Objective: To respond appropriately to oral communication

What does an elephant look like?

Describe it.

On my signal, turn and talk with your partner to complete the stem

An elephant _________________________.

Objective: To listen for a purpose

Let’s listen as we read the poem and see how they describe an elephant

If a tail is behind,

And a trunk is in front,

What you have seen is an elephant.

For an elephant

Will never lack

A trunk in front

And a tail in back.

What two things were named in the poem that let you know that you had seen an elephant

Objective: To read high frequency words

buymoneypaintwould

make family

watchjointhey

Objective: To substitute medial phonemes to make new words

Let’s practice adding ed and ing to the end of some words. Remember the meaning of the word will not be changed when

we add these endings.

Objective: To recognize root words

To read infelectional forms with –ed and –ing with a double final consonant

shop

shopped

shopping

Inflections –ed, -ing

Objective: To build and blend words with -le and other known letter-sounds.

patpattedpatting

Root Word

tap

grab

pet

Double Consonant, Add ed

tapped

grabbed

petted

Double Consonant, Add ing

tapping

grabbing

petting

The school bus stopped.

Meg hopped on.

She planned to sit by herself.

Meg saw a new girl sitting in the back.

The new girl looked up and grinned.

Meg started grinning, too.

Meg dropped her bag.

She flopped down next to the girl.

By the time they stepped off the bus, they were friends.

Objective: To build and blend words with -le and other known letter-sounds.

ha dniw

leggle

single

l i ttle

Objective: To use le and other known letter sounds to spell and write wordsTo spell and write known high frequency words

Objective: To read high frequency words

buy

carry

money

other

paint

paper

would

Words to KnowObjective: To read

high-frequency

words.

buy

carry

does

how

line

money

other

night

paint

paper

water

would

Objective: To recognize the main idea when listening to a story

Let’s remember that the main idea of a story is what it is mostly about

Let’s reread “Fireflies, Fireflies, Light My Way” and see if we can pick out the main idea of this story

Main IdeaObjective: To practice retelling a story.

“How the Rainbow Came to Be”

“Can ElephantsPaint?”

Fireflies, Fireflies, Light My Way

Main Idea

Detail

Objective: To develop robust vocabulary by discussing ideas and

situations.

Robust Vocabulary

•rejoice

•predicament

•extraordinary

If you rejoice, you show that

you are very happy.

rejoice

The children rejoice by jumping up and down.

I will name some things. If you think it would make you rejoice then you should clap your hands once and look happy. If

not do nothing

a trip to the beach

a broken toy

a birthday gift

a big spider

a rainy day

a new pet

a new pencil

a trip to the movies

predicament

If you have a predicament, you have a serious or difficult

problem. He is in a predicament because his head is stuck between the bars.

I will name some things. If you think they would put you in a predicament, then say “Oh no!” If not say nothing.

slipping on ice

meeting a mean dog

ringing a doorbell

breaking a friend’s toy

reading a book

losing a library book

missing the school bus

shopping at the mall

Something extraordinary is something that is very unusual or

remarkable.

extraordinary

The man painted an extraordinary picture on the wall.

I will name some things. If you think it is extraordinary, then say “Wow!” If not say nothing

a pet dinosaur

a huge wave

a pile of sand

a double rainbow

a singing cat

a singing bird

a shooting star

a full moon

Remember that a possessive shows ownership of something.

Objective: To recognize possessive nouns and possessive pronouns: it’s, their, your, and yours

Tell me who owns what in each sentence

I see the girl’s hat.

I see her hat.

The hat is hers.

That is Jim’s cat.

That is his cat.

its, their, your, and yours

Your and yours refers to a boy or girl who own something

Its refers to an animal or thing

Their can refer to people, animals, or things

Mark has a dog. Its fur is soft.

Your dog is big, Mark.

Is that small dog yours, too?

My friends like their pets.

What possessive word would we put in each sentence

The boy has a cat. ________cat is small.

My friends have a farm. ______________farm is big.

The cow has big horns. _______________horns are big!

You have a pig. ________________pig is pink.

Here is my pet. Where is _______________?

Objective: To identify the topic and voice of a friendly letter

To draft a friendly letter

Friendly letters are usually about something that has happened to you or is written about a certain topic

My new puppyTaffy

likes to be petted tan fur sleeps in my room

January 22, 2009

Dear Grandpa,

We got a new puppy! Her fur is tan and soft. Her name is Taffy. Taffy likes to be petted. Her bed is in my room. When can you come and see Taffy? You’ll love her just like we do!

Love,

Peter