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Review Games Vocabulary & Amazing Words: Spelling Words: Speedword  Arcade Games Jigword Matchword Speedword Wordsearch Word Web Spelling City- Voc. Spelling City-Amazing Spelling Words: Speedword Word Web Quia Games Spelling City High Frequency Words Fill-in-the Blank

Anansi Goes Fishing Amazing Words Vocabulary Words consume prey lazy shrewd boast gloat snicker contentment cure incident Vocabulary Words lazy weave delicious justice

Anansi Goes Fishing High Frequency Words believe caught finally been whatever today tomorrow

Anansi Goes Fishing Word Wall Words Spelling Words basketball driveway then went write glad pet Spelling Words basketball driveway someone bedtime weekend raindrop something mailbox birthday grandparent riverbank rattlesnake bathtub earthquake backyard

Big Question: When are creative ideas good? When are they bad? Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Anansi Goes Fishing Monday Morning Warm-Up Creative ideas can solve problems or answer questions. When are creative ideas good? When are they bad?

Anansi Goes Fishing Monday Morning Warm-Up Creative ideas can solve problems or answer questions. When are creative ideas good? When are they bad?

Today we will learn about: Amazing Words Compound Words Cause and Effect Verbs for present, past, and future

Anansi Goes Fishing Amazing Words

consume con - sume When you consume something, you eat it or use it all up. Our family consumed a huge bowl of popcorn while we watched TV. A lot of my extra time is consumed by homework and playing ball.

prey prey Prey is an animal that is hunted and killed by another animal for food. Small fish are often the prey of bigger fish. Mice are the prey of cats.

shrewd shrewd Someone or something shrewd is very clever and smart. Dad told me to be shrewd about deciding what to do with my allowance. The detective made a shrewd plan to catch the thief.

Click to listen to a song about clever fish.

Compound Words sail – boat Today we’ll learn about combining two words, such as sail and boat, to make a compound word. sailboat

Compound Words A compound word is made up of two shorter words. The meaning of the compound word is often made up of the meanings of the two shorter words. What two words do you hear in sailboat? What does sailboat mean?

Compound Words To read compound words, first chunk the word into two words. Read the two words and then blend them into one word. Let’s blend this word together: sail-boat. someone bedtime snowstorm pancake

Compound Words maybe daytime cupcake airline haystack network rainstorm

Compound Words schoolyard everything bathtub raindrop brainstorm lipstick airplane rowboat

Compound Words baseball starfish railroad goldfish forever paycheck snowflake landlord

Compound Words seashore laptop birthday weekend suntan backyard babysit grasshopper

Compound Words When you read compound words, chunk the word into two small words. Read the two words and blend them into one compound word.

Anansi Goes Fishing Spelling Words Word Wall Words basketball driveway someone bedtime weekend raindrop something mailbox birthday grandparent riverbank rattlesnake bathtub earthquake backyard Word Wall Words then went write glad pet

Word Family Word – then (online dictionary) Consonant Digraphs Blends Ben den hen Jen Ken men pen ten when wren

Word Family Word – then den hen den wren pen

Word Family Word – went (online dictionary) Consonant Digraphs Blends bent dent gent Kent lent rent sent tent vent Brent spent

Word Family Word – went dent tent bent gent vent vent

Let’s Talk About: Creative Ideas

Let’s Talk About: Creative Ideas

Cause and Effect Most things happen for a reason. Good readers ask themselves what happens and why it happens. Words like because can help you figure out why something happens.

Read-Aloud Clever Is as Clever Does

the tirtle ca’nt run fast The turtle can’t run fast. Daily Fix-It hir purse is durty Her purse is dirty. the tirtle ca’nt run fast The turtle can’t run fast.

Grammar: Verbs for Past, Present and Future A verb tells what someone or something does. A verb can show action. It can show action that is happening now, has already happened, or is going to happen.

Grammar: Verbs for Past, Present and Future Today Jeb bakes muffins. The verb bakes tells about now. It ends with –s. Yesterday Jeb baked muffins. The verb baked tells about the past. It ends with –ed. Tomorrow Jeb will bake muffins. The verb will bake tells about the future. It begins with will.

Grammar: Verbs for Past, Present and Future Decide if the verb tells about now, the past, or the future. Jeb invents new kinds of muffins.

Grammar: Verbs for Past, Present and Future Decide if the verb tells about now, the past, or the future. Jeb invents new kinds of muffins. (now)

Grammar: Verbs for Past, Present and Future Decide if the verb tells about now, the past, or the future. Jeb invents new kinds of muffins. (now) Today he sprinkles coconut.

