Big Question: How do animals
adapt to survive?
Author:
Joanne
Settel
Genre:
Expository
Nonfiction
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• bizarre
• bazaar
• patients
• patience
Big Question: How do
animals adapt to
survive?
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Vocabulary Words
Vocabulary Words
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critical
enables
mucus
scarce
specialize
sterile
More Words to Know
aborigines
 nauseating
 predator
 African
black mambas
 constrictors
 reptiles
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Monday
Question of the Day
How do animals adapt to
survive?
Today we will learn about:
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Build Concepts
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Graphic Sources
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Monitor and Fix Up
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Build Background
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Vocabulary
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Fluency: Tempo and Rate
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Grammar: Possessive Pronouns
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Spelling: Homophones
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Animal Adaptations
Fluency
Model Tempo and Rate
Fluency: Model Tempo
and Rate
 Listen
as I read “Snake
Scientist.”
 As I read, notice how I keep
my pace slow and steady and
enunciate words that convey
scientific information.
 Be ready to answer questions
after I finish.
Fluency: Model Tempo
and Rate
 What
is the author’s purpose
for writing “Snake Scientist”?
Explain your answer.
 How are snakes like and unlike
dinosaurs?
Concept Vocabulary
African black mambas – poisonous
snakes from Africa that are
related to cobras
 constrictors – snakes that kill
prey by crushing it in their coils
 reptiles – cold-blooded animals
with backbones and lungs, usually
covered with horny plates or
scales
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(Next slide)
African black mambas
constrictors
reptiles
Concept
Vocabulary
(To add information to the graphic organizer,
click on end show, type in your new
information, and save your changes.)
Build Concept Vocabulary
African black mambas, constrictors, reptiles
Eating
Animal
Adaptations
Types
of
Animals
Graphic Sources,
Monitor and Fix
Up
Turn to Page 436 - 437.
Prior Knowledge
What do you know about ants, owls, and snakes?
Ants
Animals
Owls
Snakes
Prior Knowledge
 This
week’s audio explores
familiar animal adaptations.
After you listen, we will
discuss what you found most
surprising.
Vocabulary
Words
Vocabulary Words
 critical – being important to
the outcome of a situation
 enables – gives ability, power,
or means to; makes able
 mucus – a slimy substance
produced in the nose and
throat to moisten and protect
them
Vocabulary Words
 scarce – hard to get; rare
 specialize – to develop in a
special way
 sterile – free from germs
More Words to Know
 aborigines – the earliest
known inhabitants of Australia
 nauseating – sickening; causing
nausea
 predator – animal or person
that lives by killing and eating
other animals
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(Next Slide)
aborigines
predator
Grammar
Possessive Pronouns
a skunk sprays a bad-smelling
sent to keep enemys away
 A skunk sprays a bad-smelling
scent to keep enemies away.
 that serves as there
protection
 That serves as their
protection.
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Possessive Pronouns
 Animals
often put their body
parts to good use.
 Their is a possessive pronoun.
It is used in the place of the
possessive noun animals’ to
show that the animals own, or
possess, the body parts.
Possessive Pronouns
 Possessive
pronouns show who
or what owns, or possesses,
something. My, mine, you,
yours, her, hers, his, its, our,
ours, their, and theirs are
possessive pronouns.
Possessive Pronouns
 Use
my, your, her, our, and
their before nouns.
 This is my cat. It was her dog.
They fed their fish.
 Use mine, yours, her, ours, and
theirs alone.
 The cat is mine. The dog was
hers. The fish are theirs.
Possessive Pronouns
 His
and its can be used both
before nouns and alone.
 He found his dog. The dog is
his.
 The dog hurt its paw. The paw
is its.
 Do not use an apostrophe with
a possessive pronoun.
Possessive Pronouns
Choose the pronoun that correctly completes each sentence.
 Ants
use (theirs, their)
antennae for touch and smell.
 their
 That nest under the tree is
(their, theirs).
 theirs
Possessive Pronouns
Choose the pronoun that correctly completes each sentence.
 An
ant has two stomachs in (its,
our) abdomen.
 its
 One stomach stores food for
other ants to share, and another
stomach holds (it’s, its) own
food.
 its
Possessive Pronouns
Choose the pronoun that correctly completes each sentence.
 The
queen is larger than the
other ants, and (her, hers) body
is an egg a factory.
 her
 All the worker ants are sterile,
so the egg-laying task is all (her,
hers).
 hers
Possessive Pronouns
Choose the pronoun that correctly completes each sentence.
