When can creative ideas solve problems?

When can creative ideas solve problems?

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Review GamesReview GamesVocabulary &

Amazing Words:• Arcade Games• Jigword• Matchword• Speedword• Wordsearch• Word Web

Spelling Words:Spelling Words:• Speedword• Word Web• Quia Games• Spelling City

High Frequency Words

• Fill-in-the Blank

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Vocabulary Words

• tortillas• luckiest• chiles

Amazing Words• abundant• assist• generous• dismay• efficient• beam• forever• situation

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Words• alone• many• buy• their• daughters• youngest• half

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Word Wall Words

• but• paid• bread• fried• street

Spelling Words• find spider• child cry• sky blind• bright myself• wild frighten• fly arrival• right identify• flight

Big Question: When can creative ideas solve problems?

• Monday• Tuesday• Wednesday• Thursday• Friday

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Morning Warm-Up

Believe it or not, every problem has a solution. If you think of a creative idea today, you can solve a problem tomorrow! When can creative ideas solve problems?


Morning Warm-Up

Believe it or not, every problem has a solution. If you think of a creative idea today, you can solve a problem tomorrow! When can creative ideas solve problems?

Today we will learn about:

Amazing Words Long i: i, ie, igh, y Theme and Plot Verbs

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Amazing Words

abundant• a – bun – dant a – bun – dant • AbundantAbundant means more than means more than

enough or plenty.enough or plenty.• If you have more food than you If you have more food than you

need, you have an need, you have an abundantabundant amount of food.amount of food.

• We found an We found an abundantabundant supply of supply of wood for the campfire.wood for the campfire.

assist• as -sist as -sist • If you If you assistassist someone, you help someone, you help

him or her do something.him or her do something.• Our teacher likes us to Our teacher likes us to assistassist him him

in passing out papers.in passing out papers.• We always We always assistassist the coach after the coach after

the games by bringing all the balls the games by bringing all the balls and bats and other equipment to and bats and other equipment to him.him.

generous• gen – er – ous gen – er – ous • A A generousgenerous person shares with person shares with

other people and is unselfish.other people and is unselfish.• It was It was generousgenerous of you to give so of you to give so

much time to the project.much time to the project.• People were very People were very generousgenerous to to

those who lost their homes in the those who lost their homes in the flood.flood.

Long i: Long i: i, ie, igh, yi, ie, igh, y

• bike hide• When you see i-consonant-e, the i

says its name, and the e is silent.• Today we’ll learn about other spellings

for long i.


• wild• Sometimes i stands for long i.• spider• tie• fly• high


• What do you know about reading these words?

• The letters i, ie, igh, or y can all stand for long i.


• find• pilot• title• die• lie

• shy• sly• tight• might


• bright• child• why• die

• sigh• cry• lie• lilac

Long and Short ithink, mild, fly, pitcher, mint, fries, flight, kind, stick, tried, nylon, thigh

Long iLong i Short iShort i


Long iLong i Short iShort i think


Long iLong i Short iShort i mild think


Long iLong i Short iShort i mild fly

think



think pitcher



think pitcher mint


Long iLong i Short iShort i mild fly fries

think pitcher mint


Long iLong i Short iShort i mild fly fries flight

think pitcher mint


Long iLong i Short iShort i mild fly fries flight kind

think pitcher mint


Long iLong i Short iShort i mild fly fries flight kind

think pitcher mint stick


Long iLong i Short iShort i mild fly fries flight kind tried



Long iLong i Short iShort i mild fly fries flight kind tried nylon



Long iLong i Short iShort i mild fly fries flight kind tried nylon thigh


Long iLong ifries, mild, flight, thigh, fly, kind, nylon, tried

ii ieie ighigh yy


ii ieie ighigh yy fries


ii ieie ighigh yy mild fries


ii ieie ighigh yy mild fries flight



thigh



thigh fly


ii ieie ighigh yy mild kind

fries flight thigh

fly



fries flight thigh

fly nylon



fries tried

flight thigh

fly nylon

Long iLong i• find• squint• dirt• wild• spin• dried• kind• chime

• whirl• writing• trick• why• cycle• spine• birth

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Word Wall Words



Let’s Talk About Let’s Talk About Creative IdeasCreative Ideas

Theme and PlotTheme and Plot

• What happens in the beginning, middle, and end of a story is the plot.

