Transcript Weed Is a Flower Week 5

Where do creative ideas
come from?
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Review Games
Vocabulary &
Amazing Words:
 Arcade Games
 Jigword
 Matchword
 Speedword
 Wordsearch
 Word Web
 Spelling City-Voc.
 Spelling CityAmazing
Spelling Words:
 Speedword
 Word Web
 Quia Games
 Spelling City
High Frequency
Words
 Fill-in-the
Blank
 Spelling City
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Story Words
 college
 agriculture
 laboratory
 greenhouse
Amazing Words
 excel
 process
 research
 opportunity
 accomplish
 original
 scientist
 unusual
A Weed Is a Flower
High Frequency
Words
 clothes
 only
 hours
 question
 money
 taught
 neighbor
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Spelling Words
sooner
smaller
soonest
smallest
hotter
fatter
hottest
fattest
busier
angrier
busiest
angriest
happier
straighter
happiest
straightest
Big Question:
Where do creative ideas come
from?
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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Monday
Morning Warm-Up
Creative people discover
many new things. Where
do they get their ideas?
Where do creative ideas
come from?
A Weed Is a Flower
Monday
Morning Warm-Up
Creative people discover
many new things. Where
do they get their ideas?
Where do creative ideas
come from?
Today we will learn about:
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Amazing Words
Comparative endings –er, -est
Fact and Opinion
Verbs: am, is, are, was, were
Writing a review
Writing on Demand
Write for 3 minutes about
sources that give you creative
ideas!
Do your best writing!
Use your best handwriting!
Click to
listen to a
song about
what you
can make
out of a
peanut.
Anchored Talk
Where Do
Creative Ideas
Come From?
People find
ways to excel.
People learn
from
research.
People work
together to
learn things.
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excel
ex – cel
 When you excel at something,
you’re better than most people
at it.
 Kayla excels at math.
 Inventors excel in creative
thinking.
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process
proc – ess
 When you process something,
you prepare it by following a set
of steps.
 My raincoat has been processed
to make it waterproof.
 People process peanuts into
many things, including shaving
cream and shampoo.
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research
re – search
 Research means a very careful
investigation or hunting for
facts.
 I did a lot of research to make
sure the facts in my report
about weather were correct.
 People found many ways to use
peanuts through research.
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Practice!
Complete these sentences!
Comparative Endings
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joking - dried
What do you know about reading
these words?
Both has a base word, an ending
and a spelling change.
What are the endings?
What are the spelling changes?
Today you’ll learn about the
endings –er and –est.
Comparative Endings
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funnier - funniest
The base word in these words is
funny. What spelling changes do
you see?
To blend these words, read one
chunk, or syllable, at a time and
then blend the chunks together:
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fun, ni, er, funnier; fun, ni, est,
funniest
Comparative Endings
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We add –er to words when we
compare two things.
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My joke is funnier than yours.
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We add –est to words when we
compare three things:
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Kelly told the funniest joke of all.
Comparative Endings
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Chunk the word into parts, the
base word and the ending.
See if the base word has a
spelling change.
Read the chunks from left to right
and then blend all the chunks
together.