Grammar: Verbs for Past, Present and Future Decide if the verb tells about now, the past, or the future. Jeb invents new kinds of muffins. (now) Today he sprinkles coconut. (now)

Grammar: Verbs for Past, Present and Future Decide if the verb tells about now, the past, or the future. Jeb invents new kinds of muffins. (now) Today he sprinkles coconut. (now) Yesterday he added pineapple.

Grammar: Verbs for Past, Present and Future Decide if the verb tells about now, the past, or the future. Jeb invents new kinds of muffins. (now) Today he sprinkles coconut. (now) Yesterday he added pineapple. (past)

Grammar: Verbs for Past, Present and Future Decide if the verb tells about now, the past, or the future. Jeb invents new kinds of muffins. (now) Today he sprinkles coconut. (now) Yesterday he added pineapple. (past) Next week he will use squash.

Grammar: Verbs for Past, Present and Future Decide if the verb tells about now, the past, or the future. Jeb invents new kinds of muffins. (now) Today he sprinkles coconut. (now) Yesterday he added pineapple. (past) Next week he will use squash. (future)

Grammar: Verbs for Past, Present and Future Decide if the verb tells about now, the past, or the future. Jeb invents new kinds of muffins. (now) Today he sprinkles coconut. (now) Yesterday he added pineapple. (past) Next week he will use squash. (future) In the future, I will make my own muffins.

Grammar: Verbs for Past, Present and Future Decide if the verb tells about now, the past, or the future. Jeb invents new kinds of muffins. (now) Today he sprinkles coconut. (now) Yesterday he added pineapple. (past) Next week he will use squash. (future) In the future, I will make my own muffins. (future)

Wrap Up Our Day Compound Words Cause and effect Let’s Talk About it! Tomorrow we will read about a trickster named Anansi who gets tricked himself.

Anansi Goes Fishing Monday Journal Topic Write a paragraph about a time when you were shrewd.

Anansi Goes Fishing Tuesday Morning Warm-Up How do you feel when someone tries to trick you or when anyone lies to you? What is something you can do?

Anansi Goes Fishing Tuesday Morning Warm-Up How do you feel when someone tries to trick you or when anyone lies to you? What is something you can do?

Read-Aloud Fat Cat

Anansi Goes Fishing Amazing Words

boast boast Someone who boasts brags or speaks too well of himself of herself. That girl always boasts about her grades. Jim says he can run faster than I can, but I think he’s just boasting.

gloat gloat When you think about something you’re very satisfied with, you gloat about it. The two farmers in the story gloated that their machines would get rid of the mice. My big brother gloated at his team’s first win all season.

snicker snick - er When you snicker, you giggle or laugh in a mean way. When one farmer saw the other’s mouse-catching machine, he snickered at it. The kids snickered at the strange-looking car.

Click to listen to”Mistake in the Lake.”

Word Reading: Pick out the compound words in “Mistake in the Lake.” Grandpa rowboat outside Grandma lunchbox sunscreen halfway someone

Sort Compound Words: Compound Word First Word Second Word Grandpa

Sort Compound Words: Compound Word First Word Second Word Grandpa

Sort Compound Words: Compound Word First Word Second Word Grandpa Grandma Grand pa

Sort Compound Words: Compound Word First Word Second Word Grandpa Grandma Grand pa ma

Sort Compound Words: Compound Word First Word Second Word Grandpa Grandma rowboat Grand pa ma

Sort Compound Words: Compound Word First Word Second Word Grandpa Grandma rowboat Grand row pa ma boat

Sort Compound Words: Compound Word First Word Second Word Grandpa Grandma rowboat outside Grand row pa ma boat

Sort Compound Words: Compound Word First Word Second Word Grandpa Grandma rowboat outside Grand row out pa ma boat side

Sort Compound Words: Compound Word First Word Second Word Grandpa Grandma rowboat outside lunchbox Grand row out pa ma boat side

Sort Compound Words: Compound Word First Word Second Word Grandpa Grandma rowboat outside lunchbox Grand row out lunch pa ma boat side box

Sort Compound Words: Compound Word First Word Second Word Grandpa Grandma rowboat outside lunchbox halfway Grand row out lunch pa ma boat side box

Sort Compound Words: Compound Word First Word Second Word Grandpa Grandma rowboat outside lunchbox halfway Grand row out lunch half pa ma boat side box way

