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

A Weed Is a Flower Story Words college agriculture laboratory greenhouse Amazing Words excel process research opportunity accomplish original scientist unusual

A Weed Is a Flower High Frequency Words clothes only hours question money taught neighbor

A Weed Is a Flower Spelling Words sooner smaller soonest smallest hotter fatter hottest fattest busier angrier busiest angriest happier straighter happiest straightest

Big Question: Where do creative ideas come from? Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

A Weed Is a Flower Monday Morning Warm-Up Creative people discover many new things. Where do they get their ideas? Where do creative ideas come from?

A Weed Is a Flower Monday Morning Warm-Up Creative people discover many new things. Where do they get their ideas? Where do creative ideas come from?

Today we will learn about: Amazing Words Comparative endings –er, -est Fact and Opinion Verbs: am, is, are, was, were Writing a review

Writing on Demand Write for 3 minutes about sources that give you creative ideas! Do your best writing! Use your best handwriting!

Click to listen to a song about what you can make out of a peanut.

Where Do Creative Ideas Come From? People find ways to excel. People learn from research. People work together to learn things. Anchored Talk

A Weed Is a Flower

excel ex – cel When you excel at something, youre better than most people at it. Kayla excels at math. Inventors excel in creative thinking.

process proc – ess When you process something, you prepare it by following a set of steps. My raincoat has been processed to make it waterproof. People process peanuts into many things, including shaving cream and shampoo.

research re – search Research means a very careful investigation or hunting for facts. I did a lot of research to make sure the facts in my report about weather were correct. People found many ways to use peanuts through research.

Practice! Complete these sentences!

Comparative Endings joking - dried What do you know about reading these words? Both has a base word, an ending and a spelling change. What are the endings? What are the spelling changes? Today youll learn about the endings –er and –est.

Comparative Endings funnier - funniest The base word in these words is funny. What spelling changes do you see? To blend these words, read one chunk, or syllable, at a time and then blend the chunks together: fun, ni, er, funnier; fun, ni, est, funniest

Comparative Endings We add –er to words when we compare two things. My joke is funnier than yours.

Comparative Endings We add –est to words when we compare three things: Kelly told the funniest joke of all.

Comparative Endings Chunk the word into parts, the base word and the ending. See if the base word has a spelling change. Read the chunks from left to right and then blend all the chunks together.

Comparative Endings slow, slower, slowest big, bigger, biggest polite, politer, politest fluffy, fluffier, fluffiest sunny, sunnier, sunniest long, longer, longest mad, madder, maddest fine, finer, finest

Comparative Endings Base Word(2 things) -er(3 things) -est strong

Comparative Endings Base Word(2 things) -er(3 things) -est strong stronger

Comparative Endings Base Word(2 things) -er(3 things) -est strong stronger strongest

Comparative Endings Base Word(2 things) -er(3 things) -est strong silly stronger strongest

Comparative Endings Base Word(2 things) -er(3 things) -est strong silly stronger sillier strongest

Comparative Endings Base Word(2 things) -er(3 things) -est strong silly stronger sillier strongest silliest

Comparative Endings Base Word(2 things) -er(3 things) -est strong silly hot stronger sillier strongest silliest

Comparative Endings Base Word(2 things) -er(3 things) -est strong silly hot stronger sillier hotter strongest silliest

Comparative Endings Base Word(2 things) -er(3 things) -est strong silly hot stronger sillier hotter strongest silliest hottest

Comparative Endings Base Word(2 things) -er(3 things) -est strong silly hot dry stronger sillier hotter strongest silliest hottest

Comparative Endings Base Word(2 things) -er(3 things) -est strong silly hot dry stronger sillier hotter drier strongest silliest hottest

Comparative Endings Base Word(2 things) -er(3 things) -est strong silly hot dry stronger sillier hotter drier strongest silliest hottest driest

Comparative Endings Base Word(2 things) -er(3 things) -est strong silly hot dry fine stronger sillier hotter drier strongest silliest hottest driest

Comparative Endings Base Word(2 things) -er(3 things) -est strong silly hot dry fine stronger sillier hotter drier finer strongest silliest hottest driest

Comparative Endings Base Word(2 things) -er(3 things) -est strong silly hot dry fine stronger sillier hotter drier finer strongest silliest hottest driest finest

Comparative Endings hottest rarest lovelier biggest braver funniest maddest tamest healthiest fatter later sunnier thinner safest scarier

A Weed Is a Flower Spelling Words sooner smaller soonest smallest hotter fatter hottest fattest busier angrier busiest angriest happier straighter happiest straightest

Read together! Take turns, choral, back to desk read and practice words.

