The Hot and Cold Summer

Day 1 (have internet connected)Students need reading book,

Bear Book, pencil, and Practice Book.

Read AloudListen as I read aloud a poem. Notice that poems are written in verse, they may repeat certain words or phrases, and often include rhythm and rhyming words.

As you listen, try to enjoy the rhythm and try to understand the poem’s message.

Teacher Note: poem is continued on the next 3 slides

1. To befriend someone means to act as a friend to that person. An unbefriended person has no friends.

2. A trifling error is a small mistake. How does the poet advise the reader to deal with their friends’ mistakes?

3. What does the poet mean when he says that the paythat a friend gets is “not written by a figure”?

What was the poet’s message?You get a lot by being a friend

Why might it be better to have friendsinstead of just having neighbors?Friends care about you, While neighbors may not.

The poem we just read was about friends.Our story this week, The Hot and Cold Summer, is a story about three friends.

Turn to page 22 in your student book. (on next slide)

•A reader can tell what kind of person a character is by thinking about his or hertraits .•A character’s motivations are the reasonsthe character acts as he or she does.

•Sometimes authors state a character’s motivations; other times readers must use what the character says, does, and thinks to figure out the character’s motivations.

Think Aloud: James brags about his science project.When James realizes that Paul’s project is better thanhis, he tries to persuade Paul not to enter the sciencefair. James’s bragging show that he is boastful. Whathe says to Paul shows that he is jealous.

Try this: http://www.fcatexplorer.com/parent/4gr/en/tipslister/question_tip_space.asp?src=tip121a.swf&skill=Inferences%20About%20Character%20Traits

Comprehension Strategy:

Build BackgroundWe will read a story about how three friends spend partof their summer vacation. Draw the chart below inyour Bear Book.

Can you add more ideas to your chart?

Turn to your partner and share what you added on your chart.

Start like this:“I added these ideas to my chart…”

Partner 1 go first.

1.pact A pact is an agreement between people or countries in which they promise to do certain things.

Turn to your partner and describe a pact you could make with a friend. Partner 2

2. queasy If you feel queasy, you have a sick feeling in your stomach.

Turn to your partner and tell what might cause a person to feel queasy. Partner 1

3. foisted If something is foisted on you, it is given to you whether you want it or not.

Turn to your partner and tell what might a teenager have foisted on a younger brother or sister. Partner 2

4. venture A new venture is a project that is exciting and even risky.

Turn to your partner and describe a new venture that would be a good way to start summer vacation. Partner 1

5. annoyed To be annoyed means to be somewhat angry about something.

Turn to your partner and describe how a cat might show that it is annoyed. Partner 2

6. depriving If someone is depriving you of something, the person is keepiing you from having it.

Turn to your partner and describe what might happen to a plant if you deprive it of water and sunlight. Partner 1

Turn to page 24 in your student book.

Page 25 in student book.

Students should complete Practice Book page 1.Spelling List on the next slide.

Spelling Words for August 17-21

Words with Short VowelsShort a Short e Short i Short o Short u

• Draw a table like the one below in your BEAR BOOK:

Spelling Words for August 17-21gum pact brick crop broad tread twin

brand film else gram dread spend past plot check split sting strap task

Words with Short VowelsShort a Short e Short i Short o Short u

Spelling Pretest

• Turn in your Practice Book to page 5.• Listen to each word and

then write it on the correct line.