Penguin Chick
•Author: Betty Tatham
•Illustrator: Helen K. Davie
•Genre: Expository Nonfiction
•Skill: Main Idea/Details
Question of the Day
• How do the mother and father
penguin work together to take care of
their chick?
Phonics
Objectives:
• Use word parts to decode words with
syllable patterns V/CV, VC/V.
• Review vowel diphthongs ou, ow/ou/ and
oi, oy/oi/.
• Blend and read V/CV, VC/V words and
words that contain vowel diphthongs.
• Apply decoding strategies: blend longer
words.
Phonics
Dividing words up into syllables can help you
decode longer words.
lemon
pilot
• These words have just one consonant in the
middle.
• From looking at the words, we can't tell if the
consonant goes with the first syllable or the
second syllable.
• If the consonant ends the first syllable (cover
on in lemon), the vowel sound is short.
• If it goes with the second syllable (cover mon in
lemon), the vowel sound is long.
Phonics
lemon
pilot
• If I don't know a word like this, I can try saying
it with a long e: le mon. That doesn't sound
right, so I'll try a short e in the first syllable: lem
on. That's a word I know! The short vowel
sound must be correct.
• Let’s try pilot. Try both the long i and short i
sounds.
Blend the word with me.
Decode Longer Words
Read these words and then identify the
vowel sound in the first syllable.
sev/en la/bor
fi/nest
na/tion
hu/man div/ide
prov/ince rap/id
Read Words in Context
Read these sentences and identify the
vowel sound in the first syllable of the
underlined words:
• The child stared unhappily at the broken
toy.
• As soon as the music started, we got
quiet.
• My mother is a member of the Senate.
Vocabulary Strategy p. 152-153
Objective:
Find synonyms in context clues to
determine the meaning of unknown
words.
Vocabulary Strategy
Sometimes when you are reading,
you come across a word you don’t
know. The author may give you a
synonym for the word. A synonym is
a word that has the same or almost
the same meaning as another word.
Vocabulary Strategy
1.
Look at the words very near the word
you don’t know. The author may give a
synonym in the same sentence.
2.
If not, look in the sentences around
the sentence with the unfamiliar word.
The author may use a synonym for the word.
3.
Try the synonym in place of the word inthe
sentence. Does it make sense?
Vocabulary Strategy
As you read “Penguins Are Birds,”
look for synonyms to help you
understand the meanings of the
vocabulary words.
Small Group
Read Penguin Chick, pages 154 - 161.
Fluency – Choral Reading
I will read aloud p. 156. Notice the pace
at which I am reading. You may want
to read a nonfiction selection at a
slower rate for understanding.
Let’s practice as a class doing three
choral readings of p. 156.
Adaptation
Many animals have special features that
help them survive in their environments. These features
have developed over a long period of time; animals of the
same species without these features died. This is called
adaptation. Have you ever seen a chameleon? The
chameleon changes its color to blend in with its
environment. If the chameleon is in a tree surrounded by
green leaves, the chameleon is green. If it is lying on a
brown branch, it is brown. It can be very difficult to see.
Arctic foxes and hares change color too. They are white in
the winter, so they are difficult to see against snow, and they
are brown in the summer. These adaptations have two
purposes. First, the animals are protected from their
enemies, who can't eat them if they can't see them. It is also
easier for them to catch their prey, since the prey often
Penguin Chick
Objectives:
Define and identify common
nouns.
Define and identify proper
nouns.
Use common and proper
nouns in writing.
Become familiar with noun
assessment on high-stakes
tests.
Day 2
Grammar
3. Babys cant get their own food.
Babies can’t get their own food.
4. It is sillent on the ice of antarctica.
It is silent on the ice of Antarctica.
Common and Proper Nouns
• A common noun names any person, place,
or thing.
• A proper noun names a particular person,
place, or thing.
• Proper nouns begin with capital letters. In
proper nouns of more than one word, the
first word and each important word are
capitalized. The names of days, months,
and holidays are proper nouns.
Penguin Chick
Day 2
Spelling
Objective:
Spell words with syllable
patterns V/CV and VC/V.
Dividing Words into Syllables
• The vowel sound in the first syllable of a
word can be a clue as to how the word is
divided.
• Words with a long vowel sound in
the first syllable should be divided
after the vowel.
• Words with a short vowel sound should
be divided after the consonant.
Let’s divide our spelling
words into syllables.
Remember to listen to the
sound of the first vowel.