Lesson 29 Day 4
The Planets
By Gail Gibbons
A-Z Fluency
• Let’s start the day with A-Z fluency
• Grab your pages from the back table!
Question of the Day
• What questions do you have about outer
space?
• What would you like to know about outer
space?
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Today’s Read Aloud
• What might the purpose be for reading or
listening to a selection called “What’s New on
Jupiter story?
• for information
• to practice reading fluently
• Today, in addition to enjoying the story, you
will listen and follow along to gain
information.
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• How is Oval BA similar to the Great Spot?
• How is Oval BA different from the Great Red
Spot?
• Do you think Jupiter will eventually have other
red spots? Why or Why not?
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Phonics and Spelling
• A prefix is a word part added to the beginning
of a root word.
• overdue
• over means “more than” or “above”
• The word overdue has the letter combination
ue. Remember that the letters oo, ew, ue, and
ui stand for the sound /oo/ .
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overpaid
overdue
overhead
overflowed
overnight
overcast
overboard
overbaked
oversalted
overslept
Phonics and Spelling
Match the prefix that goes with the word.
bi
flow
over
stop
non
plane
biplane
overflow
nonstop
• bi means two, twice or every two
• over means more than one or above
• non means not or without
Define each word using the prefix and the words.
• biplane- a plane with two wings
• overflow- to flow above what is needed
• nonstop- without stopping
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Roll and Read/Spell
Dice
Number
Spelling Words –
overnight
overdue
overlook
bicycle
biweekly
nonstop
nonsense
nonstick
oversee
overheard
overcoat
nonfat
nontoxic
biplane
nonfiction
overflow
overdone
Make Predictions
How do good readers make predictions?
• Good readers make predictions about what
they already know.
• Good reader ask questions about what they
want to learn from their reading.
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Make Predictions
What do you already know about people who like to
look for the stars and planets?
• They spend a lot of time stargazing.
• They study the planets.
• They use telescopes to learn more about space.
• They become astronauts.
The first paragraph says that the only thing Toby thinks about is
taking a trip in space. Do you think some day he will be able to
do this? Why or why not?
Yes, because he is so interested in it that he will be an astronaut.
No, because few people get to do this.
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Follow Directions
Following directions are ordered steps that tell
how to do something.
Tips for following directions:
• Gather all the materials that you will need.
• Read the directions all the way through and try to
picture each step in your mind.
• Pay attention to time order words or numbered
steps to make sure you follow the steps in order.
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Follow Directions
• Directions may be written in several different ways.
Sometimes directions include time-order works, such as
first, next, and finally.
• Directions may also be written as short, numbered steps.
Look at the following directions and read them with me.
1. Choose your favorite bread
2. Spread butter or mustard on one slice of the bread.
3. Put two slices of cheese on the bread
4. Add lettuce or sliced tomato.
5. Put another slice of bread on top.
What are the directions telling us to make?
A cheese sandwich
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rotate
• Something that rotates
spins like a top.
• The word is…
• rotate
• What is the word?
• rotate
• When your body rotates
over and over, what
happens?
• What does “the sun
rotates east to west”
mean?
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steady
• A light that is steady
always looks the same
and does not change or
go out.
• The word is…
• steady
• What is the word?
• steady
• Why do carpenters need
to have steady hands?
• What happens because
solar winds are not
steady?
reflects
• When something
reflects light, the light
bounces off the surface
instead of passing
through it.
• The word is…
• reflects
• What is the word?
• reflects
• When you look in a
mirror, what usually
reflects back at you?
surface
• The surface of something
is the to part of it.
• The word is…
• surface
• What is the word?
• surface
• What does the surface of
your desk feel like?
• Why would a person
weigh more on the sun’s
surface than on Earth?
evidence
• Evidence is proof that
something has happened.
• The word is…
• evidence
• What is the word?
• evidence
• What evidence is there
that you did your
homework last night?
• How are scientists
collecting evidence about
the northern lights?
appear
• How something appears
is the way it looks or
seems to be.
• The word is…
• appear
• What is the word?
• appear
• If the sky appears gray,
what might happen later?
• What exciting thing
appears in the sky near
the North Pole?
infinite
• Outer space is so large, that
its size could be called
infinite.
• When there is so much of
something that it cannot be
measured, it is infinite.
• The word is…
• infinite
• What is the word?
• infinite
• What could be infinite, love
for a dog or a block of
wood?
expansive
• Voyager II has given
scientists an expansive
view of Neptune.
• Something that is
expansive covers a very
large area.
• The word is…
• expansive
• What is the word?
• expansive
• What could be described
as expansive, a palace or
a log cabin?
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distinct
• When there are several
similar but separate objects,
the objects, the objects are
said to be distinct.
• Stars are distinct, twinkly,
unmoving points of light.
• The word is…
• distinct
• What is the word?
• distinct
• Would something that is
distinct be easy or hard to
see?
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slightly
• When something happens
slightly, you can barely tell
it happened.
• If the fuzzy object changes
position slightly from day
to day, it could be a comet.
• The word is..
• slightly
• What is the word?
• slightly
• Would a flag be blown
slightly by wind or by your
breath?
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Grammar
Capitalization and punctuation rules:
• Every sentence begins with a capital letter. So does every
word in a proper noun.
• Commas are used to set apart words in a series. They also
are used in dates and addresses and before a word that
joins two simple sentences in a compound sentence.
• The first word and all important words in the titles of
books, magazines, and newspapers begin with a capital
letter. Those titles are underlined. The titles of nonfiction
selections, stories, and poems are capitalized the same
way. They use quotation marks, however.
Grammar
Correct the following sentences with your partner.
1. i predict that I will be able to travel to mars jupiter
and saturn by september 28 2022.
I predict that I will be able to travel to Mars Jupiter
and Saturn by September 28, 2022.
2. i finished reading the science book of space and i
hope to read a story called having fun in space.
I finished reading The Science Book of Space and I
hope to read a story called “Having Fun in Space.”
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Genre:
Let’s turn to page: 384
Expository nonfiction
Gives you information
about a topic.
• Look for:
• captions and labels that
tell about illustrations.
• facts and details that
help you learn about a
topic.
• Comprehension Strategy:
• Monitor comprehension –
Read ahead to find
information that might
help you better
understand a passage.
• Purpose:
• One purpose for reading
is to learn about a topic.
• LET’S READ!!!
Sight-words and Jigword
• 4th Grade sightwords
• Lesson 29 Jigword
• Fry Phrases