Transcript Unit 1 Week 3

Unit 1, Week 3
Animals Come Home to Our
National Parks
O’Neal Elementary
4th Grade
Vocabulary
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roamed – to move around a large area
completed – something that is finished
journey – a long trip
wildlife – animals living in their natural
environment
• natural – something made by nature;
unchanged by people
wildlife
natural roamed
completed journey
• Everyone woke up early to get ready for the long
________ to the national park.
• We didn’t all go bird watching; some people just
________ around the park on their own.
• It was great to see eagles, elk, and other ______
in such a beautiful setting.
• The animals are probably healthier when they
live in a _______ environment.
• When the birdwatching tour was _______, all of
us got together again for a picnic.
Story words
• ecosystem – a community of living things in a particular
place
• restore – fix or bring back
• graze – feed on plants and animals throughout the day
• flourish – do well, live and grow
• preyed upon – hunted and eaten
• main idea – the most important idea of a paragraph of
selection
• compound words – a word made by putting together two
or more base words to form a new word
Fluency: Pronunciation
Good readers find the meanings and
pronunciations of unfamiliar words by slowly
breaking them down into syllables, using
context clues, looking them up in the
dictionary, or asking for help.
Fluency: Echo Read
By the time Scott Cory was 13 years old, he had
already scaled two major peaks in “Nose” of El
Capitan. The other was the 2,000-foot face of
the Half Dome. The first time Scott climbed the
Nose, it took him three days and two nights.
One month later, he completed that climb in one
day! Later, Scott became the youngest person
to climb Half Dome in only one day. The journey
to the top usually takes three days!
Scott started climbing when he was seven years
old. When he’s not on the peaks, he hits the
gym for push-ups and pull-ups.
Main Idea and Details
• To summarize a non-fiction article, identify the
main idea and details. The main idea is what a
paragraph or section is mostly about. The main
idea is often stated. Sometimes the main idea is
implied and must be inferred from the details.
• Sentences in the paragraph or section the
contain secondary ideas, or information related
to the main idea, are called supporting details.
Main Idea and Details
• The Big Idea
• Main Idea
• Main Idea
Compound Words
• A compound word is made by putting together
two or more base words to form a new word. If
the meaning of each base word is known, the
meaning of the compound word can often be
decoded.
• Example:
backpack = back + pack
basketball = basket + ball
• What word could be added to down to make a
compound word?
Compound Words
• Compound Words
Phonics: Long e
• The long e sound can be spelled ea, ee,
and ie as in please, feet, and brief.
• The long e combinations ea and ee can be
found in the beginning, middle or end of a
word, as in eat, tease, and tea.
Phonics: Practice
• Underline the letters that stand for the long
e sound, then say the words aloud.
• feeling
tease
thief
leak
chief
wheeze
Reflection: Day 1
• What is the meaning of natural as it is
used in the story? What context clues
helped you define the word? Use two
details or examples from the story to
support your answer.
Reflection: Day 2
• What is the main idea of the third
paragraph on page 75? List at least two
details that support that main idea.
Reflection: Day 3
• Compare the problems a park ranger at
Yellowstone might face with those of a
ranger in Yosemite or Petrified Forest
National Park. Use two text-based details
in your answer.
Reflection: Day 4
• What is the main idea of the article on
page 78? List at least three details that
support the main idea.
Reflection: Day 5
• If you could visit any national park in the
United States, which one would you
choose. Give at least two reasons why you
chose this answer.