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What can we learn by exploring the desert?
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Small Groups
Timer
Review Games
Vocabulary &
Amazing Words:
 Arcade Games
 Jigword
 Matchword
 Speedword
 Wordsearch
 Word Web
 Spelling City –
vocabulary words
 Spelling City –
amazing words
Spelling Words:
 Speedword
 Word Web
 Quia Games
 Spelling City
High Frequency
Words
 Fill-in-the Blank
 Spelling City
A Walk in the Desert
Amazing Words
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arid
landform
precipitation
dunes
ledge
haven
discovery
forbidding
A Walk in the Desert
Vocabulary Words
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
desert
harsh
climate
cactus
coyote
A Walk in the Desert
High Frequency
Words
 water
 full
 animals
 early
 warm
 eyes
A Walk in the Desert
Spelling Words
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
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




talked
talking
dropped
dropping
excited
exciting
lifted
lifting
hugged
hugging
smiled
smiling
dragging
amazed
danced
Word Wall
Words
 train
 see
 why
 about
 bug
Big Question:
What can we learn by exploring the desert?
 Monday
 Tuesday
 Wednesday
 Thursday
 Friday
A Walk in the Desert
Monday
Morning Warm-Up
Your mother and father might take you to
a desert to see things that you couldn’t
see in a forest. What can we learn by
exploring the desert?
A Walk in the Desert
Monday
Morning Warm-Up
Your mother and father might take you to
a desert to see things that you couldn’t
see in a forest. What can we learn by
exploring the desert?
Today you will learn about:
 new amazing words,
 inflected endings – adding –ed and –ing,
 main idea and details, and
 statements and questions
Exploring Space
Monday
Amazing Words
arid
 ar - id
 Something that is arid is very, very dry.
 Deserts are arid because they don’t get
much rain.
 The air in your house in the winter might be
arid because the heat is on all the time.
landform
 land - form
 A landform is the shape formed on land.
 Landforms are things like hills, mountains,
lakes, and deserts.
 The landforms in Arizona include
mountains and desert, as well as rivers.
landform
precipitation
 pre-cip-i-ta-tion
 Precipitation means any kind of rain, snow,
hail, or other form of water that comes
down from the clouds to the ground.
 A desert area is dry because it gets very
little precipitation.
 Many kinds of trees that grow in forests
need a lot of precipitation.
precipitation
Sing with Me
 Listen to this
song about the
desert.
 The Arid Desert
 Click to listen.
Inflected Endings
 rained
raining
 What do you know about reading
these words?
 Today you’ll learn about words
whose spelling changes before an
ending is added.
Inflected Endings
 shop, shopped, shopping
 The last consonant in shop, p, was
doubled before the endings were
added.
 This happens in short-vowel words
such as shop that end in just one
consonant.
Inflected Endings
 like, liked, liking
 The e was dropped before these
endings were added.
 This happens if a base word ends
with e, and the ending starts with a
vowel.
Inflected Endings: Rules
 If a word has a short vowel, double
the end consonant before adding –ed
or –ing.
 If a word has a sneaky e, drop the e
before adding –ed or –ing.
Inflected Endings
We will look at words whose spelling
changes before an ending is added to the
base word.
