Objective: To listen attentively and respond appropriately to oral communication To express feelings

Where would you go on an adventure? Why? On my signal, turn and talk with your partner and complete this stem. I would go to _______________________. I would go there because _____________.

How do you feel when you go on an adventure? On my signal, turn and talk with your partner to complete the following stem. I feel ________when I go on an adventure.

Objective: To listen for a purpose; To understand concepts of print We are going to read a poem today called “Searching’s End.” We will read the poem two times. I want you to listen as I read the poem the first time. After I read it one time, I want you to tell me where the author said he would find adventure. On the second time I would like for you to read the poem with me. When we finish reading I would like for you to tell me the rhyming words and also how this story is like “We’re Going on a Picnic.”

Searching’s End Adventure can be found In many places, In unfamiliar sounds, Or in new faces.

Objective: To read high frequency words right cool those lovely near should sky warm walked because light gone

Objective: To add phonemes to make new words

Objective: To read inflectional forms of –ed and –ing with spelling changes To recognize root words Let’s add ed and ing to the ending of some words to make new words wipe + ed = wiped glide + ed = glided save + ed = saved wipe + ing = wiping glide + ing = gliding save + ing = saving Notice that one e is dropped at the end of each of these words

Root Word hike pile wave Add –ed hiked piled waved Add –ing hiking piling waving

Mom and I baked a cake on Monday. Mom iced the cake I sprinkled nuts on top. We saved the cake to eat after dinner. I liked baking the cake. I liked tasting it, too! You read the words in blue and I will read the words in red.

Objective: To spell and write known high frequency words like line nine mine mile while take came gone near

Objective: To read high frequency words To explore word relationships because book cool could holes light loud right should those walked would On my signal: tell me the words that rhyme the word that is opposite of heavy the word that ends with ed the word that means the opposite of warm

Objective: To identify the problem in a story and analyze the solution Let’s think back to a story we read earlier, “The Parts of the House Argue.” Let’s see if we can figure out the problem and solution of this story. Remember the problem is what is wrong in the story and the solution is what will fix the problem. PROBLEM The parts argued about which was the most important SOLUTION They agreed that they all were important and stopped arguing

Problem Solution “Mike and Spike Hike” Mike and Spike keep finding other things to do Mike and Spike decide to hike another day “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” The town of Chewandswallow is bombarded with food from the sky The town is abandoned “We’re Going on a Picnic” The birds find that their picnic food is gone They pick more fruit and refill the basket

Objective: To develop robust vocabulary to describe ideas

When you seek something, you look for or try to find it. The rabbit will seek his friends when he’s done counting.

If I name something you would like to seek then put your hands over your eyebrows and fill in this sentence with the thing you are seeking. I want to seek ______________. a cute dog a mean person a theater a birthday gift trash yummy food a good friend dirt a new toy

If you are oblivious to something, you do not see it or realize it is happening. The sleeping children are oblivious to their picture being taken

I want you to say “You are oblivious!” if I describe a situation in which someone is not paying attention I said “hello” when the principal walked by. I read my book while a gorilla nibbled at the pages. I pushed the child on the swing when he asked me to. I jogged into a puddle and did not notice that I got wet. I kept teaching even after everyone went home.

When you are indecisive, you cannot make up your mind about something. The man was indecisive about where to go.

I will act out four situations that happened while I was shopping for a hat. If I am being indecisive, you should say, “Be more decisive!” “Hmm. Should I choose red or blue? I just don’t know.” “I like the red hat. I will buy it!” “No wait. Maybe I should get the blue one instead.” “I’m not sure if I even want a hat. Let me see.”

Answer in one voice with a “long” or “short Max may have an apple or banana for dessert. If Max is indecisive, will it take a long time or a short time for him to pick his dessert? Answer in one voice with a “yes” or “no” Would you seek a lost pen ? Why? Answer in one voice with either “laugh” or “act oblivious” If you saw a silly incident, would you laugh or would you act oblivious? Why?

Someone is calling your name. Act oblivious. Imagine that you are a flower. What do you think you would do in a downpour? You have two books that someone else wants to borrow. Act indecisive about which book to give to your friend. Imagine that you a re a caterpillar. Show your gradual change into a butterfly. You just saw a funny incident. Show how you would let a friend know about it.

Objective: To identify and use words that describe how people feel. I was surprised when my cousin came to visit. What word describes a feeling? happy angry sad surprised tired worried When did you feel one of these feelings at school?

I feel _______________when I see a ________________________. I am _______________when I see a _________________________.

Objective: To use descriptive words when writing Description of a Memory The sentences describe an experience. The sentences have words that describe feelings. The description helps me form a picture in my mind.