How can we contribute
to a celebration?
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Thanksgiving
hooves
riverbank
lumbered
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dine
holiday
participate
decorate
banquet
flare
glimmer
whispery
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everybody
sorry
promise
minute
brought
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nice
ride
quit
joke
jump
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Spelling Words
tail
paint
main
stay
wait
today
say
tray
away
holiday
play
daily
raise
raisin
brain
Big Question:
How can we contribute to a
celebration?
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
Monday
Morning Warm-Up
Holidays are a pleasant time
when people gather together
to celebrate. How can we
contribute to a celebration?
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
Monday
Morning Warm-Up
Holidays are a pleasant time
when people gather together
to celebrate. How can we
contribute to a celebration?
Today we will learn about:
• Amazing Words
• Long a: a, ai, ay
• Drawing conclusions
• Possessive Nouns
Turkey for Thanksgiving
Amazing
Words
dine
• dine
• When you dine, you eat
dinner.
• We dined on a huge turkey
on Thanksgiving Day.
• We will dine on hot dogs and
potato salad at the picnic.
holiday
• hol – i – day
• A holiday is a day when people
celebrate something special.
• Thanksgiving is a holiday for
people in the United States.
• The 4th of July is the holiday
when we celebrate the birth of
our country.
participate
• par – tic – i - pate
• When you participate in
something, you join in.
• The girls always participate
in soccer.
• Gwen wants to participate in
the singing contest.
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listen to
the song.
Long a: a, ai, ay
• late
• What do you know about
reading this word?
• late
• Today we’ll learn about ai and
ay words that also stand for
the long a sound.
• apron
• CVCe-When a word has a vowelconsonant-silent e pattern, the vowel
usually stands for its long sound.
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make
race
plate
• CVVC-When two vowels appear together
in a word or syllable, the first usually
stands for its long sound and the second
is silent.
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braid
nail
train
• CVV –The letters ay usually stand for the
long a sound.
– day
– play
– stay
• CV – When a word or a syllable ends with
a single vowel, the vowel sound is usually
long.
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paper
baby
label
Long a: a, ai, ay
• laid
• laid
• When the letters ai are
together in a word or syllable,
the a stands for its long vowel
sound and the i is silent.
– “When 2 vowels go walking, the
first does the talking, and the
second one stays quiet.”
Long a: a, ai, ay
• stay
• stay
• When the letters ay are
together in a word or syllable,
the a stands for its long vowel
sound and the y is silent.
– “When 2 vowels go walking, the
first does the talking, and the
second one stays quiet.”
Long a: a, ai, ay
• You can blend longer words with the
long a by dividing them into smaller
chunks, or syllables.
• When a word or syllable ends with a
single vowel, the vowel sound is
usually long. Read one syllable at a
time and then blend them together.
– today
– to day
Long a: a, ai, ay
Blend these words together.
• snail
• gray
• braid
• clay
• sprain
• sway
• paint
Long a: a, ai, ay
Blend these words together.
• aim
• hay
• claim
• stay
• gain
• way
• faint
Long a: a, ai, ay
Building Words
a–i–o
b–d–n
r–t-y
Word Reading
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rain
bake
away
say
claim
crack
pail
maze
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stain
fray
race
parched
afraid
sway
match
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
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nice
ride
quit
joke
jump
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Spelling Words
tail
paint
main
stay
wait
today
say
tray
away
holiday
play
daily
raise
raisin
brain
Word Family Word – nice
(online dictionary)
Consonant
Digraphs
Blends
dice
price
mice
rice
slice
spice
Word Family Word – nice
dice
spice
mice
slice
rice
Word Family Word – ride
(online dictionary)
Consonant
hide
side
tide
wide
Digraphs
chide
Blends
bride
glide
slide
snide
stride
Word Family Word – ride
hide
bride
tide
stride
slide
glide
Let Talk About
Working Together!
Draw Conclusions
• To draw conclusions, we use
what we know about real life
and what we read to figure out
more about the characters and
what happens in the story.
