Westlandia Summary: Wesley dreams of a civilization that’s

all his own where he can escape his own boring neighborhood. Will planting special seeds make his dream a reality?

Reading Goal: Problem and Solution Team Cooperation Goal: Active Listening

Vocabulary

Rate and review the vocabulary words independently

Review Vocabulary

Relax-loosen up

Steve could finally relax after he was finished with her project, he loosened up after a long day.

Cure-fix

Taking a walk is a great cure for when you’re feeling down, it usually fixes any ailments.

Stiff-unbending

The pony’s legs were stiff after it was first born, but they loosened up after a while.

Impatient-anxious

The audience was impatient and began chanting for the performers to start the show.

frustrating=-annoying, discouraging

It was frustrating for Sean to try to build the model airplane without directions.

Nimble-flexible

The nimble gymnast easily flipped through the air.

Partner Rate & Review-5 mintuesDivide your words between you and

your partner and test each other on the vocabulary.

If your partner doesn’t know the word read them the definition and meaningful sentence.

Build Background-10 minutes

Reading goal: Identifying problem and solution:Imagine a young boy, a runner who had a big race coming up, but hadn’t trained enough. That would be problem, wouldn’t it? What are some ways he could solve this problem?

Use think-pair-share to think of some ways to solve this problem.

Many stories have a problem that a character faces. The characters in these stories have to try and come up with a solution to their problem

Problem and SolutionA Day at the Pool

Charlie and his friends decided to hang out all day at the community pool. It was a gorgeous day, so it seemed like a good idea. Once the kids got there, some of Charlie’s friends decided to jump off the highest diving board. But Charlie was afraid of heights. He didn’t know what to do. He didn’t want to seem scared in front of his friends, but he was. Charlie thought for a minute. Then he had an idea. He decided he would pretend he was Duke Dodger, his favorite action hero. Duke wasn’t afraid of anything. Charlie, pretending to be Duke, climbed up the ladder and leaped into the air.

Listening Comprehension- 15 minutes

NewFangled Fairy TalesRead pages 37-42Discuss problem Charlie faces and

solutions he comes up withClarify wordsRetell story

Problem and Solution

What was the problem?

Listening Comp

What is problem?

Teamwork-15 minutesTake 2 minutes to survey the text and

pick 2 words you want to clarifyPartner read 398-399 with one partner

reading a page and the other partner retelling what was read.

Identify the problems and solution the character deals with.

Discuss and Answer team talk questionsAnswer questions 2 and 3 in your journals

Question #2

What is Wesley's problem?

Vocabulary Activity-5 minutes

Multiple Choice PracticeReview answers

Fluency – 10 minutesRead page 398Rate your partner fluency based on fluency

rubric Be positive and constructive.