1 Unit 1, Lesson 3 The Tree House Day 2

2 Phonics and Fluency agent April lady able table Read these words after me. These words review the long a sound spelled a. Underline the long a spelling in each word.

3 Phonics and Fluency bail hail nail frail snail Read these words with me. Thse words review the long a sound spelled ai_. Underline the ai spelling in each word.

4 Phonics and Fluency lake flake snake cupcake locate Read these words with me. These words review the long a sound spelled a_e. Underline the a_e spelling in each word.

5 Phonics and Fluency day say stay spray stray Read these words with me. These words review the long a sound spelled _ay. The long a spelling _ay always comes at the end of a word or syllable. The ay is always preceded by a consonant. Underline the _ay long a spelling in each word.

6 Phonics and Fluency Jake will take the cake to the party. Gail’s birthday is in May. Read these sentences with me. These sentences practice the long a sound spellings. Identify the long a spellings.

7 Phonics and Fluency My grandpa had paint left over. Read this sentence with me. Find the word with the long a spelling, ai_.

8 Activating Prior Knowledge Look at the picture on page 49 to see what a tree house looks like.

9 Genre Realistic Fiction The characters behave as people do in real life. The setting of the story is a real place or could be a real place. The events in the story could happen in real life.

Magnificent The bright colors make it a magnificent picture. 3 rd grade Unit 1 Friendship The Tree House

Marvelous The strawberry cake with ice cream filling tasted marvelous. 3 rd grade Unit 1 Friendship The Tree House

Beautiful What a beautiful sunset we saw from our porch.

Peered The actor peered into the mirror to see how he looked.

Height I measured my height to see how tall I was.

Match vocabulary words with definitions height marvelous peered magnificent beautiful A outstanding B great, wonderful C lovely, pleasing to look at D looked E how tall something is E B D A C

Definitions magnificent – outstanding marvelous – great, wonderful beautiful – lovely, pleasing to look at peered – looked intently height – how tall something is

Focus Questions What is it like to have a friend be mean to you? How can you make up with a friend when you realize the friendship is more important than whatever caused the fight? 17

Making Connections Good readers pay attention to things in the story that remind them of their own experiences or of knowledge that they already have. These connections can help you understand what you are reading. 18

Making Connections We are going to read the first two pictures and then see if any of you can make a connection with the story. Choral read pages 48 and 49. Who has a connection? 19

Visualizing Good readers often form mental images in their minds as they read as a way to picture what the writer is saying. This makes the story more enjoyable and also helps you put information from the story in order. 20

Visualizing I want you to get a picture in your mind as we read the next two pages. After we read I will call on you to share your visualizations. Choral read pages 50 and 51. Who would like to share a visualization? 21

Asking Questions Good readers wonder as they read and ask themselves questions constantly about what they are reading. I often wonder about why certain characters behave as they do. 22

Asking Questions As we read, keep asking yourself questions and trying to find the answers. Let the class know by raising your hand when you have a question or an answer to somebody else’s question. 23

Asking Questions Choral read pages 52 and 53. Let’s share some of your questions. Tomorrow we will read the second half of the story and talk about the skill, comparing and contrasting. 24

What We Learned Today We learned that while good readers read, they –Make Connections –Visualize –Ask Questions Use these strategies while you read! 25