SEPTEMBER 8 TH – SEPTEMBER 12 TH Morning Work - RELA

Monday – September 8, 2014 One day, Jimmy raced into the kitchen and announced, “I am no longer eating anything green! I just found out that all green food was developed to turn humans into aliens. So, I won’t be able to eat anything like peas or broccoli!” “I’m so sorry to hear that, Jimmy,” replied his mom. “I guess you won’t be having any key lime pie or mint chocolate chip ice cream for dessert tonight.” 1. Write all of the words that have the same vowel sound as meat/meet. 2. What word could you use instead of announced? 3. How might Jimmy react to his mother’s comment? 4. Why did Jimmy say that all green food was developed to turn humans into aliens?

Tuesday – September 9, 2014 Tara was hungry. She’d been playing basketball for two hours. She ran inside and saw some cookies her grandmother had just baked sitting on the counter. 1. There is one contraction in this paragraph. If you undo it, what does it say? 2. How many minutes are in one hour? 3. Make a prediction of what Tara will do at the end of the paragraph. 4. What details from the story did you use to make your prediction?

Wednesday – September 10, 2014 Arifa passed a pet store on the way home from school. In the window, she saw a cute puppy. Arifa put her hand on the window near the puppy. He jumped at her hand and licked the window, wagging his tail. 1. Write all the words that begin and end with the same sound. 2. What does wagging look like? Does it mean that they puppy is happy or angry? 3. Predict what happens at the end. Does Arifa … a. go in to see the puppy? B. Run away in fright? C. drive a car? 4. What detail from the story helped you answer question 3?

Thursday – September 11, 2014 “Let’s clean up,” said Mrs. Perez. “It’s nearly time to go home.” Andre hurried to the pet corner to take care of the hamster. Just as he was fastening the door to the hamster cage, the fire alarm rang. The teacher and children quickly left the building. The hamster looked at the half-closed door. 1. What does each contraction say when you undo it? 2. Give two words other than hurried that describe moving quickly. 3. Try to predict what happens. Does the hamster 1. Close the door 2. Escape 3. Go to sleep 4. What clues helped you answer question 3? Was it something you know outside of the paragraph?

Friday – September 12, 2014 The Storm Wayne sat in front of the TV while a storm raged outside his house. The wind howled, the rain came down in buckets, and thunder boomed loudly. The high winds knocked down a huge oak tree down the street. The tree fell on top of the street’s power line, cutting the electricity to Wayne’s house. Wayne found a flashlight and turned it on. Wayne shone the flashlight ahead of him as he walked down the hallway. As he entered the kitchen, the flashlight batteries died. The room became inky black. Wayne ran into the wall and stubbed his toe. He hollered and jumped on one foot. He bumped into the table, which knocked over his marble jar. Marbles scattered all over the table and floor. Muttsie, Wayne’s dog, jumped up at the noise and ran toward Wayne’s voice. The dog skidded on the marbles. She flew across the floor into her dog dishes, spilling water and food everywhere. Wayne’s cat, Kitty, was showered with water from the spilled dog dish. She jumped to the safety of the counter. She landed on the edge of a cookie sheet sticking out of the dish rack. The cookie sheet flipped over, taking the contents of the dish rack with it.

Friday – September 12, Find the word that sounds like tow. 2. What does scattered mean? 1. Stayed in a clump 2. Spread out quickly 3. Moved in an orderly line 3. List one cause and its effect for each paragraph. 4. Tell about a time when you were in a raging storm. 5. What lesson could Wayne learn from this experience.