Lesson 6 Day 1 You will need a notebook, pencil, and your Reading book.

Question of the Day What are some ways you can help your family? I can help my family by ___________________.

The Best Party ! Nick thinks his grandpa is the nicest person in the world. When Grandpa’s birthday came this year, Nick wanted to do something very special for him. He decided to throw a party in his grandfather’s honor. Nick got everyone in his family to help with the party. Because he thinks his parents are good artists, Nick put them in charge of decorations. Since he believes that no one bakes better cakes and cookies than his sister Jen, Nick asked her to make a fancy birthday cake. And because everyone thinks that Nick is the best organizer in the family, Nick put everything together, even the songs, games, and surprises. As the guest arrived at the house, Jen put all the presents for Grandpa on a table. Nick helped everyone hide. When Grandpa walked in the door, they all yelled, “Surprise!” Nick thought Grandpa had never looked happier. After the guests left, everyone in Nick’s family helped clean up– even Grandpa, who had never stopped smiling! “This was the best birthday I ever had!” he told them all.

Compound Words (Teach/Model) Read these words: tablecloth Read this word:tablecloth A tablecloth is a cloth that covers a table. Tablecloth is a compound word- a word made up of two or more smaller words. box + car = sail + boat =

Compound Words(Teach/Model) What two words make up the word thunderstorm? thunderstorm Is thundering a compound word? No, it is made up of the word thunder and the ending ing. What two words make up the word stoplight? stoplight Is the word stopped a compound word? No, it is made up of the word stop and the ending ed. What two words make up the word playground? playground Is the word playing a compound word? No, it is made up of the word play and the ending ing.

Compound Words(Guided Practice) What words make up these compound words? Use the smaller words to help you determine the meaning of the compound words. flagpole flag + pole = flagpole cornfield corn + field = cornfield toothbrush tooth + brush = toothbrush raincoat rain + coat = raincoat

Compound Words (Independent Practice) Write the following words on your paper: 1.wallpaper 2.basketball 3.birdhouse 4.earthworm Circle the smaller words within each compound word. Write a definition of each compound word based upon the two smaller words.

Spelling Pretest 1.pickup 2.cannot 3.outside 4.bedroom 5.upstairs 6.raindrop 7.baseball 8.hallway 9.airplane 10.mailbox 11.sunshine 12.homework 13.classroom 14.something 15.playground 16.sidewalk 17.teaspoon 18.thumbtack 19.sandpaper 20.notebook

Fact and Opinion A fact is something that can be seen or proved. An opinion is a person’s thoughts or feelings. Clue words such as think and believe can help readers know that a sentence states an opinion.

Turn to page in your book. Read the paragraph in the blue box on page 157. When I look at the first sentence, I see the words I think. This tells me that “baseball has an interesting history” is someone’s opinion. An opinion cannot be checked because different people think different things are interesting. The second sentence is about something that happened in history. Dates can be checked in a reference book, and if they are correct, the sentence states a fact.

As we read the paragraph on page 157 we will stop and decide whether each sentence is a fact or opinion. fact opinion

Listening Comprehension You will listen to a story about two boys whose fathers helped build the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Have you ever seen any large bridges? Here is a picture of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Listening Comprehension (cont.) “Pop’s Bridge” is historical fiction, a type of fiction that combines a made-up story with real events from the past. Listen as I read the first four paragraphs. I know the Golden Gate Bridge is real. I know it opened in 1937, so this story happens before then. The boy telling the story sounds like a real boy. I think this story is historical fiction because it is about events that really happened, but the characters are not real people. You should listen to historical fiction to enjoy it and to learn about the time, people, places, and events from history that are discovered. Remember that facts are statements that can be seen or proved and opinions are what people believe, think, or feel. Historical fiction includes many facts to make the setting seem real. The characters may state opinions. Finish Read Aloud

Build Robust Vocabulary On calm days, Robert sees the sailboats gently skim the water. Skim - to skim the surface of something means to move quickly over it, barely touching it. Would a stone that skims the water sink or skip across the water? Have you ever seen something skim the water? The boys saw two spans of the bridge being built together. Span- A span is the distance between two points. Would cable span across the bridge to hold one section to another? What might it be like when two spans of a bridge are joined together?

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Writing A character sketch tells about a person. Student Model: Character Sketch Sophia Rivera has short black hair and big brown eyes. She almost always has a big, friendly grin on her face. That is one of the first things people notice about her. Sophia is a small girl, one of the smallest in our class. But her personality is BIG when she wants it to be. When Sophia reads in class, her voice is loud and clear. Believe me, everyone pays attention when she reads. Sophia loves the color red. On the first day of school, she wore a red shirt and wanted all of us to wear red shirts, too.

Writing (cont.) Character Sketches Describes how a person looks, sounds, or acts Tells what a person is like The sentences do not all start the same.

Use the chart below to tell how Robert’s father in “Pop’s Bridge” looks, sounds, and acts. Then use how he acts and what he says to conclude what he is like. How Robert’s Father What Robert’s Father Is Like Looks, Sounds, or Acts wears overalls swabbie hat red handkerchief humble brave

Writing (Cont.) Work with a partner to create a list of words that describe how a certain person looks, sounds, or acts.

Grammar A sentence is a group of words that tells a complete thought. A sentence also begins with a capitol letter and ends with an end mark. A sentences has a subject that tells whom or what the sentence is about, and a predicate that tells what the subject is or does.

The bridge gleamed in the sunlight. The bridge (subject) gleamed in the sunlight. (predicate)

Help me complete each sentence by adding a subject or a predicate. The Golden Gate Bridge were hired The bridge was even when strong winds blew Write three complete sentences in your journal about what we have done today.