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slow, slower, slowest
big, bigger, biggest
polite, politer, politest
fluffy, fluffier, fluffiest
sunny, sunnier, sunniest
long, longer, longest
mad, madder, maddest
fine, finer, finest
Comparative Endings
Base Word
strong
(2 things) -er
(3 things) -est
Comparative Endings
Base Word
strong
(2 things) -er
stronger
(3 things) -est
Comparative Endings
Base Word
strong
(2 things) -er
(3 things) -est
stronger
strongest
Comparative Endings
Base Word
strong
silly
(2 things) -er
(3 things) -est
stronger
strongest
Comparative Endings
Base Word
strong
silly
(2 things) -er
(3 things) -est
stronger
sillier
strongest
Comparative Endings
Base Word
strong
silly
(2 things) -er
(3 things) -est
stronger
sillier
strongest
silliest
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Base Word
strong
silly
hot
(2 things) -er
(3 things) -est
stronger
sillier
strongest
silliest
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Base Word
strong
silly
hot
(2 things) -er
(3 things) -est
stronger
sillier
hotter
strongest
silliest
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Base Word
strong
silly
hot
(2 things) -er
(3 things) -est
stronger
sillier
hotter
strongest
silliest
hottest
Comparative Endings
Base Word
strong
silly
hot
dry
(2 things) -er
(3 things) -est
stronger
sillier
hotter
strongest
silliest
hottest
Comparative Endings
Base Word
strong
silly
hot
dry
(2 things) -er
(3 things) -est
stronger
sillier
hotter
drier
strongest
silliest
hottest
Comparative Endings
Base Word
strong
silly
hot
dry
(2 things) -er
(3 things) -est
stronger
sillier
hotter
drier
strongest
silliest
hottest
driest
Comparative Endings
Base Word
strong
silly
hot
dry
fine
(2 things) -er
(3 things) -est
stronger
sillier
hotter
drier
strongest
silliest
hottest
driest
Comparative Endings
Base Word
strong
silly
hot
dry
fine
(2 things) -er
(3 things) -est
stronger
sillier
hotter
drier
finer
strongest
silliest
hottest
driest
Comparative Endings
Base Word
strong
silly
hot
dry
fine
(2 things) -er
(3 things) -est
stronger
sillier
hotter
drier
finer
strongest
silliest
hottest
driest
finest
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hottest
rarest
lovelier
biggest
braver
funniest
maddest
tamest
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healthiest
fatter
later
sunnier
thinner
safest
scarier
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Spelling Words
sooner
smaller
soonest
smallest
hotter
fatter
hottest
fattest
busier
angrier
busiest
angriest
happier
straighter
happiest
straightest
Read together! Take turns, choral, back
to desk read and practice words.
Pretest!
Spelling words.
I’ll say, you say! I’ll give you a
sentence.
We will clap, count, write
sounds!
Fact and Opinion
Read-Aloud
Louis Braille
Daily Fix-It
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he am the hapiest dog
He is the happiest dog.
where is their a place
too sit
Where is there a place
to sit?
Verbs: am, is, are, was, were
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A verb can tell what someone or
something is doing.
A verb can show something that
happens now, in the past, or in
the future.
Verbs: am, is, are, was, were
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The verbs am, is, are, was, and
were do not show action.
They show what someone or
something is or was.
These verbs are forms of the verb
to be.
Verbs: am, is, are, was, were
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The verbs am, is, and are,
tell about now.
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I am an inventor.
Jen is an inventor.
Des and Ali are inventors.
Verbs: am, is, are, was, were
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The verbs was and were, tell
about the past.
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Bill was an inventor.
Katie and Sam were inventors.
Verbs: am, is, are, was, were
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Use am, is, and was to tell
about one person, place or
thing.
Use are and were to tell
about more than one person,
place, or thing.
Verbs: am, is, are, was, were
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Inventors ____ clever people. (is, are)
are
Zippers ____ invented not long ago.
(was, were)
were
Today inventions ____ everywhere.
(is, are)
are
Verbs: am, is, are, was, were
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I ____ in the Young Inventors Club.
(am, are)
am
George _____ in the club too. (are, is)
is
Verbs: am, is, are, was, were
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I ____ in the Young Inventors Club.
(am, are)
am
George _____ in the club too. (are, is)
is
Writing
Writing
Research and Inquiry
What would you like to learn about
where creative ideas come from?
Wrap Up Your Day!
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Comparative words with –er, est
Fact and Opinion
Let’s talk about it!
Tomorrow the class will read
about George Washington Carver,
a man who found the need to
solve problems in creative ways.
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Monday
Journal Topic
List things you excel in
at home and school.
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Tuesday
Morning Warm-Up
Someone may have an idea
for something to make our
lives
better and happier.