trade
trades
traded
trading
plan
plans
planned
planning
Inflected Endings
 thanks
 quacked
 swinging
 closes
 plugged
 swimming
 smiled
 shining
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
-s
-ed
-ing
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
grab
-s
-ed
-ing
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
grab
-s
grabs
-ed
-ing
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
grab
-s
grabs
-ed
grabbed
-ing
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
grab
-s
grabs
-ed
grabbed
-ing
grabbing
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
grab
excite
-s
grabs
-ed
grabbed
-ing
grabbing
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
grab
excite
-s
grabs
excites
-ed
grabbed
-ing
grabbing
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
grab
excite
-s
grabs
excites
-ed
grabbed
excited
-ing
grabbing
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
grab
excite
-s
grabs
excites
-ed
grabbed
excited
-ing
grabbing
exciting
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
grab
excite
face
-s
grabs
excites
-ed
grabbed
excited
-ing
grabbing
exciting
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
grab
excite
face
-s
grabs
excites
faces
-ed
grabbed
excited
-ing
grabbing
exciting
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
grab
excite
face
-s
grabs
excites
faces
-ed
grabbed
excited
faced
-ing
grabbing
exciting
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
grab
excite
face
-s
grabs
excites
faces
-ed
grabbed
excited
faced
-ing
grabbing
exciting
facing
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
grab
excite
face
talk
-s
grabs
excites
faces
-ed
grabbed
excited
faced
-ing
grabbing
exciting
facing
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
grab
excite
face
talk
-s
grabs
excites
faces
talks
-ed
grabbed
excited
faced
-ing
grabbing
exciting
facing
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
grab
excite
face
talk
-s
grabs
excites
faces
talks
-ed
grabbed
excited
faced
talked
-ing
grabbing
exciting
facing
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
grab
excite
face
talk
-s
grabs
excites
faces
talks
-ed
grabbed
excited
faced
talked
-ing
grabbing
exciting
facing
talking
Word Reading
 bringing
 wiping
 running
 plunked
 pages
 slamming
 stacking
 closed
 skipped
 blocked
 traced
 spreads
 stinks
 gliding
 spotted
A Walk in the Desert
Spelling Words








talked
talking
dropped
dropping
excited
exciting
lifted
lifting
hugged
hugging
smiled
smiling
dragging
amazed
danced
Word Wall
Words
 train
 see
 why
 about
 bug
Word Family Word – train
(online dictionary)
Consonant
Cain
gain
lain
main
pain
rain
vain
Digraphs
chain
Blends
brain
drain
grain
plain
slain
Spain
stain
strain
Word Family Word – train
chain
grain
drain
brain
Word Family Word – see
(online dictionary)
Consonant
Digraphs
Blends
bee
thee
flee
Dee
gee
Lee
tee
wee
knee
free
glee
tree
Word Family Word – see
bee
tree
tee
knee
Let’s Talk About
Exploration!
Main Idea and Details
 The main idea is the most important
idea about the topic.
 Details are small pieces of information
in a selection that tell more about the
main idea.
 Good readers decide which ideas are
most important as they react.
Read – Aloud:
Saguaro Cactus
Monday’s Fix-It
 talked about the desert
 We talked about the
desert.
 when can we go
 When can we go?
Grammar: Statements & Questions
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A statement is a sentence that tells
something. A statement ends with a period.
Some places are very dry.
A question is a sentence that asks
something. A question ends with a question
mark.
What can live in a very dry place?
A statement and a question begin with a
capital letter.
Grammar: Statements & Questions
 can an oak tree live in a very dry
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place
Can an oak tree live in a very dry
place?
an oak tree needs plenty of water
An oak tree needs plenty of water.
it cannot live in a very dry place
It cannot live in a very dry place.
Grammar: Statements & Questions
 does a cactus need much water
 Does a cactus need much water?
 a cactus does not need much water
 A cactus does not need much water.
 where does a cactus live
 Where does a cactus live?
Wrap Up Your Day!
 Inflected Endings
 Main Idea and Details
 Let’s Talk About It
 Tomorrow we will read about taking a
walk in the desert.
A Walk in the Desert
Monday
Journal Topic
List different types of landforms.
A Walk in the Desert
Tuesday
Morning Warm-Up
Today we will read about walking in the
desert. What will we see and hear and
feel? What lives there? What will we
spot?
A Walk in the Desert
Tuesday
Morning Warm-Up
Today we will read about walking in the
desert. What will we see and hear and
feel? What lives there? What will we
spot?
Today you will learn about:
 new amazing words,
 inflected endings: adding –ed and –ing,
 main idea and details,
 text structure,
 high-frequency words,
 vocabulary words, and
 statements and questions
Exploring Space
Tuesday
Amazing Words
dunes
 dunes
 A dune is a hill of sand in a desert. Dunes
are formed when the wind blows the sand.
