story town lesson 4 day 2

LESSON 4 DAY 2

Story Town

Question of the Day

What is something that you treasure? Tell why.

I treasure ________because______.

What is a treasure? Are all treasures the same? How do people show that they treasure

something? What do you treasure about your favorite kind of

dog?

Daily Proofreading

use a pencil for the testUse a pencil for the test.

I had a little dog,        and my dog was very small. He licked me in the face,        and he answered to my call. Of all the treasures that were mine,        I loved him best of all.  

Frances Cornford

Word Wall

different

short

finally

children

ears

hundred

eeea

Spelling Words

sl

r

e pep

g

kkeeneeee

n ddn

gr ncl aclean

Spelling Words in Context

Lee will keep his room neat and clean.Tom did not mean to leave the door open.My dog Zeek likes to sleep after he has a bite

to eat.Aleada will need to add green to her picture.It will please Mrs. Mead to see us again.

High-Frequency Words

Mona likes to ride her bicycle to work.I sprinkled a spoonful of sugar on my cereal.The sales clerk put a special tag on the sale

items.Dad swims three times a week for exercise.My school bus is sometimes a little bit early.

depend

Dogs depend on their owners for food.

depend

When you depend on someone

or something, then you needthat person or thing.

We depend on community

helpers.

depend

Do you depend

depend

on your friends

to cook dinner for you?

or

on your parents

need

depend

responsibility

Dog owners have the responsibility of caring for their dogs.

responsibility

If you have a responsibility, then there is something

you have to door take care of.

The doctor’s responsibility is to take care of her

patients.

responsibility

Is it your responsibility

to go to work?

to go to school

or

responsibility

something you have to do or take care of

responsibility

frisky

A frisky puppy can jump and play for hours.

frisky

Frisky means lively and playful.

frisky

Which is more likely to be frisky,

a snail?

a kitten

or

frisky

very lively and playful

frisky

affinity

People with birds have an affinity for pets with feathers.

affinity

If you have an affinity for something, then you naturally

like it.

affinity

Are you more likely to have an affinity for -

cleaning your room?

or

affinity

reading a book

you naturally like something

affinity

Build Robust Vocabulary

depend – When you depend on someone or something, you need that person or thing.

responsibility – If you have a responsibility, there is something you have to do or take care of.

frisky – If a pet is frisky, it is very lively and playful.

affinity – If you have an affinity for something, you naturally like it.

Grammar

Lots of dogs run in the park.Pretty goldfish swim in the tank.I keep my new dog on a leash.The loud parrot talks all day long.