How can the smallest idea
become a great idea?
A Weed Is a Flower
Tuesday
Morning Warm-Up
Someone may have an idea
for something to make our
lives
better and happier.
How can the smallest idea
become a great idea?
Today we will learn about:
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Amazing words
Comparative endings
Fact and Opinion
Inferring
High-frequency words
Vocabulary words
Verbs: am, is, are, was, were
Read-Aloud
Teddy’s Bear
A Weed Is a Flower
Amazing
Words
opportunity
op – por – tu - ni – ty
 An opportunity is a good
chance or a favorable time.
 We had an opportunity to go to
a movie on Saturday.
 Will we have an opportunity to
have a play date this week?
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Anchored Talk
Where Do
Creative Ideas
Come From?
People find
ways to excel.
Use
experiences.
People learn
from research.
People work
together to
learn things.
Design toys.
People use an
opportunity.
Comparative Endings
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redder
You can read this word because
you know how to read words with
endings –er and –est.
What base word and ending form
redder?
Comparative Endings
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When you come to a word with an
–er or –est ending, figure out the
base word (remember that there
may have been a spelling
change), read the word parts from
left to right, and then blend the
parts together to read the word.
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finest
tiniest
hotter
hottest
funnier
funniest
bluer
bluest
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luckier
luckiest
quicker
quickest
flatter
flattest
larger
largest
Comparative Endings
Sort these words: latest, hottest, busiest, bigger,
finer, prettier
-er
-est
Comparative Endings
Sort these words: latest, hottest, busiest, bigger,
finer, prettier
-er
-est
latest
Comparative Endings
Sort these words: latest, hottest, busiest, bigger,
finer, prettier
-er
-est
latest
hottest
Comparative Endings
Sort these words: latest, hottest, busiest, bigger,
finer, prettier
-er
-est
latest
hottest
busiest
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Sort these words: latest, hottest, busiest, bigger,
finer, prettier
-er
bigger
-est
latest
hottest
busiest
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Sort these words: latest, hottest, busiest, bigger,
finer, prettier
-er
bigger
finer
-est
latest
hottest
busiest
Comparative Endings
Sort these words: latest, hottest, busiest, bigger,
finer, prettier
-er
bigger
finer
prettier
-est
latest
hottest
busiest
Comparative Endings
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Spelling Words
sooner
smaller
soonest
smallest
hotter
fatter
hottest
fattest
busier
angrier
busiest
angriest
happier
straighter
happiest
straightest
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Today feels hotter than the
hottest day we ever had.
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Today feels hotter than the
hottest day we ever had.
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Today feels hotter than the
hottest day we ever had.
The sooner we get to the park,
the happier I will be!
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Today feels hotter than the
hottest day we ever had.
The sooner we get to the park,
the happier I will be!
Comparative Endings
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Today feels hotter than the
hottest day we ever had.
The sooner we get to the park,
the happier I will be!
This is the busiest work day, so
the soonest Mom can come home
is seven.
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Today feels hotter than the hottest
day we ever had.
The sooner we get to the park, the
happier I will be!
This is the busiest work day, so
the soonest Mom can come home
is seven.
Our new puppy is the smallest and
fattest of them all!
Comparative Endings
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Today feels hotter than the hottest
day we ever had.
The sooner we get to the park, the
happier I will be!
This is the busiest work day, so
the soonest Mom can come home
is seven.
Our new puppy is the smallest and
fattest of them all!
High Frequency
Word Review
Story Words
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college – a school of learning to
attend after high school
agriculture – having to do with
farming
laboratory – a place where tests
and experiments are done
greenhouse – a building with
glass or plastic sides where plants
are kept warm
Next slide
college
Auburn University
University of Alabama
Northeast Alabama Community College
agriculture
laboratory
greenhouse
Vocabulary Words
college, agriculture, laboratory, greenhouse
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We grow plants in the _____
when it is cold outside.
greenhouse
I want to study _____ when I
grow up.
agriculture
Vocabulary Words
college, agriculture, laboratory, greenhouse
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One day I will go to ____ to learn
more about plants.
college
There I will study seeds and
plants in a ______.
laboratory
Synonyms
A synonym is a word that has the
same or almost the same meaning
as another word.
