SFA Thursday

VocabularyCan you pronounce itDo know the definition Can you use it in a sentence

Title: Grandfather’s JourneyReading Goal: SettingTeam Cooperation Goal: Everyone participatesGenre: Historical FictionAuthor: Allan Say

The big blue whale is the largest animal on Earth; they should call it the enormous blue whale!

enormous:huge

Jerry’s math homework was so hard that it bewildered him.

bewildered: confused

Clara marveled at the Empire State Building because she’d never seen anything so huge.

marveled: Stared in amazement

Some of the clowns in the parade scattered candy to the crowd.

scattered: Tossed around

After her dog, Sneaky, ran away, Trina longed to see him just one more time.

longed: wished

Everett tried to still the swelling of his ankle by putting ice on it.

still: stop

Reading Goal: Setting• Identify where and when a story takes place and pay

attention to the importance of the setting in a story. • This week we will read Grandfather’s Journey By Alan Say.

Mr. Say’s grandfather lived in Japan and the United States and loved both countries very much. We will look at where this story takes place, which is called the setting. Good readers pay attention to the setting to better understand a story.

What has happened to socks so far? Pages 110-126

Let’s predict Page 71

TE P. 95

Team TalkLet’s preview the questions on

page 25 of your treasure hunt.

Partner Read p. A:78 1st half-B:78 15 minutes

Put 2 sticky notes on words that are new or unfamiliar to you

Read and restate page B:78 1st half and A:78Read page 79 silentlyDiscuss with team words you clarified find vocabulary words

Team Discussion• Pass out Team Discussion Cards

• Discuss answers to team talk questions• Write answers to question 1 and 4

Class Discussion• What are some of the words you clarified?• Answer questions 1-4

Adventures in Writing 15 min

Treasure hunt Page 25

Discuss with your table first.

Vocabulary Practice

Treasure Hunt Page 26

Fluency 5 min

• Pg 72-74, paragraphs 1-6