What might we discover in a new neighborhood?

We will learn about: short vowels, character and setting, predicting, new amazing words, short vowels, character and setting, predicting, high-frequency words, vocabulary words, and sentences

Comparing Rural and Urban Communities Venn Diagram

Comparing a city and the country Crowded Lots of noise Roller-skate Play in parks Go to the zoo Country Lots of space Quiet Run & play Climb trees Ride horses

Character and Setting Characters are the people or animals in a story. Authors describe characters’ traits. They tell what characters are like, what they think, and what they say and do. The setting is the time and place of a story. A setting can be a real place or an imaginary one. Good readers look for clues that tell about characters and setting.

Speaking and Listening We speak to share ideas. We speak to ask and answer questions. We speak to express our needs, wants, and feelings. We speak to entertain.

Grammar: Sentences Complete sentence: We went to the beach. Incomplete sentence: the beach

Iris and Walter rode their bikes. Grammar: Sentences Incomplete sentence: Iris and Walter Complete sentence: Iris and Walter rode their bikes.

Grammar: Sentences A sentence is a group of words that tells a complete idea. The words are in an order that makes sense. A sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a period, a question mark, or an exclamation mark.

Grammar – Sentences Are these sentences Grammar – Sentences Are these sentences? If not, add words to make a sentence. live in a city our second-grade class Tom used to live in a small town. we took a trip to see a farm Juanita is moving to the country.

Review Games Vocabulary & Amazing Words: Jigword Spelling Words: Quia Games Spelling City High Frequency Words: Hot Potatoes (fill-in-the-blank)