Lesson 29 Day 2

The PlanetsBy Gail Gibbons

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Question of the Day

• What new discoveries do you think scientists might make in outer space?

• If I were exploring outer space, I would look for ________.

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Today’s Read Aloud

• Today we are going to read a poem called “The Planet Song”

• Purpose:• Remember a rhyme is a poem, or set of lines that

includes rhyming words.• Why might we read a poem?• for enjoyment• We will enjoy the rhyme more if we let the rhyming

words help us focus on the order of the planets.

The Planet Song

We all know the planets’ names.We’ve said them many times.

But try to say them this new way.It’s easy, and it rhymes.

Say them with this little rhymeTo help you memorize.

The planets go in order –Not in placement, but in size!

Start with Pluto (now a dwarf).Then, Mercury makes two.

Mars and Venus sandwich Earth,While Neptune shines so blue.Uranus rocks around the sun.

And Saturn’s many ringsCan’t match the size of Jupiter,

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Let’s Discuss the Rhyme

• Why did the writer create this rhyme?• to help people memorize the planets• How do the rhyming words make the rhyme

easy to read?• The rhyming words make it flow and have a

light feeling. The words make it rhythmic.

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a a plane with two pairs of wingsubs

a having two different cultures or backgroundss

a two-wheeled vehicle

a having two wheels

a having two languagess

Phonics and Spelling

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Draw the chart in your journal and sort your spelling words in the chart.

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Robust Vocabulary

• Turn to page 382-383 in your book.• Let’s read this page

together.

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rotate• Something that rotates spins

like a top.• The word is…• rotate• What is the word?• rotate• When your body rotates

over and over, what happens?

• What does “the sun rotates east to west” mean?

steady• A light that is steady

always looks the same and does not change or go out.

• The word is…• steady• What is the word?• steady• Why do carpenters need

to have steady hands?• What happens because

solar winds are not steady?

reflects• When something

reflects light, the light bounces off the surface instead of passing through it.

• The word is…• reflects• What is the word?• reflects• When you look in a

mirror, what usually reflects back at you?

surface

• The surface of something is the to part of it.

• The word is…• surface• What is the word?• surface• What does the surface of

your desk feel like?• Why would a person

weigh more on the sun’s surface than on Earth?

evidence• Evidence is proof that

something has happened.• The word is…• evidence• What is the word?• evidence• What evidence is there

that you did your homework last night?

• How are scientists collecting evidence about the northern lights?

appear• How something appears is

the way it looks or seems to be.

• The word is…• appear• What is the word?• appear• If the sky appears gray, what

might happen later?• What exciting thing appears

in the sky near the North Pole?

• Genre:• Expository nonfiction• Gives you information

about a topic.• Look for:• captions and labels that

tell about illustrations.• facts and details that

help you learn about a topic.

• Comprehension Strategy:• Monitor comprehension

– Read ahead to find information that might help you better understand a passage.

• Purpose:• One purpose for reading

is to learn about a topic.

“The Planets”

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“The Planets”• What is the title?• What is the author’s name?• What might you learn from the selection?• What did you learn?

What I Know What I Want to Know What I Learned

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We live on Earth

How do planets move and rotate?

Planets orbit the sun.

Each planet has different features.

What are some features of each planet?

Mercury – hot & cold.Venus – rotates opposite directionEarth – has lifeMars – once had waterJupiter – gases form Great Red SpotSaturn – hundreds of ringsUranus – long orbitNeptune – looks blue Photo – cold and small

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Fluency• Intonation• Good readers try to make their reading sound

expressive by having their voices rise and fall (higher, lower) at the end of phrases and sentences.

• They also use their voices to emphasize important words.

• Turn to page 386-387 and listen as I read.• Now let’s Choral –read these pages.• Turn to your partner and read pages 388-389 using

expression.

infinite• Outer space is so large, that its

size could be called infinite.• When there is so much of

something that it cannot be measured, it is infinite.

• The word is…• infinite• What is the word?• infinite• What could be infinite, love

for a dog or a block of wood?

expansive• Voyager II has given

scientists an expansive view of Neptune.

• Something that is expansive covers a very large area.

• The word is…• expansive• What is the word?• expansive• What could be described as

expansive, a palace or a log cabin?

Voyager II

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Grammar: Punctuation - Commas

• Commas are used to ….• in dates • addresses• before the word that joins two simple

sentences in a compound sentence• list or series• to set apart a name

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Grammar: Punctuation - Commas

• They were Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.

• In this sentence commas are used in a list or series.

• Another moon, called lo, has many active volcanoes.

• In this sentence commas are used to set off a name, lo.

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Let’s Practice!!!!Where are commas needed?

• Earth is the only planet on which plants animals and people live.

• Earth is the only planet on which plants, animals, and people live.

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Let’s Practice!!!!Where are commas needed?

• Earth has one moon and Jupiter has sixty-three moons.• Earth has one moon, and Jupiter

has sixty-three moons.

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Let’s Practice!!!!Where are commas needed?

• Neil Armstrong walked on the moon on July 20 1969.• Neil Armstrong walked on the

moon on July 20, 1969.• Grammar p. 103

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Writing

• Paragraph That Contrasts• Identifies two things being contrasted

• States the main idea• Includes a topic sentence

• Uses examples and details to support and explain the topic

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Writing

Mercury Venus

Turn to page 392-393 in your book and listen as I read.Let’s find facts about each planet.

Choose two planets to learn more about. Make a list of contrasting facts about those planets. Then write a topic sentence for your paragraph.

Hot during the day cold at night

Made of rock and metal

Hot day and night

Made of gases