Lesson 13 Day 4

Question of the Day

• Why do people like to spend time outdoors?

• I think people enjoy the outdoors because ______________________.

Read AloudPurpose:For enjoymentTo practice reading

How would you summarize this story?What do Jerome and Felicity do with the bottle of water?What are they looking forward to doing in the future?

Phonics: consonants /s/c; /j/ g, dge

• edge• edge• strange• strange• spruce• spruce• Soft c and g do not always

come at the end of a word. The often appear before i as well as before e.

• pencil pencil• engine engine• central central• germ germ• citizen citizen• digit digit• celery celery• suggest suggest• legend legend• cinder cinder• centimeter centimeter• imagine imagine• cement cement• manager manager• giraffe giraffe• cities cities

Fluency• Good readers use intonation to emphasize the meaning of the

words the read. You should sound natural as you read nonfiction.• emphasize important words• look for end and other punctuation

• I’m going to read pg. 377 in “ A Tree Is Growing”. The first sentence tells me what a tree needs to grow. The words sunlight, air, soil, and water are important, so I will emphasize them. I also see that there are commas between each of the words in the list, so I will pause slightly between the words.

• Now let’s echo read the passage.• Turn to page 379-380, each group will have a part the choral read.

• Why do authors write?

• P- Persuade• I – inform• E- entertain

Author’s PurposeFocus SkillWhy do you think the author wrote this selection?To inform the reader about sunflowersHow can you tell?It gives facts; it tells how sunflowers grow.

Turn to pg. 388-389 and reread.Why do you think the author wrote this selection?Why did the author include the drawings of the nuts, cones, and fruit?

Speaking and Listening

• Organizing Content• Write descriptive notes on index cards so

you can refer to them while you are speaking.

• Define any difficult terms you use so that your audience understands what you are

trying to say.• Create a graphic aid like a diagram or chart

that shows what you are explaining.

• Listening Strategies• Listen to hear how the speaker explains his

or her topic.• Save questions until the presentation is

over.• Ask questions one at a time and wait for

an answer.

Speaking StrategiesPractice giving your presentation.Make sure the graphic aid is big enough so that people can see it Point to each part of your graphic aid as you talk about it.

Media LiteracyLook on page 376-377.The diagrams are detailed pictures that can show a process or something with many parts.

Robust Vocabulary• self-sufficient• If the situation I name is an example of someone or something being self-

sufficient, draw an “S” in the air. If it is not, fold your arms.• a baby bird gets food from its mother• a raccoon collects and eats garbage from a campsite• a person grows and eats vegetables• children play a board game• particles• Clap once if the thing you name would dissolve in water and to do nothing if it

cannot.• salt• a paper clip• a penny• sugar

Robust Vocabulary• tugged• If one person can move the object I name by tugging it, raise your

hand. If not, shake your head• a school bus• a toy wagon• a ferry boat• a weed in a garden• paused• If you think you are likely to pause while doing the activity I name,

wipe one hand across your foehead. If not, fold your arms.• building a clubhouse• opening a birthday present• coming in from the rain• mowing a lawn

Robust Vocabulary• What is a synonym?• Words with the same or similar meanings• Name synonyms for the vocabulary words in the following sentences:• The dish towel will absorb the spilled milk.• soak up• The columns on the porch hold up the roof.• posts• My dog tugged on his toy until he broke it.• pulled• There might still be some particles of glass on the floor from the broken vase.• fragments, tiny pieces• The shelter protects us from the storm.• shields, saves• Riley paused in her speech.• stopped

Robust Vocabulary• rustling/bothersome• When would a rustling noise be bothersome?• dodging/pause• Explain why you might pause while playing a game that involves dodging a ball.• absorb/particles• Would a towel absorb salt particles?• heaving/tugging• Which would be more difficult-heaving a large box or tugging it across the room?

Explain.• columns/din• If columns were being built in front of your school, would there be a din outside?

Explain.• protect• What features of a car help protect drivers and other people?• deciphering/translating• How is deciphering a code like translating a language?

Grammar: Subject and Object pronouns

• Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns in a sentence.• A subject pronoun takes the place of the person, animal, or thing that a sentence is

about.• An object pronoun takes the place of a person, animal, or thing that receives an

action.• Subject pronouns include: I, you, he, she, it, we, and they.• Object pronouns include: me, you, him, her, it, us, and them.• Willie and Carolyn watched the play. They enjoyed it.• Willie and Carolyn – subject play – object• Which pronoun in the second sentence takes the place of Willie and Carolyn?• they• Which pronoun replaces the play? • it• The children gave the peach tree to Sally.• they it her

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8. Why did them travel by boat

9. the horse in the meadow belongs to they

10. her and her friend skipped as they watered the flowers

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Writing: Explanation

• Explanation• Gives facts and details about a topic• Starts with a topic sentence• Answers “What?” ”How?” and “Why?”• Follows a logical sequence