Seasons and Weather

 How does a plane waiting in the fog affect us? How is weather watched and measured? How are weather maps helpful? When do we need to pay attention to the weather?

Multiple Meaning Words are words:  Are spelled and pronounced the same but have different meanings  Possibly have different parts of speech Use context clues to find the meaning of the multiple meaning words in the following sentences:  The glass had only one drop of juice. Be careful not to drop the plate.  It is important to be present at school everyday. Mom gave me a present for my birthday.  What does this word mean? Don’t be mean to others!

Why do readers compare and contrast? To better understand people, things or events To learn something new How are tornados and hurricanes alike and how are they different? AlikeDifferent - Both have dangerous wind - A hurricane moves slowly and a tornado moves quickly.

Read pages What do you learn from the bird’s eye view map on page 18?

Word Family ook Build words using ook and the following beginning letters: B – L- C- T- H- S-

High Frequency Words: about anything every without Reread Decodable Reader 16: The Blue Tie Fluency: Practice Companion page 232 “Summer Friends”

Revise: Look for places to improve your work!  Add details to give more information or to make their ideas clearer  Delete details that are not important or do not stay on topic  Replace words with more exact or descriptive words.

Writing Model chart p. 26- model 2 Why do some animals sleep during Winter. When snow covers the ground, food is hard to find. Animals such as bears and woodchucks eat a lot before Winter. Then they find a place to sleep that is safe from the wether. These animals stay asleep until it gets warm in the spring. If the animals did not eat enuff before they hibernated, they might die.