• Every story has one big idea which is the theme.

• Good readers pay attention to what happens and the order in which it happens. (plot)

• Then they think what they learned to help them understand the big idea of a story. (theme)

Daily Fix-ItDaily Fix-It

• tthere is a speider in a web

• There is a spider in a web.

• did you friten it• Did you frighten it?

Grammar: Verbs for the Past, Grammar: Verbs for the Past, Present, and the FuturePresent, and the Future

• A verb tells what someone or something does.

• A verb can show something that happens now, in the past, or in the future.


• Today Chris plays the piano.• Today Chris plays the piano.

(present)• Yesterday Chris played the piano.• Yesterday Chris played the piano.

(past)• Tomorrow Chris will play the piano.• Tomorrow Chris will play the piano.

(future)


• Chris started piano lesson three years ago.

• Chris started piano lessons three years ago.

• Today he practices all morning.• Today he practices all morning.


• His sister dances to the music.• His sister dances to the music.• Their mother smiles at her children.• Their mother smiles at her children.• Next year they will attend music

camp.• Next year they will attend music

camp.


started, practices, dances, smiles, will attend

NowNow PastPast FutureFuture



NowNow PastPast FutureFuture started



NowNow PastPast FutureFuture practices started



NowNow PastPast FutureFuture practices dances

started



NowNow PastPast FutureFuture practices dances smiles

started



NowNow PastPast FutureFuture practices dances smiles

started will attend

Wrap Up the Day!Wrap Up the Day!

• Long I wordsLong I words• Theme and PlotTheme and Plot• Let’s Talk About It!Let’s Talk About It!

• Tomorrow we will read about two sisters Tomorrow we will read about two sisters who find creative ways to show how who find creative ways to show how much they care about each other.much they care about each other.


Journal Topic

Write about a time when you were generous.

Rosa & Blanca Tuesday

Morning Warm-Up

Friends can have a problem today that might be solved tomorrow. Do you believe that can be true?


Morning Warm-Up

Friends can have a problem today that might be solved tomorrow. Do you believe that can be true?


Amazing Words Long i: i, ie, igh, y Theme and Plot Predict High-Frequency Words Vocabulary Words Verbs for present, past, and future

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Amazing Words

dismay• dis – may dis – may • Dismay is a feeling of deep Dismay is a feeling of deep

disappointment and fear.disappointment and fear.• The three farmers felt great The three farmers felt great dismaydismay

when they realized the mice were when they realized the mice were eating their corn.eating their corn.

• I felt I felt dismaydismay when I was afraid I when I was afraid I didn’t pass the test.didn’t pass the test.

efficient• ef – fic – ient ef – fic – ient • An An efficientefficient person gets things person gets things

done without wasting time or done without wasting time or energy.energy.

• In the story, the fat cat was the In the story, the fat cat was the most most efficientefficient mouse catcher of all. mouse catcher of all.

• You can be You can be efficientefficient when you do when you do your homework if you have your homework if you have everything you need before you everything you need before you start.start.

beam• beam beam • When you When you beambeam, you smile in a , you smile in a

very happy way.very happy way.• Jill Jill beamedbeamed when she won the when she won the

contest.contest.• The first snowfall of the year had all The first snowfall of the year had all

the kids the kids beamingbeaming..

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Word Wall Words




• highlight• You can read this word because you

know how to read words with long i spelled igh. When youu come to a new word, look at the letters from left to right and think about the vowel sounds. Say the sounds in the word to yourself and then read the word.


• myself• died• tigers• remind• lied• firefly

• upright• grind• tied• reply• delight


Find the words with a long i in “So Much Pie!”• pie• my• high• lie• find• child• mind

Long i: Long i: i, ie, igh, yi, ie, igh, yfind, bright, spy, pie, lie, wild, tiger, flight, right, July, cider,

high, hydrant, cycle, die, tie

ii ieie ighigh yy



ii ieie ighigh yy find



ii ieie ighigh yy find bright



ii ieie ighigh yy find bright spy



ii ieie ighigh yy find pie bright spy



ii ieie ighigh yy find pie

lie bright spy



ii ieie ighigh yy find wild

pie lie

bright spy



ii ieie ighigh yy find wild tiger

pie lie

bright spy




pie lie

bright flight

spy




pie lie

bright flight right

spy




pie lie

bright flight right

spy July



ii ieie ighigh yy find wild tiger cider

pie lie

bright flight right

spy July




pie lie

bright flight right high

spy July




pie lie


spy July hydrant




pie lie


spy Julyhydrant cycle




pie lie die






pie lie die tie




• I saw the birds fly in the bright sky.

