Unit 6 Week 2 Day 3

Growing UpUnit 6 Week 2 Day 3Reinforce the ThemePages 22-23 of Living and GrowingSome animals need to learn how to survive. What survival skills do these photos remind you of?

How are wild animals and pet animals the same?

How are they different?

Introduce Vocabulary StrategySimilesA simile compares different things. Similes use like or as to help readers visualize the comparison.

Page 27 Living and GrowingThe cars are like nutcrackers. (Cars are being compared to nutcrackers).

My plants are as dry as dust.The baby is as loud as a lion.That room smells like a skunk.

Word Work: Phonics/oo/ spelled ou, ui

What vowel sound do you hear in soup?

Word family uitfr + uit =s + uit =recr + uit=

Rob likes soup with croutons on top.Sal likes fruits and juices. Comprehension Skill:Sequencing EventsSequencing events is putting them in the order they happen, from first to last.Sequencing events can help us better understand a new idea.

Page 17 of Living and GrowingPut these events in order:

Tadpoles form legs and lungs.A frog lays eggs in the water.Frogs live on land and in water.Tadpoles hatch and grow in the water.

Prepare to Read: ChartsCharts are used by nonfiction authors to organize information. Page 11 Living and Growing

How does the chart help you to understand classifying?Why do you think the author used a chart instead of writing the information in paragraphs?

Read TogetherReread pages 16-29 Living and Growing

How would you summarize these pages?How did one of the text features help you better understand an animal today?Look back at the photographs. What simile can you think of to tell about one of these photos?

Word WorkHigh Frequency Words:been, brother, stronger, year

Reread Decodable Reader 22: Clares Secret

Fluency: Practice Pg. 88 Go Garden (with expression)

Write Directions: Revise the ModelWhen writers revise, they :Add or change words and details.Rearrange sentences to put the steps in the correct orderDelete ideas that dont help readers understand what to do.

Revise and Model 2 on Writing Edit Models Chart page 42

Choose a sunny spot. Shovel soil into a mound that is three feet long. Dont get dirty.Soft seeds sprout faster, so soak pumkin seeds in water. Let them soak overnigt.Plant five seeds in the soil make sure they are at least six inches apart. Write Directions: Edit the ModelAre any words spelled incorrectly? If Im not sure, I can look words up or ask for help.Next Ill check punctuation. Do all of the sentences have correct punctuation? Are there any mistakes in capitalization?

Use revise and edit model 2 and the editing checklist pg. 42-43

Soft seeds sprout faster, so soak pumkin seeds in water. Let them soak overnigt.Choose a sunny spot. Shovel soil into a mound that is three feet long. Dont get dirty.Plant five seeds in the soil make sure they are at least six inches apart.