Sort Compound Words: Compound Word First Word Second Word Grandpa Grandma rowboat outside lunchbox halfway sunscreen Grand row out lunch half pa ma boat side box way

Sort Compound Words: Compound Word First Word Second Word Grandpa Grandma rowboat outside lunchbox halfway sunscreen Grand row out lunch half sun pa ma boat side box way screen

Sort Compound Words: Compound Word First Word Second Word Grandpa Grandma rowboat outside lunchbox halfway sunscreen someone Grand row out lunch half sun pa ma boat side box way screen

Sort Compound Words: Compound Word First Word Second Word Grandpa Grandma rowboat outside lunchbox halfway sunscreen someone Grand row out lunch half sun some pa ma boat side box way screen one

Compound Words Can we play basketball in the driveway?

Compound Words Can we play basketball in the driveway?

Compound Words Can we play basketball in the driveway? The birthday party will be in the backyard.

Compound Words Can we play basketball in the driveway? The birthday party will be in the backyard.

Compound Words Can we play basketball in the driveway? The birthday party will be in the backyard. I see frogs and birds by the riverbank.

Compound Words Can we play basketball in the driveway? The birthday party will be in the backyard. I see frogs and birds by the riverbank.

Compound Words Can we play basketball in the driveway? The birthday party will be in the backyard. I see frogs and birds by the riverbank. I have popcorn before bedtime on the weekend.

Compound Words Can we play basketball in the driveway? The birthday party will be in the backyard. I see frogs and birds by the riverbank. I have popcorn before bedtime on the weekend.

Anansi Goes Fishing Spelling Words Word Wall Words basketball driveway someone bedtime weekend raindrop something mailbox birthday grandparent riverbank rattlesnake bathtub earthquake backyard Word Wall Words then went write glad pet

Word Family Word – write (online dictionary) Consonant Digraphs Blends bite kite mite white quite smite spite

Word Family Word – write dust mite kite

Cause and Effect Most things happen for a reason. Good readers ask themselves what happens and why it happens. Words like because can help you figure out why something happens. As you read, ask yourself what happens and why it happens. Look for clue words, such as if and because, that signal causes.

Monitor and Fix Up When you read a story, ask yourself questions like: Who is this story about? Where does it happen? What is happening?

Monitor and Fix Up If you don’t know the answer to a question, then stop the way you have been reading. You might need to slow down. If you read more slowly, you can better understand what you are reading.

Monitor and Fix Up As you read “Anansi Goes Fishing” ask yourself these questions: What are the characters like in the story? Do I remember what has happened in the story so far? Should I read the story more slowly to understand what is happening?

Sometimes characters try to trick one another to get what they want. Trickster Tales

Anansi Goes Fishing High Frequency Words believe caught finally been whatever today tomorrow

High-Frequency Word Review today work caught whole been brought tomorrow watched whatever nothing believe catch finally eat

Anansi Goes Fishing Amazing Words Vocabulary Words consume prey shrewd boast gloat snicker contentment cure incident Vocabulary Words lazy weave delicious justice

Vocabulary Words lazy – not liking to work or be active weave – to form threads into cloth or web or to make straw into hats or baskets delicious – something that tastes really good justice- something that is fair and right

weave

Vocabulary Words lazy, weave, delicious, justice Big Spider watched Little Spider ____ a large web. weave Big Spider felt ____, so she did not help Little Spider. lazy

Vocabulary Words lazy, weave, delicious, justice Little Spider ate a _____ bug that got caught in the web. delicious Little Spider said, “Too bad you’re hungry, Big Spider, but that’s ____!” justice

last week end I sent a leter Last weekend I sent a letter. Daily Fix-It last week end I sent a leter Last weekend I sent a letter. my mom red a story at bed time My mom read a story at bedtime.

Grammar: Verbs for Past, Present and Future A verb tells what someone or something does. A verb can show action. It can show action that is happening now, has already happened, or is going to happen.

Grammar: Verbs for Past, Present and Future We fish now. We fish now. (present) Yesterday we fished. Yesterday we fished. (past) Tomorrow we will fish. Tomorrow we will fish. (future)

Wrap Up Your Day! High-Frequency Words Monitor and Fix Up Let’s Talk About It! Tomorrow we will read hear a story about another very tricky character.

Anansi Goes Fishing Tuesday Journal Topic Think of a time when you had a good idea and tell what happened when you used it.