• Can you identify the right spider?• The child wanted to see the

arrival of the flight.

Theme and PlotTheme and Plot• The theme of a story is the big idea

behind the story.• You can think about what you learned

from a story to figure out the big idea.• The plot is what happens in the

beginning, middle, and end of the story.

• As you read, think about the big idea of the story.

• Keep track of the order of events as they happen in a story.

PredictPredict

• We can tell what we think will happen next in a story based on what has already happened and what we know about life.

• When you read a story, think about the characters in the story.

• Use what you know about them to guess what they might do next.

• Use what you know about life to predict what they might do next.



High-Frequency Words ReviewHigh-Frequency Words Review

• their• whole• alone• laughed• half• poor• many

• loved• buy• another• daughters• were• youngest• house

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Vocabulary Words



Vocabulary WordsVocabulary Words

• luckiest – having more luck and good fortune than anyone else

• tortillas – thin, round cakes made of corn meal that are served hot

• chiles – a hot pepper that is used as seasoning (picture)

tortillas & chilestortillas & chiles

Vocabulary WordsVocabulary Wordschilies, tortillas, luckiest

• Mama made a plate of ____ for lunch.

• I am the _____ boy alive to have so many!

• I like to eat the hot ____ too.

Daily Fix-It

• a small childe look at the sky

• A small child looked at the sky.

• tomorrow the day be brite.

• Tomorrow the day will be bright.

Verbs for Past, Present, and FutureVerbs for Past, Present, and Future

• Verbs are words that show action.• Verbs change when we talk about now,

the past, or the future.– We plant the tomatoes.

• What endings do we use when we talk about the past?– We planted the tomatoes.

• What verb do we add when we talk about the future?– We will plant the tomatoes.


• Tomorrow I will pick out vegetables at the market.

• Yesterday I _____ out vegetables at the market.

• Today I ____ vegetables at the market.


• High-Frequency WordsHigh-Frequency Words• PredictPredict• Let’s Talk About It!Let’s Talk About It!

• Tomorrow we will hear a read aloud Tomorrow we will hear a read aloud about how other characters use creative about how other characters use creative ideas to solve problems.ideas to solve problems.


Journal Topic

Write about a problem you have at school and describe an unusual

way to solve it.

Rosa & Blanca Wednesday

Morning Warm-Up

Farmer Smart sighed. “At night the mice eat my corn. Then they hide. It’s time to teach them that

the corn is mine!” What are some ways we can teach each other

things?


Morning Warm-Up

Farmer Smart sighed. “At night the mice eat my corn. Then they hide. It’s time to teach them that

the corn is mine!” What are some ways we can teach each other

things?


Amazing Words Compound Words Long i High-Frequency Words Vocabulary Words Verbs for present, past, and future

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Amazing Words

forever• for – ever for – ever • ForeverForever means never ending or means never ending or

always.always.• Sometimes I feel like we’ve lived Sometimes I feel like we’ve lived

here here foreverforever..• Nobody can be young Nobody can be young foreverforever..

situation• sit – u – a – tion sit – u – a – tion • A A situationsituation is an act or happening is an act or happening

or condition.or condition.• When you study a When you study a situationsituation, you , you

try to figure out what is going on.try to figure out what is going on.• The car accident was a dangerous The car accident was a dangerous

situationsituation..

Compound WordsCompound Words

• drivewaydriveway• Compound words are made up of two Compound words are made up of two

smaller words. What words make up smaller words. What words make up driveway?driveway?

• schoolyardschoolyard• everythingeverything• bathtubbathtub• raindropraindrop



High-Frequency WordsHigh-Frequency Wordsmany, half, buy, daughters, youngest, alone, their

• I like to sit all ____ in my bedroom and I like to sit all ____ in my bedroom and read.read.