A
male ant lives apart from the
colony and plays (his, theirs)
part by mating with the queen.
 his
 I sometimes get ants in (my,
hers) house.
 my
Possessive Pronouns
Choose the pronoun that correctly completes each sentence.
 The
house with purple trim is
(my, mine)
 mine
Spelling
Words
Homophones
• cent
• they’re
• course
• sent
• scent
• threw
• through
• weather
• whether
• their
• there
• chili
• chilly
• tide
• tied
• pale
• pail
• aloud
• allowed
• coarse
• counsel
• council
• bizarre
• bazaar
• patients
• patience
Tuesday
Question of the Day
What animal ways of
eating and finding
shelter seem especially
gross?
Today we will learn about:
Vocabulary Strategy Lesson: Context
Clues
 Graphic Organizers
 Author’s Purpose
 Vocabulary
 Fluency: Echo Reading
 Grammar: Possessive Pronouns
 Spelling: Homophones
 Time for Science: Biomes
 Animal Adaptations
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Vocabulary
Strategy:
Context Clues
Turn to Page 438- 439.
Exploding
Ants
Turn to Page 440 - 447.
Fluency
Echo Reading
Fluency: Echo Reading
 Turn
to page 444, paragraphs 2
and 3.
 As I read, notice how I adjust my
rate for scientific words, such as
repletes and regurgitates.
 We will practice as a class doing
three echo readings of this
paragraph.
Grammar
Possessive Pronouns
because clear scales cover the
eyes of a snake. It’s eyes are
always open
 Because clear scales cover the
eyes of a snake, its eyes are
always open.
 snakes raises there body
temperature by laying in the sun
 Snakes raise their body
temperature by lying in the sun.
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Possessive Pronouns
 Possessive
pronouns show who
or what owns something.
 My, your, her, our, and their
are used before nouns.
 Mine, yours, hers, ours, and
theirs are used alone.
Possessive Pronouns
 His
and its can be used both
before nouns and alone.
 No possessive pronoun uses an
apostrophe.
Spelling
Words
Homophones
• cent
• they’re
• course
• sent
• scent
• threw
• through
• weather
• whether
• their
• there
• chili
• chilly
• tide
• tied
• pale
• pail
• aloud
• allowed
• coarse
• counsel
• council
• bizarre
• bazaar
• patients
• patience
Wednesday
Question of the Day
How does the ability of a
snake to gulp down prey
larger than itself help it
survive?
Today we will learn about:
 Graphic
Sources
 Monitor and Fix Up
 Vocabulary
 Fluency: Tempo and Rate
 Grammar: Possessives Pronouns
 Spelling: Homophones
 Time for Science: Human
Adaptations
 Animal Adaptations
Exploding
Ants
Turn to Page 448 - 452.
Fluency
Tempo and Rate
Fluency: Tempo and Rate
 Turn
to page 446.
 As I read, notice that I
enunciate the words
mandibular glands and
mandibles that convey
scientific information.
 Now we will practice together
as a class by doing three echo
readings.
Grammar
Possessive Pronouns
there are a snake under that
chair
 There is a snake under that
chair!
 that is mine snake named sue
 That is my snake named Sue.
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Possessive Pronouns
 Possessive
pronouns show who
or what owns something.
 My, your, her, our, and their
are used before nouns.
 Mine, yours, hers, ours, and
theirs are used alone.
Possessive Pronouns
 His
and its can be used both
before nouns and alone.
 No possessive pronoun uses an
apostrophe.
Possessive Pronouns
 The
contraction it’s stands for
the words it is and is never
used to show possession. No
possessive pronoun uses an
apostrophe.
Possessive Pronouns
 No:
Its a shame that owl
broke it’s wing.
 Yes: It’s a shame that owl
broke its wing.
Possessive Pronouns
 Review
something you have
written to see if you can
improve it by correcting
mistakes in your use of
possessive pronouns.
Spelling
Words
Homophones
• cent
• they’re
• course
• sent
• scent
• threw
• through
• weather
• whether
• their
• there
• chili
• chilly
• tide
• tied
• pale
• pail
• aloud
• allowed
• coarse
• counsel
• council
• bizarre
• bazaar
• patients
• patience
Thursday
Question of the Day
What adaptations do you
think humans would have to
undergo if they lived like
fish in an underwater
environment?
