Henry and Mudge

Lesson 3 Day 1

Question of the Day• What are some things that children wish for? Why

do they wish for these things?– What are some places that children might wish to visit?– Who are some people that children might wish to visit or

play with?– What are some things that children might wish to play

with?

• I wish for ____ because ____.

Daily Proofreading• may I have a slice of cheese• May I have a slice of cheese?

Main Idea and Details Ronna and Lily

Ronna had just moved to town. "I miss my old house," she told her parents.

"Wait a while," they said. Ronna missed her old swing set. "Wait a while," her parents said. Ronna missed her best friend. "Wait a while," they just about said. But first they looked at their house that was

full of unpacked boxes. Then they looked at their yard with no swing set. Then they looked at Ronna. She had a sad frown on her face. "Let's get busy!" they said.

Ronna's parents unpacked all the boxes. They put up a swing set in the backyard. Then they invited all the neighbors to a party.

Ronna met lots of children at the party. She found a girl her age swinging on the swing set. Her name was Lily. Ronna sat down next to Lily and started to swing. Lily smiled at Ronna. Ronna smiled back. With a smile, Ronna made a best friend. And she didn't have to wait very long at all.

Word Wall

guess

woods through

covered

everything

Long Vowels – a, i, o, u

rake

latea__e

bite

timei__e

code

wokeo__e

u__e

dune

cute

ate home fameflute

rope shadefive like

pricekite

slopecone

rule scrape brute cube

ate home fameflute

rope shade

fivelike

price kite

slopecone

rule scrape brutecube

Long Vowels – a, i, o, u

Jade came in first place at the June bike race.

The mule broke the gate to get outside.

Let’s play a joke and hide this plate in the mice cage.

Did you hear that tune on the ride home? The flame in the fire is a pale shade of purple.

Who ate the last slice of cake?

Jade came in first place at the June bike race.

The mule broke the gate to get outside.

Let’s play a joke and hide this plate in the mice cage.

Did you hear that tune on the ride home? The flame in the fire is a pale shade of purple.

Who ate the last slice of cake?

Long Vowels – a, i, o, u

Spelling Words

Main Idea and Details

Main Idea - The most important idea in the story.

The other sentences tell about the main idea.

Main Idea and Details

Frog rakes the leaves in Toad’s yard.

Toad rakes the leaves in Frog’s yard.

They both want what they did to be a secret.

Frog rakes the leaves in Toad’s yard.

Vocabulary to add to lesson 3 day 1

blockades

Clarence couldn’t stop Mr. Spanner from removing all his book

blockades.

blockades

If something prevents you from getting

into a place, then it is a blockade.

blockades

Would blockades be used to -

to keep your pencils in your desk?

keep cars safe from danger

or

blockades

something that prevents you from getting into a place

blockades

soaked

They soaked up the last rays of sunlight.

soaked

When a cloth takes in water and becomes

wet, it has soaked up the water.

soaked

soaked

I soaked up spilled milk with a towel.

Would -

sand

water

or

soaked

be soaked up by a sponge?

when something cloth takes in water and becomes wet

soaked

misplaced

Clarence helps find misplaced books.

misplaced

When something is in the wrongplace, it is misplaced.

misplaced

What is more likely to be misplaced -

your mom’s car?

your backpack

or

misplaced

When something is in the wrong place

misplaced

principles

Mr. Spanner’s principles kept him from kicking Clarence out.

Get out!

principles

The things you believe about what is right and what is wrong are your

principles.

principles

Would a person with strong principles -

just take it?

ask to use a pencil

or

principles

things you believe about what is right and what is wrong

principles

Clarence the Copy Catby Patricia Lakin

Clarence’s mother and father were the best mousers Sam’s Sandwich Shop had ever had. They spent all their time catching mice. Clarence did not. He was a peaceful cat.

He couldn’t bear to harm another living creature – even one that ate the deli meats and scared the customers. His family tried to change him. But they couldn’t. So Sam sent him away.

Alone in the world, Clarence stuck to his principles. He would not hurt mice. But everywhere he went, people wanted him to do just that.

“Scram, you no-mouser!” yelled Gladys of Forever Flowers. “Scat, cat!” shouted Annie of the Quality Diner. “Out!” bellowed Tom of Ye Olde General Store.

Will I ever find a real home? Clarence wondered sadly. He searched up one street and down another. He sniffed around parking lots and padded along pathways. But he had no luck. Exhausted, he collapsed in a small spot of shade.

A man stood in a nearby doorway. “And whose cat are you?” he asked. “My own,” Clarence meowed softly. “A stray, by the looks of you,” the man said. He brushed cracker crumbs from his bushy mustache. “Hmmm. Do I need a cat?” he wondered. Clarence

followed the man into a strange place. Hundreds of books lined the walls of a big room. There were tables and chairs in the middle of the floor, and fluffy cushions lay in a sun-filled window seat. A big machine whirred, lit up, and spat out paper.