• Good readers ask themselves if
their conclusions make sense.
Read-Aloud
Happy’s Holiday
Daily Fix-It
• The dog had pant on his tal.
• The dog had paint on his
tail.
• he wantted to wash it awae.
• He wanted to wash it away.
Possessive Nouns
• Plural nouns name more than
one person, place, animal, or
thing.
• Some nouns change spelling
when they become plural.
Possessive Nouns
• A noun that shows who or what
owns something is a possessive
noun.
• To show ownership, add an
apostrophe (’) and –s when the
noun is singular.
– the turkey’s tail (one turkey,
singular)
Possessive Nouns
• Add just an apostrophe (’) when
the noun is plural.
– The rabbits’ tails (more than one
rabbit, plural)
Possessive Nouns
• Happy the Dog’s party was fun!
• All of his friend’s food was very
good.
• All of his friends’ food was very
good.
• Hermans’ belly was full after dinner.
• Herman’s belly was full after dinner.
Possessive Nouns
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head of one horse
horse’s head
legs of two goats
goats’ legs
mane of one lion
lion’s mane
dinner of several animals
animals’ dinner
Wrap Up Your Day!
• Long a: a, ai, ay
• Draw Conclusions
• Let’s Talk About It
• Tomorrow we will read about a group
of animals who are celebrating
Thanksgiving.
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
Monday
Journal Topic
List friends you would like to
dine with.
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
Tuesday
Morning Warm-Up
Today we will read about a
holiday celebration. We will
read about what a group of
animals does on Thanksgiving
day. What do you usually do
on Thanksgiving?
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
Tuesday
Morning Warm-Up
Today we will read about a
holiday celebration. We will
read about what a group of
animals does on Thanksgiving
day. What do you usually do
on Thanksgiving?
Today we will learn about:
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Amazing Words
Long a: a, ai, ay
Drawing conclusions
Visualizing
High-Frequency Words
Vocabulary Words
Possessive Nouns
Turkey for Thanksgiving
Amazing
Words
decorate
• dec – o –rate
• When you decorate, you make it
as pretty as you can.
• My mom decorated my birthday
cake with baseballs made of
frosting.
• We decorated the Thanksgiving
dinner table with little turkeys
we made out of paper.
banquet
• ban - quet
• A banquet is a very special
dinner.
• Our school held a special
banquet in the gym for all the
parents.
• There was an awards banquet at
the end of the season for all the
teams.
flare
• flare
• When something flares, it
flames or lights briefly and
unsteadily.
• The campfire flare up before it
went out.
• Dad struck a match to light the
birthday candles, and they
flared up quickly.
Read-Aloud
My First Chinese New Year
Long a: a, ai, ay
• claim
• You can read this word
because you know how to
read words with the long a
sound.
• Which letters makes the long
a sound in claim?
Long a: a, ai, ay
• When the letters ay or ai are
together in a word or syllable,
the a stands for its long vowel
sound and the i or y is silent.
– “When 2 vowels go walking, the
first does the talking, and the
second one stays quiet.”
Long a: a, ai, ay
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detail
birthday
afraid
haystack
remain
crayon
explain
maybe
obtain
Long a: a, ai, ay
Pick out the words with a
long a sound in “A Party
Plan.”
