Lesson 29 Day 5 The Planets By Gail Gibbons
Question of the Day If you discovered a new planet, what would you name it? Why? T350
Today’s Read Aloud What is the purpose for reading a story called “What’s New on Jupiter?” a second time? To recall information To practice fluency Listen and follow along to recall the main facts of the selection. Partner read to practice fluency. T251
Prefixes: bi-, non-, over- A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of another word to form a new word with its own meaning. What are the prefixes in these words? bicultural nonreturnable oversleep T292
Make Predictions Turn to page 380. Good readers first look for clues in the words and pictures on the page. Next they combine theses clues with what they know from real life. Then they continue reading to see if their predictions are correct. If their predictions are incorrect or if there is new information, good readers change their predictions or make new ones. Focus Skill T294
Make Predictions Good readers often can use a title to predict what a selection will be about. From the title, I know that this selection will have to do with space travel to Saturn. I am not sure exactly where “beyond” is. But using what I already know helps me predict that the journey also will be to places farther away than Saturn. When I read the first sentence, I see that I am correct. Focus Skill T294 What I knowWhat I Want to Know What I Learned
Robust Vocabulary Objects can look distinct or not distinct, depending upon light, weather, or other conditions. What kind of weather might make objects look distinct or not distinct? Write two sentences about something that seems to move very slightly, such as the hour hand on a clock. T297
Grammar: Punctuation: Capitalization Every sentence begins with a capital letter. Proper nouns that name a particular person, place, or thing also begin with a capital letters. The first woman from the United States to go into space was Sally Ride. The 1 st letter is always capital letter. United States – particular place Sally Ride - name T298 LA Transparency 59
Writing: Paragraph That Contrasts Identifies two things being contrasted. States the main idea. Ideas: The ideas in a paragraph that contrasts contain accurate details that support the main idea and that the sentences stay focused on the topic. T299