THE CASE OF THE THREE BEARS’ BREAKFAST
Lesson 10 Day 3
QUESTION OF THE DAY
Why might you share information or
knowledge with other people?
One reason to share knowledge
with others is _________.
Write several sentences in your notebook
explaining why you would want to share
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READ ALOUD
I am going to reread the poem,
“Share Because.”
What would be the purpose of
listening to or reading a poem
more than once?
For entertainment; to enjoy the
poem again; to listen to the
rhythm and rhyme of the poem
again.
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READ ALOUD
Listen and follow along as
I read. Notice how I pay
attention to punctuation.
See how I pause at commas
and periods.
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SHARE BECAUSE
Share because you want to.
Share because you can.
Share because we’re all on Earth,
Every woman, child and man.
Share because I want to know you
And hope that you’ll know me.
Share because it can be fun.
Please say that you’ll agree!
Maybe we’ll be lifelong friends
Because we shared one day.
And when we’re old we can look back
And have a lot to say.
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READ ALOUD
Now, echo-read with me as
I reread the poem again.
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SHARE BECAUSE
Share because you want to.
Share because you can.
Share because we’re all on Earth,
Every woman, child and man.
Share because I want to know you
And hope that you’ll know me.
Share because it can be fun.
Please say that you’ll agree!
Maybe we’ll be lifelong friends
Because we shared one day.
And when we’re old we can look back
And have a lot to say.
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Why does the speaker think he or she might
become lifelong friends with the reader?
Who does the speaker think should share?
What are some rhyming words in the poem?
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COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES
READING A SCIENCE TEXTBOOK
Turn to P. 294-295 of your reading book.
We are going to be reading about the features of your science textbooks. What
other subjects use textbooks?
reading, math, social studies
PURPOSE – We are reading these pages to learn
how science textbooks are organized
and how you can use those features to
help you read.
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COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES
READING A SCIENCE TEXTBOOK
Let’s read the two paragraphs under “Reading a
Science Textbook” on page 294.
Now, we’ll read the callouts on page 295.
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COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES
READING A SCIENCE TEXTBOOK
TEXT FEATURES
In a science textbook you will usually see:
Vocabulary
Words are often written in boldface and their meaning
defined in the
sentence they appear in. These words may
also appear in the glossary.
Captions
Give useful and interesting information about what is
shown in
photographs and art.
Graphic Aids and Questions
Appear at the end of sections help the reader review the
information from
the section. Graphic aids help explain ideas quickly. Questions help readers review what
they’ve learned.
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MONITOR COMPREHENSION
Let’s read “Review the Focus Strategies” on page
294.
What are the two focus strategies suggested in this section?
Reread
Especially useful for reviewing information when reading a selection with many
facts.
Summarize
A summary will help you identify the most important ideas or facts in a selection.
Now, let’s use these strategies to read pages 296-297. As you read, stop and think about
how you are using comprehension strategies.
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MONITOR COMPREHENSION
Main Idea and Details
What is the main idea of pages 296297?
Living things have adaptations that help them survive.
What are two details that support the
main idea?
Some animals change color with seasons; plants have parts that help them
survive by getting the right amounts of water and sunlight.
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MONITOR COMPREHENSION
Fact and Opinion
Read the caption about the rabbit on
Page 296. Is that a fact or an opinion?
Why?
Fact.
The information
can be proved.
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MONITOR COMPREHENSION
Rereading to clarify information.
I read the section “Plant Structure,” and I
remember that plants like corn have a
special kind of root. I cannot
remember the root’s name. What
should I do?
I will reread “Plant Structure”
to find out what kind of root
corn has.
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Readers’ Theater - Rehearse Roles
Remember to speak clearly and loudly.
** Pay special attention to phrasing
and punctuation as you read.
 Correct phrasing will make your
reading easier to
understand and will
tell readers where ideas begin and
end.
 Paying attention to punctuation will help you pause in the
right places
and let you know when to read with
certain
expression.
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THINK ALOUD
I will read the part of Mama Bear. I will pay attention to commas, periods,
question marks, and exclamation points. Knowing how to read them will help my
reading sound smooth and clear. Marks like exclamation points and question
marks will help me with expression.
Practice reading the script straight through, reading the lines of your assigned
character.
Practice standing as you will when presenting it to the class.
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CONSONANT BLENDS
str, scr, spr
Some words have consonants which
blend together when they are
pronounced.
strong
scrape
spring
When you pronounce a word with a consonant blend
you hear the sounds of all of the consonants.
Not all consonant patterns are blends. Think of ch.
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CONSONANT BLENDS
str, scr, spr
I added a section to my scrapbook
about the time we sprang into action
to save the tree on our street.
Find the words with consonant blends in the
above sentence.
I added a section to my scrapbook
about the time we sprang into action
to save the tree on our street.
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CONSONANT BLENDS
str, scr, spr
When you hear words with consonant blends you
should be able to spell the words. Listen to the
individual letters you hear in the consonant
blend in the word street.
/s/, /t/ and /r/
Now find the consonant sounds in the
words sprint and scratch.
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CONSONANT BLENDS
str, scr, spr
scratch
sprint
street
Choose one of the above words and
write a sentence using the word you
chose and at least two other words
with the same consonant blend.
For example,
The stray cat on our street has stripes.
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BUILDING VOCABULARY
inviting, expert
I will name some topics. If you think it
would be inviting to listen to an expert
talk about the topic, lean forward and
listen closely. If it would not be inviting,
cross your arms across your chest.
insects
football
making pizza
the stock market
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BUILDING VOCABULARY
suspect, amusing
I will name some characters that might
appear in a play. If you suspect the
character might be an amusing
character, then pantomime laughing,
otherwise shake your heads.
a 6-foot tall bird
chemicals
a frog wearing sunglasses
A serious-looking gentleman
A child who is crying
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BUILDING VOCABULARY
various, laboratory
I will name several types of items. If
you think you could find the item in a
laboratory, give a “thumbs up”
otherwise shake your heads.
safety gear
measuring equipment
sporting equipment
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chemicals
tools
ice cream
REFERENCE SOURCE REVIEW
Dictionary gives the meaning,
pronunciation, spelling, and part of
speech of a word.
Enclyopedia gives general information on
a topic.
Thesaurus gives synonyms and antonyms
for a word.
Atlas lists locations and provides maps of
places around the world.
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REFERENCE SOURCE REVIEW
Which of the reference sources would you use for
the following scenarios?

You have used the word good too many times in your
report. What can help you vary your vocabulary?
thesaurus

You have to write a report about Dalmatians. What
will give you basic information about them?
encyclopedia

You need to know what country is south of Brazil.
Where should you look?
atlas

You want to find out what the word inquisitive means.
Where can you find its definition?
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dictionary
GRAMMAR
SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS REVIEW
Singular nouns name one person, place, thing, animal or
idea.
Plural nouns name more than one person, place, thing.
 Remember, plural nouns are formed by:
adding –s or –es to the end of a word or
changing the y to an i and adding –es.
 A singular noun may have the word a or an in front of it.
 A plural noun never has the word a or an in front of it.
 A singular and a plural noun may have the word the in
front of it.
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