Fourth Grade: Theme 1 Selection 3 This Land is Your Land 1

Long e is sometimes spelled ee or ea sweet each three least freedom season Halloween eagle speedometer seaweed greet underneath seacoast 2

Long o is sometimes spelled oa or ow throat below float flown foam shallow croak rainbow seacoast grown cocoa hollow Halloween 3

How Fast Can You Read the Words? Spelling Fluency How Fast Can You Read the Words? sweet three freedom Halloween speedometer greet seaweed each least season eagle seaweed underneath seacoast

Teacher Read Aloud: Going Places by Harriet Webster Activate Prior Knowledge: Think about any places you have traveled in the United States. Talk about your travels with the students at your table.

Purpose Setting: Listen for the sequence in which the author describes traveling across the United States. If you traveled by car, how many hours would it take you to cross the country? 2. If you traveled by jet, how many hours would it take you? What sights might you see when traveling across the country? How did early settlers navigate their way across the country? 6

Comprehension Skill: Sequencing Sequence means the order in which things happen. Dates, times, and clue words such as first, then, next, and last can help you understand the order of events. Sometimes two or more events happen at the same time. Words such as meanwhile and during can show this. 7

Concept Vocabulary Web lush valleys Traveling America Places Equipment coast route

Using a graphic organizer can help you understand what you read. Strategy: Graphic Organizers Using a graphic organizer can help you understand what you read. First Event Second Event Third Event 9

Grandfather’s Journey Author and Illustrator: Allen Say

Grandfather’s homeland was in Asia, which is one of the world’s seven continents.

Grandfather was born in Japan Grandfather was born in Japan. Japan is a country located in the continent of Asia.

Japan is an island country located in East Asia.

Grandfather traveled from Japan to California and back again many times. He traveled across the Pacific Ocean, one of the world’s four oceans.

The first time Grandfather traveled to America was on a steamship.

Traditional Japanese Clothing Kimono

More Books Written and Illustrated by Allen Say

Website Link: National Geographic Map Machine 3D View of the World Type in Japan Type in California Click Find a Place Click Find a Place Click 3-D View Click 3-D View

surprised greatly; struck with sudden wonder; astounded amazed Deserts with rocks like enormous sculptures amazed him. Synonyms: impressed astounded astonished

completely confused; puzzled bewildered Huge cities of factories and tall buildings bewildered and yet excited him. Synonyms: baffled befuddled mystified

country that is your home; your native land homeland Finally, when his daughter was nearly grown, he could wait no more. He took his family and returned to his homeland. Synonyms: mother country fatherland native soil motherland

longed wished for, wanted very much; desired greatly Synonyms: yearned The more he traveled, the more he longed to see new places, and never thought of returning home. Synonyms: yearned desired

works of art created by carving, modeling, casting, etc. sculptures Deserts with rocks like enormous sculptures amazed him. Synonym: statues carvings

to make or become calm or quiet still I miss my old friends. So I return now and then, when I cannot still the longing in my heart. Synonym: subdue dispel

very high towering He marveled at the towering mountains and rivers as clear as the sky. Synonym: massive‘ gigantic elevated colossal

How Fast Can You Read the Words? Vocabulary Fluency How Fast Can You Read the Words? amazed bewildered homeland longed sculptures still towering

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words! bewildered homeland longed amazed sculptures towering still Draw! Draw! Draw!

Free Association 1. amazed 2. bewildered 3. homeland 4. longed When I say a word, you write down any words you can think of that remind you of that word. For example: The word is school: learning Science pencils Reading Math teachers P.E. education 1. amazed 2. bewildered 3. homeland 4. longed 5. sculptures 6. still 7. towering

Classifying Place the following words in categories: bewildered homeland longed amazed still sculptures towering Decide the names of the categories. Determine how many categories. Determine which words go in which categories. After classifying the words, write a paragraph explaining each of the categories and why certain words go in a particular category.

homeland; longed; bewildered; still; towering; amazed; sculptures Can You Find the Context Clues? 1. Bob felt _____________ when he tried to put together the puzzle. 2. Even though my ___________ is Japan, I feel at home in the United States. 3. Lisa ___________ to travel to the far away places she had read about in books. 4. The students were _________ to see the erupting volcano. 5. The _____________ in the museum were made of clay. 6. Grandfather could not __________ the longing in his heart for his homeland. 7. The Empire State Building was _______________ above all of the other buildings. homeland; longed; bewildered; still; towering; amazed; sculptures

Synonym Search Match the vocabulary words on the left to the correct synonyms on the right. Some vocabulary words have more than one synonym. Ready, set, go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! a. mother country f. befuddled k. astounded p. colossal b. mystified g. astonished l. fatherland q. subdue c. yearned h. baffled m. statues r. impressed d. gigantic i. desired n. dispel s. elevated e. carvings j. massive o. motherland still longed bewildered homeland amazed towering sculptures

Word Association Challenge Which word goes with forms and shapes ? Why? 2. Which word goes with the country of the United States? Why? 3. Which word goes with listening to a speech ? Why? 4. Which word goes with wanting a new bicycle? Why? 5. Which word goes with putting together a car motor? Why? 6. Which word goes with the Statue of Liberty? Why? 7. Which word goes with watching a juggler juggle 20 objects? Why? Word Bank bewildered amazed longed towering sculptures still homeland Some words can be used more than once. Can you figure out which ones?

Tell Me What You Know Explain situations that could be bewildering. 2. Describe your homeland. (Traditions; symbols; culture; language) 3. Have you ever longed for something? Describe what or who and why you longed for it. 4. Describe things or places that would cause you to be amazed. 5. Sequence how you would create a sculpture. 6. List buildings and people that tower over others.