LEAD21
Unit 7: Local Leaders
Week 4 Day 4
Extend the Theme
Theme Question:
What role does
the government
play in my
community?
Focus Question:
What is the
relationship between
my local government
and me?
The local government makes laws for people in the community to follow.
Sometimes people in the community help decide what the laws should be.
Voters in the community choose the elected leaders of the local
government.
What can people do when they want the local government to make a
decision about an issue they feel strongly about?
Build Vocabulary Connections
Theme Vocabulary
government
elect
taxes
checked
agree
issue
department
Discuss the meaning of the vocabulary words.
How can each word be used to discuss local government?
Ask and Answer Questions
Why is this a good comprehension strategy?
Let’s look on pages 2223.
Before I read, I will ask
questions about what
this chapter will be
about.
From the chapter title and
photos, I can make the
inference that it will be
about how people work
with the local
government.
I ask: “How do people
in the community get
involved with local
government?
Use Text Evidence
Pages
Question
26-27
What problems do local
government solve during
celebrations?
How does your local
government help solve
safety problems at your
school?
8-18
Text Evidence
Phonics
Word Sort
Using the headings, create word lists that match each sound-spelling pattern.
young
rough
pleasure Chorus
(short u)
(f spelled gh)
(zh)
(k spelled ch)
Spelling
I will use my key to ___________ the door.
I helped the little boy __________ his coat.
The opposite of happy is ___________.
Crossing against a light is _________.
To tell a story again is to ________.
A word that means “to paint again” is ________.
When you make the bed again, you _________ it.
If a story is good, I like to________ it.
The girl sat __________ the stool.
I ________ lived in North Dakota.
Publishing
When we prepare our writing for
publishing we…
•Make a nice, neat copy that includes the
revisions and edits we made.
•Include a title and the author’s name.
•Space our lines neatly so our writing is easy to
read.