Building Background
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When you don’t understand
something that happens in a story,
it is a good idea to stop reading
and look quickly over what they
have already read to clear up any
confusion about the story.
Let’s Read
Literary Text
Biography
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“Louis Braille”
A biography is the true story of someone’s
life. Usually a biography is written in time
sequence and includes important events
and facts about that person’s life.
Name on of the important facts from Louis
Braille’s life.
How is nonfiction different from fiction?
Let’s Read
I read, we read, ya’ll read
Daily Fix-It
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it are smallest than
that
It is smaller than that.
plants that row of
seeds straighterer.
Plant that row of
seeds straighter.
Verbs: am, is, are, was, were
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A verb can tell what someone or
something is doing.
A verb can show something that
happens now, in the past, or in the
future.
Verbs change when we talk about one
or more than one person or thing.
They also change when we talk about
the past or present.
Verbs: am, is, are, was, were
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Which verbs talk about the past?
Which verbs are used with one or
more people or things.
Which verbs are used with I?
Verbs: am, is, are, was, were
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The verbs am, is, are, was, and were
do not show action. They show what
someone or something is or was.
These verbs are forms of the verb to be.
The verbs am, is, and are, tell about
now.
The verbs was and were, tell about the
past.
Verbs: am, is, are, was, were
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A seed is small.
What is the verb?
The seeds ____ small.
I ____ small.
These trees were once just
seeds.
The tree ___ once just a seed.
Verbs: am, is, are, was, were
Use am, are, was, and were
Writing - Review
Writing Trait: Organization
What steps do we need to take to write a review?
Writing - Review
Writing Trait: Organization
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Let’s plan a review using a four square for
A Weed is a Flower.
Main idea: What I liked about the
selection.
Detail
Detail
Closing thought.
Research and Inquiry
Internet
Search Engine
Keyword
Links
Let’s search where the idea
of ice cream cones came
from!
Wrap Up Your Day!
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High-Frequency Words
Sequence
Let’s Talk About It
Tomorrow you will reread A Weed
is A Flower.
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Tuesday
Journal Topic
Write about an idea you had
and tell how you thought of
it.
A Weed Is a Flower
Wednesday
Morning Warm-Up
Toymakers make better toys
every year. Some are faster and
some are louder. Some are even
smarter! How would you make
your favorite toy better?
A Weed Is a Flower
Wednesday
Morning Warm-Up
Toymakers make better toys
every year. Some are faster and
some are louder. Some are even
smarter! How would you make
your favorite toy better?
Today we will learn about:
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Comparative Endings
Sequence
High-Frequency Words
Synonyms
Verbs: am, is, are, was, were
Writing a review
Gathering information
Read-Aloud
Teddy’s Bear
A Weed Is a Flower
Amazing
Words
accomplish
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ac – com - plish
When you accomplish something,
you succeed in carrying it out or
finishing it.
The mayor of our town
accomplished many important
things.
She was proud she accomplished so
much in only an hour.
Anchored Talk
Where Do
Creative Ideas
Come From?
People find
ways to excel.
People learn
from research.
People work
together to
learn things.
Use
experiences.
Do
experiments.
Design toys.
Ask questions.
Scientists
People use an
opportunity.
Build a new
company.