Pretest! Spelling words. Ill say, you say! Ill give you a sentence. We will clap, count, write sounds!

Fact and Opinion

Read-Aloud Louis Braille

Daily Fix-It he am the hapiest dog He is the happiest dog. where is their a place too sit Where is there a place to sit?

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were A verb can tell what someone or something is doing. A verb can show something that happens now, in the past, or in the future.

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were The verbs am, is, are, was, and were do not show action. They show what someone or something is or was. These verbs are forms of the verb to be.

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were The verbs am, is, and are, tell about now. I am an inventor. Jen is an inventor. Des and Ali are inventors.

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were The verbs was and were, tell about the past. Bill was an inventor. Katie and Sam were inventors.

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were Use am, is, and was to tell about one person, place or thing. Use are and were to tell about more than one person, place, or thing.

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were Inventors ____ clever people. (is, are) are Zippers ____ invented not long ago. (was, were) were Today inventions ____ everywhere. (is, are) are

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were I ____ in the Young Inventors Club. (am, are) am George _____ in the club too. (are, is) is

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were I ____ in the Young Inventors Club. (am, are) am George _____ in the club too. (are, is) is

Writing

Research and Inquiry What would you like to learn about where creative ideas come from?

Wrap Up Your Day! Comparative words with –er, est Fact and Opinion Lets talk about it! Tomorrow the class will read about George Washington Carver, a man who found the need to solve problems in creative ways.

A Weed Is a Flower Monday Journal Topic List things you excel in at home and school.

A Weed Is a Flower Tuesday Morning Warm-Up Someone may have an idea for something to make our lives better and happier. How can the smallest idea become a great idea?

A Weed Is a Flower Tuesday Morning Warm-Up Someone may have an idea for something to make our lives better and happier. How can the smallest idea become a great idea?

Today we will learn about: Amazing words Comparative endings Fact and Opinion Inferring High-frequency words Vocabulary words Verbs: am, is, are, was, were

Read-Aloud Teddys Bear

A Weed Is a Flower Amazing Words

opportunity op – por – tu - ni – ty An opportunity is a good chance or a favorable time. We had an opportunity to go to a movie on Saturday. Will we have an opportunity to have a play date this week?

Where Do Creative Ideas Come From? People find ways to excel. Use experiences. People learn from research. People work together to learn things. Design toys. People use an opportunity. Anchored Talk

Comparative Endings redder You can read this word because you know how to read words with endings –er and –est. What base word and ending form redder?

Comparative Endings When you come to a word with an –er or –est ending, figure out the base word (remember that there may have been a spelling change), read the word parts from left to right, and then blend the parts together to read the word.

Comparative Endings finest tiniest hotter hottest funnier funniest bluer bluest luckier luckiest quicker quickest flatter flattest larger largest

Comparative Endings Sort these words: latest, hottest, busiest, bigger, finer, prettier -er-est

Comparative Endings Sort these words: latest, hottest, busiest, bigger, finer, prettier -er-est latest

Comparative Endings Sort these words: latest, hottest, busiest, bigger, finer, prettier -er-est latest hottest

Comparative Endings Sort these words: latest, hottest, busiest, bigger, finer, prettier -er-est latest hottest busiest

Comparative Endings Sort these words: latest, hottest, busiest, bigger, finer, prettier -er-est bigger latest hottest busiest

Comparative Endings Sort these words: latest, hottest, busiest, bigger, finer, prettier -er-est bigger finer latest hottest busiest

Comparative Endings Sort these words: latest, hottest, busiest, bigger, finer, prettier -er-est bigger finer prettier latest hottest busiest

Comparative Endings

A Weed Is a Flower Spelling Words sooner smaller soonest smallest hotter fatter hottest fattest busier angrier busiest angriest happier straighter happiest straightest

Comparative Endings

Today feels hotter than the hottest day we ever had.

Comparative Endings Today feels hotter than the hottest day we ever had.

Comparative Endings Today feels hotter than the hottest day we ever had. The sooner we get to the park, the happier I will be!

