2. Question of the Day
โข What is you favorite season of the
year? Why?
โข My favorite season of the year is
_______ because_________.
3. Read Aloud
โข Listen to the poem to find out how the poet feels about fall.
Autumn
What does the
I lie on my back and look up to see
poet mean by
A towering giant way above me.
โAnd though
Drifting down from branches tall,
this tree seems
dead todayโ?
Bright colored leaves begin to fall.
Very soon the tree is bare,
How do you
Cold but swaying in autumn air.
think the poet
And though this tree seems dead today,
feels about
It will bloom again, one fine spring day.
autumn?
โข What does the poet mean by โAnd though this tree seems dead todayโ?
โข How do you think the poet feels about autumn?
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4. Phonics and Spelling:
Consonants /s/c;/j/ g,
dge
โข edge
dodge
ridge
fudge
โข These words all include the pattern dge.
โข This pattern is used when a word has a short
vowel followed immediately by the final /j/
sound.
โข cage
hinge
large
change
โข These words end with the letter pattern ge.
โข When the sound /j/ comes direclty after a long
vowel or a consonant, the letter combination ge
is used.
5. Phonics: ge or dge?
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The chalk is on the le____ if the board.
ledge
Write your name on the first pa____ of the test.
page
The police officer wore a ba____ on her jacket.
badge
There is a very lar___ fish in that tank.
large
Iโll be out as soon as I chan___ my shirt.
change
6. Phonics: Find the Soft c or g sound
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Imagine a stag in the woods.
Imagine
Recently, I visited a castle.
recently
The steam engine was great.
engine
Are giants or geese real?
giants
7.
8. columns
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A column is a tall, circular structure that holds up part of a building.
What might a column hold up?
Read pg. 368-369
Do the tree trunks look like columns rising from the forest floor?
The word isโฆ
columns
What is the word?
columns
9. absorb
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Something absorbs a liquid if it soaks up the liquid.
What will absorb spilled milk?
Which trees absorb the most sun in the rain forest?
The word isโฆ
absorb
What is the word?
absorb
10. protects
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When you protect something, you keep it safe.
What kind of clothing protects firefighters?
Who is someone that protects you?
Do you think the canopy protects the animals?
The word isโฆ
protects
What is the word?
protects
11. rustling
โข When objects are rustling, they are moving and making soft sounds.
โข What might you hear rustling in the fall?
โข What animals besides squirrels might make a rustling sound in the
trees?
โข The word isโฆ.
โข rustling
โข What is the word?
โข rustling
12. dissolve
โข When something dissolves,
it mixes completely with a
liquid.
โข Will sugar dissolve in water
if you stir it?
โข Would the particles of
nutrients dissolve if it did
not rain? Why or Why not?
โข The word isโฆ
โข dissolve
โข What is the word?
โข dissolve
13. particles
โข Tiny pieces of something are
called particles.
โข What kinds of particles have
you brushed from your
clothes?
โข Turn to your neighbor and use
particles in a sentence.
โข The word isโฆ.
โข particles
โข What is the word?
โข Particles
โข Now letโs look at pg. 368-369
14. scavenger
โข A scavenger lives on material
from trees.
โข An animal is a scavenger if it
collects leftover and unwanted
objects.
โข My mother calls me a scavenger
because I bring home left over
paper from art class. When have
you been a scavenger?
โข How can scavenger help trees
grow and create new trees?
โข The word isโฆ
โข scavenger
โข What is the word?
โข scavenger
15. tugged
โข If you tugged something, you
pulled it hard.
โข Miss Mc Gillicuddy tugged at
her kite to get it out of the
tree.
โข Would you tug a wagon or a
ball?
โข Turn to a partner and tell them
about something you have
tugged.
โข The word is โฆ.
โข tugged
โข What is the word?
โข tugged
16. paused
โข If you paused, you stopped
what you were doing for just a
moment.
โข Miss McGillicuddy paused for
a moment while gardening.
โข Would you pause to invite
someone to join in your game
or to score a goal?
โข Why might someone pause
during a game?
โข The word isโฆ.
โข pause
โข What is the word?
โข pause
17. self-sufficient
โข In many forests, the trees and
animals are self-sufficient.
โข If something is self-sufficient is
makes everything it needs.
โข Most young people are not
self-sufficient, and they need
adults to provide them with
food and shelter. In what ways
are you self-sufficient?
โข Turn to your neighbor and tell
them if you would enjoy being
self-sufficient or not. Explain
why, or why not.
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19. Comprehension
โข The authorโs purpose is the reason he or she writes
something. Knowing whether a writer is trying to explain,
entertain, or persuade helps readers focus on the main
message.
โข Turn to your partner and tell him or her one reason why
the author wrote โA Tree is Growingโ.
20. Fluency
โข Good readers speak clearly and change their voices as they
read to help listeners understand the text. This is called
intonation.
โข Remember that end marks are important clue for intonation.
For example, at the end of a question, a readerโs voice
usually goes up, but at the end of a statement, a readerโs
voice goes down.
โข Turn to pg. 374 listen as I read.
โข Turn to your partner and read pg. 375, and use intonation.
21. Grammar: Subject and Object
Pronouns
โข In a sentence, an object is a
noun that is not the subject
of the sentence.
โข The dog chewed the bone.
โข Dog โsubject
bone
โ object
โข The dog chewed it.
โข It- replaces โ the bone
โข Pronouns that take the
place of objects are called
object pronouns.
โข They include me, you, him,
her, it , us, and them.
โข The teachers applauded
Mrs. Chan.
โข The teachers applauded her.
โข Shantay planned the party.
โข Shantay panned it.
22. DOL
They
3. Them were late for dinner .
M
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4. mary and me went to the shopping mall.
her
5. We gave she a lemon tree .
23. Writing
โข Has a topic sentence
โข Gives facts , examples
and details about a
topic
โข Explains
โข Tells what, why or how
โข Uses subject and object
pronouns
โข Restate the most
important idea at the
end
What I know
What I Learned