 That dune wasn’t there last time we came
to this beach.
 The dunes in a desert shift and change.
dunes
ledge
 ledge
 A ledge is a shelf.
 If you are in the desert, you might see a
coyote up on a ledge.
 There is a toy on the window ledge.
ledge
haven
 ha -ven
 A haven is a safe place.
 A big cactus is a haven for lots of
animals.
 Your school is a haven for you during
a big rainstorm.
Read – Aloud:
Around One Cactus Owls,
Bats and Leaping Rats
Inflected Endings
 chiming
 You can read this word because you
know how to read base words with
endings and spelling changes.
 What base word and ending form
chiming?
 When you come to a new base word with
an ending, knowing if there has been a
spelling change will help you read it.
Rules
 If a word has a short vowel, double
the end consonant before adding –ed
or –ing.
 If a word has a sneaky e, drop the e
before adding –ed or –ing.
Inflected Endings
We are learning about words whose spelling changes before an
ending is added to the base word.
 chime
 chiming
 chimed
 bugs
 bugged
 bugging
 dive
 dived
 diving
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




blame
blames
blamed
blaming
grin
grins
grinned
grinning
Phonics Song
 Listen for words
with inflected
endings.
 Exploring the
Desert
 Click to listen.
Inflected Endings:
Find the words in “Exploring in the Desert” that have
inflected endings.
 exploring
 shaking
 hiked
 hopped
 looked
 moved
 soaring
 making
 sunning
 seems
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
-s
-ed
-ing
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
pace
-s
-ed
-ing
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
pace
-s
paces
-ed
-ing
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
pace
-s
paces
-ed
paced
-ing
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
pace
-s
paces
-ed
paced
-ing
pacing
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
pace
raft
-s
paces
-ed
paced
-ing
pacing
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
pace
raft
-s
paces
rafts
-ed
paced
-ing
pacing
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
pace
raft
-s
paces
rafts
-ed
paced
rafted
-ing
pacing
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
pace
raft
-s
paces
rafts
-ed
paced
rafted
-ing
pacing
rafting
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
pace
raft
move
-s
paces
rafts
-ed
paced
rafted
-ing
pacing
rafting
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
pace
raft
move
-s
paces
rafts
moves
-ed
paced
rafted
-ing
pacing
rafting
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
pace
raft
move
-s
-ed
-ing
paces
rafts
moves
paced
rafted
moved
pacing
rafting
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
pace
raft
move
-s
-ed
-ing
paces
rafts
moves
paced
rafted
moved
pacing
rafting
moving
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
pace
raft
move
spot
-s
-ed
-ing
paces
rafts
moves
paced
rafted
moved
pacing
rafting
moving
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
pace
raft
move
spot
-s
-ed
-ing
paces
rafts
moves
spots
paced
rafted
moved
pacing
rafting
moving
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
pace
raft
move
spot
-s
-ed
-ing
paces
rafts
moves
spots
paced
rafted
moved
spotted
pacing
rafting
moving
Inflected Endings
Decide if the base word’s spelling will
change when you add –ed or –ing.
base
word
pace
raft
move
spot
-s
-ed
paces
rafts
moves
spots
paced
rafted
moved
spotted
-ing
pacing
rafting
moving
spotting
A Walk in the Desert
Spelling Words








talked
talking
dropped
dropping
excited
exciting
lifted
lifting
hugged
hugging
smiled
smiling
dragging
amazed
danced
Word Wall
Words
 train
 see
 why
 about
 bug
Word Family Word – why
(online dictionary)
Consonant
Digraphs
Blends
by
shy
cry
sty
my
thy
dry
fly
fry
pry
sky
sly
spy
try
Word Family Word – why
fly
spy
fry
sty
sky
sty
Spelling
Find the words that have inflected endings.
 I was amazed that we lifted the big log.