Comparative Endings Today feels hotter than the hottest day we ever had. The sooner we get to the park, the happier I will be!

Comparative Endings Today feels hotter than the hottest day we ever had. The sooner we get to the park, the happier I will be! This is the busiest work day, so the soonest Mom can come home is seven.

Comparative Endings Today feels hotter than the hottest day we ever had. The sooner we get to the park, the happier I will be! This is the busiest work day, so the soonest Mom can come home is seven. Our new puppy is the smallest and fattest of them all!

Comparative Endings Today feels hotter than the hottest day we ever had. The sooner we get to the park, the happier I will be! This is the busiest work day, so the soonest Mom can come home is seven. Our new puppy is the smallest and fattest of them all!

High Frequency Word Review

Story Words college – a school of learning to attend after high schoolcollege agriculture – having to do with farmingagriculture laboratory – a place where tests and experiments are donelaboratory greenhouse – a building with glass or plastic sides where plants are kept warm greenhouse Next slide

college Auburn UniversityUniversity of Alabama Northeast Alabama Community College

agriculture

laboratory

greenhouse

Vocabulary Words college, agriculture, laboratory, greenhouse We grow plants in the _____ when it is cold outside. greenhouse I want to study _____ when I grow up. agriculture

Vocabulary Words college, agriculture, laboratory, greenhouse One day I will go to ____ to learn more about plants. college There I will study seeds and plants in a ______. laboratory

Synonyms A synonym is a word that has the same or almost the same meaning as another word.

Building Background When you dont understand something that happens in a story, it is a good idea to stop reading and look quickly over what they have already read to clear up any confusion about the story.

Lets Read

Literary Text Biography Louis Braille A biography is the true story of someones life. Usually a biography is written in time sequence and includes important events and facts about that persons life. Name on of the important facts from Louis Brailles life. How is nonfiction different from fiction?

Lets Read

I read, we read, yall read

Daily Fix-It it are smallest than that It is smaller than that. plants that row of seeds straighterer. Plant that row of seeds straighter.

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were A verb can tell what someone or something is doing. A verb can show something that happens now, in the past, or in the future. Verbs change when we talk about one or more than one person or thing. They also change when we talk about the past or present.

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were Which verbs talk about the past? Which verbs are used with one or more people or things. Which verbs are used with I?

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were The verbs am, is, are, was, and were do not show action. They show what someone or something is or was. These verbs are forms of the verb to be. The verbs am, is, and are, tell about now. The verbs was and were, tell about the past.

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were A seed is small. What is the verb? The seeds ____ small. I ____ small. These trees were once just seeds. The tree ___ once just a seed.

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were

Use am, are, was, and were

Writing - Review Writing Trait: Organization What steps do we need to take to write a review?

Writing - Review Writing Trait: Organization

Lets plan a review using a four square for A Weed is a Flower. Main idea: What I liked about the selection. Detail Closing thought.

Research and Inquiry Internet Search Engine Keyword Links Lets search where the idea of ice cream cones came from!

Wrap Up Your Day! High-Frequency Words Sequence Lets Talk About It Tomorrow you will reread A Weed is A Flower.

A Weed Is a Flower Tuesday Journal Topic Write about an idea you had and tell how you thought of it.

A Weed Is a Flower Wednesday Morning Warm-Up Toymakers make better toys every year. Some are faster and some are louder. Some are even smarter! How would you make your favorite toy better?

A Weed Is a Flower Wednesday Morning Warm-Up Toymakers make better toys every year. Some are faster and some are louder. Some are even smarter! How would you make your favorite toy better?

Today we will learn about: Comparative Endings Sequence High-Frequency Words Synonyms Verbs: am, is, are, was, were Writing a review Gathering information

Read-Aloud Teddys Bear

A Weed Is a Flower Amazing Words

accomplish ac – com - plish When you accomplish something, you succeed in carrying it out or finishing it. The mayor of our town accomplished many important things. She was proud she accomplished so much in only an hour.

