BAT LOVES THE NIGHTLESSON 22 DAY 5

You will need your book, workbook, journal and pencil.

Tancie West3rd Grade

John Jones Elementary

Question of the DayObjective: to listen and respond appropriately to oral communication; to record

ideas and reflections.

If you were an animal, where would you like to live- on earth, in the water, or in the sky? Why?

Read AloudTo read fluently; to clarify understanding by rereadng.

Alligator waited in the shallow pool of water. Quietly she watched the birds. They hopped on the ground, looking for bugs and seeds. Then slowly she moved closer. Suddenly, she dashed out of the water on her short legs. They flapped away as fast as they could. Alligator ran after them. She was not fast enough, though. She was too late. At last she gave up and slid back into the water.

Why might you want to read an informational narrative again? for information, for enjoymentListen as I read.Now let’s choral read the passage.Remember to ..Slow your rate for more informative sentences and speed it up for the more exciting moments of the text.Pause at punctuation marks.

Vowel Variant /ô/ o, au (gh), aw, a (l), ough

Objective: to read words with these sounds.

These words each have the /ô/ sound. ought cause taught yawn walk

soft Which letters in each word stand for the

sound /ô/? The /ô/ sound can be spelled… au ough aw a(l) o