Reading Street Overview for October 15th – 19th, 2012
Weekly Story: Prudy’s Problem & How She Solved It by Corie Armstrong-Ellis pg. 274
Paired Selection: Meeting the Challenge of Collecting by Lisa Klovchar pg. 294
Unit 2 Overarching Question for 6 weeks: What are some smart ways that problems are solved?
Weekly Story Question: When is it a time to find a solution?
Story Genre: Fantasy –A story that includes make believe events and situations that could not happen in
real life. pg. 274
Comprehension Skill: Drawing Conclusions – a decision or opinion that makes sense based on facts &
opinions. The reader will collect the facts/details and draw a conclusion based on them. pg. 270
Comprehension Strategy: Questioning – Good readers will stop and ask themselves questions as they
read a story. EX: Who is the main character? What words could I use to describe this character? (OR
interpretative questions like, Why is this happening?”) pg. 270-271
Word Analysis: Compound Words (As part of Reading Street’s Spiral Review - This concept was
introduced a few weeks ago & it is being reviewed again this week.): - A compound word is a word that
is made up of two words. The two words come together and are written and read together as one word.
EX: homework, sunglasses, popcorn, railroad, football, earring, scarecrow pg. 268-269
Fluency: Rate (Child’s Reading Speed)
Selection Vocabulary Words (Definitions are in the Glossary at the end of the Reading Book:
butterflies – insects with large and often brightly colored wings. (plural) pg. 544
collection – a group of things gathered from many places and belonging together. pg. 545
enormous – very, very large; huge. pg. 545
scattered – to separate and go in different directions. pg. 550
shoelaces – strings or cords used for fastening a shoe. pg. 550
strain – to draw tight; stretch too much. pg. 551
Oral Vocabulary “Amazing” Words: rubble, bulky, impress, exception, device, drastic, portable,
inflatable, petrify, & decade (Use these words only in your daily language & discussions)
Spelling Pattern/Rule for this week: Compound Words
Although we don’t have a weekly spelling list, here are some examples of compound words:
homework, sunglasses, popcorn, railroad, football, earring, scarecrow, haircut, snowstorm,
blueberry, butterflies, lawnmower, campground, sandbox, toothbrush, thumbtack, earthquake,
scrapbook, courthouse, whirlpool