Lesson 4 Day 3

Question of the Day Which would you rather read – a poem about

a pet or a poem about plants and flowers? Tell why.

I like poems about _______ because ______.Do you like to read poems that tell how someone

feels about his or her pet?Do you like to read poems that tell how plants and

flowers look?

Daily Proofreadingopen your book to page 12

Open your book to page 12.

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

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.  

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.  

Word Wall

sometimes

sugarspecial

exercise bicycle

eeea

Phonograms

-each -ead -eam -ee -eep -eet

reach read team flee steep fleet

Mike will reach out and pet the dog who is in a deep sleep.

The dog will wake up and see Mike.

Mike will lead the dog to meet some other dogs.

Mike can teach the dog to keep still.

The dog will run with a sled dog team.

Mike will lead the team to win the race.

Mike will reach out and pet the dog who is in a deep sleep.

The dog will wake up and see Mike.

Mike will lead the dog to meet some other dogs.

Mike can teach the dog to keep still.

The dog will run with a sled dog team.

Mike will lead the team to win the race.

Spelling Words1. see2. please3. need4. deal5. sleep6. mean7. green8. clean9. keep10. eat11. teapot12. beehive13. seaweed14. peanut15. mealtime

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1. please

2. deal

3. mean

4. clean

5. eat

6. teapot

7. seaweed

8. peanut

9. mealtime

ee

1. see

2. need

3. sleep

4. green

5. keep

6. beehive

High – Frequency Words

1. special

2. exercise

3. sugar

4. bicycle

5. sometimes

Main Idea and Details

Main Idea - The most important idea in the story.

The other sentences tell about the main idea.

details -

Build Robust Vocabulary

disability – If something stops you from doing something that most people can do, you have a disability.

What kind of disability might make it hard to ride a bike?

How might you help a person with a hearing disability?

Build Robust Vocabulary

position – When you describe the way that a person or thing stands, sits, or lies down, you tell about that person’s or thing’s position.

What position do you find most comfortable for reading a book?

What position should you have when you are writing?

Build Robust Vocabulary

attached – If you are attached to someone or something, you feel very close to that person or thing.

Tell about someone you are very attached to.

Tell about a person or pet who is attached to you.

Build Robust Vocabulary

assistance – When you help someone or something, you give assistance.

Tell about a time when you helped someone who needed assistance.

Tell about a time when you needed assistance with something.

Build Robust Vocabulary

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

Why might people depend on someone to make their meals?

Who depends on you? Why?

Build Robust Vocabulary

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

What responsibility would you like to have at home that you don’t already have? Why?

What would having responsibility for an animal mean to you?

Build Robust Vocabulary

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

What do you like and dislike about frisky animals?

How can you calm down a frisky pet? Why might you want to?

Build Robust Vocabulary

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

What might happen if you and a friend have an affinity for the same thing?

If you have an affinity for something, does this mean you are good at it? Why or why not?

Grammar

Ron found a lost puppy. Maggie found a lost puppy.

Ron and Maggie found a lost puppy.

Grammar

The puppy played during the day. The puppy slept during the day.

The puppy played and slept during the day.

Grammar

Mom drove us to the pet store. Dad drove us to the pet store.

Mom and Dad drove us to the pet store.

Grammar

We parked at the pet store. We shopped at the pet store.

We parked and shopped at the pet store.

Grammar

Pet stores sell pet food. Grocery stores sell pet food.

Pet stores and grocery stores sell pet food.

Grammar

Everyone likes to _______ the dog.

Everyone likes to _______ the dog.

Everyone likes to ______ and _____ the dog.

Writing The first sentence tells the main idea of

the paragraph – Pets are animals that live with us.

The other sentences give details about different kinds of pets.

The paragraph is about just one main idea.