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Lesson 6 Day 4
You will need your Reading book,
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Question of the Day
 What things are more fun to do with
others than by yourself?
 What is a project you can do with a friend
or a group to earn money?
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Read Aloud
 What might the purpose be for reading a
story called “Helping Out”?
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 enjoyment
 practice reading fluently
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Read Aloud
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Read Aloud
 What plan do the older children make?
 How does working together help the
entire neighborhood?
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Compound Words
 Identify the compound words.
 lighthouse, kitchen, pigpen, vitamin
 How did you know lighthouse and pigpen
where compound words?
 It is easy to confuse compound words
and words with endings.
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Compound Words
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Which word is a compound word?
doorbell
careful
helpless
catfish
darkness
paintbrush
cowhand
listening
hopeful
chalkboard
sunburn
sickness
glasses
greenhouse
divided
toenail
football
cupful
careful
fingerprint
sweater
shoebox
horseshoe
shoeless
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Compound Words
 These are spelling words, but all the
consonants or vowels have been
removed. Identify the words.
 __ts_d_
r__ndr_p
_ o _e _ _ i _ _
 outside, raindrop, something
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Compound Words
 Compound words can be hard to spell because
they can include many letters. It is easy to
leave out letters or mix them up, especially in
the middle of words.
 What can you do to make sure you spell
compound words correctly?
 You can look carefully at the vowels
and consonants.
 You can look for familiar letter patterns.
 You can break the word into two parts.
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Fluency
As you read you should:
 look for and follow punctuation
 read in phrases that make the meaning
clear.
 read smoothly and clearly.
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Fluency
 As I read part of “The Babe and I,” I’m
going to make sure that I do not pause
too often. I’m going to scan ahead in the
sentence so I can pay attention to the
meaning. That way, I will be able to read
in one breath words that belong together.
 Follow along with me on page 180 as I
read aloud.
 With a partner, you will choose a page to
read.
 Remember to pay attention to
punctuation.
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Fact and Opinion
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What is a fact?
A fact is a statement that can be proven.
What is an opinion?
An opinion is a statement that expresses
what someone believes or thinks.
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Let’s read “The Best Party” ever. Reread the passage to determine the
facts and opinions.
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Fact and Opinion
 How does Nick think Grandpa looks when he
realizes it is a surprise party?
 He thinks Grandpa has never looked happier.
 What words help you know that Nick’s opinion
is correct?
 Grandpa says, “This is the best birthday I ever
had!”
 Is what Grandpa said a fact or an opinion?
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Read page 175 in your
Reading book.
 How does Dad feel about selling apples?
 What does he say and do that lets you
know his opinion?
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Characters and Setting
 A character is a person or animal in the story.
 A writer tells about the character through what
the character says and does.
 The setting is where the story takes place.
 A writer usually gives clues in the story that
provide readers information about the setting.
 For example, a forest might have dark twisted
trees because the writer wants the setting to be
scary.
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Characters and Setting
 As I look at the illistrations in “The Babe and I,”
I notice an apartment building with three stories
and the boy’s father waving to him from a
sidewalk with a fire hydrant nearby. These
details tell me that the setting is a city.
 Reread page 178.
 Who are the characters on this page?
 What is the setting?
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Characters and Setting
 Read page 182.
 Write the setting of this page.
 Write about what the main character
feels about what is happening and how
you know.
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Build Robust Vocabulary
 span- A span is the distance between
two points.
 I will name some things that cover a span
of space.
 If the span is wide, spread your arms
wide. If the span is small, move your
hands closer together.
 caterpillar, truck, fingernail, Florida
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Build Robust Vocabulary
 skim- To skim the surface of something
means to move quickly over it, barely
touching it.
 I will name something that might skim the
water. If you think it will sink, say sink. If
you think it will skim, say skim.
 stone, elephant, speedboat, house
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 contribution- If you help your family reach its
goal, you make a contribution to your family.
 If I name a contribution a third grader could
make raise your hand.
 Taking out the trash every night.
 Working as a doctor or nurse in a foreign
country.
 Help a friend with homework.
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Build Robust Vocabulary
 initiative- When you take initiative, you
make the first step in doing something
without being told what to do.
 Raise your hand if I say something that
would take a lot of initiative.
 sing a song
 travel to mars
 become a professional athlete
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Build Robust Vocabulary
 midst- If you are in the midst of something, you are in
the middle of it.
 Give an example of when being in the midst of
something might not be a good thing.
 shabby- Shabby things look old and worn out.
 Would you ever wear shabby clothes to impress
someone?
 dazed- If you are dazed, you are confused and cannot
think properly.
 If someone seemed dazed, would you ask them to
drive you to the store.
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 elevated- Something that is elevated is lifted up.
 If you are at a concert, why would it be good to be in
an elevated row?
 embarrass- If you embarrass someone, you make that
person feel uncomfortable or ashamed.
 If your friend is embarrassed, what can you do to make
them feel better?
 collapses- When something collapses, it falls down
because it is not well supported.
 What would you do if someone you know collapses?
 Homework:
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 She wanted to go to the party but her
clothes were shabby.
 They got on the elevated train, it began
to move.
 Mom kept a money jar and I added my
coins to it.
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Grammar
 Compound sentences are made up of
two simple sentences.
 They use a comma and the word and ,
or, or but to join the sentences.
 The word and shows a connection
between two ideas.
 The words but and or show a difference
between two ideas.
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Grammar
 Combine the two sentences to make a
compound sentence.
 The boy was happy to find customers. He
made a lot of money.
 The boy was happy to find customer, and he
made a lot of money.
 His dad did not want to sell apples. He needed
to earn money.
 His dad did not want to sell apples, but he
needed to earn money.
 He could see a movie. He could go to the
ballgame.
 He could see a movie, and he could go to the
ballgame.
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 Homework: WB pg. 21
Writing
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Character Sketch
Describes how a person looks, sounds,
or acts
Tell what a person is like
Includes a topic sentence
Includes detail sentences
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Writing
 Sometimes authors use comparisons to describe
characters of events in writing. One type of comparison
is called a simile.
 When the wind blows through the Golden Gate, the
men cling to the girders like caterpillars on a branch.
 This simile uses a different event to describe the men’s
actions.
 The author does this to help the reader picture what
the men are doing.
 A simile uses the words like or as to compare one
object to another.
 The spring sky is as blue as a robin’s egg.
 Can you come up with a simile?
 Finish writing and revising your character sketch.
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