Lead 21 Unit 6 Week 1 Day 3

Growing Up

Reinforce the ThemeTheme Question: How do living things grow

and change?What do living things need to grow?

Compare young animals with their parent:

Animal Young Animal Changes

elephant Small, light, follows parent

Gets larger and heavier, leads other animals

Giraffe

bear

Vocabulary Strategy: Determine Word RelationshipsColors have shades.

Dark blue is different from light blue

Words have shades too. They can have shades of meaning. Two words can mean almost the same thing, but have slightly different meanings.

Big > Huge > gigantic

Tiny > small > little

Comprehension Skill: Sequence EventsSequence is the order in which events take

place.Look for clue words like first, next, then, and

last to help you know when events occur.

What happens first, next, and last during the school day?Page 12 Living and Growing

First the seed grows and breaks open. Next, roots reach down into the soil. Then a stem grows up to the light and air.

Sequence Events (cont.)Put the following steps in order:The plant’s stem grows leaves.The leaves take energy from sunlight.The leaves use energy, water, and carbon

dioxide to make food.

Order of events:

1.

2.

3.

Prepare to Read:Text Features: SubheadsAuthors use subheads to organize text into

sections. Subheads may state the main idea of a

section of text. A subhead can also ask a question that the

reader will find the answer to in the text.

Page 7 Living and GrowingWhat question will the text answer in this section?Page 8 Living and GrowingWhat will the reader learn about on this page

Read TogetherReread pages 6-15 in Living and Growing

What word could the author have used on page 8 instead of snaps? Why is snaps a better choice?o Why do scientists classify living things?o What is the cycle of how plants grow?

Word Work: Phonics/air/ spelled are, air, ear

What shape do you see?What sound do the letters a-r-e stand for?We can also spell the /air/ sound: a-i-r and e-a-r

S-t-airWhat sounds do the letters stand for?Blend the sounds together. Add the letters b,p,t,w to –ear. What words did you make?

Word StudyHigh Frequency words: answer and people

Reread Decodable Reader 21 The Cruise Street Parade

Fluency: Practice Companion page 74 “Five Clues”

Spelling: Remember, this week’s spelling words end in -er.

GrammarAdjectives that describeAdjectives are words that describe people, places, and things.

Adjectives can describe something’s color, number, size, or shape.Find the adjectives:

Jill ate two big, red, square pieces of melon.

Juan ate three round, juicy, purple plums for lunch.

The narrow street had four blue cars parked on one side.

Write DirectionsWriting Models Chart page 40

-Why does the author explain that goldfish need a place to hide?

-What other useful details does the author include to make the directions clear?

-How do you think the author decided which details to use?

-How can you check that the author’s steps are correct?

Write a First DraftStart by writing a Title

“How to Play Hide-and-Seek”

DirectionsHow to Play Hide-and-SeekWhat you need: 4 or more players, home base1) Pick a home base2) Pick someone to be “it”3) “It” closes his or her eyes and counts to 10.

Other players run and hide.4) “It” tries to find and tag the other players.5) Players try to run for home base without

getting tagged.6) If “It” tags someone, that player is “it”

next.

First Draft (cont.)Details

What other details could we add to make the hide and seek directions more clear and helpful?

Directions cannot be too complicated, but they must include all the basic information readers need to follow them. Using specific and clear details can help readers understand how to do each step correctly or explain why a particular step is important.