How do changes in the
weather affect us?
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Vocabulary Words
 special
 pressing
 branches
 picnic
 angry
 fingers
 clung
 tantrum
 scent
 fierce
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Big Question:
How do changes in the weather affect us?
Monday
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 Friday
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Helen Keller & the Big Storm
Monday
Morning Warm-Up
Imagine that it is a warm,
pleasant day. Most people
feel great on days like this.
How do changes in the
weather affect us?
Helen Keller & the Big Storm
Monday
Morning Warm-Up
Imagine that it is a warm,
pleasant day. Most people
feel great on days like this.
How do changes in the
weather affect us?
Today we will learn about:
Vowel Patterns oo, ue, ew, ui
 Fact and Opinion
 Ask Questions
 Adverbs That Tell How
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Amazing Words
condition
con – di – tion
 A condition is the way a thing or a person
is, such as a weather condition or a
health condition.
 The weather condition is warm and rainy.
 I exercise and eat healthy foods so I will
stay in good physical condition.
 Is your bicycle in good condition?
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predict
pre - dict
 When you predict something, you say
what you think will happen in the future.
 I predict the bus will be late.
 What do you predict will happen at the
end of the story?
 The weather people predict it will rain
tomorrow.
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terrifying
ter – ri – fy – ing
 If something is terrifying, it makes
someone feel very frightened.
 The terrifying winds of the hurricane
made us seek shelter.
 The grizzly bear was terrifying to the
campers.
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changes in
weather.
Vowel Patterns for /u/
foot
 What do you know about the vowel
sound in foot?
 Today we’ll learn about vowel pairs
that stand for the sound /u/, and oo
is one of them.
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moon
The letters ew, ue, and ui can stand for
the vowel sound in moon.
– new
– drew
– threw
– blue
– clue
– true
– suit
– juice
– fruit
The /oo/ makes the vowel sound in moon
or in book. Context provides the clue to
pronunciation.
– boot
– food
– moon
Vowel Patterns for /u/
food
 The letters oo stand for the /u/ sound in
food.
 blue
 few
 The letters oo in moon, the ue in blue,
and the ew in few stand for the sound
/u/.
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Vowel Patterns for /u/
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true
chew
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clue
juice
threw
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glue
drew
fruit
mood
true
bruise
crew
Making Words
e, o, o, u
b, c, h, l, p,
r, s, t, w
Vowel Patterns for /u/
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cool
stew
goose
due
tooth
rude
new
bloom
blue
 juice
 chew
 tune
 raccoon
 recruit
 huge
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too
clue
new
juice
fruit
drew
blue
flew
true
cruise
cool
nephew
suit
shampoo
spoon
Word Family Word – last
(online dictionary)
Consonant
cast
fast
mast
past
vast
Digraphs
Blends
blast
Word Family Word – last
cast
mast
blast
mast
Word Family Word – real
(online dictionary)
Consonant
deal
heal
meal
peal
seal
teal
veal
Digraphs
Blends
Word Family Word – real
deal
deal
seal
teal
meal
veal
Fact & Opinion
Let’s think about “Life Cycle of a
Pumpkin.”
 What are some facts we learned about
pumpkins?
 How can you prove these are facts?
 A statement of fact can be proven true
orfales.
 An opinion cannot be proven true or
false.
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Ask Questions
Asking questions about a selection gives
you a purpose for reading.
 It also helps you remember the most
important parts of the selection.
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Daily Fix-It
dee wore a blew
sweater
 Dee wore a blue
sweater.
 who drue this picture.
 Who drew this picture?
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Adverbs that Tell How
An adverb tells more about a verb.
 Some adverbs tell how an action is done.
 Adverbs that tell how usually end in –ly.
 Dad saw the dark clouds clearly.
 Clearly tells how Dad saw the clouds.
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Adverbs that Tell How
quietly, quickly, loudly, carefully, wildly, suddenly
“Everyone, listen _____ ,” said Dad.
 “Everyone, listen carefully,” said Dad.
 “We must take shelter _____.”
 “We must take shelter quickly.
 We sat _____ in the basement.
 We sat quietly in the basement.
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Adverbs that Tell How
quietly, quickly, loudly, carefully, wildly, suddenly
The wind blew _____.
 The wind blew wildly.