“Welcome to Barnstable Library,” said the man. “I’m Mr. Spanner.” He unwrapped a wedge of cheese and gave it to Clarence. Clarence purred a deep, satisfied purr. This place had warm spots for snoozing and many mountains to climb. But best of all, there were no signs of mice.

There were just friendly people who sat and read books or carried them in and out of the library. Clarence watched them come and go each day as he sat near the door, on top of the copy machine. Soon Mr. Spanner started calling Clarence Copy Cat.

The two of them grew to depend upon each other. Clarence helped Mr. Spanner find misplaced books and pencils. He kept Mr. Spanner company when he had to work late. And Clarence was the most attentive listener during story time. In return,

Mr. Spanner kept Clarence well read, well fed, and well petted. Life was good. Life was very good… … until the first bitter cold day of winter. Clarence smelled him. Then he saw him. A mouse darted from under the copy machine. Mr. Spanner saw him, too.

“Get that mouse!” Mr. Spanner called to Clarence. Clarence’s heart sank. He didn’t know what to do.

“Come on, Copy Cat!” cried Mr. Spanner.

Clarence didn’t move. He saw Mr. Spanner whirling and twirling, creeping and crawling all over the library, trying to catch that mouse.

“He’s gone!” Mr. Spanner finally panted.

Thank goodness, thought Clarence.

That night, Clarence’s past lives flashed before his eyes. “Out!” “Scram, you no-mouser,” and “Scat, cat!” echoed in his ears.

This time, I can’t let myself be kicked out, he decided. He paced the library floor, trying to think of a plan.

As he rounded the corner of Mr. Spanner’s desk, he noticed that the cheese container wasn’t covered.

“Of course!” Clarence meowed triumphantly. The mouse had been after the cheese. So Clarence bounded onto the desk and ate every last cube and crumb.

But the next afternoon, the mouse showed up for story time. The children squealed.

“Get that mouse!” Mr. Spanner cried. But Clarence didn’t move from his cushion. He watched Mr. Spanner and the children whirling and twirling, creeping and crawling around the library, trying to catch that mouse.

“He’s gone!” Mr. Spanner finally gasped. The he wagged his finger at Clarence.

“Mice like to eat books, you know.”

That night, Clarence couldn’t sleep. He had to save the library books and his home! He paced the floor, trying to think of another plan. He was near the copy machine when he saw a tiny hole.

That’s it! thought Clarence. I’ll block up every cranny and crack. No mouse will ever be able to crawl in here again.

Early the next morning, Mr. Spanner opened the library.

“How did these books get everywhere except where they belong?” he muttered. He looked at Clarence, who was perched high above, in the mystery section. Clarence couldn’t explain. And he couldn’t stop Mr. Spanner from removing all his book

blockades. Later that day, Mr. Spanner had just lifted the lid of the copy machine when he began to shout.

“He’s back! Copy Cat, get him!” The mouse darted behind the library cart.

Clarence didn’t move. Books flew as Mr. Spanner grabbed the broom. Mr. Spanner twirled. Papers swirled. Mr. Spanner crept and began to lower the broom.

“STOP!” Clarence yowled. And, without a plan, he jumped. He soared through the air.

Mr. Spanner whirled across the room. Whamp! They collided.

Splunk! Clarence landed, with a big fat belly flop, right on the copy machine glass! He tried to get up, but suddenly lights began flashing. Clarence was blinded by them. They went back and forth, back and forth beneath him. Paper flew out of the machine –

one sheet, two, three, four, five …

“Gone!” yelled Mr. Spanner. He picked up Clarence.

“I’m going!” Clarence wailed. Mr. Spanner put him on the floor. He gave Clarence’s head a pat. Clarence looked up. Mr. Spanner wasn’t mad! Clarence wasn’t being kicked out.

But what happened to the mouse? Clarence peeked under the copy machine. He jumped when he saw it staring back at him! It wasn’t a mouse. It was a huge black cat with bulging legs, an enormous tummy, and whiskers that stuck out like arrows.

It was Clarence. Well not really Clarence. It was a large copy of Clarence. And it was the scariest cat Clarence had ever seen. It must have been the scariest cat the mouse had ever seen, too. Because that mouse didn’t come back. Ever.

Many Saturdays later, after another wonderful story time, Clarence and Mr. Spanner sat nestled together on the window seat. They soaked up the last rays of sunlight as they ate their cheese and crackers.

“I knew I needed a cat like you,” said Mr. Spanner. And Clarence the Copy Cat knew it, too.

Grammar

• Commands– “Get that mouse!” Mr. spanner called to

Clarence.

Commands

1. _________ all of your breakfast2. Now ______ your teeth and ________

your hair3. Please ______ your socks and put them

on4. _____your shoes5. ______ up or we’ll be late for school6. ____ out for that hole in the sidewalk7. Please _____ when I am talking8. _______ a nice day at school

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put on

Put onHurry

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Writing• Description

– The first sentence tells what will be described.– Each sentence gives details that create a

picture by telling how things look, feel, sound, taste, and smell.

– Words such as in, on, and under tell where things are.

– The paragraph has a beginning, a middle, and an end.