 I was amazed that we lifted the big log.
 Grandma and I hugged and talked.
 Grandma and I hugged and talked.
 My dog was excited when I smiled at him.
 My dog was excited when I smiled at him.
Main Idea and Details
 The main idea is the most important
idea about the topic.
 Details are small pieces of information
in a selection that tell more about the
main idea.
 Good readers decide which ideas are
most important as they react.
Text Structure
 You can understand what you are reading
better if you will pay attention to how the
author has organized the selection.
 Sometimes the author writes in a way
that makes you feel as if you are walking
along with him or her as different things
are explained or pointed out.
 Ask yourself questions as you read so
you can understand what the author is
trying to tell you.
A Walk in the Desert
High Frequency
Words
 water
 full
 animals
 early
 warm
 eyes
Review High-Frequency Words
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


water
animals
world
friend
eyes
 full
 early
 warm
 woman
 move
A Walk in the Desert
 desert - a part of land that is sandy and
without much water
 harsh – very rough
 climate – the kind of weather a place
has
 cactus – a plant with spines instead of
leaves that grows in hot, dry places
 coyote – a small animal like a wolf
 (next slide)
desert
cactus
climate
coyote
A Walk in the Desert
Vocabulary Words
 A ______ is a hard place for animals
and plants to live.
 A desert is a hard place for animals and
plants to live.
 The ______ is very hot and dry.
 The climate is very hot and dry.
A Walk in the Desert
Vocabulary Words






Many kinds of ______ plants grow
there.
Many kinds of cactus plants grow
there.
A ______ can live there too.
A coyote can live there too.
Life in the desert can be _____.
Life in the desert can be harsh.
Daily Fix-It
 did you enjoy the desert
 Did you enjoy the desert?
 i was really exited?
 I was really excited!
Grammar: Statements & Questions
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•
•
A statement is a sentence that tells
something. A statement ends with a period.
A desert is a very dry place.
A question is a sentence that asks
something. A question ends with a question
mark.
What grows in a desert?
A statement and a question begin with a
capital letter.
Grammar: Statements & Questions
 we are going for a walk in the
desert
 We are going for a walk in the
desert.
 what will we see there
 What will we see there?
Wrap Up Your Day!
 High-Frequency Words
 Text Structure
 Let’s Talk About It
 Tomorrow we will hear about other
desert creatures.
A Walk in the Desert
Tuesday
Journal Topic
Write about a desert and
what it is like there.
A Walk in the Desert
Wednesday
Morning Warm-Up
Many animals that live in the desert sleep
in the heat of the day. They come out at
night to find food. What else can we
learn about animals by exploring the
desert?
A Walk in the Desert
Wednesday
Is each sentence a statement or
a question?
Many animals that live in the desert
sleep in the heat of the day. They
come out at night to find food. What
else can we learn about animals by
exploring the desert?
Today you will learn about:
 new amazing words,
 consonant blends,
 inflected endings – adding –ed and –ing,
 high-frequency words,
 descriptive words, and
 statements and questions
Exploring Space
Wednesday
Amazing Words
discovery
 dis – cov – er - y
 A discovery is something someone
finds out for the first time.
 You made a discovery about school the
first day you came.
 When Iris first moved, she made lots of
new discoveries about the country.
forbidding
 for – bid - ding
 Something that is forbidding seems
dangerous and scary.
 Even your familiar schoolroom can seem
forbidding and strange at night.
 Many places that seem forbidding at night
are not scary during the day.
Making Words
Worksheet
High-Frequency Words
full, warm, animals, early, eyes, water
 You have two of these to see with. What
are they?
 You drink it, cook with it, and bathe in it.
What is it?
 The opposite of late. What is it?
 The opposite of empty. What is it?
 Cats, dogs, birds, and raccoons are
examples of these. What are they?