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say
paper
lazy
Ray
mail
invitations
Gail
Long a: a, ai, ay
play, spray, mail, hay, waist, braid, today, paint,
stain, away
ai
ay
Long a: a, ai, ay
play, spray, mail, hay, waist, braid, today, paint,
stain, away
ai
ay
play
Long a: a, ai, ay
play, spray, mail, hay, waist, braid, today, paint,
stain, away
ai
ay
play
spray
Long a: a, ai, ay
play, spray, mail, hay, waist, braid, today, paint,
stain, away
ai
mail
ay
play
spray
Long a: a, ai, ay
play, spray, mail, hay, waist, braid, today, paint,
stain, away
ai
mail
ay
play
spray
hay
Long a: a, ai, ay
play, spray, mail, hay, waist, braid, today, paint,
stain, away
ai
mail
waist
ay
play
spray
hay
Long a: a, ai, ay
play, spray, mail, hay, waist, braid, today, paint,
stain, away
ai
mail
waist
braid
ay
play
spray
hay
Long a: a, ai, ay
play, spray, mail, hay, waist, braid, today, paint,
stain, away
ai
mail
waist
braid
ay
play
spray
hay
today
Long a: a, ai, ay
play, spray, mail, hay, waist, braid, today, paint,
stain, away
ai
mail
waist
braid
paint
ay
play
spray
hay
today
Long a: a, ai, ay
play, spray, mail, hay, waist, braid, today, paint,
stain, away
ai
mail
waist
braid
paint
stain
ay
play
spray
hay
today
Long a: a, ai, ay
play, spray, mail, hay, waist, braid, today, paint,
stain, away
ai
mail
waist
braid
paint
stain
ay
play
spray
hay
today
away
Long a: a, ai, ay
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Will you stay and paint today?
Will you stay and paint today?
Did you say we will raise the tray?
Did you say we will raise the tray?
I can’t wait to play over the
holiday.
• I can’t wait to play over the
holiday.
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
Word Wall
Words
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nice
ride
quit
joke
jump
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Spelling Words
tail
paint
main
stay
wait
today
say
tray
away
holiday
play
daily
raise
raisin
brain
Word Family Word – quit
(online dictionary)
Consonant
Digraphs
bit
knit
fit
hit
kit
lit
mit
nit
pit
sit
wit
zit
Blends
skit
slit
spit
Word Family Word – quit
bit
nit
mit
kit
pit
zit
skit
knit
slit
spit
Draw Conclusions
• Drawing conclusions means using
what you know about real life and
what you read to figure out
something about the characters and
what happens in a story.
• As you read, look for clues that will
help you draw sensible conclusions.
• Think about what you know in real
life to help you draw conclusions
about the story you’re reading.
Visualize
• When you visualize something, you can
picture it in your mind.
• Paying attention to how something is
described can help readers to imagine it
and understand what they read.
• Ask yourself these questions as you read “A
Turkey for Thanksgiving.”
– How can I picture what is happening as I read?
– What do the pictures in my mind remind me of?
– What words help me imagine what is being
described?
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
High Frequency
Words
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everybody
sorry
promise
minute
brought
behind
door
High-Frequency Words
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door
sorry
want
behind
everybody
friends
brought
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won’t
minute
saw
show
promise
paper
straight
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
Vocabulary Words
Thanksgiving
• hooves
• riverbank
• lumbered
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Vocabulary Words
• Thanksgiving – a holiday for giving
thanks
• hooves – the hard bottom part of the
feet of animals such as moose, deer,
horses, and sheep (one hoof)
• riverbank – the rising ground beside a
river
• lumbered – moved slowly and
awkwardly
• Next slide
Thanksgiving
hooves
riverbank
Vocabulary Words
• My old dog and I went for a
hike after __________ dinner.
Vocabulary Words
• My old dog and I went for a
hike after Thanksgiving dinner.
• We heard cows’ ______ behind
us.
Vocabulary Words
• My old dog and I went for a
hike after Thanksgiving dinner.
• We heard cows’ hooves behind
us.
• I ran up the ____ as fast as I
could.
Vocabulary Words
• My old dog and I went for a
hike after Thanksgiving dinner.
• We heard cows’ hooves behind
us.
• I ran up the riverbank as fast as
I could.
• My old dog ______ out of their
way just in time.
Vocabulary Words
• My old dog and I went for a
hike after Thanksgiving dinner.
• We heard cows’ hooves behind
us.
• I ran up the riverbank as fast as
I could.
• My old dog ______ out of their
way just in time.
Vocabulary Words
• My old dog and I went for a
hike after Thanksgiving dinner.
• We heard cows’ hooves behind
us.
