Imagination
Unit 3: Open Court
Through Grandpa’s Eyes
Word Knowledge
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6.
nowhere
doorknobs stairway
waterfall
blackbird
cattail
outside
riverbank
know
no
I
eye
sun
son
marigolds violets
peonies carnations
spice exercises face
replace
circle
clay rain
awake
face
chain
S1. And Maggie lives next door in an old
wooden house with rooms.
S2. The sun wakes Grandpa differently from
the way it wakes me.
S3. Then I try to exercise with my eyes closed.
S4. An artist can sculpt a face out of clay.
What do these words have in common?
1. nowhere
2. blackbird
doorknobs stairway
waterfall
cattail
outside
riverbank
Lines 1 and 2 are compound words
3.
know
no
I
eye
sun
son
Line 3 are homophones. What are the different meanings?
Who could use each word in a sentence?
What is the same with these words?
 marigolds
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violets
carnations
They are semantically related – they are all names of
flowers.
Can you name other flower names to add to our list?
 spice exercises
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peonies
face
replace
circle
They all have the soft sound for the letter c.
The c is usually soft when it is followed by an e, i, or y.
Read this word:
cello
The word cello is found in the story and is an exception to the
rule.
What is the spelling pattern in the next set of words?
 clay
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rain
awake
face
chain
These words are found in the story “Through
Grandpa’s Eyes.”
The words all have the long /a/ sound.
What are the spellings for the long /a/ sound in each
word?
 _ay
ai_ a_e
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carved to cut carefully
burrow make a snug, warm place deep and narrow like a tunnel
exercises physical activity for fitness
bow a wooden rod with horsehairs stretched from end to end
used to play a stringed instrument
imitating to be or appear like; mimic
sculpture statue or art object that’s carved in 3-D (dimensional)
 carved
 burrow
 exercises
 bow
 imitating
 sculpture
 What do you know about blindness?
 How do blind people manage their day-to-day activities?
 How might imagination help a blind person with his/her
daily activities?
 How does imagination help seeing people understand
what being blind might be like?
 What senses do blind people rely on to help them see
the world?
 The story you are about to read is written by
Patricia MacLachlan. She is the author of the
award winning book Sarah, Plain, and Tall.
 “Through Grandpa’s Eyes” is a realistic fiction
story. This means:
 The actions and characters seem real, even
though they are invented by the author.
First Read: Read Aloud
Focus Question:
What are the five senses?
How do you think losing one of the senses
might affect the others?
1st Read-Checking Comprehension
Who uses imagination in this story?
How do they do it?
What does the title have to do with
what happens in the story?
What do you think John learns about
the way his grandfather sees things?
Grammar: Sensory Adjectives
 What are our 5 senses?
 see
feel
smell
taste
hear
 Sensory Adjectives tell how things look, feel, smell,
taste, and sound.
 What sense is being used for each sensory
adjective?
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salty
loud
small
bumpy
Day2: Word Knowledge
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
nowhere
doorknobs stairway
waterfall
blackbird
cattail
outside
riverbank
know
no
I
eye
sun
son
marigolds violets
peonies carnations
spice exercises face
replace
circle
clay rain
awake
face
chain
 Read the word and clap the syllables.
 Look at line 2 only. Pick a word and use it in a
sentence to begin a story. Another students will
continue the story by giving a sentence using
another word from that line.
S1. And Maggie lives next door in an old
wooden house with rooms.
S2. The sun wakes Grandpa differently from
the way it wakes me.
S3. Then I try to exercise with my eyes closed.
S4. An artist can sculpt a face out of clay.
 carved -to cut carefully
 burrow -make a snug, warm place deep and narrow like
a tunnel
 exercises -physical activity for fitness
 bow -a wooden rod with horsehairs stretched from end to
end used to play a stringed instrument
 imitating -to be or appear like; mimic
 sculpture -statue or art object that’s carved in 3-D
(dimensional)
 carved
 burrow
 exercises
 bow
 imitating
 sculpture
Vocabulary Practice
 Match the vocabulary word with its correct definition.
 carved
-something used to
make music
 burrow
-to copy
 exercises
-carefully cut
 bow
cozy
-to get nice and
 imitate
-what you do to stay
healthy
Vocabulary Practice: Sentences
carved
burrow
exercises
bow
imitate
 Jay’s kitten likes to ________________ under
the blankets.
 Use a _________to play the violin.
 The clown will _____________ the horse to
make us laugh.
 Dad _____________the turkey on Thanksgiving
Day.
 How many _____________do you do each
morning?
Listen to CD of story
Author’s Purpose:
Determine the author’s purpose for writing
the text.
This gives readers an idea of what they
can expect to find in the text.
Reading and Responding (day 3)
Meet the Author
 Patricia MacLachlan grew up watching the
people around her read. How do you think this
encouraged her love of reading?
 Children learn from their families. If children
see their parents read, they are more likely to
read themselves.
 Many of MacLachlan’s stories reflect her interest
in family life. In what way is that shown in
“Through Grandpa’s Eyes”?
 John’s love for Grandpa; the way that John
and his grandfather teach each other things;
and the way Nana smiles in her voice.
Look at Sound Spelling Card 33
What are the spellings for the long a
sound?
Let’s brainstorm words that have:
 the long a sound
l
l
l
the short a sound
Sensory Adjectives
What is a sensory adjective?