 Thunder boomed ______.
 Thunder boomed loudly.
 _____ the power went out.
 Suddenly the power went out.
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Wrap Up Your Day!
Vowel patterns /u/
 Fact & Opinion
 Let’s Talk About It
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Tomorrow we will read about a special girl
who found herself alone in a big storm.
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Monday
Journal Topic
Make a list of weather
conditions.
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Tuesday
Morning Warm-Up
Today we will read about
Helen Keller. Her world was
transformed because of an
unexpected and terrifying
storm. Have you ever been
afraid of a storm?
Helen Keller & the Big Storm
Tuesday
Morning Warm-Up
Today we will read about
Helen Keller. Her world was
transformed because of an
unexpected and terrifying
storm. Have you ever been
afraid of a storm?
Today we will learn about:
Vowel patterns oo, ue, ew, ui
 Amazing Words
 Vocabulary Words
 Multiple-Meaning Words
 Context Clues
 Adverbs That Tell How
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Amazing Words
breeze
breeze
 When the wind is not too strong, you
feel a breeze in the air.
 A summer breeze blew through the
windows and cooled the house.
 The breeze filled the sails and pushed
the boat across the water.
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whip
whip
 If something flaps or moves back and
forth, such as a flag on a pole, it whips
around.
 The flag was whipping around in the
strong wind.
 The wind began whipping the sails of the
boat.
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The breeze started whipping the sides of the
tent.
sparkle
spar - kle
 If something sparkles, it shines or
glitters.
 The clear water was sparkling in the
sunlight.
 The ring held a sparkling diamond in it.
 The snow was sparkling like glitter.
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Read-Aloud
Happy Birthday, Old Man Winter!
Vowel Patterns for /u/
news
 You can read this word because you know
how to read words with the /u/ vowel
sound.
 What sound do the letters ew stand for in
this word?
 true
 spoon
 fruit
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Vowel Patterns for /u/
When you come to a new word, look at
the letters from left to right and think
about the vowel sounds.
 Say the sounds in the word to yourself,
and then read the word.
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Vowel Patterns for /u/
grew
 fool
 clue
 balloon
 avenue
 nephew
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pursuit
kangaroo
barbeque
jewel
cruise
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Vowel Patterns for /u/
Find the words with the /u/ sound in “Blue Skies to Grey.”
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blew
too
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fruit
juice
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Making Words
e, i, o, o, u
d, f, g, h, l,
p, r, s, t
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too
clue
new
juice
fruit
drew
blue
flew
true
cruise
cool
nephew
suit
shampoo
spoon
Word Family Word –shape
(online dictionary)
Consonant
cape
gape
nape
tape
Digraphs
Blends
drape
grape
scrape
Word Family Word – shape
cape
drape
cape
tape
nape
tape
gape
grape
gape
scrape
Vowels of /u/
His new suit is blue.
 His new suit is blue.
 The fruit juice was too sweet.
 The fruit juice was too sweet.
 He drew the true size of that spoon.
 He drew the true size of that spoon.
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Vocabulary Words
special – different in some way
 pressing – putting a force on something
 branches – parts of a tree that grow
from the trunk
 picnic – a meal eaten outdoors
 angry – feeling mad and full or anger
 fingers – parts of the hand
 clung – held onto or stuck to
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branches
picnic
tantrum
More Words to Know
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tantrum – an outburst; a temper fit
scent – the way something smells
fierce – wild or dangerous
Vocabulary Word Review
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branches
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picnic
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angry
move
clung
friend
Context Clues
We can use strategies when we come across
words we don’t understand.
 We can look in a dictionary or glossary.
 Sometimes we can get the meaning from
word parts. If we know the base words and
prefix or suffix, we can put the word parts
together to give us the meaning of the
unknown word.
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Context Clues
We can look for context clues in the words
and sentences around the unknown word.
 Today we will learn more about using context
clues to find the meaning of a multiplemeaning word.
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Daily Fix-It
we walke to the park
 We walk to the park.
 did tom drink his juice.
 Did Tom drink his
juice?
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Adverbs That Tell How
An adverb can tell more about a verb by
telling how an action is done.
 Adverbs that tell how usually end in –ly.
 Anna danced merrily across the stage.
 Merrily tells how Anna danced.