• I ran up the riverbank as fast as
I could.
• My old dog lumbered out of
their way just in time.
Daily Fix-It
• the dog askked the cat for
help?
• The dog asked the cat for
help.
• the cat told the dog to wat.
• The cat told the dog to
wait.
Possessive Nouns
• A noun that shows who or
what owns something is a
possessive noun.
• To show ownership, add an
apostrophe and –s when the
noun is singular.
• Add just an apostrophe
when the noun is plural.
Wrap Up Your Day!
• High Frequency Words
• Visualize
• Let’s Talk About It
• Tomorrow we will read about a
celebration from another country.
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
Tuesday
Journal Topic
Write about your
favorite holiday.
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
Wednesday
Morning Warm-Up
Today we will read about
Chinese New Year. Everyone
in the family contributes to
the celebration. How have
you contributed to your
family celebrations?
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
Wednesday
Morning Warm-Up
Today we will read about
Chinese New Year. Everyone
in the family contributes to
the celebration. How have
you contributed to your
family celebrations?
Today we will learn about:
• Amazing Words
• Plurals
• Long a: a, ai, ay
• High Frequency Words
• Similes
• Possessive Nouns
Turkey for Thanksgiving
Amazing
Words
glimmer
• glim - mer
• A glimmer is an unsteady light.
Something that glimmers shines
with an unsteady light.
• Stars twinkled and glimmered in
the dark night sky.
• I saw a glimmer of light down
the path.
whispery
• whis – per - y
• When something is whispery, it
sounds like a whisper with a
soft, rustling sound.
• The blowing snow was whispery
against the windows.
• The wind was whispery in the
dead leaves of the tree.
Read-Aloud
My First Chinese New Year
Plurals
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noses
ditches
bunnies
You can read these words because you
know how to read plurals –s, -es, -ies.
• You can cover the ending, read the
base word, and then blend the base
word and the ending to read the whole
word.
Plurals
Base word
-s
-es
-ies
Plurals
Base word
note
-s
-es
-ies
Plurals
Base word
note
-s
notes
-es
-ies
Plurals
Base word
note
lady
-s
notes
-es
-ies
Plurals
Base word
note
lady
-s
-es
-ies
notes
ladies
Plurals
Base word
note
lady
bunch
-s
-es
-ies
notes
ladies
Plurals
Base word
note
lady
bunch
-s
-es
-ies
notes
ladies
bunches
Plurals
Base word
note
lady
bunch
batch
-s
-es
-ies
notes
ladies
bunches
Plurals
Base word
note
lady
bunch
batch
-s
-es
-ies
notes
ladies
bunches
batches
Plurals
Base word
note
lady
bunch
batch
hope
-s
-es
-ies
notes
ladies
bunches
batches
Plurals
Base word
note
lady
bunch
batch
hope
-s
-es
-ies
notes
ladies
bunches
batches
hopes
Plurals
Base word
note
lady
bunch
batch
hope
baby
-s
-es
-ies
notes
ladies
bunches
batches
hopes
Plurals
Base word
note
lady
bunch
batch
hope
baby
-s
-es
-ies
notes
ladies
bunches
batches
hopes
babies
Plurals
Base word
note
lady
bunch
batch
hope
baby
hand
-s
-es
-ies
notes
ladies
bunches
batches
hopes
babies
Plurals
Base word
note
lady
bunch
batch
hope
baby
hand
-s
-es
-ies
notes
ladies
bunches
batches
hopes
babies
hands
Plurals
Base word
note
lady
bunch
batch
hope
baby
hand
box
-s
-es
-ies
notes
ladies
bunches
batches
hopes
babies
hands
Plurals
Base word
note
lady
bunch
batch
hope
baby
hand
box
-s
-es
-ies
notes
ladies
bunches
batches
hopes
babies
hands
boxes
Plurals
Base word
note
lady
bunch
batch
hope
baby
hand
box
-s
-es
-ies
notes
ladies
bunches
batches
hopes
babies
hands
boxes
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
High Frequency
Words
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everybody
sorry
promise
minute
brought
behind
door
High-Frequency Words
everybody, brought, behind, promise, sorry, minute, door
• “I have a surprise for you!” said Mom as she
walked through the _____.
