Lesson 4 Day 5

Question of the Day What does it mean to work as part of a team? T336

Read Aloud Why might we want to re-read the story “Jumping for Joy”? To learn or to be more fluent. T337

Read Aloud

There are three different ways to form plurals There are three different ways to form plurals. Adding s – dog; dogs Adding es – fox; foxes Changing y to an i and adding es baby; babies T339

Tell whether each plural noun was formed by adding s, es, or changing the y to an i and adding es. trails ladies cages boxes bays flies wishes stoves add s change y to i, add es add s add es add s change y to i, add es add es add s T338

Fluency : Reading Rate Good readers read at a comfortable, steady pace and do not stumble over words. Good readers: pronounce words clearly listen to themselves read to check their reading pace. T340

Locate Information Remember when you use information from a book, they need to list the title, author, publisher, and copyright dates. Index: An index is an alphabetical list found in the back of a book. An index lists topics, people, and places mentioned in the book and their page numbers. An index is helpful when searching for a certain word or topic in a book.

Locate Information Aldrin, Buzz, 13, 15 Dunbar, Bonnie, 25, 28, 30 Armstrong, Neil, 13, 14, 15 Endeavour, 44, 47, 48 Collins, Eileen, 35, 38 Foale, Michael, 55, 57 Collins, Michael, 23, 26 Glenn, John, 5, 7, 9 Columbia, 44, 45, 46 Jemison, Mae, 45, 67, 70 Discovery, 55, 56 Ride, Sally, 23, 25, 47 As you noticed the index is categorized alphabetically. If you were trying to find out about Sally Ride, you would look for the words Ride, Sally. On what pages would you find Sally Ride?

Use a Dictionary A dictionary provides information about many words. Remember that dictionaries list words in alphabetical order to make words easy to find. Guide words at the tops of the pages help you find the correct page on which an entry word is listed. The information in an entry includes: How the word is spelled What the word means How the word is pronounced Whether the word is a noun, a verb, or another part of speech

Use a Dictionary Doctor (doc ter) Noun .1 a person who treats people when they are sick verb 2. to change something, to change how something looks. I’m not sure how to say the word or what it means as I read. I find the entry word for mound on a page in the dictionary. To see how its pronounced, I look at the word in parentheses. I say mound. I then notice that mound is a noun. I see that it has two meanings numbered 1 and 2. I think about how the word is used in the sentence and check my idea with the two definitions in the dictionary entry. Mound (maund) Noun 1. a heap of something such as dirt or potatoes. 2 the raised area in the middle of a baseball diamond, from which the pitcher throws the ball.

What information can be found on a title or copyright page? Focus Skill: Locate Information What information can be found on a title or copyright page? title, author, publisher, publication date When will you need this information? When you need to cite where you got information. T341

Focus Skill: Locate Information The glossary is like a mini-dictionary located at the back of many nonfiction books. A glossary contains definitions for words that are used in that book. As you are reading and come across a word you do not know, one place you can look for information about the word’s meaning is the glossary. T341

Which word goes in the blank? Ellen spent hours practicing and became very __________. In 1985, Ellen decided to ______ for a job in the space program. Would you like to write a _______ report about space? She wrote and spoke to many people about her _________. He did not let the danger of spaceflight _________his plans. Apply Talented Invention Hinder Research T341-343

Which word goes in the sentence? The party was cancelled, so I was ________. A person should __________ to do their best even when told they will never make it! The student had __________ stand up to friends when they were not making a good choice. Ellen showed that she was ________ by working hard to become an astronaut. Ellen wanted to _________ her dream of going into space. Ambitious Attain Confidence Disappointed Persevere T341-343