Unit 7 Week 4 Day 2 Local Leaders

Build Theme Connections Page 12-13 of Our Leaders, Our Helpers How do local governments get money to pay for things in a community? What are some services that local governments provide to a community? How can people take part in their local government?

Build Vocabulary Connections Connect the meanings with your differentiated vocabulary words. I= celebrate, clinic, federal, route, parade S= blossom, polite, ceremony, speeches, advertise B= applied, canceled, retires, carnival, supervisor A= debated, clever, architect, sheriff, announcement Theme Vocabulary government agree checked elect issue taxes department

Ask and Answer Questions Readers ask questions before, during, and after reading to understand what they are reading. Our Leaders, Our Helpers Comprehension Strategy Ask Questions Answer Questions Page 6 Who is in charge of a community? “The government makes many of the decisions.” Page 8

Prepare to Read Which selection provides only facts? Which selection has a glossary and index? Which selection characters and a plot? Reread pages 14-27, ask and answer questions Reread all pages, ask and answer questions

Word Study: V/V Pattern Phonics Long /zh/ Spelled s, g, or z vision treasure measure television Word Study: V/V Pattern giant reacted meteor poem violin

High Frequency Words: government, money, picture, return, someone, sometimes, word Fluency: “The Library Book” (short story) Practice Page 196

Grammar: Punctuating Dialogue Circle the quotation marks and commas. Read only the quoted words: Jill said, “I found lots of geese at the pond.” “Writers make decisions whey they write,” Ramon said. Add quotation marks and commas and draw a box around the quoted words: Jesse said Peter found a treasure box in the closet. I am unhappy that I lost my keys Mrs. Stone said. Jan said I found the file I was looking for. Our teacher dismissed the class Sergio said.

Writing: Descriptive Paragraph View Writing Models Chart p. 53 and review topic sentence, supporting details and closing sentence. Draft: I used to spend summer days at the park playground. I still remember the laughter and the smell of sizzling hot dogs that drifted on the breeze. I loved the swings. My fingers squeezed the cold metal chains as I flew high. My hair whipped and whooshed around my face. The shiny slide was often hot from the afternoon sun. It burned, but I always felt better when I landed on the soft, cool dirt. Bouncing up and down on the old wooden see-saw was fun, too. All kids should have a great playground to run around and play.

Seat Work Practice Companion= p. 198, 200-201, 214 Spelling HW= ABC Order Reading HW= Monitor Comprehension Color folder, poetry book, finish any projects