High-Frequency Words
everybody, brought, behind, promise, sorry, minute, door
• “I have a surprise for you!” said Mom as she
walked through the door.
• “Close your eyes. “If you peek, you’ll be
____!” she joked.
High-Frequency Words
everybody, brought, behind, promise, sorry, minute, door
• “I have a surprise for you!” said Mom as she
walked through the door.
• “Close your eyes. “If you peek, you’ll be
sorry!” she joked.
• “Don’t worry, Mom. I ____ not to peek.”
High-Frequency Words
everybody, brought, behind, promise, sorry, minute, door
• “I have a surprise for you!” said Mom as she
walked through the door.
• “Close your eyes. “If you peek, you’ll be
sorry!” she joked.
• “Don’t worry, Mom. I promise not to peek.”
• Mom was gone for only a minute. Then she
came back into the room.
• She held something ____ her back.
High-Frequency Words
everybody, brought, behind, promise, sorry, minute, door
• “I have a surprise for you!” said Mom as she
walked through the door.
• “Close your eyes. “If you peek, you’ll be
sorry!” she joked.
• “Don’t worry, Mom. I promise not to peek.”
• Mom was gone for only a minute. Then she
came back into the room.
• She held something behind her back.
• “I ____ you something from the pet store,”
said Mom.
High-Frequency Words
everybody, brought, behind, promise, sorry, minute, door
• “I have a surprise for you!” said Mom as she
walked through the door.
• “Close your eyes. “If you peek, you’ll be
sorry!” she joked.
• “Don’t worry, Mom. I promise not to peek.”
• Mom was gone for only a minute. Then she
came back into the room.
• She held something behind her back.
• “I brought you something from the pet store,”
said Mom.
• Mia opened her eyes. “A new puppy!” she
squealed. “Let’s go show ____!”
High-Frequency Words
everybody, brought, behind, promise, sorry, minute, door
• “I have a surprise for you!” said Mom as she
walked through the door.
• “Close your eyes. “If you peek, you’ll be
sorry!” she joked.
• “Don’t worry, Mom. I promise not to peek.”
• Mom was gone for only a minute. Then she
came back into the room.
• She held something behind her back.
• “I brought you something from the pet store,”
said Mom.
• Mia opened her eyes. “A new puppy!” she
squealed. “Let’s go show everybody!”
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
Word Wall
Words
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nice
ride
quit
joke
jump
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Spelling Words
tail
paint
main
stay
wait
today
say
tray
away
holiday
play
daily
raise
raisin
brain
Word Family Word – joke
(online dictionary)
Consonant
poke
woke
Digraphs
choke
Blends
broke
cloke
smoke
spoke
stoke
stroke
Word Family Word – joke
poke
smoke
choke
broke
spoke
cloke
stoke
Vocabulary: Similes
• The story used descriptive writing to
help readers picture different
characters and scenes.
• One type of descriptive writing in the
story is the use of similes, or
comparisons between two unlike
things using the words like or as.
Vocabulary: Similes
• Mr. Moose’s smile was as bright as the
sun.
• Turkey cried like a baby.
• Sheep was farther up the hillside,
looking round as a fur ball in his
winter coat.
• Above them a crow hung, black as a
puff of wood smoke.
Daily Fix-It
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the cat find the sop.
The cat found the soap.
sh’es a smat cat.
She’s a smart cat.
Possessive Nouns
Possessive nouns show
ownership.
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bike of one girl
one girl’s bike
books of two boys
two boys’ books
Wrap Up Your Day!
• Draw Conclusions
• Read Silently with Fluency
• Let’s Talk About It
• Tomorrow we will listen to a story
about a boy whose friends contribute
to his birthday celebration.
