Lesson 16 Day 3 You will need your textbook, journal, pencil, and workbook.

Phonics and Spelling Review: or oreour ar oar Part A: Read these words: coursesourcefourthpour All of these words have the /ôr/ sound spelled our. The spelling our does not always stand for the /ôr/ sound. Sometimes it stands for a different sound, as in sour. There is no good rule for when our stands for /ôr/ and when it stands for another sound. You will have to try each sound to see which makes a familiar word.

Phonics and Spelling Many words with the /ôr/ sound are homophones, or words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings. pour/pore bore/boar forth/fourth As you read words like this, you need to think about the meaning as well as about pronouncing the word correctly.

Phonics and Spelling Part B: Word Jumbles Each word jumble contains one of the our words from Part A. posorpourrup pour scopersourcerock source fortorofourthporscor fourth pustachocoursecors course

Phonics and Spelling form wore beforecourse borefourth or: form ore: worebeforebore our: coursefourth

Fluency It is important for readers to read clearly at the appropriate rate. You should also think about what you are reading so you know when you have made a mistake. When you read, you should: Read slowly enough that you can think about the meaning of the words and sentences. Use punctuation marks as clues for when to pause, stop, ask, or exclaim.

Fluency I’m going to read aloud two pages of “Lon Po Po.” I will read slowly enough to make sure that I pronounce words correctly. I will try to sound natural, just as I do when I am talking. If I make a mistake, I will correct it and then go on reading. Teacher read aloud pages Students echo read pages

Compare and Contrast Thinking about how characters, setting, and events are similar and how they are different in a story can help you understand and enjoy the story. Comparing and contrasting the characters, settings, and events in two stories can help a reader better understand and enjoy both stories.

Compare and Contrast Let’s revisit the beginning of “Red Riding Hood” in our books. We will also look back at “Lon Po Po.” Reread the first few pages of the story. Who are the main characters in each fairy tale? Shang, her sisters and mother, the wolf; Red Riding Hood, her mother and grandmother, the wolf How are Shang and Red Riding Hood alike? They are both girls; they each have a mother and a grandmother, and each meets a wolf. How are Shang and Red Riding Hood different? Shang lives in China; Red Riding Hood is a story from Europe. Shang has two sisters; Red Riding Hood has none. Red Riding Hood is eaten by a wolf; Shang outwits a wolf.

Prefixes and Suffixes: re-, un-, -ful, -less A root word is the main part of a word. For example, read is a root word. Prefixes are letters or syllables added to the beginning of a root word. Suffixes are letters or syllables added to the end of a root word. When a prefix or suffix is added, a new word with a new meaning is formed.

Prefixes and Suffixes Re-“to do again” Un-“not” -ful“full of” -less“without” reread: re- comes before the root word read. Adding re- to read makes the new word reread, which means “to read again.” Knowing the meanings of prefixes and suffixes can help readers know the meanings of words.

Prefixes and Suffixes visit Choose a prefix or suffix to add to visit. (re-) What is the meaning of the new word? (“to visit again”) hopeful“full of hope” hopeless“without hope” careful“full of care” careless“without care” retell“to tell again” unhappy“not happy”

Abuelita’s Lap Look at the illustrations on pages “Abuelita’s Lap” is a poem. The woman in the picture is Abuelita, or grandmother in Spanish. This poem contains another Spanish word, cuentos, which means stories.

Abuelita’s Lap There are features that make poems different from fiction or nonfiction. These features may include: Vivid language to create word pictures that express the writer’s ideas and feelings. Descriptions that appeal to readers’ feelings. Rhythm or musical sounds.

Abuelita’s Lap Have you ever sat with a grandparent or other adult and listened to stories? Why do young people usually look forward to having someone read to them or tell a story? Choral read the poem. Listen for vivid word pictures.

Abuelita’s Lap What “favorite beat” does the author hear? The sound of Abuelita’s heart How does the narrator feel about sitting in Abuelita’s lap? Safe, loved What words does this poem make you feel? Happy, full of memories What words does the poet use to set this mood? Honey-sweet, my whirling lullaby

Robust Vocabulary charming How might you be charming to someone you have just met? What charming things would you say or do? racket How might your parents react if you made a racket while they were asleep? What are some activities that you do that make a racket? ingenious Who is the most ingenious person you know? What has that person done that was ingenious? Would you think of yourself as ingenious if you invented a new game? Why or why not? outwit What is one way you might outwit someone on April Fools’ Day? In what other stories does one character outwit another? disguised Would you have trouble recognizing your best friend if he or she were disguised in a mask? Why or why not? Tell about a time that you have disguised yourself.

Robust Vocabulary cunning What would be a cunning way to get someone else to do your chores for you? embraced Would you rather be embraced by someone you love or someone you have never met before? Why Would you be more likely to embrace a friend or a stranger? tender If you have a toothache, would you rather eat tender things or things that were hard to chew? Why? What is your favorite tender food? brittle What might be described as brittle—a glass bottle or a plastic milk jug? If you found a book with brittle pages, why would you have to be careful with it? delighted When was the last time you felt so delighted that you could not stop smiling? What happened to make you so delighted?

Grammar: Adjectives Adjectives are words that describe nouns. Some adjectives tell what kind about a person, place, or thing. Other adjectives tell how many. These adjectives may be numbers, such as one, two, or ten, or they may be general words, such as few or many. Adjectives that tell how many usually come before the nouns they describe.

Grammar: Adjectives There were many boxes on the floor. Each box held twenty marbles. Many tells that there were a lot of boxes on the floor. Twenty describes how many marbles were in each box. Let’s discuss what is wrong with this sentence: There were baseballs three in the yard.