Unit 4 Week 3 Day 1

1. moon6. took 2. room7. cook 3. pool8. hood 4. noon9. too 5. wood10. two

1. school 6. shook 2. scooter 7. choose 3. goose 8. poodle 4. noodle 9. stood 5. spoon 10. lagoon

* Theme Question: How do weather and seasons affect our lives? * We are going to read poems about the moon at different times of the year. * What are the different phases of the moon?

* Shadows * Shadows are the dark shapes that objects make when light is behind them. Example: Keila’s shadow was smaller than her mother’s shadow. Ask: If you are walking in the daytime, does your shadow move or stay in the same place? * Hidden * Hidden means “kept out of sight.” Example: She had hidden the gifts from the children. Ask: If something is hidden, is it easy or difficult to see?

* What do you know about poems? * They are often written in short lines that aren’t always sentences. * They create pictures in readers’ minds. * They may have rhyming words. When I read today, I want to find out what happens during full moons and how nature changes throughout the year.

The schwa sound can be spelled with a, e, i, o, or u. It sounds like a quiet uh. wagon (o) wildest travel zebra around pencil umbrella dragon open lion Circle letters that stand for the schwa sound. I ate about seven carrots. A circus wagon drove along the road. That woman had eggs for breakfast.

* High-Frequency Words air bear building fruit wear wears who * Decodable Reader # 17 A Day at the Paper Plane Factory (PC p. 252) * Fluency: “Pecos Bill” Folktale is an old story that has been retold and passed down in a culture.

Writing Models Chart- p Our Playground Listen for words describing the playground. Which sentence uses exact words? The jellyfish swam past the window. The jellyfish floated gracefully past the window. Rewrite each sentence using more exact words. The children went down the slide. I can see trees from my window.

Characteristics of a Descriptive Paragraph A good descriptive paragraph… *Gives a detailed picture of a person, place, or thing. *Has a topic sentence, supporting sentences, and a closing sentence. *Includes sensory details and figurative language