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
Wednesday
Journal Topic
Write about a holiday
celebration.
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
Thursday
Morning Warm-Up
We can read books when we
want to learn something new.
What other ways can we learn
about things?
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
Thursday
Morning Warm-Up
We can read books when we
want to learn something new.
What other ways can we learn
about things?
Today we will learn about:
• Long a: a, ai, ay
• Possessive Nouns
• Make Introductions
Read-Aloud
The Blizzard
Sentence Reading
• I was scared when I got lost in the park and
forgot my way back to May’s quaint farm.
• Each day I shall wait by the sign to watch the
birds perch on the birdbath.
• Today I wait for the daily train with all the
people.
• One day I will probably be an artist or ride
horses.
• During the holidays I bought a purse, a shirt,
and a darling skirt.
• When the day is pleasant, I sit on the porch
before dark.
Long a: a, ai, ay
• When the letters ay or ai are
together in a word or syllable,
the a stands for its long vowel
sound and the i or y is silent.
– “When 2 vowels go walking, the
first does the talking, and the
second one stays quiet.”
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Word Wall
Words
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nice
ride
quit
joke
jump
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Spelling Words
tail
paint
main
stay
wait
today
say
tray
away
holiday
play
daily
raise
raisin
brain
Word Family Word – jump
(online dictionary)
Consonant
Digraphs
Blends
bump
clump
dump
hump
lump
pump
rump
slump
stump
Word Family Word – jump
dump
hump
lump
clump
pump
rump
slump
stump
Thanksgiving USA
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Daily Fix-It
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she washed the dogs tail.
She washed the dog’s tail.
that mad him happy
That made him happy.
Possessive Nouns
What does a possessive noun do?
How do you make a noun possessive?
Possessive Nouns
What does a possessive noun do?
How do you make a noun possessive?
ears of one dog
Possessive Nouns
What does a possessive noun do?
How do you make a noun possessive?
ears of one dog
dog’s ears
Possessive Nouns
What does a possessive noun do?
How do you make a noun possessive?
ears of one dog
tails of two cats
dog’s ears
Possessive Nouns
What does a possessive noun do?
How do you make a noun possessive?
ears of one dog
tails of two cats
dog’s ears
cats’ tails
Possessive Nouns
What does a possessive noun do?
How do you make a noun possessive?
ears of one dog
tails of two cats
shirt of one boy
dog’s ears
cats’ tails
Possessive Nouns
What does a possessive noun do?
How do you make a noun possessive?
ears of one dog
tails of two cats
shirt of one boy
dog’s ears
cats’ tails
boy’s shirt
Possessive Nouns
What does a possessive noun do?
How do you make a noun possessive?
ears of one dog
tails of two cats
shirt of one boy
dogs of two girls
dog’s ears
cats’ tails
boy’s shirt
Possessive Nouns
What does a possessive noun do?
How do you make a noun possessive?
ears of one dog
tails of two cats
shirt of one boy
dogs of two girls
dog’s ears
cats’ tails
boy’s shirt
girls’ dogs
Make Introductions
• When you are talking with others, use a
pleasant tone and listen carefully.
• When you introduce people who have
never met before, you should include
their names and how you know them.
• If I want to introduce Jack and Jill, I’ll
say, “Jack, this is my friend Jill. Jill,
this is my friend Jack.”
• Remember to make eye contact and
speak directly to the listener.
Wrap Up Your Day!
• Text to Self
• Let’s Talk About It
• We heard a story about a boy who
gets to celebrate his birthday with
everyone from school. Tomorrow we
will hear about Billy and his birthday
celebration again.
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Thursday
Journal Topic
Write about a special holiday.
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Friday
Morning Warm-Up
This week we read about many
celebrations. Thanksgiving,
Chinese New Year, and
birthdays are all things to
celebrate. How can we add to
a celebration?