Today we will learn about:
 Experiment
 Reading
Across Texts
 Content-Area Vocabulary
 Fluency: Partner Reading
 Grammar: Possessive Pronouns
 Spelling: Homophones
 Time for Science: Animal
Experiments
“The Creature
from the
Adapting Lagoon”
Turn to Page 454 - 457.
Fluency
Partner Reading
Fluency: Partner Reading
 Turn
to page 446.
 Read this page three times
with a partner. Be sure to read
slowly and confidently. Offer
each other feedback.
Grammar
Possessive Pronouns
on saturday morning you can
bring you dog for training
 On Saturday morning, you can
bring your dog for training.
 dogs are allways aloud in the
pet store
 Dogs are always allowed in
the pet store.
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Possessive Pronouns
 Possessive
pronouns show who
or what owns something.
 My, your, her, our, and their
are used before nouns.
 Mine, yours, hers, ours, and
theirs are used alone.
Possessive Pronouns
 His
and its can be used both
before nouns and alone.
 No possessive pronoun uses an
apostrophe.
Possessive Pronouns
 Test
Tip: Although possessive
nouns use an apostrophe
(Jean’s dog), possessive
pronouns never do (her dog).
 No: A dog loves it’s owner.
 Yes: A dog loves its owner.
 No: That dog is her’s.
 Yes: That dog is hers.
Spelling
Words
Homophones
• cent
• they’re
• course
• sent
• scent
• threw
• through
• weather
• whether
• their
• there
• chili
• chilly
• tide
• tied
• pale
• pail
• aloud
• allowed
• coarse
• counsel
• council
• bizarre
• bazaar
• patients
• patience
Friday
Question of the Day
How do animals adapt
to survive?
Today we will learn about:
 Build
Concept Vocabulary
 Graphic Sources
 Context Clues
 Grammar: Possessive Pronouns
 Spelling: Homophones
 Magazine/Periodical
 Animal Adaptations
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Graphic Sources
graphic source, such as a
picture, diagram, or chart,
organizes information and makes it
easy to see.
 Preview the graphic sources in a
selection to help you predict what
you will be reading about.
 As you read, compare the
information in the text with the
graphic source.
Metaphor
A
metaphor is a comparison
between two unlike things that are
alike in at least one way.
 In a metaphor, the similarity is
implied—not stated using words of
comparison.
 A metaphor calls attention to
certain qualities of one or both
things being compared.
Context Clues
 Use
context clues to determine the
meanings of unfamiliar words.
 Choose an unfamiliar word from
Exploding Ants and complete a word
frame for it. Base your predicted
definitions on context clues from
the selection and write sentences
using the word in similar contexts.
 Use a dictionary to write exact
definitions.
Context Clues
 Word:
 Predicted
definition:
 One good sentence:
 Verified definition:
 Another good sentence:
 Dictionary Definition:
 Name
reference sources
where you might locate new
research about animals.
Magazine/Periodical
A
periodical is a magazine that
contains current information in
the form of articles, opinion
columns, letters, reports,
advertisements, and reviews.
 The headline or title expresses
the topic of the article.
Magazine/Periodical
 Most
magazines include a Table of
Contents which tells the reader
what information is in the
magazine and where to find it.
 Most magazines follow the 5 Ws
and How format. The article will
tell you Who? What? When?
Where? Why? and How?
Grammar
Possessive Pronouns
that fish is pail so it will blend
in with the sandy ocean botem
 That fish is pale so it will blend
in with the sandy ocean bottom.
 Animals bodys and behaviors are
adapted to its environments
 Animals’ bodies and behaviors
are adapted to their
environments.
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Possessive Pronouns
 Possessive
pronouns show who
or what owns something.
 My, your, her, our, and their
are used before nouns.
 Mine, yours, hers, ours, and
theirs are used alone.
Possessive Pronouns
 His
and its can be used both
before nouns and alone.
 No possessive pronoun uses an
apostrophe.
Spelling
Words
Homophones
• cent
• they’re
• course
• sent
• scent
• threw
• through
• weather
• whether
• their
• there
• chili
• chilly
• tide
• tied
• pale
• pail
• aloud
• allowed
• coarse
• counsel
• council
• bizarre
• bazaar
• patients
• patience
We are now ready to
take our story tests.
Story test
◦ Classroom webpage,
◦ Reading Test
 AR
◦ Other Reading Quizzes
◦ Quiz #
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