Anansi Goes Fishing Wednesday Morning Warm-Up Yesterday Farmer Smart had a problem. Today he finds a way to fix it. Tomorrow he won’t have the problem anymore! How do you fix your problems?

Anansi Goes Fishing Wednesday Morning Warm-Up Yesterday Farmer Smart had a problem. Today he finds a way to fix it. Tomorrow he won’t have the problem anymore! How do you fix your problems?

Today we will learn about: Amazing Words Long o: o, oa, ow Compound Words High-Frequency Words Vocabulary Words Verbs for Past, Present, and Future

Anansi Goes Fishing Amazing Words

contentment con – tent – ment Contentment is a feeling of being pleased or satisfied. The dog stretched and sighed in contentment. After dinner, we sat around the campfire in complete contentment.

cure cure When something cures you, it makes you feel better and healthy again. The medicine the doctor gave me cured my rash. Scientists are searching for a cure for many different diseases.

incident in – ci - dent An incident is something that happens. That movie had some very exciting incidents in it. Mom told us several funny incidents from her trip.

Read-Aloud Fat Cat

Long o: o, oa, ow most, toad, show You can read these words because you know that the long o sound can be spelled o, oa, and ow.

Making Words a – o d – g – l – m – t – w

Anansi Goes Fishing High Frequency Words believe caught finally been whatever today tomorrow

High-Frequency Words whatever, tomorrow, finally, believe, today, caught, been I woke up on Sunday morning and said, “____ I don’t have to go to school.” today I love all kinds of foods and will eat ____ Dad puts on my plate. whatever Do you ___ fairy tales are true? believe Yesterday I went fishing and ____ three fish. caught

High-Frequency Words whatever, tomorrow, finally, believe, today, caught, been I woke up on Thursday and said, “___ is Friday!” tomorrow I have ___ sick for three days. been I can’t wait until I’m ___ old enough to drive. finally

Compound Words A compound word is made up of two shorter words. The meaning of the compound word is often made up of the meanings of the two shorter words. What two words do you hear in sailboat? What does sailboat mean?

Anansi Goes Fishing Word Wall Words Spelling Words basketball driveway then went write glad pet Spelling Words basketball driveway someone bedtime weekend raindrop something mailbox birthday grandparent riverbank rattlesnake bathtub earthquake backyard

Word Family Word – glad bad Brad cad dad fad had lad mad pad sad tad Consonant Digraphs Blends bad cad dad fad had lad mad pad sad tad Brad clad

Word Family Word – glad game pad mattress pad mouse pad

Vocabulary: Antonyms Remember that at the end of the story, Turtle was full. The more he ate, the more full he became. Anansi, however, was the opposite of full. What word means the opposite of full? Full and empty are opposites, or antonyms.

he saw a toy in the drive way He saw a toy in the driveway. Daily Fix-It he saw a toy in the drive way He saw a toy in the driveway. some one played a trick on her. Someone played a trick on her.

Grammar: Verbs for Past, Present and Future A verb tells what someone or something does. A verb can show action. It can show action that is happening now, has already happened, or is going to happen.

Wrap Up Your Day! Cause and Effect Fluency Let’s Talk About It! Tomorrow we will read hear a poem about how spiders avoid their own sticky traps.

Anansi Goes Fishing Wednesday Journal Topic Describe Anansi and Turtle, making sure to use at least one pair of antonyms.

Anansi Goes Fishing Thursday Morning Warm-Up Today we will read about a small clever insect. A spider spins long, sticky webs to trap bugs to eat. Do you know why the spider doesn’t get stuck in its own web?

Anansi Goes Fishing Thursday Morning Warm-Up Today we will read about a small clever insect. A spider spins long, sticky webs to trap bugs to eat. Do you know why the spider doesn’t get stuck in its own web?

Today we will learn about: Review Amazing Words Compound Words Verbs for Past, Present, and Future Interpret Media Images

Anansi Goes Fishing Amazing Words Vocabulary Words consume prey shrewd boast gloat snicker contentment cure incident Vocabulary Words lazy weave delicious justice

The Hippopotamus and a Monkey’s Heart Read-Aloud The Hippopotamus and a Monkey’s Heart

Sentence Reading Did your parents see everybody play tennis? I see lots of shells wash up on the seashore. Teddy keeps me company when nobody is home.

Sentence Reading I will paint a picture at recess when I am at school Last weekend we drove to a faraway place. My three teammates told me the answer after the reading test.

