Weekly
Lesson
Plans
Nov. 1822
"Pushing
Up the
Sky"
Vocabulary / Words to Know:
Knowing the meanings of these words is important to reading
Pushing Up the Sky
Practice using these words to learn their meanings
Reading
1.
antlers one of two bony growths on the head of a deer and certain
other animals
2.
imagined formed pictures in a person’s mind of things or ideas that
are elsewhere or not real
3.
languages spoken or written words
4.
narrator a person who tells the story
5.
overhead over the head; placed high up; above
6.
poked pushed with something pointed; jabbed
Comprehension Skill: Character, Setting, Plot
Vocabulary Skill: Dictionary/Glossary
Students should know if a word can be found on a
dictionary page by looking at the guide words.
Phonics Skill: prefixes
A prefix is placed at the beginning of a word to modify or change its
meaning.
mis - wrong
example: misspell means "spell wrong"
dis - opposite of; not
example: dislike means "not like" or "the opposite of like"
un - not
example: unhappy means "not happy"
re - again
example: retie means "tie again"
Main and Helping Verbs
Main verbs show the action in the sentences.
Helping verbs can show the time of the action.
Grammar
Have, has, had, will, is, am, are, was, and were can be helping verbs.
A verb phrase uses a main verb and a helping verb together.
We were running.
They are climbing.
The dogs have barked before.
Writing
Writing a Personal Narrative
Definition of Personal Narrative
Unit 3 Week 2
prefixes
1. unhappy
2. recall
3. disappear
4. unload
5. mistake
6. misspell
7. dislike
Spelling
8. replace
9. mislead
10. disagree
11. rewrite
12. unroll
13. unknown
14. dishonest
15. react
Challenge/Bonus
16. unfortunate
17. discourage
18. uncomfortable
19. recycle
20. mispronounce
Link to Reading Vocabulary Practice: Spelling City
Links to practice Reading Skill:
Characters #1(studyzone lesson)
Find the Character #2 (studyzone)
Character and Setting #3 (harcourt)
Exploring Setting #4 (studyzone)
Links
Setting #5 (harcourt)
Setting #6(oswego; match time)
Setting #7(oswego; match place)
Setting #8(studyzone practice)
Story Elements #9(harcourt)
Story Elements #10 (harcourt)
Story Elements #11 (harcourt)
Link to Spelling Practice: Spelling City
Building Prefixes #1 (oswego)
(un-, re-, dis-)
Construction Prefixes #2 (oswego)
(un-, re-)
Prefixes and Suffixes #3 (harcourt)
(non-, dis-, -ion, -able, over-)
Prefixes #4 (harcourt)
(un-, re-; uses words in context)
Using Prefixes #7 (studyzone)
(re-, un-, dis-)
Links to practice Grammar:
Verbs (use grammar and grammar park - practice verbs)
Links to Vocabulary Skill:
Using a Dictionary #1(studyzone lesson)
Using a Dictionary #2 (studyzone practice)
Using a Dictionary #3 (studyzone practice)
Guide Words #1 (harcourt)
Guide Words #2 (tv411)
Guide Words #3 (quia)
Guide Words #4 (sadlier-oxford)
Guide Words #5 (studyzone)
ABC Order #1(funbrain)
ABC Order #2(learning planet)
ABC Order #3 (Toonuniversity)
ABC Order #4 (crickweb - 1a)
gets harder as you complete a level
ABC Order #5 (crickweb - 1)
gets harder as you complete a level