Unit 1 Lesson 5
The Tree House
By Lois Lowry
Objectives:
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You will:
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recognize base or root words and prefix reand suffix -ion .
Recognize antonyms
Recognize groups of related words.
Spelling sound long a.
Develop fluency reading words and
sentences.
Recognize words with the short i sound
Day 1 Word Knowledge
outside inside shiny
dull
beautiful ugly
open
close
down
up wide
narrow
What do these words have in
common?
Antonyms or opposites.
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board bored for four no know
hole
whole
What do these words have in common?
These are words that sound the
same but have different meanings.
They are homophones.
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hung rehung take
retake
make
remake
What do these words have in
common?
Verbs with the prefix reWhat does the prefix re- mean?
again
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trunk tree branches wood
What do these words have in common?
They are related to trees.
What other words could you add to
them?
Leaves, buds, birds, nests, squirrels,
forest,etc.
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into
with lift visit window
What do these words have in
common?
Short sound of i, and they are
from the story.
Word Knowledge – Sentences
Unit 1 – Lesson 3
Sentence 1: The boards were crooked, and
the roof had holes where the pieces of
wood didn’t quite meet.
Sentence 2: Chrissy wondered what Leah
had inside her tree house.
Identify the word in sentence one that is a homophone.
Hole, whole What do these words mean?
In sentence 2 look for words that relate to the story.
Tree house
Sentence 3: There was a little porch where you
could sit with your legs dangling.
Find a word that has an antonym.
Little What is the antonym of this word?
big
Sentence 4: You can get fresh air if you lift open a
window.
Can you find a word with a short vowel sound of i?
if, lift, window
Objective:
Today we will learn new
words so that we can better
understand what we read.
Magnificent
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The bright colors make it a magnificent
picture.
It was a magnificent tree house.
Magnificent dictionary
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Page: 444
Very Beautiful,
Outstanding
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Part of Speech: adjective
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Antonym : modest
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Synonym:
glorious, splendid
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Marvelous
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The strawberry cake with ice cream filling
tasted marvelous.
It was a marvelous tree house.
Marvelous dictionary
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Page: 453
Outstanding, Great,
Wonderful
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Part of Speech: Adjective
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Antonym : ordinary
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Synonym:
amazing, wondrous
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beautiful dictionary
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The yellow, orange,
and red leaves look
so beautiful in the
sun light.
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His beautiful
painting hung on the
wall.
Beautiful dictionary
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Page: 66
Lovely, Pleasing to look at
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Part of Speech: Adjective
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Antonym :
ugly, plain
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Synonym:
attractive, lovely
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peered
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She peered through
her window and saw
that Leah’s father
was there with Leah.
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The little boy peered
through the window
to see down below.
Peered dictionary
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Page: 548
Sneak a look at, glance
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Part of Speech:Verb
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Antonym : glance
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Synonym: gaze, stare
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height
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The building was
very tall, but the
height didn’t bother
me as I looked down
through the window.
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Do you know your
height?
Height dictionary
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Page: 345
How tall something is
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Part of Speech: Noun
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Antonym : depth
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Synonym:
altitude, elevation
shutters
A doorlike cover that opens and closes over a window
hinges
A metal joint that attaches a door to its frame and lets
the door move
dangling
To hang down loosely
Skill Words
Belonged: To have in one's
possession
Paintbrush: a brush for
applying paint, as one used in
painting houses or one used in
painting pictures.
Skill Words
Markers : One that marks
or serves as a mark,
Spelling Words Pre test
Objective review short I sound
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pick
risk
film
grip
brick
stitch
lift
trick
Do workbook page 23-24
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window
with
into
give
live
visit
finish
Day 1:
Prior Knowledge
What is a tree house?
Does anyone have a tree house?
How is sharing important with your
friends?
Is it hard to share sometimes?
Build Background
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This story is a realistic fiction story about two
friends who build tree houses and the
problems they have.
The elements of realistic fiction are:
Characters behave as people do in real life.
The setting of the story is a real place or
could be.
The events in the story could happen in real
life.
Preview and Prepare
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Let’s browse through the story
looking for any clues, problems,
and wonderings you might have
about the story.
Selection Vocabulary
Student Observation
Clues
Problems
One girl shutters
sitting by
herself.
Wonderings
Why is there a
sign “Keep
out?”
First Read pages 48-53
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We are going to read our selection
using these comprehension strategies:
Making connections
Asking questions
Visualizing
Language Convention
Action Verbs
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There are different types of verbs. An
action verb tells about an action of
something or someone in a sentence.
Action can be seen or unseen.
Example:
Seen action: The dog ran all the way
home.
Unseen action: Alex forgot his library
book.
State –of-being verb
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A state-of-being verb does not tell about
an action. It tells about a condition or a
state of being.
Example: Our friends were here for a
visit.
Linking verb
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When a state-of-being verb connects
the subject of the sentence with a word
in the predicate, the verb is a linking
verb.