Phonics: Build Words
Base Word
Sad
-er
-est
Phonics: Build Words
Base Word
Sad
safe
-er
Sadder
-est
Saddest
Phonics: Build Words
Base Word
Sad
Safe
-er
Sadder
Safer
-est
Saddest
Safest
Phonics: Build Words
Base Word
Sad
Safe
fluffy
-er
Sadder
Safer
-est
Saddest
Safest
Phonics: Build Words
Base Word
Sad
Safe
fluffy
-er
-est
Sadder
Safer
Fluffier
Saddest
Safest
Fluffiest
Phonics: Build Words
Base Word
Sad
Safe
fluffy
Wet
-er
-est
Sadder
Safer
Fluffier
Saddest
Safest
Fluffiest
Phonics: Build Words
Base Word
Sad
Safe
fluffy
Wet
-er
-est
Sadder
Safer
Fluffier
Wetter
Saddest
Safest
Fluffiest
Wettest
Phonics: Build Words
Base Word
Sad
Safe
fluffy
Wet
Thin
-er
-est
Sadder
Safer
Fluffier
Wetter
Saddest
Safest
Fluffiest
Wettest
Phonics: Build Words
Base Word
Sad
Safe
fluffy
Wet
Thin
-er
-est
Sadder
Safer
Fluffier
Wetter
Thinner
Saddest
Safest
Fluffiest
Wettest
Thinnest
Phonics: Build Words
Base Word
Sad
Safe
fluffy
Wet
Thin
White
-er
-est
Sadder
Safer
Fluffier
Wetter
Thinner
Saddest
Safest
Fluffiest
Wettest
Thinnest
Phonics: Build Words
Base Word
Sad
Safe
fluffy
Wet
Thin
White
-er
-est
Sadder
Safer
Fluffier
Wetter
Thinner
Whiter
Saddest
Safest
Fluffiest
Wettest
Thinnest
Whitest
Phonics: Build Words
Base Word
Sad
Safe
fluffy
Wet
Thin
White
Nice
-er
-est
Sadder
Safer
Fluffier
Wetter
Thinner
Whiter
Saddest
Safest
Fluffiest
Wettest
Thinnest
Whitest
Phonics: Build Words
Base Word
Sad
Safe
fluffy
Wet
Thin
White
Nice
-er
-est
Sadder
Safer
Fluffier
Wetter
Thinner
Whiter
Nicer
Saddest
Safest
Fluffiest
Wettest
Thinnest
Whitest
nicest
Phonics: Build Words
Base Word
Sad
Safe
fluffy
Wet
Thin
White
Nice
heavy
-er
-est
Sadder
Safer
Fluffier
Wetter
Thinner
Whiter
Nicer
Saddest
Safest
Fluffiest
Wettest
Thinnest
Whitest
nicest
Phonics: Build Words
Base Word
Sad
Safe
fluffy
Wet
Thin
White
Nice
heavy
-er
-est
Sadder
Safer
Fluffier
Wetter
Thinner
Whiter
Nicer
Heavier
Saddest
Safest
Fluffiest
Wettest
Thinnest
Whitest
nicest
Heaviest
Phonics: Build Words
Base Word
Sad
Safe
fluffy
Wet
Thin
White
Nice
Heavy
dry
-er
-est
Sadder
Safer
Fluffier
Wetter
Thinner
Whiter
Nicer
Heavier
Saddest
Safest
Fluffiest
Wettest
Thinnest
Whitest
nicest
Heaviest
Phonics: Build Words
Base Word
Sad
Safe
fluffy
Wet
Thin
White
Nice
Heavy
dry
-er
-est
Sadder
Safer
Fluffier
Wetter
Thinner
Whiter
Nicer
Heavier
Drier
Saddest
Safest
Fluffiest
Wettest
Thinnest
Whitest
nicest
Heaviest
driest
Comparative Endings
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opposite of colder and coldest
hotter, hottest
opposite of sadder and saddest
happier, happiest
opposite of bigger and biggest
smaller, smallest
Comparative Endings
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opposite of later and latest
sooner, soonest
opposite of more crooked and
most crooked
straight, straightest
opposite of thinner and thinnest
fatter, fattest
Synonyms
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Moses and Susan Carver thought
that George was an unusual child.
