Transcript Volcanoes: Nature`s Incredible Fireworks

Volcanoes: Nature’s Incredible
Fireworks
Day 4
Volcanoes: Nature’s Incredible
Firewords
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Author: David L. Harrison
Illustrator: Cheryl Nathan
Genre: Expository Nonfiction
Comprehension Strategy:
Compare/Contrast
• Comprehension Skill: Monitor and Fixup
Question of the Day
• What might be some results of a natural
disaster near where you live?
Phonics
• Objectives:
• Associate the silent consonant patterns wr, kn, st,
mb, and gn with the sounds that they spell.
• Review the suffixes -ly,
-ful, -ness, and -less.
• Blend and read words that contain silent
consonants.
• Apply decoding strategies: blend longer words.
Phonics
sadly emptiness wasteful
• We studied the suffixes
colorless
• -ly
• -ful,
• -less
• -ness.
Let’s read the words and underline the
sufixes. What do the words mean?
Decode Longer Words
healthful
lifeless
colorful
dreamless
kindness
ageless
excitedly
readiness
awkwardly
rudely
restful
rightful
Read the Words in Context
• We had to return the kitten to its
rightful owner.
• The small puppy ran awkwardly
across the floor.
• The room was warm and colorful.
• She is well-liked for her kindness and
cheer.
Small Group
• Read Natural Disasters
Fluency
Let’s echo read "Cloud Dragons," p. 400,
three times.
Grammar
Day 4
Daily Fix-it
7. Joe and Mr. stevens will climbed to the
top of the volcano.
Joe and Mr. Stevens will climb to the
top of the volcano.
8. They finaly heard about their two
friend's hike on the volcano.
They finally heard about their two
friends’ hike on the volcano.
Test Tip
You may be asked to identify the correct past
tense of an irregular verb. Learn which
verbs are irregular and practice using their
past tense.
• The volcano began an eruption.
• The volcano has done this
before.
• Rocks have gone far into
the air.
Writing
Day 4
Editing/Revising Checklist
Focus Do all details show similarities or
differences?
Organization Is the paragraph organized to
clearly show the similarities and differences
between the two things?
Support Do words such as also and but signal
comparisons and contrasts?
Conventions Are irregular verbs used
correctly? Are words with wr, kn, mb, and gn
spelled correctly?
Word Choice
• Support your comparisons by using words
such as and, also, too, and like.
• When describing similarities between two
things, add words such as and, also, too, and
like.
• When describing differences between two
things, add words and phrases such as but,
although, however, and on the other hand.
Spelling
Day 4
REVIEW WORDS WITH wr,
kn, mb, gn
• Create a secret code for each consonant pair.
• Choose a symbol or number to stand for each
consonant pair.
• Write each spelling word, using letters and a
symbol or number.
• Exchange their lists to figure out which
consonant pair each symbol or number
stands for.
Great Job!