Example: I am a student. My aunt is a
teacher. You are a good cook. John
was helpful with the baby.
Verb phrase
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A verb phrase is one or more helping
verbs followed by the main verb.
Helping verbs help the main verb
express an action or state of being.
Example: She has won the race.
Helping verb + main verb
She could have won the race.
Two helping verbs + main verb
Practice Verbs
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I am a teacher.
Am is a linking verb; it links the noun teacher
to the subject I.
They are both very tall.
Are is the linking verb; it links the adjective
tall to the subject they.
I am happy because we moved to New York
City.
Am is a state-of-being verb. Moved is an
action verb.
Do workbook page 27-28
Objectives: Day 2
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You will:
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Recognize antonyms
Develop fluency reading words and
sentences.
Day 2 Word Knowledge
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on dark happy asleep big soft
Give an antonym for each of the
following words. Then use them in a
sentence.
Day 2 First Read pages 54-59
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We are going to read our selection
using these comprehension strategies:
Making connections
Asking questions
Visualizing
Discussion Questions
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Why did Chrissy and Leah stopped
talking to each other?
How did they start talking to each other
again?
How did the girls find a way to share
with each other?
How did sharing make the tree houses
better?
Word sorting spelling short vowels
give, best, dot this, that rot did rid us sat his
went in tug frog
a
e
i
o
u
Vocabulary word structure
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shutters
In word structure a word can be
broken into parts.
shut What does it mean?
To close
-er what does this suffix mean?
Something that can______
_s What does adding s to a word do?
Means more than one
Language Art: Verb Practice
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Find the verbs.
We packed last month. I was sad at first.
Packed is an action verb and was is a
state-of-being verb
New York City is full of fun places to go.
We visited the Statue of Liberty last
weekend.
Is is a state-of-being verb. Visited is an
action verb.
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Our family rents an apartment next to Central
Park.
Rents is an action verb.
My dad runs with our dogs in the park every
morning.
Runs is an action verb.
My dogs are my only friends in New York,
until I make new ones.
Are is a state-of-being verb and Make is an
action verb.
Objectives: Day 3
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You will:
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Develop fluency reading words and
sentences.
Review the spelling pattern of the long a
sound
Use comprehension strategies such
compare and contrast as they read the
story the second time.
Review short vowel sounds
Phonics and Fluency
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agent April lady able table
bail hail nail frail snail
lake flake snake cupcake locate
day say stay spray stray
What is the vowel sound?
What letters make the vowel sounds?
Circle the letters.
Phonics and Fluency
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1. Jake will take the cake to the party.
2. Gail’s birthday is in May.
3. My grandpa had paint leftover.
Identify words with the long a sound
spellings.
take, cake, birthday, May, Jake Gail,
paint
Second Read pages 48-53
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We are going to read our selection
using these comprehension strategies:
Compare and Contrast: Readers
distinguish differences and similarities
between two or more ideas, characters,
settings, or events.
Compare and contrast
Workbook pages 26-27
Chrissy’s and Leah’s Tree House
Chrissy’s
Leah’s
Word Structure
workbook pages 21-22,
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Read the following words and underline the
base or root words found with in the selection
words.
Shutters hinges belonged markers
paintbrush
What does er mean?
Something that can___
What happens when you add s to a word?
More than one
What does markers mean?
More than one thing that can mark.
Objectives: Day 4
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You will:
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Develop fluency reading words and
sentences.
Review the spelling pattern of the long a
sound
Use comprehension strategies such
compare and contrast as they read the
story the second time.
Review short vowel sounds
Phonics and Fluency fill in the
blank.
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agent April lady able table
bail hail nail frail snail
lake flake snake cupcake locate
day say stay spray stray
We eat breakfast at the kitchen____.
My father used a ____ to hang the
picture. We adopted a _____ puppy
from the humane society.
Dictation
line 1: ________ ________ ________
line 2: ________ ________ ________
Challenge Word: ___________________
Sentence:_________________________
_________________________________
Second Read pages 54-59
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We are going to read our selection
using these comprehension strategies:
Compare and Contrast: Readers
distinguish differences and similarities
between two or more ideas, characters,
settings, or events.
Compare and contrast
Chrissy’s and Leah’s, the characters in
the story.
Chrissy’s
Leah’s
Alphabetical Order Rules
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1. When words start with different letters, use
the first letter of each word to put the words
in ABC order.
Example: buddy friend pal
2. When the words start with the same first
letter, use the next letter that is different in
each word to put the words in ABC order.
Example: soggy spoiled stoop
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3. If the first word of a title is a, an, or
the, do not use that word. Instead, se
the first letter of the second word.
Example: “The Boy Who Didn’t Believe
in Spring”
“A Cloak for the Dreamer”
“The Tree House”
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4. When you look up or list names, use
the first letter of the person’s last name.
Ann Cameron
Peter Burg
Lois Lowry
Practice with these words: vanilla
apple peach strawberry blueberry
cinnamon pineapple chocolate
Day 5…
General Review and test time