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Ask Questions
Let’s Talk About It
Tomorrow we will hear a story about
another type of storm.
Helen Keller & the Big Storm
Tuesday
Journal Topic
Write about a good
friend of yours.
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Wednesday
Morning Warm-Up
Today we will read more
about Tessa. She happily
welcomes winter and
excitedly makes a snow
cake. What is your favorite
season and why?
Helen Keller & the Big Storm
Wednesday
Morning Warm-Up
Today we will read more
about Tessa. She happily
welcomes winter and
excitedly makes a snow
cake. What is your favorite
season and why?
Today we will learn about:
Amazing Words
 Dipthongs oi, oy
 Words with vowels oo, ue, ew, ui
 Homographs
 Adverbs That Tell How
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Amazing Words
funnel
fun - nel
 The cone-shape of a tornado is called a
funnel cloud.
 The cloud became a funnel shape and
reached down to the ground.
 Use a funnel to pour the milk into the
bottle.
 A funnel shape is larger at the top and
smaller at the bottom.
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funnel
swirl
 swirl
If things swirl, they twist around and around.
 A swirling motion is a twisting, whirling
motion.
 The fall leaves swirl around the yard as the
wind blows them.
 The fruit smoothie is swirling in the blender.
 The swirling tornado covered one mile of
land.
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swirl
Read-Aloud
Happy Birthday, Old Man Winter!
Dipthongs oi, oy
toy - coil
 Look at these words.
 You can read these words because you
know that the dipthongs oi and oy stand
for the sound /oi/.
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Dipthongs oi, oy
poison, rejoice, enjoy, oily, destroy, annoy, choice, oyster, royal, avoid
oy
oi
Dipthongs oi, oy
poison, rejoice, enjoy, oily, destroy, annoy, choice, oyster, royal, avoid
oy
oi
poison
Dipthongs oi, oy
poison, rejoice, enjoy, oily, destroy, annoy, choice, oyster, royal, avoid
oy
oi
poison
rejoice
Dipthongs oi, oy
poison, rejoice, enjoy, oily, destroy, annoy, choice, oyster, royal, avoid
oy
enjoy
oi
poison
rejoice
Dipthongs oi, oy
poison, rejoice, enjoy, oily, destroy, annoy, choice, oyster, royal, avoid
oy
enjoy
oi
poison
rejoice
oily
Dipthongs oi, oy
poison, rejoice, enjoy, oily, destroy, annoy, choice, oyster, royal, avoid
oy
enjoy
destroy
oi
poison
rejoice
oily
Dipthongs oi, oy
poison, rejoice, enjoy, oily, destroy, annoy, choice, oyster, royal, avoid
oy
enjoy
destroy
annoy
oi
poison
rejoice
oily
Dipthongs oi, oy
poison, rejoice, enjoy, oily, destroy, annoy, choice, oyster, royal, avoid
oy
enjoy
destroy
annoy
oi
poison
rejoice
oily
choice
Dipthongs oi, oy
poison, rejoice, enjoy, oily, destroy, annoy, choice, oyster, royal, avoid
oy
enjoy
destroy
annoy
oyster
oi
poison
rejoice
oily
choice
Dipthongs oi, oy
poison, rejoice, enjoy, oily, destroy, annoy, choice, oyster, royal, avoid
oy
enjoy
destroy
annoy
oyster
royal
oi
poison
rejoice
oily
choice
Dipthongs oi, oy
poison, rejoice, enjoy, oily, destroy, annoy, choice, oyster, royal, avoid
oy
enjoy
destroy
annoy
oyster
royal
oi
poison
rejoice
oily
choice
avoid
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Vocabulary Words
 special
 pressing
 branches
 picnic
 angry
 fingers
 clung
 tantrum
 scent
 fierce
Vocabulary Words
Do these sentences make sense or are they nonsense?
 She
made a handprint in the clay by
pressing down very hard.
 A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is a
special sandwich you usually eat for
lunch.
 Because I clung very hard to my hat, it
blew away in the wind.
Vocabulary Words
Do these sentences make sense or are they nonsense?
 Max
was so angry with Pete that he
thanked him.
 We hung a birdhouse in the branches of
the tree.
 Let’s take our dinner outside and have a
picnic.
 I put wool socks on my feet to keep my
fingers warm.