He was also described as small
and weak.
When authors write, they choose
certain words but other words
with the same or similar meanings
could also be used.
Synonyms
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Words that have similar meanings
are called synonyms.
George remained small and weak.
But as he grew, they saw he was
an unusual child.
Find a word to use in place of the
underlined word without changing
the meaning of the sentence.
Fluent Reading
I read, we read, ya’ll read, you read!
Comparative Endings –er, -est
Fluent reading:
I read, we read, ya’ll read, you read
High-Frequency Words
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rhymes with flowers
hours
rhymes with honey
money
I wasn’t sure how to answer the ____.
question
I was the ____ one who raise my hand.
only
High-Frequency Words
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My mom ____ school for twelve years.
taught
My pants and shirts are too small so I will
have to buy some new ____.
clothes
Mr. Johnson is our next door ____.
neighbor
High Frequency and Story Words
taught, greenhouse, college, money, question,
laboratory
1. The boy had no ____to buy clothes.
2. The scientist worked for hours in her
_________.
3. He went to ________ to study agriculture.
4. His neighbor asked him a _________.
5. She ______ a class at the college.
6. He grew only peanuts in that ________.
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Spelling Words
sooner
smaller
soonest
smallest
hotter
fatter
hottest
fattest
busier
angrier
busiest
angriest
happier
straighter
happiest
straightest
Daily Fix-It
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i am happyest when I
are busy
I am happiest when I am
busy.
then I finich my work
soonner.
Then I finish my work
sooner.
Verbs: am, is, are, was, were
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The forms of to be tell whether it is
about one or more than one and
whether it takes place in the past or
the present.
Dr. Carver was a scientist.
Some people he helped were farmers.
Today, many people are farmers.
I am a farmer too.
Verbs: am, is, are, was, were
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I am a singer.
Nat was a singer.
They were singers.
Research and Inquiry
Wrap Up Your Day!
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Sequence
Let’s Talk About It
Tomorrow you will read about
Maria, who uses a computer to
find information on the Internet.
A Weed Is a Flower
Wednesday
Journal Topic
Use at least one pair of
synonyms in a
description of George
Washington Carver.
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Thursday
Morning Warm-Up
Today we are going to read about
an amazing kind of technology,
the Internet. Maria wants to
search the net for information.
Have you ever searched a www.
address before? What do you
know about the Internet?
A Weed Is a Flower
Thursday
Morning Warm-Up
Today we are going to read about
an amazing kind of technology,
the Internet. Maria wants to
search the net for information.
Have you ever searched a www.
address before? What do you
know about the Internet?
Today we will learn about:
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Comparative Endings
Long i: i, ie, igh, y
Verbs: am, is, are, was, were
Summarize information
Inferring
Writing a Review
Where do creative ideas come
from?
original
o – rig - i – nal
 Something that is original is
the only one of its kind or the
first of something.
 We use my grandmother’s
original recipe for those
delicious cookies.
 A copy machine makes copies
of an original paper.
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scientist
sci – en – tist
 A scientist is a person who is
trained in science and is an
expert in it.
 Scientists have discovered
many things about the world we
live in.
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unusual
un – u – su – al
 Something that is unusual is
not usual or not ordinary.
 The children made an unusual
barbecue sauce when they were
trying to act like scientists.
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Anchored Talk
Where Do
Creative Ideas
Come From?
People find
ways to excel.
Use
experiences.
Ask
questions.
People learn
from
research.
Do
experiments.
Scientists
People work
together to
learn things.
Design toys.
Make up an
original
recipe.
People use an
opportunity.
Build a new
company.
Use new
ways to think.
