Penguin Chick Author: Betty Tatham Illustrator: Helen K. Davie Genre: Expository Nonfiction Skill: Main Idea/Details

Question of the Day What challenges do people, like plants and animals, face when trying to adapt to their environment?

Phonics Objectives: Review vowel diphthongs ou, ow/ou/ and oi, oy/oi/. Blend and read words that contain vowel diphthongs. Apply decoding strategies: blend longer words.

The boy toiled under the hot sun. Phonics The boy toiled under the hot sun. We studied the sound /oi/ spelled oi and oy. Read the sentence to yourself. Raise your hand when you know which words have the sound /oi/. What letters stand for /oi/ in boy? What letters stand for /oi/ in toiled?

He placed the flowers on the counter. Phonics He placed the flowers on the counter. We studied the sound /ou/ spelled ow and ou. Read the sentence to yourself. Raise your hand when you know which words have the sound /ou/. What letters stand for /ou/ in flowers? What letters stand for /ou/ in counter?

Decode Longer Words noisy crowded hoist shower  powder royal thousand soybean rowdy mouth chowder poison

Read Words in Context Read these sentences. Then give your own sentences for the underlined words. The students cheered loudly for their team. Grandma placed a handmade lace doily under the vase. Larry is my oldest sister's boyfriend. The man scowled and turned away.

Small Group Read “Plants Fitting into Their World.”

Wild and Cultivated Plants Wildflowers and plants provide seeds, nuts, and fruit for wild animals; prevent soil erosion; and color the landscape. The plants survive and grow when insects carry pollen from one plant to another or when animals and the wind spread seeds. Cultivated plants are those that people grow in a specific place or for a specific purpose. People prepare the land, plant the seeds, and make sure the seeds have enough water and fertilizer to grow.

Fluency – Partner Reading Partners practice reading aloud p. 160, three times. Read with accuracy at an appropriate rate and offer each other feedback.

Penguin Chick Day 4 Grammar Objectives: Define and identify common nouns. Define and identify proper nouns. Use common and proper nouns in writing. Become familiar with noun assessment on high-stakes tests. Day 4 Grammar

7. The birds slide on the ice and they play in the snow 8. Isnt the baby’s coat soft. Isn’t the baby’s coat soft?

Common and Proper Nouns A common noun names any person, place, or thing. A proper noun names a particular person, place, or thing. Proper nouns begin with capital letters. In proper nouns of more than one word, the first word and each important word are capitalized. The names of days, months, and holidays are proper nouns.

Test Tip Watch out for proper nouns of more than one word. The first word and each important word should be capitalized. No: The band played on Independence day. Yes: The band played on Independence Day.

Penguin Chick Day 4 Spelling Objective: Spell words with syllable patterns V/CV and VC/V.

Dividing Words into Syllables The vowel sound in the first syllable of a word can be a clue as to how the word is divided. Words with a long vowel sound in the first syllable should be divided after the vowel. Words with a short vowel sound should be divided after the consonant.

Spelling Strategy Dividing Words The sound of the vowel in the first syllable of a word shows how the word should be divided. Encourage students to sound out words if they are unsure where they should be divided.

Pretest Divide Spelling Words