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blue
flew
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cruise
cool
nephew
suit
shampoo
spoon
Word Family Word –share
(online dictionary)
Consonant
care
dare
fare
hare
mare
pare
rare
tare
ware
Digraphs
Blends
flare
glare
scare
snare
spare
stare
Word Family Word – share
dare
ware
fare
hare
flare
snare drum
glare
mare
spare
pare
tare
stare
snare
Homographs
Homographs are words that are spelled
the same but have different meanings.
 Homographs are often pronounced
differently too.
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bow
a knot that has loops
– Mom put a bow in my hair.
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bow
the act of bending the head or body
– The dancers took a bow when we clapped.
Homographs
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wind
a mass of moving air
– A strong wind knocked over our garbage pail.
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wind
to tighten the spring of a machine
– I must wind my watch every day.
Daily Fix-It
sam is marys nephew
 Sam is Mary’s nephew.
 a fact can be pove
 A fact can be proved.
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Adverbs that Tell How
 An
adverb tells more about a verb.
 Some adverbs tell how an action is
done.
 Adverbs that tell how usually end in
–ly.
Adverbs that Tell How
Think of adverbs that tell how Helen did
each of these actions the day of the big
storm.
 breathed
 sat
 touched
 waited
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Wrap Up Your Day!
Fact and Opinion
 Fluency
 Let’s Talk About It
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Tomorrow they will learn about something
that is all around them but they cannot
see.
Helen Keller & the Big Storm
Wednesday
Journal Topic
Write a descriptive
paragraph about wind.
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Thursday
Morning Warm-Up
Today we will read about
wind. It’s true that wind
helps kites and balloons fly,
but wind can also be spooky.
When can wind be
frightening?
Helen Keller & the Big Storm
Thursday
Morning Warm-Up
Today we will read about
wind. It’s true that wind
helps kites and balloons fly,
but wind can also be spooky.
When can wind be
frightening?
Today we will learn about:
Vowel patterns oo, ue, ew, ui
 Adverbs That Tell How
 Speaking Well
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Amazing Words
 condition
 predict
 terrifying
 breeze
 whip
 sparkle
 funnel
 swirl
Read-Aloud
Twisters!
Sentence Reading
 We
found the very old book
downtown.
 We will look around together, even
though you did too.
 Did you learn to play football with the
scout troop?
Sentence Reading
 The
brown sugar for the pudding was
gone.
 Look how often they push and pull
that cart.
 How many pieces of fruit did you put
down there?
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too
clue
new
juice
fruit
drew
blue
flew
true
cruise
cool
nephew
suit
shampoo
spoon
Word Family Word –star
(online dictionary)
Consonant
bar
car
far
gar
jar
mar
tar
Digraphs
Blends
scar
spar
Word Family Word – star
bar
tar
gar
car
scar
jar
spar
Daily Fix-It
the wind blue down a tree?
 The wind blew down a
tree.
 did pam go home today
 Did Pam go home today?
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Adverbs that Tell How
An adverb tells more about a verb.
 Some adverbs tell how an action is done.
 Adverbs that tell how usually end in –ly.
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Speaking Well
Speakers
Be
expressive.
Use complete
sentences.
Avoid vocal pauses and
repetitive words.
Use appropriate voice
level.
Listeners
Speaking Well
Speakers
Be
expressive.
Use complete
sentences.
Avoid vocal pauses and
repetitive words.
Use appropriate voice
level.
Listeners
Sit
quietly.
Face the speaker.
Listen to what the
speaker says.
Wrap Up Your Day!
Making Connections
 Let’s Talk About It
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We have read about changes that occur in
the natural world. Tomorrow we will learn
more about this topic.
Helen Keller & the Big Storm
Thursday
Journal Topic
List sights and sounds
of a storm.
Helen Keller & the Big Storm
Friday
Morning Warm-Up
This week we read about
winter and wind. The
weather affects us in both
good and bad ways. Why is
predicting the weather an
important job?
Today we will learn about:
Vowel Patterns oo, ue, ew, ui
 Vocabulary Words
 Amazing Words
 High-frequency Words
 Adverbs That Tell How
 Choosing Appropriate Reference Sources
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Amazing Words
 condition
 predict
 terrifying
 breeze
 whip
 sparkle
 funnel
 swirl
Read-Aloud
Twisters!