Anansi Goes Fishing Word Wall Words Spelling Words basketball driveway then went write glad pet Spelling Words basketball driveway someone bedtime weekend raindrop something mailbox birthday grandparent riverbank rattlesnake bathtub earthquake backyard

Word Family Word – pet bet Bret get jet let met net set vet wet yet Consonant Digraphs Blends bet get jet let met net set vet wet yet Bret

Word Family Word – pet net jet dining set vet

Anansi Goes Fishing High Frequency Words believe caught finally been whatever today tomorrow

Poetry Poems are written in lines. These lines are arranged in groups called verses. Each line often begins with a capital letter, even if the line does not begin a new sentence. Many poems have words that rhyme.

Poetry Sometimes authors use alliteration. Alliteration is using words with repeating consonant sounds. Read the title and find the alliteration. spiders, stick As we read the poem, look for other alliteration. Also look in the poem for antonyms.

i fish in the pond yesserday I fished in the pond yesterday. Daily Fix-It i fish in the pond yesserday I fished in the pond yesterday. i will fished agen tomorro I will fish again tomorrow.

Grammar: Verbs for Past, Present and Future A verb tells what someone or something does. A verb can show action. It can show action that is happening now, has already happened, or is going to happen.

Grammar: Verbs for Past, Present and Future Yesterday I played soccer. Today I play soccer. Tomorrow I will play soccer.

Grammar: Verbs for Past, Present and Future Yesterday I cleaned my room. Today I clean my room. Tomorrow I will clean my room.

Wrap Up Your Day! Text to Text Let’s Talk About It! Tomorrow we will read hear a story about a monkey that tricked a hippopotamus.

Anansi Goes Fishing Thursday Journal Topic Make a list of animals that hunt for prey.

Anansi Goes Fishing Friday Morning Warm-Up This week we read about characters who had creative ideas. When are creative ideas good? When are they bad?

Today we will learn about: Review Amazing Words Compound Words Review High-Frequency Words Verbs for Past, Present, and Future Alphabetical Order to the Second Letter

Anansi Goes Fishing Amazing Words Vocabulary Words consume prey lazy shrewd boast gloat snicker contentment cure incident Vocabulary Words lazy weave delicious justice

The Hippopotamus and a Monkey’s Heart Read-Aloud The Hippopotamus and a Monkey’s Heart

Compound Words I gave him a basketball for his birthday last weekend. Someone will watch the sailboat near the seashore.

Compound Words I put something in the treehouse by our driveway. She broke the egg at breakfast and they were everywhere. She broke the egg at breakfast and they were everywhere!

Anansi Goes Fishing High Frequency Words believe caught finally been whatever today tomorrow

High-Frequency Words been, finally, whatever, today, tomorrow, believe I ____ a fish! caught Can you ___ I got my wish? believe “_____ will I do with it?” I say. whatever “____ was a great day!” today

High-Frequency Words been, finally, whatever, today, tomorrow, believe Mom said ____ I could go again. tomorrow She said I could ___ take my friend! finally If I do not take him, he will not know where I have _____. been

Anansi Goes Fishing Spelling Words Word Wall Words basketball driveway someone bedtime weekend raindrop something mailbox birthday grandparent riverbank rattlesnake bathtub earthquake backyard Word Wall Words then went write glad pet

i want to do some thing fur bill I want to do something for Bill. Daily Fix-It i want to do some thing fur bill I want to do something for Bill. do you had any ideas Do you have any ideas?

Alphabetical Order Dictionaries, glossaries, and names in a telephone book are all arranged in alphabetical order. Words that begin with a come before words that begin with b, and so on. Sometimes two or more words begin with the same letter. When this happens, we alphabetize by the second letter.

Alphabetical Order Animal, friend, fish, spider, fly How do we put these words in order? animal fish fly friend spider

Alphabetical Order walk, where, went How do we put these words in order? walk went where

Alphabetical Order slow, stupid, share How do we put these words in order? share slow stupid

Alphabetical Order tired, tomorrow, then How do we put these words in order? then tired tomorrow

Alphabetical Order catch, cook, cried How do we put these words in order? catch cook cried

Wrap Up Our Week! Let’s Talk About Creative Ideas: When are creative ideas good? When are creative ideas bad? Next week we will read about two sisters who use creative ideas to help each other.

Anansi Goes Fishing Friday Journal Topic Write about a spider's shrewd prey.

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Anansi Goes Fishing Related Links Compound Words Click the circle to make a compound word Get Ready to Read Online Story Compound Words Game Spiders Compound Words Website

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