What is something that you are very
good at doing? How did you become
good at this?
One thing that I am good at is___.
I became good at ___ by ___.
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Why would we read this poem again?
For enjoyment or to practice fluency
 I want you to Echo-Read this poem as I
read it.
 Remember, listen to my voice and try to
sound like me as you echo-read the
poem.
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Be a Friend of Mine
Could you,
Would you,
Be a friend of mine?
I’d like for us
To find a way
To be good friends
On this sunny day.
We’d share some fun
And games and such.
Would that be too much?
Yes, you could,
I think you should,
Be a friend of mine.
*Remember When one vowel is closed by two
consonants, such as in the word pat, the sound is
often a short vowel sound. Please read these words
aloud.
pat
run
man
bad
cup
sat
hum
let
get
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Now let’s try some longer words!
These words have two parts, or syllables. Each
syllable has a vowel sound. Find the CVC
pattern first and then say the rest of the
word. For example: picnic
The CVC pattern is pic and the second
syllable is nic. The word is pic/nic (picnic)
Now let’s try some nonsense words!
catpin
migten
podlum
fandot
setbim
humpag
cat/pin
mig/ten
pod/lum
fan/dot
set/bim
hum/pag
You did it! Great Job!
I’m going to read part of “Ruby the Copycat”
aloud. I’m going to read very carefully so I
don’t make any mistakes. Sometimes
reading a little slower will help me be more
accurate. If I read a word wrong, I’ll reread
it correctly right away. I will also pat
attention to the end marks in the story so I
know when to pause.
TURN TO PAGE 23!
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Now I want you Echo-Read page 23 with
me!

Remember you often learn about a
character by looking at the pictures
and paying attention to what the
character does. You can also get
clues about what a character is like
by reading what the character says or
thinks.
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Look on page 22. This is the first time Ruby
enters her new classroom. What does the
illustration show you about how Ruby might be
feeling?
She looks shy and a little nervous

Look on page 37 How does Ruby feel about
hopping? How can you tell?
She enjoys it. The text says that she hops in many
different ways; the pictures show her smiling
and looking very happy.

Also known as, ABC order!
 One way to organize words is to put
them in ABC order, or the order of letters
in the alphabet. The words in the
dictionary appear in ABC order so that it
is easier for us to find them!
 Other items that are in ABC order:
Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, and Phone
book
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Tell me your ABCs.
 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQURSTUV
W X Y and Z!
 It’s a good idea to think about whether the
word you are going to look up is in the
beginning, middle, or the end of the
alphabet so you can look at the beginning,
middle, or end of the book.
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ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQURSTU
V W X Y and Z!
ABCDEFGH – BEGINNING
IJKLMNOPQURS- MIDDLE
TUVWXYZ- END
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Where would I find the word zoo?:
beginning, middle, or end
 Where would I find the word lane?:
beginning, middle, or end
Which word would come first great or blue?
Which word would come after blue?: Aim or
Can?
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Using the second letter!
When you want to look up several entries that all
have the same first letter, you have to look at the
second letter in each word.
Get out your notebook and write these words down.
Underline the second letter in each word and then
tell me if you would find it in the beginning, middle,
or end of the encyclopedia.
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Snail Skunk Shark Scorpion
Snake
Where do these words go?
Pleasant Coincidence Modeled
Loyal Gushed Recited
What about these words? You might even
have to take a look at the third letter!
Tortoise Turtle Tiger Toad
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T67
It is nonfiction because it presents facts
and information about things that are
real!
 Turn to page 42!!
 Lets read these pages!

T68/69
What does mock mean? Why do you think the
mockingbird has that name?
To copy; Because it can “mock” or imitate, other
creatures.
 What is the main idea of The Singing Marvel?
The mockingbird can copy any sound.
 How can you tell “The singing Marvel” is nonfiction?
It has factual information about mockingbirds.

T68 and T69
Turn to page 44!
 Read number 1, 2, and 3.
 What connections can we make?
 Text-Text, Text-Self, or Text-World
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Trudged: Would a person have trudged through
long grass? If you ran quickly, would you have
trudged?
Gushed: If someone gushed during a speech, what
might their speech have been about? What might
cause a parent to gush?
Coincidence: Would it be a coincidence if two
people in your family had the same last name?
Would it be a coincidence if you and your best
friend had the same birthday?
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Pleasant: Would a bully be a pleasant
person to be around? What kind of person
would be pleasant?
 Modeled: What could be modeled, a new
coat or a new car? Have you ever
modeled a new outfit?
 Murmured: Would an important
announcement be murmured? Would a
secret be murmured?
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Loyal: Would a loyal friend be someone you could
trust? How would a loyal friend behave?
Recited: What is recited every day at school? What
else might a student recite?
Frustrated: Why can waiting sometimes make you
frustrated? What might make you feel frustrated,
drawing a picture or running in a race?
Imitated: If you wore new blue shoes and next day
your friend had new blue shoes, would you think he
or she had imitated you? When would you be
pleased to have someone imitate you?
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
Correct these sentences in your
language section!
D
?
 5. do you know his name.
^
Did she score many points ?
 6. many points did she score.
T
 7. the writer spoke to the whole class .
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Did Ruby raise her hand?
Casey plays sports.
The first is a question because it asks
something and ends with a question
mark. The second sentence is a
statement because it tells something.
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You can often change a statement to a question.
These are great question words to memorize!
Who, What, When, How, Where, Can, Do, and Why.
Lets revise the this sentence into a question.
Casey plays sports.
What sports does Casey play? Does Casey play
sports?
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
Complete this questions in your
notebook now!
__ sits next to you? __ are you?
 __ time is it?
__ is the test?
 __ I try?
__ are you smiling?
 __ you be there?
__ you do your
homework?
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Who sits next to you?
Where/how are you?
What time is it?
When/Where is the test?
Can I try?
Why are you smiling?
Can/Will you be there?
Did/Can you do your homework?
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Remember a descriptive paragraph uses
words that help readers see, hear, feel,
smell, and sometimes taste what is
happening. It also includes plenty of
details.
 Turn to page 23! Let’s look at this
descriptive writing.
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