• We will go over to ___ house after school.We will go over to ___ house after school.• We will ___ milk at the store.We will ___ milk at the store.• I am the ___ of three children.I am the ___ of three children.• They have one son and two ____.They have one son and two ____.• Dad cut my sandwich in ____.Dad cut my sandwich in ____.• How ___ cats do you have?How ___ cats do you have?

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Daily Fix-It

• i wants to finde the right seeds

• I want to find the right seeds.

• me sister wi’ll plant them• My sister will plant them.


• Verbs are words that show action.• Verbs change when we talk about

now, the past, or the future.• last year – played tag• now – play softball• next year – will learn to swim


• Theme and PlotTheme and Plot• Let’s Talk About It!Let’s Talk About It!

• Tomorrow we will read a story about a Tomorrow we will read a story about a thirsty crow with a creative idea.thirsty crow with a creative idea.


Journal Topic

Use at least one word from another language in sentences

about Rosa and Blanca.

Rosa & Blanca Thursday

Morning Warm-Up

Today we will read about a thirsty crow. She must find water to

consume. But it is hard for her to reach the water in the pitcher. She

has a shrewd idea. What do you think she will do?


Morning Warm-Up

Today we will read about a thirsty crow. She must find water to

consume. But it is hard for her to reach the water in the pitcher. She

has a shrewd idea. What do you think she will do?


Long iVerbs for present, past, and future

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Vocabulary Words



Sentence ReadingSentence Reading• It has been a mild winter with light snow and no

ice.• Did you finally locate the bright white tile at the

store today?• I believe it is time to donate rice to the food drive.• The child cried when he caught a cold and had a

high fever.• I don’t know whatever happened to the spider

that tried to catch the fly.• Mike might have time tomorrow to fix my broken

boat.

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The Crow and the PitcherThe Crow and the Pitcher

Pages 420 - 423Pages 420 - 423

Daily Fix-It

• hour yard has a birdbath• Our yard has a birdbath.• now Birds stopped to

drink• Now birds stop to drink.


• Verbs are words that show action.• Verbs change when we talk about

now, the past, or the future.• I whirled across the stage.• I whirl across the stage.• I will whirl across the stage.


• Making ConnectionsMaking Connections• Let’s Talk About It!Let’s Talk About It!

• Today you heard a story about a boy Today you heard a story about a boy who overcomes his fear. Tomorrow we who overcomes his fear. Tomorrow we will hear about Wiley and the Hairy Man will hear about Wiley and the Hairy Man again.again.


Journal Topic

List ways you can assist someone.

Rosa & Blanca Friday

Morning Warm-Up

This week we read about Wiley, Rosa and Blanca, and Farmer

Smart. They all had problems to solve. When can a creative idea

solve a problem?


Amazing Words Long i: i, ie, igh, y High-Frequency Words Vocabulary Words Verbs for present, past, and future

Long i: i, ie, igh, yLong i: i, ie, igh, y

• The child flies the kite high in the sky.• Dad ate a slice of pie.• Why did you park your bike by the

hydrant?• He tried to run a mile twice last week.

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Vocabulary Words





High-Frequency WordsHigh-Frequency Wordshalf, their, daughters, buy, alone, many, youngesthalf, their, daughters, buy, alone, many, youngest

• How ____ students are in your class?• The ___ child is two years old.• I will drink only ___ a glass of milk.• I sat ___ in the woods and watched the

animals.• Max is ___ dog.• I want to save my money so I can ___

skates.• Mom read a tale about three ____.

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Daily Fix-It

• i helped Mom made a mail box

• I helped Mom made a mailbox.

• now Her mail stayed dry• Now her mail stays dry.

Wrap Up the Week!Wrap Up the Week!

• Let’s Talk About It!Let’s Talk About It!

• Next week you will read about a man Next week you will read about a man who thought of new ways to help who thought of new ways to help others.others.

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Journal Topic

Write a story about a very abundant garden.

We are now ready to take our story tests.

• Story test– Classroom webpage,– Student page, – Taking Tests

• AR– Other Reading Quizzes– Quiz # 904608

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