Where Do Creative Ideas Come From? People find ways to excel. Use experiences. Ask questions. People learn from research. Do experiments. Scientists People work together to learn things. Design toys. People use an opportunity. Build a new company. Anchored Talk

Phonics: Build Words Base Word -er -est Sad

Phonics: Build Words Base Word -er -est Sad safe SadderSaddest

Phonics: Build Words Base Word -er -est Sad Safe Sadder Safer Saddest Safest

Phonics: Build Words Base Word -er -est Sad Safe fluffy Sadder Safer Saddest Safest

Phonics: Build Words Base Word -er -est Sad Safe fluffy Sadder Safer Fluffier Saddest Safest Fluffiest

Phonics: Build Words Base Word -er -est Sad Safe fluffy Wet Sadder Safer Fluffier Saddest Safest Fluffiest

Phonics: Build Words Base Word -er -est Sad Safe fluffy Wet Sadder Safer Fluffier Wetter Saddest Safest Fluffiest Wettest

Phonics: Build Words Base Word -er -est Sad Safe fluffy Wet Thin Sadder Safer Fluffier Wetter Saddest Safest Fluffiest Wettest

Phonics: Build Words Base Word -er -est Sad Safe fluffy Wet Thin Sadder Safer Fluffier Wetter Thinner Saddest Safest Fluffiest Wettest Thinnest

Phonics: Build Words Base Word -er -est Sad Safe fluffy Wet Thin White Sadder Safer Fluffier Wetter Thinner Saddest Safest Fluffiest Wettest Thinnest

Phonics: Build Words Base Word -er -est Sad Safe fluffy Wet Thin White Sadder Safer Fluffier Wetter Thinner Whiter Saddest Safest Fluffiest Wettest Thinnest Whitest

Phonics: Build Words Base Word -er -est Sad Safe fluffy Wet Thin White Nice Sadder Safer Fluffier Wetter Thinner Whiter Saddest Safest Fluffiest Wettest Thinnest Whitest

Phonics: Build Words Base Word -er -est Sad Safe fluffy Wet Thin White Nice Sadder Safer Fluffier Wetter Thinner Whiter Nicer Saddest Safest Fluffiest Wettest Thinnest Whitest nicest

Phonics: Build Words Base Word -er -est Sad Safe fluffy Wet Thin White Nice heavy Sadder Safer Fluffier Wetter Thinner Whiter Nicer Saddest Safest Fluffiest Wettest Thinnest Whitest nicest

Phonics: Build Words Base Word -er -est Sad Safe fluffy Wet Thin White Nice heavy Sadder Safer Fluffier Wetter Thinner Whiter Nicer Heavier Saddest Safest Fluffiest Wettest Thinnest Whitest nicest Heaviest

Phonics: Build Words Base Word -er -est Sad Safe fluffy Wet Thin White Nice Heavy dry Sadder Safer Fluffier Wetter Thinner Whiter Nicer Heavier Saddest Safest Fluffiest Wettest Thinnest Whitest nicest Heaviest

Phonics: Build Words Base Word -er -est Sad Safe fluffy Wet Thin White Nice Heavy dry Sadder Safer Fluffier Wetter Thinner Whiter Nicer Heavier Drier Saddest Safest Fluffiest Wettest Thinnest Whitest nicest Heaviest driest

Comparative Endings opposite of colder and coldest hotter, hottest opposite of sadder and saddest happier, happiest opposite of bigger and biggest smaller, smallest

Comparative Endings opposite of later and latest sooner, soonest opposite of more crooked and most crooked straight, straightest opposite of thinner and thinnest fatter, fattest

Synonyms Moses and Susan Carver thought that George was an unusual child. He was also described as small and weak. When authors write, they choose certain words but other words with the same or similar meanings could also be used.

Synonyms Words that have similar meanings are called synonyms. George remained small and weak. But as he grew, they saw he was an unusual child. Find a word to use in place of the underlined word without changing the meaning of the sentence.

Fluent Reading I read, we read, yall read, you read!

Comparative Endings –er, -est

Fluent reading: I read, we read, yall read, you read

High-Frequency Words rhymes with flowers hours rhymes with honey money I wasnt sure how to answer the ____. question I was the ____ one who raise my hand. only

High-Frequency Words My mom ____ school for twelve years. taught My pants and shirts are too small so I will have to buy some new ____. clothes Mr. Johnson is our next door ____. neighbor

High Frequency and Story Words taught, greenhouse, college, money, question, laboratory 1. The boy had no ____to buy clothes. 2. The scientist worked for hours in her _________. 3. He went to ________ to study agriculture. 4. His neighbor asked him a _________. 5. She ______ a class at the college. 6. He grew only peanuts in that ________.

