1. Lesson 5 School News
Day 4

2. Question of the Day Who was your first friend?
My first friend was _________________.
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3. Read aloud
What might the purpose be for reading or listening to a poem again?
for enjoyment
to relate the poem to my life
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4. Be a Friend of Mine Could you, Would you, Be a friend of mine?
I’d like for us
To find a way
To be good friends
On this sunny day.
We’d share some fun
And games and such,
Would that be too much?
Yes, you could,
I think you should,
Be a friend of mine.
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5. Read Aloud What does the speaker want to share with the new friend?
Will the two people in the poem become friends? Why? Why not?
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6. Plurals: -s, -es How do I make the word bag plural? Add -s: bags
How do I make the word ranch plural?
Add –es: ranches
Besides words ending in –ch, what other words form plurals by adding –es?
Words that end in –sh, -x, and –s also take –es.
How do I make the word pony plural?
Y to i and add –es: ponies
Does the word boy follow this rule?
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7. Plurals Practice
ladies flies bushes games What are the singular forms of these words?
How did the spelling of each word change when it became plural?
Choose 3 of the following words to change into their plural forms. Then write a sentence with each word telling about what you do after school clock , drink, stain, layer, team T

8. Comprehension Strategies
Scan pages 148 and 149 in your reading books.
This is a nonfiction selection. That means this story is about real people and places.
What do you think this selection is about?
Your purpose for reading these pages is to learn more about which text features will help you read and understand information in a nonfiction selection.
Read the first 2 paragraphs under Reading Nonfiction on p You will likely see the following text features: title, subheadings, and photographs with captions.
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9. Review Focus Strategies
With your partner read the two strategies that we learned in our previous lessons.
Turn to page 150 and 151. Your purpose for reading these 2 pages is to use comprehension strategies and what you now know about nonfiction to read and understand the pages.
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10. Focus Skill: Locate Information

11. Good readers understand the parts of a book.

12. Most nonfiction books are organized so that it is easy for readers to find information.

13. The “Table of Contents” is a list of information
The “Table of Contents” is a list of information. It is in the beginning of a book. It tells us the order in which the information can be found.
Table of Contents
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter

14. The “Glossary” is a dictionary of important words found in a book
The “Glossary” is a dictionary of important words found in a book. The words are arranged in alphabetical order.

15. The “Index” is a list of subjects
The “Index” is a list of subjects. It is arranged in alphabetical order with page numbers. It is usually found in the back of the book.

16. Where can you find the definitions of highlighted words in your text books?
A. Table of Contents
B. Glossary
C. Index
Glossary

17. BONUS: What is a heading?
It is a title that comes before a new part of the story.

18. BONUS: What is a title?
It is the name of a book.

19. Let’s practice!

20. Where would you look to find the meaning of the word “performance”?
A. Table of Contents
B. Glossary
C. Index
Glossary

21. If I wanted to know if there was information about George Washington in a book, where would I look?
A. Table of Contents
B. Glossary
C. Index
Index

22. In what part of the book would you look to find out on what page a certain chapter begins on?
A. Table of Contents
B. Glossary
C. Index
Table of Contents

23. Where would I look if I wanted to know all the pages that were about the Lincoln Memorial?
A. Table of Contents
B. Glossary
C. Index
Index

24. Where can you find out what page Chapter 7 begins on?
A. Table of Contents
B. Glossary
C. Index
Table of Contents

25. Use a Dictionary
A dictionary provides useful information about words. We can use a dictionary to find out…
how a word is spelled
what a word means
if there is more than one meaning
how a word is pronounced
whether a word is a noun a verb, or another part of speech.
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26. Use a Dictionary
calm (käm) adjective 1 Quiet; peaceful. noun 2 Lack of wind or motion. verb 3 To make or become calm.
Write a sentence using each meaning of the work calm.
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27. Vocabulary
image: Do you have an image of a sports star, a musician, or another person on your bedroom wall? If so, who is the image of? What is your favorite image in your reading book?
popular: What sports activities are popular in your class? Why do you think they are popular? What would make a TV show popular with children?
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28. Vocabulary (continued)
media: If your teacher asked you to get news from different media, where would you look? Do you read, watch, or listen to the media at home?
feature: Have you seen a special feature in the newspaper or on TV? What was it about? What kind of feature would you expect to see on a channel called “Animal World”?
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29. DOL
1. walked dogs need to be
2. mari and kyle run and jump together

30. Compound Subjects/Predicates
The subject is who or what a sentence is about.
A compound subject includes more than one subject joined with and or or.
The predicate is what the subject of a sentence does.
A compound predicate contains more than one verb joined with and or or.
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31. Compound Subject/Predicate Practice
Dora and Miranda have Ms. Elletson for math class.
Please find the subject and predicate of this sentence.
Please tell me if the subject and predicate are simple or compound.
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32. More Practice with Subject/Predicate
Add a predicate to this subject: The students in our class
Work with your partner to combine your sentences to create a new sentence with a compound predicate.
Share.
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