A sensory adjective tells how things
look, feel, smell, taste, and sound.
 Identify the sensory adjectives:
 At the county fair, I petted soft, brown rabbits
and ate salty, yellow corn on the cob.
 soft, brown, salty, yellow
 The rough wood on the banister had sharp
splinters.
 rough, sharp
 The shiny sculpture was covered in wet clay.
 shiny, wet
Word Analysis
 direction
 What is the base word?
 direct and direction are part of the same base
word family.
 What does direct mean?
 to control; to guide
 What does direction mean?
 guidance; control
 Let’s reinforce base word families by doing Spelling
Workbook p. 50-51
 Sound out the words:
 knitted
 gnat
 limb
 muscle
knowing
gnome
numb
muscular
knotted
gnawing
ghost
nation
island
national
 The strong horse’s body was muscular.
 The rat had been gnawing on the cheese.
 “That something else,” says Nana smiling,
“is the marigolds.”
What do lines 1-3 have in common?
 knitted knowing
 gnat
gnome
 limb
numb
knotted
gnawing
ghost
island
 They all have short or long vowel sounds.
 They have irregular spellings for the /n/, /m/,
/g/, and /l/ sound.
 What does line 4 have in common?
 muscle muscular nation
national
 Two sets of words are in the same word family.
 What part of speech are each of the words?
 muscle muscular nation
 noun
adjective noun
national
adjective
 What rule was followed when muscle became muscular?
 Drop the ‘e’ before adding a suffix.
 The strong horse’s body was muscular.
 The rat had been gnawing on the cheese.
 “That something else,” says Nana smiling,
“is the marigolds.”
 In sentence 1, which word has a short and long vowel sound?
 muscular
 Find the word in sentence 2 that has silent letters (irregular spelling).
 gnawing
 Identify the word in sentence 3 that has a silent vowel sound.
 else.
 carved -to cut carefully
 burrow -make a snug, warm place deep and narrow like
a tunnel
 exercises -physical activity for fitness
 bow -a wooden rod with horsehairs stretched from end to
end used to play a stringed instrument
 imitating -to be or appear like; mimic
 sculpture -statue or art object that’s carved in 3-D
(dimensional)
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carved
burrow
exercises
bow
imitating
sculpture
 Now let’s practice applying
the words to our picture cards.
Buddy Read
 Author’s Purpose:
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explain
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As you read with your partner answer these questions:
entertain
inform
persuade
1. How did Grandpa perform his daily activities without
using his vision?
2. How did Grandpa use his imagination?
3. How did John use his imagination?
4. What things did John notice when he closed his
eyes?
Long /a/ sound
Let’s brainstorm names (proper nouns)
that have the long /a/ sound.
Word Analysis
 sternly
 She says it sternly. But grandpa is right. Her voice
smiles to me.
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What does sternly mean?
harshly said; strictly spoken
Circle the base word in sternly.
stern
What does stern mean?
harsh or strict
What part of speech is stern? ….sternly?
stern = noun
sternly = adverb
 Descriptions and poetry often use sensory adjectives.
 My rough skin
Craves the pulsing heat of the sun
The soaring birds rest
On my sinewy arms
My rustling hair
Provides comforting shelter
What am I?
What are the sensory adjectives?
rough, pulsing, soaring, sinewy, rustling, and comforting
Who knows the answer to the poem?
Tree
 Let’s practice using descriptive words in our Comprehension
Workbook p. 60-61
Day 4:
 Sound out the words:
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knitted
gnat
limb
muscle
knowing
gnome
numb
muscular
knotted
gnawing
ghost
nation
island
national
 The strong horse’s body was muscular.
 The rat had been gnawing on the cheese.
 “That something else,” says Nana smiling, “is the
marigolds.”
 knitted
 gnat
 limb
 muscle
knowing
gnome
numb
muscular
knotted
gnawing
ghost
nation
island
national
 Say the word, circle it, and then use the word in a
sentence.
 Who can extend the sentence by adding to the
beginning, end, or by adding adjectives or adverbs?
 Take out your dictation booklets and blue pens and let’s begin our
dictation!
 If you need help, remember to ask:
 “What is the spelling for the __ sound in
_______?”
 Line 1: ___________
____________
 Line 2: ___________
____________
 Challenge word: ________________
 Sentence:______________________________
______________________________________
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carved
burrow
exercises
bow
imitating
sculpture
 Now let’s practice the words by matching the
words with the definitions on our pocket chart.
Popcorn Read: Literary Elements
 What is point of view?
 It is revealed by the person telling the story.
 Look for clues that tell who the storyteller might be. Circle the words
in the sentence that are clues and tell who the storyteller is.
 “Of all the houses that I know, I like my
grandpa’s best.”
 John
 “Where’s Nana?”
 John
 “Close your eyes, John, and look through my
eyes.”
 Grandpa
 “Two eggs, at nine o’clock and toast at two
o’clock…”
 Nana
Reading Response
1. How does John’s grandpa see things?
2. How is John able to see things through his
grandpa’s eyes?
3. This story shows a special friendship between
John and his grandpa. What other stories have
you read about special friendships?
4. Have you ever tried to feel what someone else
was feeling? How did you do it?
5. What does “Through Grandpa’s Eyes” tell us
about imagination?
Word Analysis
Read:
play
Can you think of words that would be in the
same base word family as play?
playful, playing, player, players, playfulness