A Weed Is a Flower Spelling Words sooner smaller soonest smallest hotter fatter hottest fattest busier angrier busiest angriest happier straighter happiest straightest

Daily Fix-It i am happyest when I are busy I am happiest when I am busy. then I finich my work soonner. Then I finish my work sooner.

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were The forms of to be tell whether it is about one or more than one and whether it takes place in the past or the present. Dr. Carver was a scientist. Some people he helped were farmers. Today, many people are farmers. I am a farmer too.

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were I am a singer. Nat was a singer. They were singers.

Research and Inquiry

Wrap Up Your Day! Sequence Lets Talk About It Tomorrow you will read about Maria, who uses a computer to find information on the Internet.

A Weed Is a Flower Wednesday Journal Topic Use at least one pair of synonyms in a description of George Washington Carver.

A Weed Is a Flower Thursday Morning Warm-Up Today we are going to read about an amazing kind of technology, the Internet. Maria wants to search the net for information. Have you ever searched a www. address before? What do you know about the Internet?

A Weed Is a Flower Thursday Morning Warm-Up Today we are going to read about an amazing kind of technology, the Internet. Maria wants to search the net for information. Have you ever searched a www. address before? What do you know about the Internet?

Today we will learn about: Comparative Endings Long i: i, ie, igh, y Verbs: am, is, are, was, were Summarize information Inferring Writing a Review

Where do creative ideas come from?

original o – rig - i – nal Something that is original is the only one of its kind or the first of something. We use my grandmothers original recipe for those delicious cookies. A copy machine makes copies of an original paper.

scientist sci – en – tist A scientist is a person who is trained in science and is an expert in it. Scientists have discovered many things about the world we live in.

unusual un – u – su – al Something that is unusual is not usual or not ordinary. The children made an unusual barbecue sauce when they were trying to act like scientists.

Where Do Creative Ideas Come From? People find ways to excel. Use experiences. Ask questions. People learn from research. Do experiments. Scientists People work together to learn things. Design toys. Make up an original recipe. People use an opportunity. Build a new company. Use new ways to think. Anchored Talk

A Weed Is a Flower Vocabulary Words college agriculture laboratory greenhouse Amazing Words excel process research opportunity accomplish original scientist unusual

A Weed Is a Flower High Frequency Words clothes only hours question money taught neighbor

Long i: i, ie, igh, y pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high, cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie i ie igh y

Long i: i, ie, igh, y pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high, cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie i ie igh y pie

Long i: i, ie, igh, y pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high, cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie i ie igh y pie might

Long i: i, ie, igh, y pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high, cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie i ie igh y pie might sigh

Long i: i, ie, igh, y pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high, cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie i ie igh y pie might sigh fly

Long i: i, ie, igh, y pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high, cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie i ie igh y tiger pie might sigh fly

Long i: i, ie, igh, y pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high, cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie i ie igh y tiger mild pie might sigh fly

Long i: i, ie, igh, y pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high, cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie i ie igh y tiger mild pie lie might sigh fly

Long i: i, ie, igh, y pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high, cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie i ie igh y tiger mild pie lie might sigh fly by

Long i: i, ie, igh, y pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high, cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie i ie igh y tiger mild pie lie might sigh high fly by

Long i: i, ie, igh, y pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high, cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie i ie igh y tiger mild pie lie might sigh high fly by cyclone

Long i: i, ie, igh, y pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high, cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie i ie igh y tiger mild wider pie lie might sigh high fly by cyclone

Long i: i, ie, igh, y pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high, cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie i ie igh y tiger mild wider find pie lie might sigh high fly by cyclone

Long i: i, ie, igh, y pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high, cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie i ie igh y tiger mild wider find pie lie might sigh high bright fly by cyclone

Long i: i, ie, igh, y pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high, cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie i ie igh y tiger mild wider find pie lie die might sigh high bright fly by cyclone

Long i: i, ie, igh, y pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high, cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie i ie igh y tiger mild wider find pie lie die might sigh high bright fly by cyclone python

Long i: i, ie, igh, y pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high, cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie i ie igh y tiger mild wider find pie lie die tie might sigh high bright fly by cyclone python

Sentence Reading They had a backyard birthday party for their oldest daughters. Matt fished alone by the riverbank for half a day. He caught the biggest, fattest catfish ever! Whos the youngest baseball player on the team?