Vowel Patterns for /u/
 He
grew the fruit for this juice.
 He grew the fruit for this juice.
 Did the owl hoot when the wind blew?
 Did the owl hoot when the wind blew?
 My new bruise was black and blue.
 My new bruise was black and blue.
 The goose flew over the zoo.
 The goose flew over the zoo.
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too
clue
new
juice
fruit
drew
blue
flew
true
cruise
cool
nephew
suit
shampoo
spoon
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Vocabulary Words
 special
 pressing
 branches
 picnic
 angry
 fingers
 clung
 tantrum
 scent
 fierce
Vocabulary Words
pressing, angry, branches, fingers, special, picnic, clung
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Today is a ____ day.
Vocabulary Words
pressing, angry, branches, fingers, special, picnic, clung
Today is a special day.
 We will ___ and play.
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Vocabulary Words
pressing, angry, branches, fingers, special, picnic, clung
Today is a special day.
 We will picnic and play.
 Under the ____ of a tree.
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Vocabulary Words
pressing, angry, branches, fingers, special, picnic, clung
Today is a special day.
 We will picnic and play.
 Under the branches of a tree.
 Your five ___ tickle me!
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Vocabulary Words
pressing, angry, branches, fingers, special, picnic, clung
Today is a special day.
 We will picnic and play.
 Under the branches of a tree.
 Your five fingers tickle me!
 It’s time to let the ___ ants be!
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Vocabulary Words
pressing, angry, branches, fingers, special, picnic, clung
Today is a special day.
 We will picnic and play.
 Under the branches of a tree.
 Your five fingers tickle me!
 It’s time to let the angry ants be!
 We ___ to our basket, everyone.
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Vocabulary Words
pressing, angry, branches, fingers, special, picnic, clung
Today is a special day.
 We will picnic and play.
 Under the branches of a tree.
 Your five fingers tickle me!
 It’s time to let the angry ants be!
 We clung to our basket, everyone.
 Why, it’s Fido, ___ to join the fun.
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Vocabulary Words
pressing, angry, branches, fingers, special, picnic, clung
Today is a special day.
 We will picnic and play.
 Under the branches of a tree.
 Your five fingers tickle me!
 It’s time to let the angry ants be!
 We clung to our basket, everyone.
 Why, it’s Fido, pressing to join the fun.
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Rhyming Words
Today is a special day.
 We will picnic and play.
 Under the branches of a tree.
 Your five fingers tickle me!
 It’s time to let the angry ants be!
 We clung to our basket, everyone.
 Why, it’s Fido, pressing to join the fun.
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Helen Keller & the Big Storm
High Frequency
Words
 gone
 learn
 often
 pieces
 though
 together
 very
Daily Fix-It
who spill grape jooce
on the rug
 Who spilled grape juice
on the rug?
 jed filled to bottle with
water
 Jed filled two bottles
with water.
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Adverbs that Tell How
An adverb tells more about a verb.
 Some adverbs tell how an action is done.
 Adverbs that tell how usually end in –ly.

Reference Sources
 There
are many different reference
sources and that each is used for a
special reason.
 There is often more than one source
that can be used to find information
on a subject, such as using an
encyclopedia and the internet to find
information about a famous person
from history.
Reference Sources
 If
you want to check the spelling of a
word, look in a dictionary or use spellcheck on your computer.
 You can also use the thesaurus on your
computer if you are looking for a
different word to use.
Reference Sources
 If
you want to find out about certain
people or places, use an encyclopedia or
search on the Internet.
 You can get information about places in
an atlas, which has maps you can use to
locate places.
Wrap Up Your Week!
Let’s Talk About
Our Changing World
Helen Keller & the Big Storm
Friday
Journal Topic
Write about a weather
forecast.
Science Leveled Readers
Earth’s Weather
 Earth’s Weather & Seasons
 How Clouds Are Made
 Hurricanes & Tornadoes
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Helen Keller & the Big Storm
Related Links
United Streaming Helen Keller
Between The Lions Videos
Homophones
Helen Keller Video clips
Fact and Opinion Game
Ivy Green
We are now ready to
take our story tests.
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Story test
– Classroom webpage,
– Student page,
– Taking Tests
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AR
– Other Reading Quizzes
– Quiz # 904623