spelled er, ir, or, ur, or ear. Which letters stand for / r/ in world?Which letters stand for / r/ in world?

Phonics How is / r/ spelled in the word search?How is / r/ spelled in the word search? Let’s blend the word search:Let’s blend the word search:

Decode Longer Words insureperchingcircus wordlessrelearndisturb Infer Which letters make the /ur/ sound? Let’s underline them.

Read the Words in Context We visited the desert last spring.We visited the desert last spring. Uncle Bert likes playing third base.Uncle Bert likes playing third base. The bus pulled up to the curb.The bus pulled up to the curb. The earth is round, like a ball.The earth is round, like a ball. The early bird gets the worm.The early bird gets the worm. Which words contain the /ur/ sound?

Vocabulary Strategy Objectives:Objectives: Use word structure to determine the meaning of compound words.Use word structure to determine the meaning of compound words.

Word Structure When you are reading, you may come across a long word that looks like two words. Look closely at the word. Do you see two small words in it? It may be a compound word.When you are reading, you may come across a long word that looks like two words. Look closely at the word. Do you see two small words in it? It may be a compound word. Divide the compound word into its two small words.Divide the compound word into its two small words. Think of the meaning of each small word, and put the two meanings together.Think of the meaning of each small word, and put the two meanings together. Try the new meaning in the sentence. Does it make sense?Try the new meaning in the sentence. Does it make sense?

The two words in waterfalls are water and falls. I know what water is. Falls means "to fall down." So waterfalls refers to "water that falls down over something."

Small Group Read “Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest”, pages Read “Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest”, pages

Fluency – Silent Reading Listen as I read aloud p. 45. Notice how I block out outside noises and distractions, and also notice the accuracy at which I read.Listen as I read aloud p. 45. Notice how I block out outside noises and distractions, and also notice the accuracy at which I read.p. 45p. 45 Now you practice reading p. 45 silently.Now you practice reading p. 45 silently.p. 45p. 45

Science

Grammar Day 2

Objectives Define and identify subject and object pronouns.Define and identify subject and object pronouns. Use subject and object pronouns in writing.Use subject and object pronouns in writing. Become familiar with pronoun assessment on high-stakes tests.Become familiar with pronoun assessment on high-stakes tests.

Daily Fix-it 3.Terry and me read about Mount everest. Terry and I read about Mount Everest. 4.Its the highest mountain on the erth. It’s the highest mountain on the earth.

Guided Practice When a pronoun is used as the subject of a sentence, it is called a subject pronoun. I, you, he, she, it, we, and they are subject pronouns.When a pronoun is used as the subject of a sentence, it is called a subject pronoun. I, you, he, she, it, we, and they are subject pronouns. Pronouns that are used after action verbs or as objects of prepositions are called object pronouns. Me, you, him, her, it, us, and them are object pronouns.Pronouns that are used after action verbs or as objects of prepositions are called object pronouns. Me, you, him, her, it, us, and them are object pronouns.

Writing Day 2

Objectives Identify the characteristics of a description.Identify the characteristics of a description. Write a description of a setting using an engaging style.Write a description of a setting using an engaging style. Focus on word choice.Focus on word choice. Use a rubric.Use a rubric. Genre Description Writer's Craft Style Writing Trait Word Choice

Writing: Style Tomorrow we will write a description of a place.Tomorrow we will write a description of a place. What style will I use?What style will I use? I can use many facts to describe the setting: The mountain was six thousand feet high. It took seven minutes to reach the peak by cable car.I can use many facts to describe the setting: The mountain was six thousand feet high. It took seven minutes to reach the peak by cable car. I can use sensory words such as majestic and grand.I can use sensory words such as majestic and grand. I can vary the lengths of my sentences, making some very short and others much longer.I can vary the lengths of my sentences, making some very short and others much longer. These can all be elements of my writing style.These can all be elements of my writing style.

Spelling Day 2

The vowel sound / r/ can be spelled in several different ways. Read each spelling word. Let’s under how /ur/ is spelled in each word.The vowel sound / r/ can be spelled in several different ways. Read each spelling word. Let’s under how /ur/ is spelled in each word.

Sort the Words erirorear