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Vocabulary
Words
college
agriculture
laboratory
greenhouse
Amazing Words
 excel
 process
 research
 opportunity
 accomplish
 original
 scientist
 unusual
A Weed Is a Flower
High Frequency
Words
 clothes
 only
 hours
 question
 money
 taught
 neighbor
Long i: i, ie, igh, y
pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high,
cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie
i
ie
igh
y
Long i: i, ie, igh, y
pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high,
cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie
i
ie
pie
igh
y
Long i: i, ie, igh, y
pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high,
cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie
i
ie
pie
igh
might
y
Long i: i, ie, igh, y
pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high,
cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie
i
ie
pie
igh
might
sigh
y
Long i: i, ie, igh, y
pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high,
cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie
i
ie
pie
igh
might
sigh
y
fly
Long i: i, ie, igh, y
pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high,
cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie
i
tiger
ie
pie
igh
might
sigh
y
fly
Long i: i, ie, igh, y
pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high,
cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie
i
tiger
mild
ie
pie
igh
might
sigh
y
fly
Long i: i, ie, igh, y
pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high,
cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie
i
tiger
mild
ie
pie
lie
igh
might
sigh
y
fly
Long i: i, ie, igh, y
pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high,
cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie
i
tiger
mild
ie
pie
lie
igh
might
sigh
y
fly
by
Long i: i, ie, igh, y
pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high,
cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie
i
tiger
mild
ie
pie
lie
igh
might
sigh
high
y
fly
by
Long i: i, ie, igh, y
pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high,
cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie
i
tiger
mild
ie
pie
lie
igh
might
sigh
high
y
fly
by
cyclone
Long i: i, ie, igh, y
pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high,
cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie
i
tiger
mild
wider
ie
pie
lie
igh
might
sigh
high
y
fly
by
cyclone
Long i: i, ie, igh, y
pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high,
cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie
i
tiger
mild
wider
find
ie
pie
lie
igh
might
sigh
high
y
fly
by
cyclone
Long i: i, ie, igh, y
pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high,
cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie
i
tiger
mild
wider
find
ie
pie
lie
igh
might
sigh
high
bright
y
fly
by
cyclone
Long i: i, ie, igh, y
pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high,
cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie
i
tiger
mild
wider
find
ie
pie
lie
die
igh
might
sigh
high
bright
y
fly
by
cyclone
Long i: i, ie, igh, y
pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high,
cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie
i
tiger
mild
wider
find
ie
pie
lie
die
igh
might
sigh
high
bright
y
fly
by
cyclone
python
Long i: i, ie, igh, y
pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high,
cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie
i
tiger
mild
wider
find
ie
pie
lie
die
tie
igh
might
sigh
high
bright
y
fly
by
cyclone
python
Sentence Reading
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They had a backyard birthday
party for their oldest daughters.
Matt fished alone by the riverbank
for half a day.
He caught the biggest, fattest
catfish ever!
Who’s the youngest baseball
player on the team?
Sentence Reading
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We cannot buy the larger toybox.
We played basketball in the
driveway.
I scored many points.
Spiral Review: Fluent word reading
Partner
Routine:
Take turns,
choral, back
to desk
practice
words!
Read-Aloud
The Experiment
Read-Aloud
The Experiment
I read, we read, ya’ll read, you read
Read-Aloud
The Experiment
Daily Fix-It
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he are a plant dotcor
He is a plant doctor.
i am knot too good
with plants
I am not too good
with plants.
Verbs: am, is, are, was, were
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What are some forms of the verb
to be?
Am, is, are, was, were
These verbs don’t show action.
What do they show?
They show what someone or
something is or was.
Verbs: am, is, are, was, were
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The Minute Men were heroes.
My grandfather is a good
storyteller.
Laura Ingalls Wilder was a
pioneer. She was also a writer.
Revising
Adding
Sentences
What could we add after each statement?
Write your own comment.
George Washington Carver worked late at
night.
Dr. Carver was teaching many people.
Media Literacy
Media Techniques
Radio.
Television.
Print (Newspapers, books)
Research and Inquiry
What steps did we take to find out
about ice cream cones?
Did we answer our original topic?
Wrap Up Your Day!