A Walk in the Desert
Spelling Words








talked
talking
dropped
dropping
excited
exciting
lifted
lifting
hugged
hugging
smiled
smiling
dragging
amazed
danced
Word Wall
Words
 train
 see
 why
 about
 bug
Word Family Word – about
(online dictionary)
Consonant
bout
gout
lout
pout
Digraphs
shout
Blends
clout
grout
scout
snout
spout
stout
trout
Word Family Word – about
gout
trout
pout
snout
grout
spout
scout
spout
Rules
 If a word has a short vowel, double
the end consonant before adding –ed
or –ing.
 If a word has a sneaky e, drop the e
before adding –ed or –ing.
Inflected Endings
 Things you do with your mouth
 talked, talking, smiled, smiling
 Things you do with your arms
 hugged, hugging, lifted, lifting,
dropped, dropping, dragging
 Ways you can feel
 excited, exciting, amazed
Vocabulary
Descriptive words tell how things look,
sound, taste, feel, and small.
 bright sun
 dry air
 sharp spines
 harsh climate
Wednesday’s Fix-It
• smiled at the mule
• He smiled at the mule.
• did you find some cactus
jelly
• Did you find some cactus
jelly?
Grammar: Statements & Questions
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what could you find in a walk on Oak Street
What could you find in a walk on Oak Street?
you would see kids in the park
You would see kids in the park.
you could buy ice cream from the man with the
cart
You could buy ice cream from the man with the
cart.
you could jump rope with the kids at the corner.
You could jump rope with the kids at the corner.
Wrap Up Your Day!
 Main idea and details
 Notice punctuation
 Let’s Talk About It
 Tomorrow they will read about using a
computer and the Internet to find the
answers to some questions.
A Walk in the Desert
Wednesday
Journal Topic
Use descriptive words in
sentences about the desert.
A Walk in the Desert
Thursday
Morning Warm-Up
Where could you find out more about the
desert? What could tell you that the
inside of a cactus feels slippery or that
cactus candy is sweet?
A Walk in the Desert
Thursday
Morning Warm-Up
Where could you find out more about the
desert? What could tell you that the
inside of a cactus feels slippery or that
cactus candy is sweet?
Today we are going to learn about:
 inflected endings
 statements and questions, and
 being a polite listener
A Walk in the Desert
Amazing Words
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arid
landform
precipitation
dunes
ledge
haven
discovery
forbidding
Read-Aloud:
Exploring the Sahara
Sentence Reading
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stopping.
A bear can make such a mess.
Dad will build a nice desk.
He couldn’t stand running late so he waved for
a cab.
I love the drums in the rock band.
We hummed tunes as we walked straight
home.
A Walk in the Desert
Spelling Words
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talked
talking
dropped
dropping
excited
exciting
lifted
lifting
hugged
hugging
smiled
smiling
dragging
amazed
danced
Word Wall
Words
 train
 see
 why
 about
 bug
Word Family Word – bug
(online dictionary)
Consonant
Digraphs
dug
chug
hug
jug
lug
mug
pug
rug
tug
thug
Blends
drug
plug
slug
smug
snug
Word Family Word – bug
jug
pug
lug
mug
rug
tug
plug
snug
Rules
 If a word has a short vowel, double
the end consonant before adding –ed
or –ing.
 If a word has a sneaky e, drop the e
before adding –ed or –ing.
Reading Online
Rain Forests
Thursday’s Fix-It
 wear did you drop it.
 Where did you drop it?
 i lost it in the dessert?
 I lost it in the desert.
Grammar: Statements & Questions
Is each sentence a statement or a question?
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We went for a walk in the desert.
 Was it hot there?
 We were careful.
 Did you take water with you?
Be a Polite Listener
A good listener does several things when
someone is speaking.
 Be polite.
 Pay attention to the speaker.
 Sit quietly.
 Face the speaker.
 Make eye contact.
Wrap Up Your Day!
 Making Connections: Text to World
 Let’s Talk About It!
 Tomorrow you will hear about one of the
biggest deserts in the world.
A Walk in the Desert
Thursday
Journal Topic
Write a story about a dry desert.