Today we will learn about:
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Long a: a, ai, ay
High-Frequency Words
Vocabulary Words
Possessive Nouns
Read-Aloud
The Blizzard
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Vocabulary Words
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Thanksgiving
hooves
riverbank
lumbered
Amazing Words
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dine
holiday
participate
decorate
banquet
flare
glimmer
whispery
Long a: a, ai, ay
• Mom paid the bills and put them in
the mail today.
Long a: a, ai, ay
• Mom paid the bills and put them in
the mail today.
• I like the quaint painting of the home
by the bay.
Long a: a, ai, ay
• Mom paid the bills and put them in
the mail today.
• I like the quaint painting of the home
by the bay.
• The snail makes a trail as it inches its
way along the sand.
Long a: a, ai, ay
• Mom paid the bills and put them in
the mail today.
• I like the quaint painting of the home
by the bay.
• The snail makes a trail as it inches its
way along the sand.
• It is a gray day because of the rain.
Long a: a, ai, ay
• Mom paid the bills and put them in
the mail today.
• I like the quaint painting of the home
by the bay.
• The snail makes a trail as it inches its
way along the sand.
• It is a gray day because of the rain.
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High Frequency
Words
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everybody
sorry
promise
minute
brought
behind
door
High-Frequency Words
door, promise, sorry, everybody, behind, minute, brought
• forgive, regret, ______
High-Frequency Words
door, promise, sorry, everybody, behind, minute, brought
• forgive, regret, sorry
• bring, bringing, ______
High-Frequency Words
door, promise, sorry, everybody, behind, minute, brought
• forgive, regret, sorry
• bring, bringing, brought
• knob, lock, _______
High-Frequency Words
door, promise, sorry, everybody, behind, minute, brought
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forgive, regret, sorry
bring, bringing, brought
knob, lock, door
all, everyone, _______
High-Frequency Words
door, promise, sorry, everybody, behind, minute, brought
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forgive, regret, sorry
bring, bringing, brought
knob, lock, door
all, everyone, everybody
second, hour, ________
High-Frequency Words
door, promise, sorry, everybody, behind, minute, brought
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forgive, regret, sorry
bring, bringing, brought
knob, lock, door
all, everyone, everybody
second, hour, minute
above, in front, _________
High-Frequency Words
door, promise, sorry, everybody, behind, minute, brought
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forgive, regret, sorry
bring, bringing, brought
knob, lock, door
all, everyone, everybody
second, hour, minute
above, in front, behind
vow, pledge, _________
High-Frequency Words
door, promise, sorry, everybody, behind, minute, brought
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forgive, regret, sorry
bring, bringing, brought
knob, lock, door
all, everyone, everybody
second, hour, minute
above, in front, behind
vow, pledge, promise
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Word Wall
Words
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nice
ride
quit
joke
jump
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Spelling Words
tail
paint
main
stay
wait
today
say
tray
away
holiday
play
daily
raise
raisin
brain
Daily Fix-It
• it wasnt’ long befoe they
left.
• It wasn’t long before they
left.
• what fune they had.
• What fun they had!
Review Games
Vocabulary & Amazing Words:
• Jigword
Spelling Words:
• Quia Games
• Spelling City
High Frequency Words:
• Hot Potatoes (fill-in-theblank)
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
Friday
Journal Topic
List activities during a
holiday.
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
Related Links
Thanksgiving on Brain Pop
Flood Game
Silly Turkey Starfall
Similes and Metaphors Brain Pop
Where's Buster?
United Streaming Video
Holiday Facts and Fun: Thanksgiving
When Two Vowels Go Walking
Video clip
Between the Lions
Crossword Puzzle Long a words
Long a words Picture Hunt
Starfall
APTPlus Videos
(Password Required)
Holiday Facts and Fun: Thanksgiving [12:28]
Animated Hero Classics: William Bradford: The
First Thanksgiving [27:43]
U.S. Celebrations [13:00]
Plymouth Plantation [15:00]
We are now ready to
take our story tests.
• Story test
– Classroom webpage,
– Student page,
– Taking Tests
• AR
– Other Reading Quizzes
– Quiz # 904596