Lesson 6 Day 4
You will need your Reading book,
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Question of the Day
 What things are more fun to do with
others than by yourself?
 What is a project you can do with a friend
or a group to earn money?
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Read Aloud
 What might the purpose be for reading a
story called “Helping Out”?
 for information
 enjoyment
 practice reading fluently
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Read Aloud
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Read Aloud
 What plan do the older children make?
 How does working together help the
entire neighborhood?
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Compound Words
 Identify the compound words.
 lighthouse, kitchen, pigpen, vitamin
 How did you know lighthouse and pigpen
where compound words?
 It is easy to confuse compound words
and words with endings.
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Compound Words
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Which word is a compound word?
doorbell
careful
helpless
catfish
darkness
paintbrush
cowhand
listening
hopeful
chalkboard
sunburn
sickness
glasses
greenhouse
divided
toenail
football
cupful
careful
fingerprint
sweater
shoebox
horseshoe
shoeless
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Compound Words
 These are spelling words, but all the
consonants or vowels have been
removed. Identify the words.
 __ts_d_
r__ndr_p
_ o _e _ _ i _ _
 outside, raindrop, something
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Compound Words
 Compound words can be hard to spell because
they can include many letters. It is easy to
leave out letters or mix them up, especially in
the middle of words.
 What can you do to make sure you spell
compound words correctly?
 You can look carefully at the vowels
and consonants.
 You can look for familiar letter patterns.
 You can break the word into two parts.
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Fluency
As you read you should:
 look for and follow punctuation
 read in phrases that make the meaning
clear.
 read smoothly and clearly.
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Fluency
 As I read part of “The Babe and I,” I’m
going to make sure that I do not pause
too often. I’m going to scan ahead in the
sentence so I can pay attention to the
meaning. That way, I will be able to read
in one breath words that belong together.
 Follow along with me on page 180 as I
read aloud.
 With a partner, you will choose a page to
read.
 Remember to pay attention to
punctuation.
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Fact and Opinion
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What is a fact?
A fact is a statement that can be proven.
What is an opinion?
An opinion is a statement that expresses
what someone believes or thinks.
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Let’s read “The Best Party” ever. Reread the passage to determine the
facts and opinions.
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Fact and Opinion
 How does Nick think Grandpa looks when he
realizes it is a surprise party?
 He thinks Grandpa has never looked happier.
 What words help you know that Nick’s opinion
is correct?
 Grandpa says, “This is the best birthday I ever
had!”
 Is what Grandpa said a fact or an opinion?
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Read page 175 in your
Reading book.
 How does Dad feel about selling apples?
 What does he say and do that lets you
know his opinion?
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Characters and Setting
 A character is a person or animal in the story.
 A writer tells about the character through what
the character says and does.
 The setting is where the story takes place.
 A writer usually gives clues in the story that
provide readers information about the setting.
 For example, a forest might have dark twisted
trees because the writer wants the setting to be
scary.
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Characters and Setting
 As I look at the illistrations in “The Babe and I,”
I notice an apartment building with three stories
and the boy’s father waving to him from a
sidewalk with a fire hydrant nearby. These
details tell me that the setting is a city.
 Reread page 178.
 Who are the characters on this page?
 What is the setting?
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Characters and Setting
 Read page 182.
 Write the setting of this page.
 Write about what the main character
feels about what is happening and how
you know.
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Build Robust Vocabulary
 span- A span is the distance between
two points.
 I will name some things that cover a span
of space.
 If the span is wide, spread your arms
wide. If the span is small, move your
hands closer together.
 caterpillar, truck, fingernail, Florida
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Build Robust Vocabulary
 skim- To skim the surface of something
means to move quickly over it, barely
touching it.
 I will name something that might skim the
water. If you think it will sink, say sink. If
you think it will skim, say skim.
 stone, elephant, speedboat, house
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Build Robust Vocabulary
 contribution- If you help your family reach its
goal, you make a contribution to your family.
 If I name a contribution a third grader could
make raise your hand.
 Taking out the trash every night.
 Working as a doctor or nurse in a foreign
country.
 Help a friend with homework.
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Build Robust Vocabulary
 initiative- When you take initiative, you
make the first step in doing something
without being told what to do.
 Raise your hand if I say something that
would take a lot of initiative.
 sing a song
 travel to mars
 become a professional athlete
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Build Robust Vocabulary
 midst- If you are in the midst of something, you are in
the middle of it.
 Give an example of when being in the midst of
something might not be a good thing.
 shabby- Shabby things look old and worn out.
 Would you ever wear shabby clothes to impress
someone?
 dazed- If you are dazed, you are confused and cannot
think properly.
 If someone seemed dazed, would you ask them to
drive you to the store.
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 elevated- Something that is elevated is lifted up.
 If you are at a concert, why would it be good to be in
an elevated row?
 embarrass- If you embarrass someone, you make that
person feel uncomfortable or ashamed.
 If your friend is embarrassed, what can you do to make
them feel better?
 collapses- When something collapses, it falls down
because it is not well supported.
 What would you do if someone you know collapses?
 Homework:
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ashamed
It has a real person and has events that could happen in the past.
They both earn money...
By being a famous baseball player...
They know people are interested in baseball...
He knows how hard his dad worked for the money...
Mr. Ruth does not have on his baseball clothes....
He does not have a real job...
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Essay
 In 1927, Babe had hit 60 hit 60 home
runs in one season. No one broke his
record for 34 years. When this , story
took place, he was the world’s greatest
baseball player. His team was the best in
the world.
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DOL
 She wanted to go to the party but her
clothes were shabby.
 They got on the elevated train, it began
to move.
 Mom kept a money jar and I added my
coins to it.
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Grammar
 Compound sentences are made up of
two simple sentences.
 They use a comma and the word and ,
or, or but to join the sentences.
 The word and shows a connection
between two ideas.
 The words but and or show a difference
between two ideas.
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Grammar
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Combine the two sentences to make a compound sentence. Write the new
sentence in your journal.
 The boy was happy to find customers. He
made a lot of money.
 The boy was happy to find customer, and he
made a lot of money.
 His dad did not want to sell apples. He needed
to earn money.
 His dad did not want to sell apples, but he
needed to earn money.
 He could see a movie. He could go to the
ballgame.
 He could see a movie, and he could go to the
ballgame.
 Homework: WB pg. 21
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Writing
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Character Sketch
Describes how a person looks, sounds,
or acts
Tell what a person is like
Includes a topic sentence
Includes detail sentences
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Writing
 Sometimes authors use comparisons to describe
characters of events in writing. One type of comparison
is called a simile.
 When the wind blows through the Golden Gate, the
men cling to the girders like caterpillars on a branch.
 This simile uses a different event to describe the men’s
actions.
 The author does this to help the reader picture what
the men are doing.
 A simile uses the words like or as to compare one
object to another.
 The spring sky is as blue as a robin’s egg.
 Can you come up with a simile?
 Finish writing and revising your character sketch.
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