Unit 6: Growing Up Week 3 Day 1

1. Unit 6: Growing Up Week 3 Day 1

2. Spelling • wanted 6. sitting • liked 7. eating • missed 8. taking 4. clapped 9. swimming 5. hugging 10. getting

3. Spelling 1. turning 6. stopping 2. closed 7. trying 3. trimmed 8. cleaning 4. becoming 9. ripped 5. moving 10. tasted

4. Phonics • /ir/ spelled ear, ere, eer tear years deer here cheer peer clear sphere • I saw a steer near here. • You will hear everyone cheer when they appear. • The deer stood in a clear spot.

5. Word Work • High Frequency Words: country • Decodable Reader #23: What Will We Do About Jack? • Fluency: dialogue, “Growing Up”

6. Introduce the Theme • Theme Question: How do living things grow and change? • p. 16-21; Name one fact you learned from each page that helps answer the Theme Question

7. Prepare to Read Vocabulary: single - one and no more Leah took a single cookie from the tray. Shuffle- to walk slowly by keeping one’s feet close to the ground Jeff was tired after the long hike, so he shuffled along to the car. Read p. 4-17 of The Emperor’s Egg

8. Writing: Fact and Opinion • A fact is something that actually happened or can be proved true or false. • An opinion is a statement that tells someone's feelings about a subject. It is a personal judgment, view, or idea. It cannot be proven true or false. • There are 12 months in a year. • May is my favorite month of the year. • A bicycle has two wheels. • I like Tim’s bicycle better than mine.

9. Writing: Persuasive Poster • Characteristics of Persuasive Writing: • Tries to convince readers to do or believe something • Uses facts and opinions to convince readers • All persuasive posters are different, but they have some things in common: • They have a title that grabs readers’ attention. • They briefly state important facts and opinions about the subject of the poster in a way that is easy to read and understand. • Writing Model p. 44-47