Lesson 26 Day 2
You need your text book.
Spelling
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Part A
section
caution
What is the same in each word? Many words end in –tion or
–sion, and sometimes these letter combinations are suffixes
and sometimes they are simply part of the word. -tion and –
sion are usually pronounced /shən/. Complete items 3-6 by
adding –tion or –sion to the incomplete words.
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vaca___
ses____
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deci_____
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Phonics and Spelling
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vision
decision
The –sion in these words is pronounced /zhən/
Part B
Choose the correct spelling for each word.
We went to the bus (stassion/station).
“Charlotte’s Web” is (ficsion/fiction).
Hockey games have lots of
(action/acshun).
Enrico’s stamp (collecsion/collection) is
very valuable.
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A suffix is added to the end of a root word.
prevent/prevention
recess/recession
Look at the spelling of each sets of words
above.
prevention
recession
The final t and s are usually dropped from a root
word before adding –tion or –sion.
Vocabulary
 Turn
to Student Edition p. 298-
299.
 Read the selection titled “Life on
the Farm.”
summoning
If you are summoning someone,
you are calling for the person to
come.
 Was anyone summoning you to
breakfast this morning?
 What sound is summoning the
farmer at the start of the day?
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nuisance
Something or someone that
bothers you can be a nuisance.
 What noises can be a nuisance
when you are studying?
 Is the rooster’s crowing helpful
or is it a nuisance?
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sedentary
If you have a sedentary job or
lifestyle, you are not active or sitting
down most of the time.
 Is it better for your health to be active
or sedentary?
 Why can’t a farmer be sedentary?
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oblige
When you oblige someone, you
help the person.
 Do you oblige your friends when
they need help with homework?
 Why is the farmer glad to oblige?
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boasting
Someone who is boasting is telling
other people wonderful things about
himself or herself.
 Have you been told that you are
boasting?
 About what might a farmer be
boasting?
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sway
When things sway, they swing
slowly back and forth.
 Do you sway back and forth as
you dance?
 What do stalks of wheat look like
when they sway in the wind?
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Grammar: Irregular Verbs
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Fern saw the spider web yesterday.
I came home at noon.
What are the verbs in the sentences above?
saw, came
The verbs are irregular and do not have the ending –ed, as do verbs
such as walked, talked, or looked.
She has seen many funny things.
I have come to the farm.
seen & come are the main verbs in each sentence
has seen
have come
These helping verbs work with the main verbs to tell when an action
takes place. These actions happened in the past but are not yet
complete.
He has
said
We have
done
What are the main verbs?
The helping verbs?
Now combine these two sets of verbs.
“Charlotte’s Web”
Turn in your Reading book to page 300-301.
 A fantasy is a story about events that could not happen
in real life. Its characters, setting, and events take place
in a make-believe world. Like fairy tales, fables, &
myths, fantasies often have talking animals as
characters.
Genre Study
 Look at the information about fantasy on p. 300.
 A fantasy is a story about events that could not really
happen.
 Look for…
 Characters such as animals that do things real animals
cannot do
 A plot with a beginning, middle, and end
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•As you read “Charlotte’s Web” you will fill in the
Characters, Setting, and Plot chart graphic organizer
on Practice Book page 225.
Characters :
Setting:
Plot:
Comprehension Strategy
Look at the Comprehension Strategy at
the bottom of page 300.
 Ask questions as you read. This will help
you focus on the important ideas in a
selection.
 Asking questions is a good way to identify
the most important information in a story.
 For example, after reading the title, you
might ask: Who is Charlotte? Why is her
web important?
 Asking questions should help you better
understand what is happening in a story.
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“Charlotte’s Web”
 Spiders build webs using special body parts.
The purpose of a spider’s web is to catch
food, especially insects.
 Have you ever seen a spider’s web? If so,
what did it look like?
 One purpose for reading a story is to learn
something new.
 What characters are pictured or referred to
on the title page?
 What do you think this story will be about?
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What is Charlotte like?
The author does not describe Charlotte with these
words. Readers must make an inference based on how
the author describes her, and what they already know
from their own lives.
Use your responses from Practice Book page 225 to
write a short summary of “Charlotte’s Web,” including
the characters, setting, problem, and solution of the
story.
Fluency
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Good readers pay attention to punctuation.
Think about the following punctuation marks. When
you see each of these, what do they mean?
Comma
Period
Question mark
Exclamation mark
Quotation marks
Pay attention to the punctuation as I read page 306 of
“Charlotte’s Web” aloud. Identify each punctuation
mark and tell me how to express it.
Partners take turns reading the third paragraph on page
310. remember to use punctuation as a guide.