Unit 1 Week 3

O’Neal 4th Grade

Vocabulary

• roamed – to move around a large area

• completed – something that is finished

• journey – a long trip

• wildlife – animals living in their natural environment

• natural – something made by nature; unchanged by people

wildlife natural roamedcompleted journey

• Everyone woke up early to get ready for the long ________ to the national park.

• We didn’t all go bird watching; some people just ________ around the park on their own.

• It was great to see eagles, elk, and other ______ in such a beautiful setting.

• The animals are probably healthier when they live in a _______ environment.

• When the birdwatching tour was _______, all of us got together again for a picnic.

Story words

• ecosystem – a community of living things in a particular place

• restore – fix or bring back• graze – feed on plants and animals throughout the day• flourish – do well, live and grow• preyed upon – hunted and eaten• main idea – the most important idea of a paragraph of

selection• compound words – a word made by putting together two

or more base words to form a new word

Fluency: Pronunciation

Good readers find the meanings and pronunciations of unfamiliar words by slowly breaking them down into syllables, using context clues, looking them up in the dictionary, or asking for help.

Fluency: Echo ReadBy the time Scott Cory was 13 years old, he had already scaled two major peaks in “Nose” of El Capitan. The other was the 2,000-foot face of the Half Dome. The first time Scott climbed the Nose, it took him three days and two nights. One month later, he completed that climb in one day! Later, Scott became the youngest person to climb Half Dome in only one day. The journey to the top usually takes three days!

Scott started climbing when he was seven years old. When he’s not on the peaks, he hits the gym for push-ups and pull-ups.

Main Idea and Details

• To summarize a non-fiction article, identify the main idea and details. The main idea is what a paragraph or section is mostly about. The main idea is often stated. Sometimes the main idea is implied and must be inferred from the details.

• Sentences in the paragraph or section the contain secondary ideas, or information related to the main idea, are called supporting details.

Main Idea and Details

• The Big Idea

• Main Idea

• Main Idea

Compound Words

• A compound word is made by putting together two or more base words to form a new word. If the meaning of each base word is known, the meaning of the compound word can often be decoded.

• Example: backpack = back + pack

basketball = basket + ball• What word could be added to down to make a

compound word?

Compound Words

• Compound Words

Phonics: Long e

• The long e sound can be spelled ea, ee, and ie as in please, feet, and brief.

• The long e combinations ea and ee can be found in the beginning, middle or end of a word, as in eat, tease, and tea.

Phonics: Practice

• Underline the letters that stand for the long e sound, then say the words aloud.

• feeling tease thief

leak chief wheeze

Reflection: Day 1

• What is the meaning of natural as it is used in the story? What context clues helped you define the word? Use two details or examples from the story to support your answer.

Reflection: Day 2

• What is the main idea of the third paragraph on page 75? List at least two details that support that main idea.

Reflection: Day 3

• Compare the problems a park ranger at Yellowstone might face with those of a ranger in Yosemite or Petrified Forest National Park. Use two text-based details in your answer.

Reflection: Day 4

• What is the main idea of the article on page 78? List at least three details that support the main idea.

Reflection: Day 5

• If you could visit any national park in the United States, which one would you choose. Give at least two reasons why you chose this answer.