Sentence Reading We cannot buy the larger toybox. We played basketball in the driveway. I scored many points.

Spiral Review: Fluent word reading

Partner Routine: Take turns, choral, back to desk practice words!

Read-Aloud The Experiment

Read-Aloud The Experiment

Read-Aloud The Experiment I read, we read, yall read, you read

Daily Fix-It he are a plant dotcor He is a plant doctor. i am knot too good with plants I am not too good with plants.

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were What are some forms of the verb to be? Am, is, are, was, were These verbs dont show action. What do they show? They show what someone or something is or was.

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were The Minute Men were heroes. My grandfather is a good storyteller. Laura Ingalls Wilder was a pioneer. She was also a writer.

Revising Adding Sentences

What could we add after each statement? Write your own comment. George Washington Carver worked late at night. Dr. Carver was teaching many people.

Media Literacy Media Techniques Radio. Television. Print (Newspapers, books)

Research and Inquiry What steps did we take to find out about ice cream cones? Did we answer our original topic?

Wrap Up Your Day! Making Connections Lets Talk About It You heard about two children who decided to be scientists. Tomorrow you will hear about Abby and Joey again.

A Weed Is a Flower Thursday Journal Topic List places and tools for research.

A Weed Is a Flower Friday Morning Warm-Up This week we read about one illustrator, two toymakers, and three scientists. Where did their creative ideas come from?

Today we will learn about: Review Amazing Words Comparative Endings High-Frequency Words Verbs: am, is, are, was, were Fact and Opinion

A Weed Is a Flower Story Words college agriculture laboratory greenhouse Amazing Words excel process research opportunity accomplish original scientist unusual

A Weed Is a Flower Spelling Words sooner smaller soonest smallest hotter fatter hottest fattest busier angrier busiest angriest happier straighter happiest straightest

Review!!!

Comparative Endings This apple tastes sweeter and juicier than the others. I ate the largest piece of meat because I was hungrier than usual.

Comparative Endings That is the tiniest, prettiest ring I have ever seen. The trees look lovelier in summer when their leaves are greener.

A Weed Is a Flower High Frequency Words clothes only hours question money taught neighbor

High-Frequency Words only, money, neighbor, hours, clothes, taught, question How many more ___ will we drive before we get there? hours I did extra chores so I could earn some _____. money

High-Frequency Words only, money, neighbor, hours, clothes, taught, question My old ____ are too small, so I will have to get new ones. clothes My next door ____ lets me play with her dog. neighbor

High-Frequency Words only, money, neighbor, hours, clothes, taught, question Can you please repeat the ____ you asked? question This is your one and _____ chance to get it right. only My dad _____ me how to fly a kite. taught

Spelling Test Time!!!

Comprehension Fact and Opinion

Literary Text Text Structure Autobiography: A true story about a person that is written by that person. Chronological order: The order in which events happen. Alberto the Scientist Pages 376 – 379 Lets reread to find out the sequence of events.

Daily Fix-It the science lab was hoter this weak The science lab was hotter this week. my plant are the smallest one, My plant is the smallest one.

Verbs am, is, are, was and were

Writing – Review Writers Craft: Verbs

Research and Inquiry Communicate Dramatize to communicate.

Wrap Up Your Week Lets Talk About Creative Ideas

A Weed Is a Flower Friday Journal Topic Write about a process you perform every day.

A Weed Is a Flower Related Links Compound Words Primary Resources Compound Words Primary Resources National Geographic Kids Plant PowerPlant Power Plant Parts Who Lives Here? George Washington Carver Braille Games The Good, Better, Best Trampolini Game

We are now ready to take our story tests.

Extra slides

Cause and Effect Most things happen for a reason. Good readers ask themselves what happens and why it happens. Paying attention to why things happen helps you understand what you read.

Monitor and Fix Up When you dont understand something that happens in a story, it is a good idea to stop reading and look quickly over what they have already read to clear up any confusion about the story.

Monitor and Fix Up Ask yourself questions as you read A Weed Is a Flower. Do I make sure I understand as I read? Do I go back and look quickly for information I dont know or understand.

Cause and Effect Most things happen for a reason. Good readers ask themselves what happens and why it happens. Look for clue words that signal causes, such as so and because.

Word Family Rhymes - soak (online dictionary) (online dictionary) ConsonantsDigraphs Blends cloak croak

Word Family Rhymes - soak cloak croak