Transcript Volcanoes: Nature`s Incredible Fireworks

Hottest, Coldest, Highest,
Deepest
Day 4
Question of the Day
• What features make some animals the
largest or smallest in the world?
Phonics Objectives
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Associate / r/ with the letters that spell it.
Review irregular plurals.
Blend and read words that contain / r/.
Apply decoding strategies: blend
longer words.
Phonics
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The leaf stuck to my foot.
We studied irregular plurals.
Read the sentence to yourself. Raise your hand
when you think you know the plural forms of the
words leaf and foot.
How did you know?
Now read this sentence and raise your hand if
you know the plural forms of elf and child.
In the story, the elf gave the child three wishes.
Decode Longer Words
knife knives sheep sheep
hoof hooves ox oxen
wife wives
woman women
tooth teeth
wolf wolves
person people
Read the Words in Context
• Uncle Jack cut the meat with a sharp
knife.
• The horse needs a new shoe for its hoof.
• The farmer hitched the ox to the plow.
• Mom helped me put up the shelf in my
room.
• Eek! I just saw a mouse!
Make up another sentence using the plural form of
the underlined word in each sentence.
Small Group
• Read “Great and Small”, pages 56 - 59
Fluency – Silent Reading
• Read pp. 46–49 three times silently,
remembering the help received from
partners on Day 3.
Grammar
Day 4
Objectives
• Define and identify subject and object
pronouns.
• Use subject and object pronouns in
writing.
• Become familiar with pronoun
assessment on high-stakes tests.
Daily Fix-it
7. Is Africas river the longest
in the world.
Is Africa’s river the longest in the
world?
8. Many unusuall animals lives
there.
Many unusual animals live there.
Standardized Tests
Test Tip
• You may be asked to identify the correct pronoun in a
phrase such as Jane and I or Terry and her. Decide
whether the subject pronoun or object pronoun is
correct by saying the sentence with just the pronoun
and not the rest of the phrase.
Example:
• I climbed the mountain.
• Jane and I climbed the mountain.
• Jane showed her our pictures.
• Jane showed Terry and her our pictures.
Writing
Day 4
Objectives
• Identify the characteristics of a
description.
• Write a description of a
setting using an engaging style.
• Focus on word choice.
• Use a rubric.
Genre Description
Writer's Craft Style
Writing Trait Word Choice
Editing/Revising Checklist
• Does the description have facts
and sensory details about an
interesting setting?
• Does the description have a
recognizable style?
• Are subject and object pronouns
used correctly?
• Are words that include vowels
with r spelled correctly?
Illustrate your setting when
you finish.
Spelling
Day 4