Target Form: State of being verbs, modals, present progressive

Target Function: Describing weather, describing actions occuring at the moment

Essential Question: Where do animals and people live?

Sentence Frames:

Yes, you __can/may__. No, you __cannot/may not__.

Key Objectives:

• Describing climate

• Categorizing qualities of animals

• Comparing and contrasting climate

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Describe the weather today.

VOCABULARYWrite 5 sentences using the nouns and verbs. Nouns 12

PRACTICE: Identify Act. 56

PRACTICE: Use the graphic organizer to make a word web about the word climate. Then write a few sentences about the climate where you live.

Graphic Organizer

GRAMMAR

State of Being Verbs Act. 48

Modals: Yes, you __can/may__. No, you __cannot/may not__.

Act. 59

Present Progressive Tense Act. 60

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HABITAT UNIT

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READING

RESEARCH: List animals that are felines.

READ TEXT Observation Log: Felines

COMPREHENSION: Answer questions on page 57 of text on paper or digital document.

READ TEXT California, Here I Come!

COMPREHENSION: Answer questions on page 61 of text on paper or digital document.

Compare California with Denver. T-Chart

READ TEXT Great Places to Visit Every Season of the Year

COMPREHENSION: Answer questions on page 64 of text on paper or digital document.

Choose which place you would like to live at and explain why.

Complete a chart about seasons of the year. Act. 62

WRITING

Make a brochure about where you live and its climate or a habitat of an animal and the climate there. Make sure to describe the place and the climate.

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Unit 2: The Wonders of Nature •

Chapter 6: Seasons of Change

Date: ________________________Activity 56

Weather TermsDIRECTIONS: Complete each sentence about the picture. Decide if the sentence is missing a noun oran adjective. Use the word banks to help you spell the words. Use each word one time only. Somewords will not be used.

Example: It is a _________________ day.

1. Hurricane Alice brought heavy _________________ to Miami.

2. The sky is _________________.

3. The storm caused a serious _________________.

4. The _________________ says it is 75 degrees outside.

5. He did not like the _________________ winters in New York.

6. A Category 2 _________________ has winds between 96 and 110 miles per hour.

7. Leaves turn different colors in the _________________.

8. The _________________ winds caused a lot of damage.

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NounWord Bank

cloudyhumidnewrainy

snowystrongtallwarm

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Word Web - Climate

State of Being VerbsDIRECTIONS: Read the sentence and write the missing verb—a m , is, or a re . Then draw a circlearound the adjective in the sentence.

Example: It is a good day.

1. He ___________ a friendly student.

2. You ___________ a nice friend.

3. She ___________ a calm principal.

4. They ___________ special lifeguards.

5. I ___________ a serious reader.

6. Leo and Mia ___________ adventurous people.

7. Today ___________ a cold day.

8. The mouse ___________ a small animal.

9. We ___________ new Americans.

10. The students ___________ healthy children.

11. Saturday ___________ an exciting day.

12. You ___________ young people.

13. It ___________ a clean room.

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Unit 2: The Wonders of Nature •

Chapter 5: Day after Day

Date: ________________________Activity 48

May I Take Your Coat?DIRECTIONS: Read the dialogues below. Fill in the blanks with c a n , c a n n o t, m a y , or m a y n o t.

Sari: Hello, Roberta. It’s so nice to see you. May I take your coat?

Roberta: Thank you, Sari. Yes, you ______________________ take

my coat. Here it is.

Sari: I know you are on a special diet. Can you eat chips and salsa?

Roberta: No, I ______________________ eat chips and salsa. They

are not on my diet.

Daughter: Mother, may I go to the party?

Mother: No, you ______________________ go to the party. You have not finished your

homework.

Larry: Can you meet me at 9 a.m.?

Patricia: Yes, I ______________________ meet you at 9 a.m.

Linda: ______________________ the dog sit on the table?

Rebecca: No, the dog may not sit on the table.

Heera: ______________________ you pick me up after school?

Kim: Yes, I can pick you up after school.

Suzanne: May I stay at your house during the hurricane?

Sally: Yes, you ______________________ stay at my house during the hurricane.

Jerry: Can you drive during a storm?

Miguel: No, I ______________________ drive during a storm. I ______________________ see

the road.

Student: May I leave class early?

Teacher: No, you ______________________ leave class early. We are taking a test.

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Chapter 6: Seasons of Change

Activity 59 Date: ________________________

6. I ____________________ the newspaper.

7. We ____________________ on the beach.

8. The woman __________________ flowers.

9. I ____________________ the baby.

10. She ____________________ on a horse.

She Is Wearing a HatDIRECTIONS: Look at each picture and complete the sentence using a verb from the word bank.Make sure to put the verb in the present progressive tense. Use each verb one time only.

Example: She __________________ a hat.

1. She ____________________ her friend.

2. Rick ____________________ pizza.

3. Victoria ____________________ the box.

4. The wind ___________________ in Miami.

5. Juan ____________________ dinner.

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Unit 2: The Wonders of Nature •

Chapter 6: Seasons of Change

Date: ________________________Activity 60

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to plantto read

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Word Bank

Read “California, Here I Come!” Use this chart to compare California and Denver.

California Denver

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Unit 2: The Wonders of Nature •

Chapter 6: Seasons of Change

Date: ________________________Activity

Seasons of the YearDIRECTIONS: Look at each picture. Then complete the chart.

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Season Climate Places to Go Things to Do

-fall

-cold

-go to the beach

-Austin

EARLY INTERMEDIATE

Look at the picture and answer the questions.

1. Name the animals in the picture and write the plural form of each word.

2. Using the words big, small, and medium-sized, write three different sentences about the size of three of the animals in the picture.

INTERMEDIATE

Look at the picture and answer the questions.

1. What is happening in this picture?

2. Would you like to live on a farm like this? Write a paragraph explaining why or why not.

EARLY ADVANCED

Look at the picture and answer the questions.

1. Which of the animals in the picture do you like best? Why?

2. Write two paragraphs about the animal you like best. One paragraph should describe the animal and the other should tell why they like the animal.

ADVANCED

Look at the picture and answer the questions.

1. It takes a lot of work to live on a farm. What do you think are some of the things that need to be done on this farm?

2. Pretend you are one of the people in this picture. Write a journal entry telling about your day on the farm.