A Walk in the Desert
Friday
Morning Warm-Up
This week we made many discoveries
about the arid desert. We found out that
the desert is a landform without much
precipitation. Some deserts have sand
dunes. Can a cactus be a haven for
animals?
A Walk in the Desert
Friday
Morning Warm-Up
This week we made many discoveries
about the arid desert. We found out that
the desert is a landform without much
precipitation. Some deserts have sand
dunes. Can a cactus be a haven for
animals?
Today we will learn about:
 inflected endings,
 high-frequency words, vocabulary
words, spelling words, amazing words,
and
 statements and questions,
 using online reference sources
A Walk in the Desert
Amazing Words
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arid
landform
precipitation
dunes
ledge
haven
discovery
forbidding
Read-Aloud:
Exploring the Sahara
Inflected Endings Rules
 If a word has a short vowel, double
the end consonant before adding –ed
or –ing.
 If a word has a sneaky e, drop the e
before adding –ed or –ing.
Inflected Endings
How do you change the spelling for the base
words in each sentence?
 We are hope we can begin bake the cakes and
taste them!
 We are hoping we can begin baking the cakes
and tasting them!
 They walk in the room and kiss and hug
Grandpa.
 They walked in the room and kissed and hugged
Grandpa.
Inflected Endings
How do you change the spelling for the base
words in each sentence?
 I am rely on my study to keep me from miss
anything on the test.
 I am relying on my studying to keep me from
missing anything on the test.
 I grab a coat, chat with my dad, and rush
outside.
 I grabbed a coat, chatted with my dad, and
rushed outside.
High Frequency Words
eyes, animals, warm, early, full, water
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The sun is up ____ today.
High Frequency Words
eyes, animals, warm, early, full, water
The sun is up early today.
2. I ate so I am ____ all the way.
1.
High Frequency Words
eyes, animals, warm, early, full, water
The sun is up early today.
2. I ate so I am full all the way.
3. I walk on the ____ desert sand.
1.
High Frequency Words
eyes, animals, warm, early, full, water
The sun is up early today.
2. I ate so I am full all the way.
3. I walk on the warm desert sand.
4. Can I find ____ in this dry land?
1.
High Frequency Words
eyes, animals, warm, early, full, water
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The sun is up early today.
I ate so I am full all the way.
I walk on the warm desert sand.
Can I find water in this dry land?
I rub my _____ and spot _______
drinking a lot!
High Frequency Words
eyes, animals, warm, early, full, water
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2.
3.
4.
5.
The sun is up early today.
I ate so I am full all the way.
I walk on the warm desert sand.
Can I find water in this dry land?
I rub my eyes and spot animals
drinking a lot!
A Walk in the Desert
Spelling Words
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talked
talking
dropped
dropping
excited
exciting
lifted
lifting
hugged
hugging
smiled
smiling
dragging
amazed
danced
Word Wall
Words
 train
 see
 why
 about
 bug
Friday’s Fix-It
• the desert
• The desert is hot and dry.
 did you enjoy your walk
 Did you enjoy your walk?
Online Reference Sources
 You can find information online in
dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other
Internet sources.
 Turn on the computer and connect to the
Internet.
 Type your topic into the search box and
press Go.
 Look at the source you need to find the
information on your topic.
Wrap Up Your Week!
What can we learn by exploring the
desert?
Review Games
Vocabulary & Amazing Words:
 Jigword
Spelling Words:
 Quia Games
 Spelling City
High Frequency Words:
 Hot Potatoes (fill-in-the-blank)
A Walk in the Desert
Friday
Journal Topic
List things you can find in a desert.
APTPlus Videos
(Password Required)
Desert Habitats (21:00)
The Difference Between Wants and Needs
(16:00)
Habitats: Homes for Living Things (15:00)
We are now ready to take our
story tests.
 Story test
– Classroom webpage,
– Student page,
– Taking Tests
 AR
– Other Reading Quizzes
– Quiz # 904597