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Making Connections
Let’s Talk About It
You heard about two children who
decided to be scientists.
Tomorrow you will hear about
Abby and Joey again.
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Thursday
Journal Topic
List places and tools
for research.
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Friday
Morning Warm-Up
This week we read about one
illustrator, two toymakers, and
three scientists. Where did
their creative ideas come from?
Today we will learn about:
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Review Amazing Words
Comparative Endings
High-Frequency Words
Verbs: am, is, are, was, were
Fact and Opinion
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Story Words
 college
 agriculture
 laboratory
 greenhouse
Amazing Words
 excel
 process
 research
 opportunity
 accomplish
 original
 scientist
 unusual
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Spelling Words
sooner
smaller
soonest
smallest
hotter
fatter
hottest
fattest
busier
angrier
busiest
angriest
happier
straighter
happiest
straightest
Review!!!
Comparative Endings
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This apple tastes sweeter and
juicier than the others.
This apple tastes sweeter and
juicier than the others.
I ate the largest piece of meat
because I was hungrier than usual.
I ate the largest piece of meat
because I was hungrier than usual.
Comparative Endings
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That is the tiniest, prettiest ring I
have ever seen.
That is the tiniest, prettiest ring I
have ever seen.
The trees look lovelier in summer
when their leaves are greener.
The trees look lovelier in summer
when their leaves are greener.
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High Frequency
Words
 clothes
 only
 hours
 question
 money
 taught
 neighbor
High-Frequency Words
only, money,
neighbor, hours, clothes, taught, question
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How many more ___ will we drive
before we get there?
hours
I did extra chores so I could earn
some _____.
money
High-Frequency Words
only, money,
neighbor, hours, clothes, taught, question
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My old ____ are too small, so I
will have to get new ones.
clothes
My next door ____ lets me play
with her dog.
neighbor
High-Frequency Words
only, money,
neighbor, hours, clothes, taught, question
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Can you please repeat the ____ you
asked?
question
This is your one and _____ chance to
get it right.
only
My dad _____ me how to fly a kite.
taught
Spelling Test Time!!!
Comprehension
Fact and Opinion
Literary Text
Text Structure
Autobiography: A true story about a person that is written
by that person.
Chronological order: The order in which events happen.
“Alberto the Scientist” Pages 376 – 379
Let’s reread to find out the sequence of events.
Daily Fix-It
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the science lab was
hoter this weak
The science lab was
hotter this week.
my plant are the
smallest one,
My plant is the
smallest one.
Verbs am, is, are, was and were
Writing –
Review
Writers
Craft:
Verbs
Research and Inquiry
Communicate
Dramatize to communicate.
Wrap Up Your Week
Let’s Talk About
Creative Ideas
A Weed Is a Flower
Friday
Journal Topic
Write about a process
you
perform every day.
A Weed Is a Flower
Related Links
Compound Words Primary Resources
National Geographic Kids Plant Power
Plant Parts
Who Lives Here?
George Washington Carver
Braille Games
The Good, Better, Best
Trampolini Game
We are now ready to
take our story tests.
Extra slides
Cause and Effect
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Most things happen for a reason.
Good readers ask themselves
what happens and why it
happens.
Paying attention to why things
happen helps you understand
what you read.
Monitor and Fix Up
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When you don’t understand
something that happens in a story,
it is a good idea to stop reading
and look quickly over what they
have already read to clear up any
confusion about the story.
Monitor and Fix Up
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Ask yourself questions as you
read A Weed Is a Flower.
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Do I make sure I understand as I
read?
Do I go back and look quickly for
information I don’t know or
understand.
Cause and Effect
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Most things happen for a reason.
Good readers ask themselves
what happens and why it
happens.
Look for clue words that signal
causes, such as so and because.
Word Family Rhymes - soak
(online dictionary)
Consonants
Digraphs
Blends
cloak
croak
Word Family Rhymes - soak
cloak
croak