SFA Tuesday

Vocabulary Can you pronounce it Do know the definition Can you use it in a sentence

Title: Coyote School News Reading Goal: Cause and Effect Team Cooperation Goal: Help and Encourage Genre: Author: Joan Sandin

My grandmother is always pinching my cheeks, even though I am 13 years old! pinching: Grabbing between two fingers

Norma’s goldfish ate too much food and he looked very swollen. swollen: Bigger than normal

“You broke my best toy,” my brother hissed. hissed:Spoke with anger

Beth thought her father’s new shiny car was just swell, and she called all her friends to tell her about it. swell:great

“Don’t jerk the line until you’re sure the fish is on the hook,” George’s father told him. jerk: Pull suddenly

At the Silverado Ranch, the cowboys branded all the cows with a big SR. Branded:Marked permanently

Reading Goal: Cause and Effect TE p. 217 Cause: Why it happened

Effect: What it happened

Pages TE p. 253 Pages 31-37

Let’s predict Page 167 TE P. 254

Team Talk Let’s preview the questions on page 63 of your treasure hunt.

Partner Read 15 minutes Put 2 sticky notes on words that are new or unfamiliar to you Partner Read p. A:168-B:169 Restate page B:168 and A:169 Read Silently: Page Discuss with team words you clarified Find vocabulary words

Team Discussion Pass out Team Discussion Cards Discuss answers to team talk questions Write answers to question 1 and 3

Class Discussion What are some of the words you clarified? Answer questions 1-4

Adventures in Writing 15 min Treasure hunt page 63 Discuss with your table first.

Vocabulary Practice Treasure Hunt Page 63

Fluency 5 min Pg 72-74, paragraphs 1-6